EXTREMELY SCARCE FULL SHEET OF NINE in the distinctive DEEP BLUE-GREEN shade. Issued 1899 & noted on reverse as being PURCHASED AT BELFAST STATION on Christmas Eve 1900 (in pencil) ! OUTSTANDING MULTIPLE with great Provenance. Sourced from the collection of ROGER de LACY-SPENCER: Author of THE RAILWAY LETTER STAMPS OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND (2000). Seldom seen or offered in full sheet format. Most stamps are UNMOUNTED MINT with full original gum. Hinged on two stamps only. Overall Extremely Fine for an item of this type & period. Please look at all the scans to help form your own opinion. GB & IRISH RAILWAY STAMP EXHIBITION ITEM.