SWAZILAND 1989 Red Cross 2e variety, SG556w

SWAZILAND 1989 Red Cross 2e variety, SG556wSwaziland 1989 Red Cross 2e, variety watermark Crown to right of CA (as seen from back), upper left corner block of 4 with '1A' (x5) plate numbers, SG556w. A pristine unmounted mint positional block with full original gum. An attractive stamp issued on September 24, 1989 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the International Red Cross. Unpriced in the Stanley Gibbons Southern Africa sectional catalogue and a very reasonable price for such a scarce

affixed with red sealing wax over the top of the original handstamp and beautifully tied by a crisp Coleraine "149" numeral

cancelled by a crisp black Maltese Cross

Abdullah was Emir and ruler of Trans-Jordan from 1921 to 1946

Couple of small faults (top right stamp with short perforations

except for six sheets sent to the Post Office Stores for inspection

His band was one of the last major forces of independent Native American warriors to fight the US occupation of tribal lands in the American West

the right stamp with the prominent constant variety 'thick b from a different fount'

Canada 1889-97 'Small Queen' 10c brownish red

Bijawar 1935 2a deep green

He got his breakout role in September that year

Singapore 1979 10c '120th Anniversary of the Botanic Gardens'

At just 26 years old