North Borneo Labuan 1891-92 6c on 8c deep violet variety & error, SG34a,f

North Borneo Labuan 1891-92 6c on 8c deep violet variety & error, SG34a,fNorth Borneo Labuan 1891 92 6c on 8c deep violet, type 10 surcharge with 2mm space, complete sheet of 10 (5x2) with pantograph variety "No dot at lower left" at R2 5, all showing ERROR SURCHARGE INVERTED, except R1 3 showing SURCHARGE OMITTED, SG34a,f. A fine mint sheet with large part original gum. Reduced margins, with offsetting on reverse and some separation, suitably reinforced, but still of fine appearance. A spectacular and rare philatelic

Exceptionally fresh example of this lustrous King George V stamp with stunning colour and only the barest trace of a previous hinge

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £650+

cylinders 24 dot and 70 no dot respectively

They were in circulation longer than any other British high value stamp: 26 years between 1913 and 1939

Very rare and fine

The £1 value represented an extraordinarily high denomination at the time

Pretoria Good Extremely Fine and graded 70 by London Coins Grading Service and in their holder ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE >

He wrote a total of 27 books

The four stamps finally chosen depicted HMS Victory (2s6d)

Superb unmounted oiginal gum large four margin imperforate horizontal pair printed by De La Rue in pale yellow brown

"POSTAGE" 29½mm long

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