Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1 (white paper), SG137 Space & Aviation A vey fine unused original

A vey fine unused original gum example with purple head plate and purple-brown duty plate

issued this 1938–51 George VI definitive series as part of a wider Crown Agents omnibus issue

lists a value for a mint block of four at £38

wonderfully fresh

Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1 (white paper), SG137 Space & Aviation A vey fine unused originalGreat Britain 1882 5 Orange Plate 1 (white paper), SG137. A superb unmounted mint, well centred example with full original gum lettered DH. Exceptionally rare in this exceptional quality. Accompanied with a 2002 David Brandon certificate of authenticity. Because of the high face value, there was no postal need for this stamp issue. It was first introduced as a Telegraphs stamp to account for payment of bulk telegrams and for those of individual high