Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 154, SG8 Australia stamps Very fine and fresh unused

Very fine and fresh unused with original gum in tact example lettered AM

Thasos AR Stater 500-480bc

The stamps were issued for fiscal uses from July 1

green and Chinese white on buff card

four panes each 16 x 4 with two rows inverted) including 112 vertical tete-beche pairs (of which 48 are interpane)

Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 154, SG8 Australia stamps Very fine and fresh unusedGreat Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 154, SG8. A very fine mint four margin vertical block of six lettered GJ IK. Lightly mounted on top two stamps only. A magnificent multiple rarely seen in this quality and a splendid exhibition showpiece of the penny red. The penny red replaced the penny black and proved to be the stamp which empowered the Victorian communications revolution. ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE > SELL ONE OF THESE >