Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 5, SG2

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 5, SG2Great Britain 1840 1d Penny Black, Plate 5, SG2. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, four margin example lettered 'EC'. Plate 5 was put to press on 28 May 1840, and registered twice, on 1 and 11 June. Its earliest known date of use is 17 June 1840. Noteworthy features of the plate are a double bulge in the base line below the 'O' of 'ONE'. It is also known for weaknesses in the side lines, particularly on the left, and on the east frame

error OVERPRINT DOUBLE

but true colours and attractive

left stamp (R10/9) showing 'OFFICIA' error and right stamp (R10/10) showing only a remnant of 'L' of 'OFFICIAL'

A very fine unused imperforate horizontal pair with original gum lettered PI-PJ

Great Britain 1840 1d Black (V

rough torn from sheet margin at left and showing part central sheet ornament

The SG catalogue price is £1

and crowned himself as King at the Cathedral of Monza in Milan on May 26

Falkland Islands Dependencies 1946 Victory 1d deep violet and 3d blue

'Candareens' in the plural

They have been known to turn on water taps and set off stoat traps to get the eggs

but a rare and remarkable assembly