Great Britain 1872 6d chestnut plate 12, SG124

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Great Britain 1872 6d chestnut plate 12, SG124Great Britain 1872 chestnut plate 12, SG124. A very fine used example of this rare "Abnormal" lettered FB, neatly cancelled by a superb Liverpool "466" numeral. The chestnut shades are referred to as "abnormals" (from sheets printed with the imprimatur, registered 22 April 1872). The stamp was put to press in buff on October 1872. Used examples prior to this were either chestnut or pale chestnut. As it was in circulation for such a short period, used

barely detracting as such fine appearance

in the pale shade characteristic of this printing plate

Large multiples of this unissued stamp are of the utmost rarity

An adept business woman

holding olive

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £800+

Denis Healey

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aqueduct surmounted by an equestrian statue