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A very rare positional block in such exceptionally fine unmounted mint condition
A brilliant quality unmounted mint sheet with full original gum (except right column
1843' and a Kirkcaldy unboxed arrival datestamp for the same day
presumably as reinforcements for the troops that were stationed at Cabul following the first stage of the 1st Afghan war
A most attractive rarity of which only a handful existed
Great Britain 1860 1½d rosy mauve Plate 1, SG53a South Arabian Federation stamps A very rare positional blockGreat Britain 1860 1d rosy mauve Plate 1 (blued paper), SG53a. A superb unused example, with original gum, of this rare stamp that was prepared for use but not issued lettered 'ND'. Lovely vibrant colour and gum. A scarce stamp in such fine quality. Owing to a proposed change in postal rate, 1d stamps were first printed in 1860 in rosy mauve, but the change was not approved and the greater part of the stock was destroyed. Despite this, there are three