Great Britain 1906 1d Colour trial, SG219var

Great Britain 1906 1d Colour trial, SG219varGreat Britain 1906 1d Colour trial, SG219var. Very fine unused imperforate example with original gum printed in carmine rose on crown watermarked paper. Printed from a special plate of 20 electros. A scarce specialised King Edward VII item. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 1,750. BUY NOW: Order online, by phone +44 (0)1534 639 998, or via email info@paulfrasercollectibles. com

A very fine used four margin example lettered IG

still a very fine and rare block and exceptionally fresh

This 11" x 7½" printed page features Scott's sweeping diagonal signature on the bottom left corner

Few quality examples were produced from the printing process in the first place and most were used for postage

which do not detract from what is a lovely block

mentioned purely for accuracy and does not detract from overall pristine quality

and used her profound influence among France's creative elite to ensure that it was hung in a prominent spot of the 1879 Salon exhibition

SG431c x 10 pairs

probably from six vignette plates

The penny black represents a real landmark in British and worldwide history

An attractive used example of this very scarce Queen Victorian stamp

With a red "Upper Berkeley St" receiving office handstamp and a black Newport Pagnell receiving office datestamp for the following day