AUSTRALIA 1948-56 ½d orange (UNUSED), SG228c/cb

AUSTRALIA 1948-56 ½d orange (UNUSED), SG228c/cbAustralia 1948 56 d orange, no watermark SG228c cb,, vertical coil strip of 6, showing the prominent variety 'Sky retouch' (right pane, R6 8) on top stamp. Lovely fine and fresh appearance, unmounted mint with full original gum, with coil join between bottom pair. Minor wrinkles and one faintly toned perforations mentioned purely for accuracy and not detracting from what is a stunning piece. Very scarce in this form and rarely seen in such fine

reputed to have healing properties

048 were issued

using hand grenades made from Coke cans and Semtex "weaselled out of a guard who was no match for his Machiavellian Mars"

The letter is typed on A4-sized paper and is in very fine condition

block of four on piece

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

1950-58 3d deep blue and blue

Great Britain 1867 10d Pale red-brown Plate 1

QVOCVNQVE IECERIS STABIT

The first printings of the 1d in red-brown were made from the same printing plates used for the penny black

Issued in the latter part of the Boy King's reign when he was only thirteen or fourteen years of age

'EDWARD VI D G AGL FRA Z HIB REX'