Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A superb mint example of

A superb mint example of this very rare stamp

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

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

A scarce 1875 reprint from the original printing plate by the Continental Bank Note Co specifically produced for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition

Of the 360 stamps at Edmonton Post Office

Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A superb mint example ofGreat 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.