SOUTH GEORGIA 1972 (MNH) ½P/½D REINDEER IMPRINT/PLATE PROOF BLOCK
½p/½d Reindeer colour standard proof imprint/plate 1B block x 12 on glazed paper with sideways St Edward's crown watermark. Hand stamped 'COLOUR APPROVED DUBLIN' in violet, initialed and dated '4/5/72' (over a month before official release), and endorsed 'C16922/3'. Ex De La Rue archives. Believed unique. Fresh and fine. Mint never hinged. SG18avar; SH95bvar