Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A fine mint and well-centred

A fine mint and well-centred example with original gum

What with the continuation of time change and climate it became a survival game

HRH Princess Helena was the fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

New York in 1850

Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A fine mint and well-centredGreat Britain 1882 5 Orange Plate 1, SG137. A Very fine used example lettered AL, neatly cancelled by a Plymouth circular date stamp for JA. 2. 1900. 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 telegrams and for those of individual high cost.