Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 1b, SG2 Egypt stamps Very fine unmounted mint with

Very fine unmounted mint with full original gum imperforate set of imprimaturs with N

Great Britain 1974 3½p Christmas error

signed by America's most important artist

One shortish perf barely of any significance and mentioned purely for accuracy

(SG catalogue price: £650)

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 1b, SG2 Egypt stamps Very fine unmounted mint withGreat Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 1b, SG2. A very fine used close to large four margin vertical strip of four lettered 'OC RC', neatly cancelled by crisp black Maltese Crosses. An attractive multiple of the first printing plate (repaired) and unusual to find a vertical strip of this size. GB Specialised Catalogue No: AS5. Stanley Gibbons do not list the value of a vertical strip of four in their catalogue. They list the value of a block of four