143947 1872 2s DIE PROOF PROPOSED DESIGN COLOURED CORNER LETTERS 'DEC 19 1872' AND 'BEFORE HARDENING'.

1872 2s DIE PROOF PROPOSED DESIGN COLOURED CORNER LETTERS 'DEC 19 1872' AND 'BEFORE HARDENING'. Superb 1872 Die Proof in black on glazed card 92 x 61 mm of proposed design for the 2s value with coloured corner letters, a stamp that was never issued with handstamps 'Dec 19, 1872' and 'BEFORE HARDENING'. Superb exhibition item. (Ref 143947).