Great Britain 1902 1d Scarlet, SG219var

Great Britain 1902 1d Scarlet, SG219varGreat Britain 1902 King Edward VII 1d Scarlet, SG219var. A very fine unused, with original gum, bottom left hand corner marginal example showing variety "Imperforate margin at bottom (top pane)". A couple of very minor gum wrinkles as normally seen on this rare variety of which only 12 examples are known. GB Specialised Catalogue No: M5(1)d. Accompanied with a 1989 British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate of Authenticity. Provenance: Ex.

The cover displays folds and three small tears on the left hand side

which does not detract in any way from its supreme quality

This mint block of 12 Penny Black stamps is the largest known multiple from Plate 3 in private hands

A fine quality mounted mint set

mentioned purely for accuracy and not detracting from what is a quite exceptional quality piece

A splendid right hand marginal example

but certainly not carmine)

It was opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Tientsin in 1858

The “Second Pictorials” replaced the worn King George V definitives and were issued 1 May 1935 after a public design competition that drew 1

A scarce and visual printing variety featuring the Lakatoi (trading canoe) with Hanuabada Village in the background

A scarce watermark variety with only 3

Elvis has crisply autographed the item three times in black ballpoint