Great Britain 1856 1s pale green, Plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a Australian States stamps A very fine used example

A very fine used example of a 2d Mulready uprated with 4 penny blacks to the 6d per 3oz rate representing one of the great rarities of British philately

being the finer of just TWO examples recorded

Very fine unmounted original gum example with gold (Queens head) omitted

Very rare Channel Island usage - believed to be unique as the only recorded 2d Mulready used sent from Guernsey

Great Britain Rowland Hill Plan for Postal Reform

Great Britain 1856 1s pale green, Plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a Australian States stamps A very fine used exampleGreat Britain 1856 1s pale green, plate 1, on azure paper, SG73a. A superb used right hand wing margin example, beautifully cancelled by a crisp "Rideout" number 1 experimental machine cancel. Excellent bluing of the paper. An exceptional example in all respects. An extremely rare stamp and only known to exist in used condition, with this example being one of the finest known. This value was introduced to replace the Embossed issue. This was an