Great Britain 1856 1s pale green, Plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a Australian States stamps Pierron only records 12 mint

Pierron only records 12 mint examples

Jamaica 1972 5c 'Oil refinery'

A very fine used example of a 2d Mulready uprated with 4 penny blacks to the 6d per 3oz rate representing one of the great rarities of British philately

An astonishingly bold Napoleon “NP” signature

being the finer of just TWO examples recorded

Great Britain 1856 1s pale green, Plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a Australian States stamps Pierron only records 12 mintGreat Britain 1856 1s pale green, plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a. A superb used right hand wing margin example, beautifully cancelled by a crisp "Rideout" number 1 experimental machine cancel. Excellent bluing of the paper. An exceptional example in all respects. An extremely rare stamp and only known to exist in used condition, with this example being one of the finest known. This value was introduced to replace the Embossed issue. This was an