Great Britain 1888 £1 Brown-lilac (Watermark Three Orbs), SG186

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Great Britain 1888 £1 Brown-lilac (Watermark Three Orbs), SG186Great Britain 1888 1 Brown lilac (Watermark Three Orbs), SG186. A very fine unused vertical strip of five lettered 'KB OB', neatly cancelled by Westbourne grove circular date stamps for 'MY. 4. 1889' and boxed cancellations. An extremely rare multiple with excellent colour and perforations. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 22,500+. BUY NOW: Order online, by phone +44 (0)1534 639 998, or via email info@paulfrasercollectibles. com

neatly cancelled by a crisp strike of an orange-red Maltese Cross with a blue T

The two penny blue was contemporary with the penny black and therefore shares the distinction of being one of the world’s first two postage stamps

lower left corner block of 4 from vignette plate "2A"

A very fine and fresh example with all panes watermark inverted

The 25f on 25c and 30f on 30c are very scarce

surcharge as type 6 in BLACK

but was not valid for use until 6th May

Despite this obvious condition issue

which was mostly destroyed in 1934

It’s signed by mission commander James A McDivitt

Upper stamp with faint bend

A scarce positional multiple