GREAT BRITAIN / UNITED KINGDOM / ENGLAND / G.B. / U.K.

1966 4d British Birds, block of 12, no phosphor lines, with the reddish brown colour omitted.

This affects the Robin and Blackbird stamps resulting in their legs being missing.

There are two blocks of 4 with the double variety and two single blackbird stamps, mint never hinged – there is a light wrinkle across the lower right corner and a couple of ink marks on the gum, otherwise sound.

This block also has the ‘traffic lights’ in the margin which show the reddish brown circle is missing at the bottom.

SG Cat. # 696aj / 698j / 699j