Great Britain 1876 4d vermilion Plate 5 imprimatur, SG152var

Great Britain 1876 4d vermilion Plate 5 imprimatur, SG152varGreat Britain 1876 4d vermilion Plate 5 imprimatur, SG152var. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered 'BJ'. Very rare as one of only 22 possible examples, many of which are in institutionalised collections. A most attractive Queen Victoria surface printed stamp from the first approved printing sheet. The 1876 4d vermilion is an "abnormal" stamp resulting from the perforating and issuing of one or more sheets

very rarely seen in such fine quality

Cat £18000

The funds to be used by the Royal Hospital in Chelsea

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Very fine used example lettered DH showing distorted frame line variety at left

Anna Dawson

lower marginal block of 4 with part centre guide

some famously given to her by her late two times husband Richard Burton

He still holds the record for the most major championship wins (18)

The most iconic stamp design from the reign of King George V

Very fine and fresh example bearing a 1d red brown plate 10

In January 1877 Dodgson began a correspondence with Edward T