Nouvelle-Écosse 10P

1860 Five cent Queen Victoria, engraved trial colour die proof printed in black on india paper; minor natural india thin, shows ample, larger than stamp size, margins all around. A striking coloured proof, Very Fine (Unitrade 10 proof; Minuse & Pratt 10TC2)

Five distinctive engraver’s lines at various angles are visible throughout; these were subsequently removed for the issued stamp.