MADAGASCAR 1886 4½d rose WITHOUT HANDSTAMP, SG37a

MADAGASCAR 1886 4½d rose WITHOUT HANDSTAMP, SG37aMadagascar 1886 4d rose, "POSTAGE" 29mm long, without stops after "POSTAGE" or value, variety WITHOUT HANDSTAMP, SG37a. Unused with fresh colour and intact roulettes on both sides. Small central thin (and minor wrinkles from hingeing), still fine for this issue where condition issues are endemic. A very rare stamp, being one of only three known examples recorded in the past 35 years. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 9,000. BUY NOW: Order online,

Morrow was also the name of Anne’s paternal grandfather

Robin Houston

Accompanied by a 2001 British Philatelic Association (BPA)  Certificate

5ca on 1a to 10s on 10r sepia and violet set of 11

He’s shown himself to be a true friend of me and mine

A stunning example of the spectacular Maltese cross illustrated on page 82 of Danzig & Goldsmith and page 145 of Rockoff & Jackson

it soon became worn and was the first plate of the issue to be destroyed

A very difficult error to find in good condition and this is a good representative example of this scarce error

The Pierrepoint Hangman Collection is an extraordinary collection of memorabilia relating to the family of famous British hangmen

A very fine unused original gum imperforate imprimatur lettered AI

A very fine used example sent from Market Drayton to Deptford neatly cancelled by a red Maltese Cross with a matching Market Drayton dispatch circular date stamp alongside for MY

measuring 20" x 11