CYPRUS 1881 6pi olive-grey, SG15 Maldive Islands stamps Very fine unused imperforate example

Very fine unused imperforate example lettered BK

and then taken to their home at Juhu Beach

which doesn't detract and of very fine fresh appearance

A quite magnificent exhibition piece

CYPRUS 1881 6pi olive-grey, SG15 Maldive Islands stamps Very fine unused imperforate exampleCyprus 1881 6pi olive grey, Watermark CC, neatly cancelled by bold large part '969.' of Nicosia, SG15. A fine used example and much above average for this scarce high denomination stamp. The 6pi value fulfilled higher rate postal and fiscal purposes, including heavier overseas correspondence, registered mail and official usage. As a result, used examples are scarcer than their catalogue value would suggest. The bold 969. numeral cancellation is the