Australia New South Wales 1860-72 1d dull red, SG155 Aden stamps A very fine and fresh

A very fine and fresh mint block of six with original gum

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue price for this set is £180 SG172/185 ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE >

A superb unused original gum right hand marginal block of four showing this rare watermark variety

Great Britain 1840 2d Pale Blue Plate 1 cover

second stamp in lower row with small thin at foot)

Australia New South Wales 1860-72 1d dull red, SG155 Aden stamps A very fine and freshAustralia New South Wales 1860 72 1d dull red 'diadem Queen Victoria', watermark double lined '1', perforations 13, vertical pair, SG155. A fine mint pair with large part original gum. Typical brownish gum as usually seen for this issue, with some wrinkling and re inforcement. Nevertheless, remarkably fine quality for this stamp. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 340+. These stamps represented the first use of perforation in New South Wales in 1860.