{"product_id":"great-britain-1877-5-telegraphs-colour-trial-printed-in-brown-lilac-sgt18varpl1-24","title":"Great Britain 1877 £5 Telegraphs Plate 1 colour trial printed in brown-Lilac Specimen, SGT18var","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat Britain 1877 £5 Telegraphs Plate 1 colour trial printed in brown-Lilac Specimen, SGT18var.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very fine unused, with original gum, imperforate example printed in brown-lilac lettered \"AH\", overprinted \"SPECIMEN\" type 8.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn attractive and very scarce colour trial of the highest denomination of the Victorian Telegraph issue, illustrating the experimental process that led to the celebrated £5 orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSG Catalogue Value: From £2,400.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe £5 presented the Post Office with an unusual problem as there was then no corresponding £5 postage stamp from which to adopt a colour. A series of colour trials was therefore produced before orange was eventually selected for the issued £5 Telegraph stamp of 1877.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45501762633953,"sku":"P13405852","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1645\/0221\/files\/RS5924.jpg?v=1721213827","url":"https:\/\/www.paulfrasercollectibles.com\/products\/great-britain-1877-5-telegraphs-colour-trial-printed-in-brown-lilac-sgt18varpl1-24","provider":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}