Great Britain 1942 2s6d yellow green first day cover, SG476a.
A very fine used example neatly tied to a clean cover by a Sutton Coldfield/Birmingham circular date stamp for the first day of issue "MR.9.1942" with a further strike on the reverse.
The 2s6d yellow green was issued during the Second World War as the wartime colour change from the 2s6d brown. The lighter yellow green printing formed part of the wartime move towards paler colours to economise on printing ink and reduce wear on the printing cylinders.
A very scarce King George VI wartime first day cover of this high value.
SG Catalogue Value: £1,750.
