Great Britain 1850 1d Prince Consort Essay, SGDP71b

Great Britain 1850 1d Prince Consort Essay, SGDP71bGreat Britain 1850 1d Prince Consort Essay, SGDP71b. A very fine unused, with original gum, four margin imperforate example lettered 'FJ' printed in black. Very scarce, especially in black and a most interesting piece of postal production history particularly in that Prince Albert did not feature on any stamps issued by Great Britain. Based on evidence given to the 1851 House of Commons Select Committee, it is indicated the Prince Consort essays were

Nauru 1916-23 ½d yellow-green

A scarce printing variety at a very reasonable value

Amsterdam's International Institute for Social History and Stanford University

Canada 1851 (June 14) 12d black on vertically laid paper

The design was a romantic conception of what the worldwide benefits of cheap postage would bring

dated “8 May 1840” in manuscript

Nigeria 1914-29 set of 12 to £1

Great Britain 1869 6d dull violet Plate 8 SG108var

recognised as one of the key rarities of GB philately

The design is based on the 1838 painting of the young Queen Victoria by Alfred Chalon

1986 - Buckingham Palace

Rare as not distributed by the Universal Postal Union (UPU)