Great Britain 1872 1d black South Kensington Exhibition Proof Plate 27, SGDP36 Seychelles stamps and 96c brownish grey

and 96c brownish grey

3rd Duke of Northumberland

and thre yerds of blak sattyn for a doblet and these our letteres shalbe your suffisuant Warraunt in this behalue

as well as two address books belonging to his wife

Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow Trials (state 3)

Great Britain 1872 1d black South Kensington Exhibition Proof Plate 27, SGDP36 Seychelles stamps and 96c brownish greyGreat Britain 1872 1d black South Kensington Exhibition Proof Plate 27, SGDP36. A superb unused left hand marginal horizontal pair lettered 'QA QB' with four large even margins. Superb appearance and an exceptional multiple of this exceptionally rare special proof production of the penny black. In February 1872 official permission was granted to the printers, Perkins Bacon for the production of printed proofs on thick white card, imperforate from Die