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Great Britain
90 items in stock

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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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

Stanley Gibbons
1
Scott
1
Michel
1
Issued
1840
UsedUsedGenuine, Guaranteed

Provenance & note: Examined and warranted genuine by Blackheath Stamps as plate 11 on cover.

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Catalogue £16000 · The exact item pictured
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★ Pick of the Week8494: Ceylon SG397a 5r Green & Pale purple 1943 Sc#289 Mi242b Used C£20
Ceylon · SG 397a · #8494
8494: Ceylon SG397a 5r Green & Pale purple 1943 Sc#289 Mi242b Used C£20
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Blackheath Stamps is Daniel Ardley, a full-time specialist dealer in the stamps of Great Britain, the British Commonwealth and the wider world. Collecting since the age of nine and dealing professionally for over twenty years, I bring a specialist's eye to everything I handle, from line-engraved Victorian classics to the further corners of the Commonwealth. My accreditations with the PTS, IPDA and GBPS are there for your reassurance, but the real guarantee is the judgement behind every stamp I offer.

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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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