Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1 (white paper), SG137

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Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1 (white paper), SG137Great Britain 1882 5 Orange Plate 1 (white paper), SG137. A superb unmounted mint, well centred example with full original gum lettered DH. Exceptionally rare in this exceptional quality. Accompanied with a 2002 David Brandon certificate of authenticity. Because of the high face value, there was no postal need for this stamp issue. It was first introduced as a Telegraphs stamp to account for payment of bulk telegrams and for those of individual high

and is a well known and celebrated work

variety watermark Crown to right of CA (as seen from back)

blue-green

A fine used example and much better than normally found

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £172+

"in Special system

proposing various suitors

Dated circa 1973 – 74

Tombaugh travelled the United States giving talks on astronomy

A very rare variety with only 200 maximum possible

(SG 46) and a 10d pale red-brown plate 1

A rare and most appealing variety in particularly pleasing fine condition