Lot 148
Postal Fiscal. 1882-86 £5 green, showing...

British Commonwealth Revenues: The Michael Medlicott FRPSL Collection | 5939
Auction: 26 October 2022 at 01:00 BST
£1,200
Description
Postal Fiscal. 1882-86 £5 green, showing the remarkable plate variety 'VRY-STAAT' (with hyphen) which is believed to occur only once on the two-pane sheet of 120, at R1/5 on one pane, large part o.g. with fresh colour. One creased corner perf mentioned for accuracy, still very fine. A fascinating variety, excessively rare in unused condition, with no other example yet recorded. Ex Allison SG F15a

