being the finer of just TWO examples recorded
Very fine unmounted original gum example with gold (Queens head) omitted
Great Britain Rowland Hill Plan for Postal Reform
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value for the rare colour variety is £800 and £18 for the normal stamp
A very fine used example of a 2d Mulready uprated with 4 penny blacks to the 6d per 3oz rate representing one of the great rarities of British philately
Great Britain 1856 1s pale green, Plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a Australian States stamps being the finer of justGreat Britain 1856 1s pale green, plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a. A superb used right hand wing margin example, beautifully cancelled by a crisp "Rideout" number 1 experimental machine cancel. Excellent bluing of the paper. An exceptional example in all respects. An extremely rare stamp and only known to exist in used condition, with this example being one of the finest known. This value was introduced to replace the Embossed issue. This was an