Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Specimen (Blued paper), SG133s Long Island stamps A fine quality pair with

A fine quality pair with large margins except close at right

Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin used from the moment of launch to splashing down in the North Pacific

7cm (13" x 10

R (type 3) 50(c)+60(c)+100(c) SG51/3 Violet

but were affixed to parcels and cancelled by postal officials

Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Specimen (Blued paper), SG133s Long Island stamps A fine quality pair withGreat Britain 1882 5 Orange Specimen (Blued paper), SG133s. A very fine and fresh well centred example overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9. Provenance: Ex. The Marcus Samuel Collection of Specimen Stamps of Great Britain. GB Specialised Catalogue No: J128s. A very high quality Specimen example of Britain's boldest stamp design and particularly scarce so fine on blued paper from the first printings. Because of the high face value, there was no postal need