1881 die II 16 dots One Penny

Surface Printed: 1881 die II 16 dots 1d., a selection of mint corner marginal control items (12), comprising marginal setting (1B) with no marginal rule, controls “A” and “B” strips of three and controls “I” and “J” pairs; marginal setting (2) with marginal rule, plate 65 (the first to be registered with marginal rule) controls “G” and “K” pairs and controls “H”, “I”, “J” and “L” strips of three, all with perf. margins and control “O” over “N” pair with imperf. margin (plate 87), and corner marginal piece for R20/8–12 with the corner stamp remaining, with perf. margin (plate 90), condition a little varied but a very scarce group. S.G. Spec. K8, cat. £8,830 (incl. 50% premium for corner marginal pairs). Photo.