SOUTH GEORGIA 1972 (MNH) ½P/½D REINDEER IMPRINT/PLATE PROOF BLOCK
½p/½d Reindeer colour standard proof imprint/plate 1A block x 12 on glazed paper with sideways St Edward's crown watermark. Hand stamped 'COLOUR APPROVED DUBLIN' in violet, initialed and dated '22/5/72' (over three weeks before official release), and endorsed 'PO 17678'. Ex De La Rue archives. Folded vertically along perfs and some soiling otherwise fine. Mint never hinged. SG18avar; SH95bvar
