Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 1a, SG2 Somaliland stamps A brilliant quality unmounted mint

A brilliant quality unmounted mint marginal example with full original gum

type 15 surcharge in VIOLET

Giovanni (Jean) de Sperati (14 October 1884 – 28 April 1957) was an Italian stamp forger

sent 1842 (December) from Charing Cross

with most examples being of much poorer quality

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 1a, SG2 Somaliland stamps A brilliant quality unmounted mintGreat Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a lettered 'JI', SG2. A very fine used example with four good to large margins, cancelled by red Maltese Cross. Plate 1 of the penny black was put to press on 11 April 1840 and registered on 15 April 1840. As the plate had not been hardened in a rush to meet the target issue date it soon showed signs of wear. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 450. ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE > SELL ONE OF THESE >