SEYCHELLES 1899 SG28 Proof 2c colour trial in orange-brown and black digital-edition 5520 (= Designs "C" and

5520 (= Designs "C" and "D")

(trivial traces of pink backing paper)

still an exceptional group which would be very difficult to assemble

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SEYCHELLES 1899 SG28 Proof 2c colour trial in orange-brown and black digital-edition 5520 (= Designs "C" and1899 (28 Dec) 2c imperforate colour trial in orange brown and black on unwmkd wove, part o. g. Very fine and rare. [For some unknown reason the 2c value was not included in the new colour scheme of 23 February 1899. When a new printing of the 2c was requisitioned on 22 December 1899 it was recognised that the old colour would clash with a proposed 3c green. A series of colour trials was submitted on 28 December and the approved colour was chosen on 2