Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 1a, SG2

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 1a, SG2Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 1a, SG2. A very fine and fresh unused with original gum four margin example lettered 'JI'. Accompanied by a 1968 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity. A very scarce mint example of the world's first postage stamp from the first printing plate. It is very difficult to find mint examples in such fine condition. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 18,500. The first printing plate of the 1d black was

at its resorts

Also includes 1922 2c on 1c blue-green and 4c on 2c carmine

Mason took several famous portraits of Dickens

Richards has signed a striking “Love Keith Richard” – the name he used during the 1960s and 1970s – in blue ballpoint pen on the back of a previously unknown 4

the upper left stamp shows an unlisted variety with prominent scratch above 'c' of '1c'

A very fine unused original gum example printed on unwatermarked paper

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 7 cover

and reigned until his death in 1936

15 cm by 10

Nyasaland 1897-1900 £10 black and yellow

A delightful and historically important autograph from Ingrid Bergman

This item qualifies for our layaway plan