{"product_id":"india-1865-sg54-58-61-specimen-halfa1a-2a-samuel-type-8-p223005105","title":"INDIA 1865  SG54, 58, 61 Specimen \u0026frac12;a,1a, 2a Samuel type 8","description":"\u003cp\u003e1865 ¬Ωa blue, 1a brown, 2a yellow, wmk Elephant's head, each  with small DLR sans-serif \"SPECIMEN\" opt (Samuel type 8 - 14x2mm), part o.g. (except ¬Ωa without gum). A rare type of opt, which saw only sporadic use c.1856-87, recorded by Samuel on just four values of the 1865 set (the other being the 8p), with no example offered by us in the past 20 years. The ¬Ωa and 2a with trivial corner blemishes, still most attractive and desirable, with very fresh colours. [Other stamps known with this opt include the unissued 1856-64 2a green (imperf, as SG 50a, and the Telegraph 1869-78 (?) and 1890-91 sets to 50r, so Samuel's slight reservations as to its status are without justification. The Domingo collection included the 1882-90 1a to 1r with this opt, ex Ulrich.] - P223005105\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanley Gibbons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56196331897209,"sku":"P223005105","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/9709\/4521\/files\/P223005105-1.jpg?v=1763070370","url":"https:\/\/shop.stanleygibbons.com\/products\/india-1865-sg54-58-61-specimen-halfa1a-2a-samuel-type-8-p223005105","provider":"Stanley Gibbons","version":"1.0","type":"link"}