Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 3), SGDP20b

Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 3), SGDP20bGreat Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 3), SGDP20b. A very fine four margin imperforate example printed in deep blue on white wove paper. To produce State 3 each of the impressions was re entered (probably using the roller with the blank upper corners as evidenced by the new thinning of the north west corner star). The corners were again voided, but more carefully and are generally more uniform in appearance than seen in State 2. GB Specialised

variety 'Nick in top right scroll' (R3/12)

when the Earl of Woolton and Chairman of the British Red Cross Society asked the Postmaster General whether stamps could be issued to mark the centenary of the international conference

A very fine positional used example with part "(HAL)FA" circular date stamp showing year "1906"

A very fine unused original gum example overprinted "CANCELLED" type 33

During this mission

the offer price of £1

A superb used example

John Lennon (1940-1980) was a leading member of The Beatles

Whilst evidence indicates three sheets of 100 stamps were affected by this error

A scarce variety of this wonderful stamp issue

Queen Mary gifted the 18k gold ring to a member of the royal household

A wonderful set of stamps encapsulating the attractive high quality designs produced by Tonga