Great Britain 1851 2d violet blue Plate 4, SG15aa Rhodesia and Nyasaland stamps and some minor gum creasing

and some minor gum creasing as often seen

George Tupuo I declared the abolition of serfdom in the official emancipation edict as part of his 1862 Code of Laws

The letter is addressed to Gustave Geffroy

Showing part sheet inscription and plate number "178"

Great Britain 1851 2d Violet blue (Thicker lavender tinted paper) Plate 4

Great Britain 1851 2d violet blue Plate 4, SG15aa Rhodesia and Nyasaland stamps and some minor gum creasingGreat Britain 1851 2d violet blue Plate 4, SG15aa. A superb used four margin example lettered 'JA' on thicker lavender tinted paper, with part sheet margin and inscription at left and large part adjoining stamp at right. Neatly cancelled by a Derry "172" numeral. An exceptional example of this rare colour shade. Accompanied with a 2006 David Brandon certificate of authenticity. In 1851 a few sheets of the new Twopenny Blue were printed and something