UGANDA 1896 8a black variety, SG74a Solomon Islands stamps with minor surface creases and

with minor surface creases and light smudging

Only one pane of 60 existed

"We will and commande you Immediatlie upon the sight hereof to deliver or cause to be delivered unto our welbelovid Servaunte Anthonie Wingfelde Esquire by us nowe chosen and appoynted to be gentleman usher of this most honorable Order of the Garter in the rome and place of William Norris Esquire late gentleman usher disceased eightene yardes of Crinsim Satten for a mantle

A fine late usage Mulready

UGANDA 1896 8a black variety, SG74a Solomon Islands stamps with minor surface creases andUganda 1896 typeset 8a black, overprint 'L' for local use, left marginal showing variety small 'O' in 'POSTAGE' (R3 1), SG74a. A fine unused example. Faint bend does not detract as still fine and rare with such good clean separations. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 1,500. The first stamps of Uganda under the British Empire were only valid for internal postage. Then Reverend Ernest Millar at Mengo of the Church Missionary Society produced the