Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps 1d in red-brown

1d in red-brown

What with the continuation of time change and climate it became a survival game

HRH Princess Helena was the fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Trivial gum wrinkles mentioned for accuracy only as this is an exceptionally fine and fresh example for this scarce stamp

Of the 360 stamps at Edmonton Post Office

Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps 1d in red-brownGreat Britain 1882 5 Orange Plate 1, SG137. A Very fine used example lettered AL, neatly cancelled by a Plymouth circular date stamp for JA. 2. 1900. A very high quality used example of Britain's boldest stamp design and particularly scarce so fine. Because of the high face value, there was no postal need for this stamp issue. It was first introduced as a Telegraphs stamp to account for payment of bulk telegrams and for those of individual high cost.