Great Britain 1958 2d light red brown "Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial”, SG573var Palestine stamps Boy 3rd Class was the

Boy 3rd Class was the lowest rank in the Royal Navy

and remained in his personal collection for decades

A very fine and fresh unmounted mint example with full original gum with black (face value) omitted

R3/2 is from the withdrawn first printing

Plate 3 was registered on 13 April 1874 and put to press on 10 August 1874

Great Britain 1958 2d light red brown "Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial”, SG573var Palestine stamps Boy 3rd Class was theGreat Britain 1958 2d light red brown "Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial, SG573var. A very fine perforated left hand marginal block of eight on gummed crowns watermarked (upright) paper, with a single green phosphor band at left. Although similar to the issued stamp (SG613), the colour is much paler, the printing courser and the phosphor reaction afterglow much stronger. The phosphor band is printed by photogravure and clearly visible in normal light on both