Papua 1906 2s6d black and brown, SG28 Autographs & Signatures Delivery was charged based on

Delivery was charged based on the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used

The error was discovered on a sheet in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

no more than two or three examples of each colour recorded in private hands

Showing part sheet inscription and plate number "178"

Indistinct contrast to a few letters against the background

Papua 1906 2s6d black and brown, SG28 Autographs & Signatures Delivery was charged based onPapua 1906 (8 Nov) 2s6d black and brown, type 3 large 'Papua' overprint of Port Moresby, thin paper, WATERMARK VERTICAL, SG28. A brilliant unmounted mint upper right corner marginal example with full original gum. The stamp has a trivial surface speck but is quite exceptional as it is unmounted mint example of this key British Empire rarity featuring the Lakatoi (trading canoe) with Hanuabada Village in the background. Surely the finest extant example