Great Britain 1854 1d red brown Plate 182 imprimatur, SG17var

Great Britain 1854 1d red brown Plate 182 imprimatur, SG17varGreat Britain 1854 1d red brown Plate 182 imprimatur, SG17var. A superb unused top left hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AA', showing part sheet inscription and plate number "182". A rare example being the very first stamp on the sheet from the first approved printing sheet of this plate number. Provenance: Ex. Leonard H. Clark (May 1946). Order online, by phone +44 (0)1534 639 998, or via email info@paulfrasercollectibles. com

both cancelled and tied by crisp red Maltese Crosses

A most attractive set featuring fantastic intricate designs including Pottery

Great Britain 1950-52 21/2d pale scarlet

A very fine and fresh unused example with original gum of this particularly difficult to find colour shade

The state joined the Federation of Malaya on 1 February 1948

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama is revered as one of the world's foremost spiritual figures

right marginal from Plate 2a

overprinted stamps of India were used

In 1865 the design of the 9d stamp from the 1865-67 surface printed issue was altered

The concept of a variety in specimen form is almost unheard of

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