Great Britain 1856 6d deep mauve plate proof, SG69var Trinidad and Tobago stamps Entire sheets of 80 stamps

Entire sheets of 80 stamps of the 1980 “Year of the Monkey” have realised over $200

Rikki Hyde's catalogue of numbers issued records a late printing made in November 1856 and January 1857 on a remainder stock of small garter watermarked paper which lacked the blueing giving the appearance of white paper

the second alongside) and boxed "R" registration Hand Stamp at upper left with consecutive numbers

Lagos became part of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate which then itself became part of modern Nigeria in 1914

A very rare printing variety

Great Britain 1856 6d deep mauve plate proof, SG69var Trinidad and Tobago stamps Entire sheets of 80 stampsGreat Britain 1856 6d Deep Mauve Plate Proof, SG69var A superb and very fine imperforate plate proof of the 6d Queen Victoria issue, printed in deep mauve on thin white paper. A striking example enhanced by a neatly struck black experimental circular date stamp (CDS) cancellation dated 'AP. 9. 1856'. Proofs of this nature were not intended for general circulation, making surviving examples exceptionally scarce. A rare and desirable piece from the