Great Britain 1872 6d chestnut plate 12, SG124 King Edward VII stamps Great Britain 1840 1d Intense

Great Britain 1840 1d Intense black Plate 6

Tommy Cooper

The cover has light folds

500 as plate block

Great Britain 1872 6d chestnut plate 12, SG124 King Edward VII stamps Great Britain 1840 1d IntenseGreat Britain 1872 chestnut plate 12, SG124. A very fine used example of this rare "Abnormal" lettered FB, neatly cancelled by a superb Liverpool "466" numeral. The chestnut shades are referred to as "abnormals" (from sheets printed with the imprimatur, registered 22 April 1872). The stamp was put to press in buff on October 1872. Used examples prior to this were either chestnut or pale chestnut. As it was in circulation for such a short period, used