Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 77 & 77b imprimaturs, SG8var Politics The 1st Foot Guards were

The 1st Foot Guards were one of the few regiments to maintain discipline and figured heavily in the ensuing battle where the Army sustained a further 900 casualties

cancelled on the first anniversary of Indian Independence

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

and most attractive

A fine used pair for this issue

Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 77 & 77b imprimaturs, SG8var Politics The 1st Foot Guards wereGreat Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 77 & 77b imprimaturs, SG8var. A superb unused matched pair of top marginal imperforate imprimaturs lettered 'AK' showing part sheet inscription. A remarkable matched pair taken from plate 77 which contained the "B blank" error on 'BA' and the corrected plate 77b which had subsequently had the "A" added. A rare and interesting philatelic pair. Plate 77 was registered on 19 April 1847, but probably not put to press