Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A fine mint and well-centred

A fine mint and well-centred example with original gum

A very fine used example with part circular date stamp and hardly ever seen in such high quality

tied to small piece by very fine 'OLD CALABAR RIVER' circular date stamp in blackish violet

Trivial gum wrinkles mentioned for accuracy only as this is an exceptionally fine and fresh example for this scarce stamp

Of the 360 stamps at Edmonton Post Office

Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A fine mint and well-centredGreat Britain 1882 5 Orange Plate 1, SG137. A Very fine used example lettered AL, neatly cancelled by a Plymouth circular date stamp for JA. 2. 1900. A very high quality used example of Britain's boldest stamp design and particularly scarce so fine. Because of the high face value, there was no postal need for this stamp issue. It was first introduced as a Telegraphs stamp to account for payment of bulk telegrams and for those of individual high cost.