Lot 231
1884 (TELEGRAPHS) SG.

Great Britain Philatelic Rarities | S24009
Auction: 19 June 2024 at 11:00 BST
£360
Description
1884 6d Olive green "National Telephone Company". Very fine unused o.g. complete sheet of twelve. The National Telephone Company stamps bearing the portrait of Colonal Robert Raynsford Jackson (Chairman of the National Telephone Company) caused considerable offence at the time of issue due to the omission of the portrait of Queen Victoria and were officially withdrawn from use in 1891at the request of the Post Master-General. Very rare, this difficult 6d shade is rarely seen as a complete sheet.

