Great Britain 1875 2½d rosy mauve Plate 5 imprimatur, SG138var Sarawak stamps Ash printing

Ash printing

A fine mint positional example with original gum

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An exceptionally fine and fresh close to large four margin unused original gum example with very crisp deep embossing

Great Britain 1875 2½d rosy mauve Plate 5 imprimatur, SG138var Sarawak stamps Ash printingGreat Britain 1875 2d rosy mauve Plate 5 imprimatur, SG138var. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered OG. Plates 4 & 5 were registered on Anchor Watermark paper though put to press on the Orb Watermark paper. Therefore the only way of obtaining this plate number on Anchor Watermarked paper is from the imprimatur sheet. Very scarce, one of only 22 possible examples many of which are held within institutional