Great Britain 1902 5d dull purple & blue O.W. Official, SGO34.
A very fine unused, with original gum, example of this very scarce government departmental issue.
Lovely colour, rarely seen so fine.
Accompanied with a 2010 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG Catalogue Value: £4,000.
The "O.W. Official" overprints were issued to Office of Works. The higher value issues from 2d and above were issued in 1902 for registration fees and overseas mail.
