Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 2, SG2

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Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 2, SG2Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 2, SG2. A very fine and fresh mint four margin example with original gum, lettered 'SI' clearly showing a shifted transfer variety at top characteristic of the "S" row on plate 2. Plate 2 was first registered on 22 April 1840 and was therefore amongst the first penny blacks issued on 6th May 1840. Plate 2 mint examples are very rare. A rare mint example with original gum of the worlds first postage stamp and the most

SG Specialised Catalogue Number: N70(6)

Provenance: Ex King Carol of Romania

The stamps all benefit from being unused with part to large part original gum

A signed self-portrait sketch by the screen icon Charlie Chaplin

The right stamp with slight perforation faults (not apparent)

Once housed in the Elvis Presley Museum collection in Memphis

On 1 January 1900

Great Britain 1901 10s die proof

Following his execution in London

A superb well centred unmounted original gum example printed by Waterlow

only five of which were overprinted 'SPECIMEN'

Great Britain 1974 3½p Christmas error