VIRGIN ISLANDS 1867-70 4d engraved die proof in green, SG15

VIRGIN ISLANDS 1867-70 4d engraved die proof in green, SG15400. 00 Virgin Islands 1867 70 4d engraved die proof in green, on card (44x47mm), SG15. A fine and very scarce die proof printed from the master die in this large format. A rare printing proof of the first and most famous stamp issue from the British Virgin Islands. The stamp features a depiction of Saint Ursula who, according to legend, had 11,000 virginal handmaidens, after whom the islands had been named. Provenance: Ex William Frazer (Spink

South Africa Orange Free State 1902 1s on 5s green

Gold Sovereign George V 1926 Perth About Uncirculated and graded 75 by London Coins Grading Service and in their holder ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE >

Albert executed approximately 600 people between 1931 and 1956 – first as an assistant executioner (1931-1940) and then as lead executioner from 1941 onwards

written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £111+

upper left corner plate and imprint block of 4

A very handsome King Edward VII stamp and most attractive in this form and quality

A difficult stamp to find in unused condition

with less than twenty examples being recorded

lithographed in Japan

Shilling George I 1720 Plain in Angles

' setting (with type 33 'Thick V' on six stamps