Great Britain 1890 10s Ultramarine (I.R. Official, white paper), SGO10var

Great Britain 1890 10s Ultramarine (I.R. Official, white paper), SGO10varGreat Britain 1890 10s Ultramarine (I. R. Official, white paper), SGO10var. Superb unused example with original gum, lettered JE, overprinted "CANCELLED" type 14. A very rare Government Official stamp used only by Government officials on government mail in this quality. GB Specialised Catalogue No: L8(4)v. The Stanley Gibbons GB Specialised Queen Victoria catalogue, last published in 2011, lists a value of 9,000. ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE >

which was mostly destroyed in 1934

Blue cover printed in black with advert pane "BOVRIL MAKES A STRONG DEFENCE'

it had been used as a net-laying ship during the Second World War

believed to be one of only two or three examples in private hands

while the other shows all his stuffed animals

Mint Mark: 1743 Decimo Septimo

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £100+

and a glass wall which allowed diners to watch their food being prepared in the kitchen

It was there he received his famous haircut on March 25 1958

the 2½d and 4d from lower right corner

Plate 6 lettered CJ tied by a crisply struck red Maltese Cross

A fine used example with circular date stamp