Great Britain George III (1760-1820) Guinea 1788, Fifth Head Bahrain stamps An extremely rare variety of

An extremely rare variety of which only a handful of examples exist

Canada Registration stamps 8c blue block of four from the lower right corner and showing trace of Montreal imprint

imperforate imprimatur from the very first approved printing sheet

UK in the mid-1960s

Great Britain George III (1760-1820) Guinea 1788, Fifth Head Bahrain stamps An extremely rare variety ofGreat Britain King George III (1760 1820) Guinea, 1788, fifth laureate head right. Obverse: Latin legend reads GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA. Reverse: Spade shaped crowned quartered shield of arms, seven strings to Irish harp, date below, legend surrounds MBF ET H REX FD BET L D S R I A T ET E. The first year of the fifth head guinea run which came to an end in 1799. This date is also offered in a very rare proof issue (cf., W&R 102 104, pp 147 149 designed