Great Britain 1841 1d pale red brown plate 71, SG9 Penny Black stamps Dutch and Belgian spies

Dutch and Belgian spies

A photograph of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) signed by both in 1937

A letter on a Gad's Hill Place headed stationery

imperforate with mostly good to very large margins showing trace of adjoining stamp at right

A very rare and remarkable item

Great Britain 1841 1d pale red brown plate 71, SG9 Penny Black stamps Dutch and Belgian spiesGreat Britain 1841 1d pale red brown Plate 71, SG9. A magnificent mint four margin block of 60 with original gum (majority are unmounted mint) lettered NB SK showing considerable plate wear and portions of no less than 24 adjoining stamps. Vertical folds between D & E and H & I columns and a horizontal fold between the O & P rows as to be expected with such a multiple, nevertheless this magnificent block is without doubt one of the finest surviving