TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 1913-23 5s dull and purple and mauve, SG155 Northern Rhodesia stamps a lituus and a simpulum

a lituus and a simpulum above

despite some minor soiling

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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 1913-23 5s dull and purple and mauve, SG155 Northern Rhodesia stamps a lituus and a simpulumTrinidad & Tobago 1913 23 5s dull and purple and mauve, watermark MCA, SG155. A brilliant quality mint example with original gum. One shortish perforation mentioned purely for accuracy as still very fine and a lovely looking stamp. The "Sitting Britannia" design was used for the 1913 1923 first Trinidad & Tobago issues. This represented a continuation of the motif from the earlier produced Trinidad stamps. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 75.