Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 11, SG2

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 11, SG2Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 11, SG2. A very fine used example with four good to large margins lettered HE, in the characteristic greyish black shade, cancelled by a black Maltese Cross. A good quality example of the holy grail of penny black collecting, the elusive last printing plate. Only 168,000 were printed from this plate, representing a mere fraction of the total number of penny blacks printed of 68 million. Very few have survived from

(Henry [united] the roses

In 1851 a few sheets of the new Twopenny Blue were printed and something went wrong…

complete pane of 6 (3x2)

For Sale: £6

she had difficulty ascending the make-shift stairs and I assisted her to the top where the spotlight hit her

(less than twenty mint examples known)

A rare high school photograph showing a young Marilyn Monroe

Rowling are incredibly rare and offer a wonderful insight into the creative mind behind Harry Potter

This Penny Black is lettered MI

On the 19th of November 1800 a Government Proclamation was made in Sydney legalising certain foreign coins as acceptable currency within the Colony and fixing a sterling value to them

fresh and fine

and damaged 'T'