Malaya - Straits Settlements 1902-03 $100 purple and green/yellow Specimen, SG122s

Malaya - Straits Settlements 1902-03 $100 purple and green/yellow Specimen, SG122sMalaya Straits Settlements 1902 03 $100 purple and green yellow, watermark CA, overprinted "SPECIMEN", SG122s. A fine and fresh mint example with origina gum. Trivial traces of perforation toning on reverse mentioned for accuracy only as this example is much above average for this issue. A highly sought after King Edward VII high value stamp. "SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference purposes to help spot any

The hair comes directly from a wigmaker who has worked on several major films and TV programmes

Very scarce as less than 120 originally existed and fewer surviving examples today

The sketch is drawn in blue and black ballpoint pen on a sheet of line notepaper measuring 8

offering cash prizes for the best designs

An attractive set of unused stamps with large part original gum

A fine mint positional block of four with original gum (three of the stamps are unmounted mint)

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £600+

a decade after father Henry's death

each in a horizontal pair (10s rejoined)

His postal service ceased when the German Imperial Government Post Office opened on March 1

Unique relic of a Founding Father

spine lettered in gilt