Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 5, SG2

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Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 5, SG2Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 5, SG2. A very fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum and four close to large margins, lettered FL. Accompanied by a 2006 Brandon Certificate of Authenticity. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 12,500. BUY NOW: Order online, by phone +44 (0)1534 639 998, or via email info@paulfrasercollectibles. com

SG Catalogue Value: £450+

Very fine imperforate Miller & Motley colour trial of "Eve's pillar" design with solid shaded background to king's head

A fresh printer's sample of this fine King George VI stamp with original gum

garter cross in centre

and a cover illustration depicting the chart's key astrological symbols in pen

The cover was sent the year before the Channel Islands Post Offices opened and is therefore without postal markings

2½d with original gum)

gummed paper with purple head plate and orange duty plate

Neil Armstrong writes: “To Robert Gerundo/ Best wishes/ Neil Armstrong”

The leather bound book is embossed with the name "A

Western Australia 1902-11 1d carmine-rose

The issue has since become recognised as one of the most attractive and well-designed stamp issues ever made by any British colony