Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2

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Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2, May Date "9th May" cover. A superb entire letter sent from Bristol to Stourbridge bearing a large four margin 1d black, plate 1a, lettered "CI", neatly tied by a crisp strike of a distinctive Bristol deep red brown Maltese Cross found only in the first month of use. Backstamped by a Bristol despatch circular date stamp for the fourth day of issue "MY 9 1840". A very attractive early "May Date" cover with the

A dramatic error with the missing carmine-red colour resulting in the omission of the central design of a VHF mast

‘’Victoria [victorious]

right marginal with part "(O)NE POU(ND)" imprint

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: From £9

A March 1971 invitation to the Palace from the Queen

Very rare with only 22 stamps having been moved from the imprimatur sheet

AFTER HARDENING' with appropriate handstamps

12½" x 12½"

Constantinides

set of two imperforate imprimaturs with "NPM IMPRIMATUR" handstamps on reverse

The miniature sheet was issued to commemorate the centenary of the death of Sir Rowland Hill

showing repetition of the setting of 30 (6x5) on left and right panes