Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 4, SG2 Rhodesia stamps A superb quality set of

A superb quality set of nine die proofs with void corner letters

Shepard worked as a cartoonist for Punch magazine from 1921 until 1953

lost more than 10

The Red Revenue stamps are Qing Dynasty revenue stamps which were overprinted (surcharged) so as to be used as postage stamps in 1897

and a rare proving piece form the second setting

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 4, SG2 Rhodesia stamps A superb quality set ofGreat Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 4, SG2. A fine used example with four good to large margins lettered FF, neatly cancelled by an almost complete orange red Maltese Cross. An attractive example of the world's first postage stamp with a wonderful example of the orange red Maltese Cross cancellation seldom seen so fine. The penny black represents a real landmark in British and worldwide history. The SG catalogue value is 425. BUY NOW: Order online, by