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A fine example of the 1840 1d INTENSE BLACK from plate 6, Four Large margins. MINT with GUM. With CERTIFICATE . Cat ?9500.00. FIRST CLASS ITEM.

WRONG Face Value ERROR '30p' instead of '37p' Comedians 'Joyce Grenfell' Error Extremely Rare with VERY FEW known ! SG.2043var Date of Issue : 23.4.98 Catalogue Value ?2,500 - Per Stanley Gibbons Foot Note - (Page 213 of SG Concise 2007 Catalogue)

1d BLACK PLATE FOUR. A STRIKING BLOCK OF SIX LETTERED EE-GF. With clear to good margins in part on all sides and lightly Maltese crosses in red. A clean reverse and most rare (CAT ?16,000 for a block of four). Multiples above 4 are seldom offered these days. Fine and attractive.

Great Britain, Official; 1904, 5d Dull Purple & Ultramarine, Overprinted "Board of Education". S.G. #O86, Used, "tiny corner margin crease at top left" (unapparent), scarce item, fine to very fine. PF (1986) cert. Scott #O70; $4,000. S.G. ?4,500. Estimate $2,000/2,500

Great Britain, 2004, Ocean Liners Souvenir Sheet, Imperforate, "53p" For "57p". S.G. #MS2454 var., N.h. with phosphor tagging, shading slightly different from issued sheet, an early trial printing and spectacular error, very fine. Scott #2207a var., , only 6 recorded. Estimate $4,000/5,000

China – Germany 1875 Rare Mixed franking A quite remarkable and extremely rare Parcel card sent from China to Italy, bearing an unusual 3 color combination / mixed franking comprised of: Germany 1875 / 1879 2 mark forerunner, German China 1898 50pf chocolate overprinted CHINA at 48% together with German China 10pf overprinted CHINA at 56% - thereby paying the rate for a 3 ? kilo parcel sent from Shanghai China to Naples Italy. Peter Holcombe whose certificate is attached is one of the most renown International experts and a great China specialist and his Certificate states” not only that this is genuine and most interesting but that “Mixed overprints with different degree overprints on the same card or cover are Rare” Unusual rare and XF item for the advanced China collector.