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Great Britain
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Line-engraved classics through to the Machins, home of the 1840 Penny Black.

Notable in this regionSG 515/531 · 8500: GB SG515/531 Set of 18 1953 Sc#292/308 Mi25... · £7.40SG 542Wi · 8499: GB SG542Wi 1½d Green. Spec SB62d 1955 Mi284... · £10.20
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Lot No. 5980 · Featured Rarity
5980 GB SG1 1d Black Plate 11 "QH" on Cover 1840. Sc#1 Mi1 4 Margins. C£16000
GB · Victoria · Definitive

5980 GB SG1 1d Black Plate 11 "QH" on Cover 1840. Sc#1 Mi1 4 Margins. C£16000

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Michel
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1840
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Catalogue £16000 · The exact item pictured
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★ Pick of the Week3668 GB 1d Red 1850. SG8 Sc3 Mi3. Spec BS32 Plate 102. "KC". 4 Margins. c£35
GB · SG 8 · #3668
3668 GB 1d Red 1850. SG8 Sc3 Mi3. Spec BS32 Plate 102. "KC". 4 Margins. c£35
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Blackheath Stamps is a specialist philatelic dealer in the stamps of Great Britain, the British Commonwealth and the wider world, based in Welney, Norfolk. We are members of the Philatelic Traders' Society (PTS), the Internet Philatelic Dealers Association (IPDA) and the Great Britain Philatelic Society (GBPS), and an eBay Top Rated Plus seller with 100% feedback.

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Catalogue Systems

SGStanley GibbonsThe British standard, used across GB & Commonwealth.
Sc#ScottThe principal North American catalogue.
MiMichelThe leading German/European reference.
YtYvert & TellierThe French standard, strong for Francophone areas.
Catalogue ValueQuoted in GBP, a reference, not a sale price.

Condition Grades

MNHMint Never HingedFull original gum, never mounted.
MVLHMint Very Light HingeBarely-perceptible hinge trace.
MLHMint Lightly HingedLight hinge mark, most gum intact.
MHMint HingedClear hinge mark; original gum present.
MNGMint No GumUnused but gum no longer present.
UsedUsedPostally used & cancelled, sound for the issue.
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