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Papua 1907 (May-June) 2s6d black and brown
A very fine used example sent from London to Calne
Accompanied with a Brandon Certificate of Authenticity (2000)
A remarkably rare and sought-after item
Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 Penny Black stamps Papua 1907 (May-June) 2s6d blackGreat Britain 1882 5 Orange Plate 1, SG137. A very fine used, well centred example, lettered 'BE', beautifully cancelled by a crisp Edinburgh circular date stamp for 'FE. 11. 1896'. Most attractive. A very high quality used example of Britain's boldest stamp design and particularly scarce so fine. 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