Description
Barbados 1946 Victory 1½d red-orange and 3d brown, perforated 'SPECIMEN' (type D21), SG262s/3s.
Brilliant quality unmounted mint examples with full original gum.
Very scarce in this quality, particularly unmounted.
The Victory stamps were issued in 1946 to celebrate the return to peace at the end of World War II. The designs feature a view of the Thames River in London, with a view of the Parliament buildings in the distance.
These "SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference purposes to help spot any attempted forgeries.
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