Great Britain 1991 24p Bicentennary of Ordnance Survey, SG1578Ea

Great Britain 1991 24p Bicentennary of Ordnance Survey, SG1578EaGreat Britain 1991 24p Bicentennary of Ordnance Survey (Maps of Ham Street, Kent), SG1578Ea. A superb unmounted mint top marginal example with full original gum showing black (Litho) printed treble and magenta printed double. A very scarce Queen Elizabeth II stamp error. Pierron records only 10 20 mint examples. ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE > SELL ONE OF THESE >

A very scarce error of missing colour and especially desirable in this positional form

including (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

typical of the stamps in the reign

The paper itself is in superb condition considering its age of more than 230 years

'SG' & 'SJ' (SE & SG State 2 provisional printing) all neatly cancelled by crisp black Maltese Crosses

Western Australia 1860-64 6d sage-green

and Stalin had met in Malta to begin discussions on the post-war division of Europe

After unification

SG 2 ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE >

St Helena 1922-37 1½d rose-red

This example could only have been signed in a seven month window between July 1977 and January 1978

and the US and Canadian press kits