Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 1), SGDP20

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Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 1), SGDP20Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 1), SGDP20. A very fine and fresh four margin unused example in reddish brown. A very scarce State 1 example. These trials were produced to test various combinations of stamp and cancellation ink. It has long been considered that the voiding of the corners was achieved by filling the grooves of the plate with wax. However, recent research has brought this assumption into question. It is believed that the wax

Seychelles was administered as a dependency of Mauritius from 1810 until 1903

A scarce watermark error

new headquarters in Geneva

Barbados 1897-98 Jubilee 2s6d blue-black and orange

and his own collection was exhibited at the V&A in London

The end result was a decision to swap the colours around and introduce a red stamp with a black cancellation

Today there are more than 11

A splendid right hand marginal example

The cover is tied by individual strikes of "17 6

A thought-provoking who’s who of the Anglican clergy in the mid 20th century

The document once formed part of the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps

The photograph was inscribed to Andy Engman (1911 – 2004)