Great Britain 1850 1d red brown Plate 98 (Archer trial perforation), SG16b Long Island stamps lightly cancelled by large part

lightly cancelled by large part DEMERARA circular date stamp

respectively in "red"

lightly mounted mint original gum example

Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1911 set of 7 to 1s

Great Britain 1888 5d dull purple and blue

Great Britain 1850 1d red brown Plate 98 (Archer trial perforation), SG16b Long Island stamps lightly cancelled by large partGreat Britain 1850 1d red brown Plate 98 (Archer trial perforation), SG16b. A pristine unmounted mint example with full original gum, lettered ND. A magnificent example of this rare perforation trial and of huge philatelic importance marking the invention of perforated stamps. Henry Archer was an Irish born businessman. He was the first to put forward the concept of having an easy method to separate stamps from the sheet. The first two types of