AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND 1860-61 1s violet SPECIMEN, SG10

AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND 1860-61 1s violet SPECIMEN, SG10Australia Queensland 1860 61 1s violet, watermark small star, clean cut perforations 14 16, SG10. A fine used example with crisp part strikes of the Perkins Bacon '(CANCELLED)' barred oval which, most importantly, leave the portrait clear. Slightly trimmed perforations at upper right, which do not detract from its beauty. A stunning and fascinating stamp of the highest rarity, being position 2 of an original block of 6 (3x2) for presentation to

Due to being so expensive

Very scarce as less than 120 originally existed and fewer surviving examples today

originating from the collection of Maud Shaw

and 500 ordinary knights

in the Portuguese Viceroyalty of Brazil

A magnificent example of this scarce distinctive Maltese Cross

Historians still disagree on the extent of her involvement in the plot

012 possible examples of this stamp variety and much rarer as a pair

Canada 1935 Airmail 6c red-brown "Daedalus"

to deter forgers

A hugely desirable 1964 photo with signature to the reverse by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards

Very good example of this Viking' coin struck in East Anglia in memorial of the Saxon martyr