Great Britain 1856 1s pale green, Plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a Australian States stamps Pierron only records 12 mint

Pierron only records 12 mint examples

Very rare Channel Island usage - believed to be unique as the only recorded 2d Mulready used sent from Guernsey

Very fine unmounted original gum example with gold (Queens head) omitted

example with vermilion omitted

Great Britain 1856 1s pale green, Plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a Australian States stamps Pierron only records 12 mintGreat Britain 1856 1s pale green, plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a. A superb used right hand wing margin example, beautifully cancelled by a crisp "Rideout" number 1 experimental machine cancel. Excellent bluing of the paper. An exceptional example in all respects. An extremely rare stamp and only known to exist in used condition, with this example being one of the finest known. This value was introduced to replace the Embossed issue. This was an