Great Britain 1854 6d purple, SG60

Great Britain 1854 6d purple, SG60Great Britain 1854 6d purple Embossed on paper watermarked V R in single lined letters, SG60. A superb mint example with original gum and, exceptionally, cut square with four clear margins. A very rare stamp in such exquisite condition. Provenance: Ex The Royal Philatelic Collection. Accompanied with a 2001 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity. The Embossed postage stamps from Great Britain were issued during the reign of Queen

Just one question remained… what colour did he want the stamp to be

A very fine unused top left hand corner marginal block of four plate proofs printed in pale ultramarine on thick paper

Some smudging to Ross's signature and very light creasing to one edge

Zanzibar 1926 (JA 4) incoming printed "B

GB Specialised Catalogue Nos: AS72 & AS74

Truly a star item of Cyprus King George V philately

signed manuscript copy of Rudyard Kipling's 1901 poem The Young Queen

a shield for England and a shield for Scotland

HMS Victory

The paintings were well received and went on to exhibit in Europe and Japan

wearing gloves to handle it

A brilliant mint positional block with part original gum