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Printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 61mm). endorsed \"BEFORE HARDENING\" and dated “17 MAR 86”. Scarce. Ex. “Aurcum\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45238878044385,"sku":"RS2218","price":280.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1645\/0221\/files\/RS2218.jpg?v=1716539864"},{"product_id":"great-britain-1841-1d-red-brown-pl133-imprimatur-sg8-24","title":"Great Britain 1852 1d red brown Plate 133 imprimatur, SG8","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGreat Britain 1852 1d red brown Plate 133 imprimatur, SG8.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very fine four margin example lettered 'RE'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very scarce printing from the first approved printing sheet. One of only 21 possible examples from this plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanied with a 2004 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex. 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De La Rue Archives (1976).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStanley Gibbons catalogue value: £8,500.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(103, 114, 121);\"\u003eBUY NOW: Order online, by phone +44 (0)1534 639 998, or via email \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);\"\u003einfo@paulfrasercollectibles.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45242736115937,"sku":"RS1225","price":600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1645\/0221\/files\/RS1225_00ff6393-047c-4072-891b-758d20ef6191.jpg?v=1720790254"},{"product_id":"great-britain-1865-9d-straw-pi5-wmk-emblems-sg98var-24","title":"Great Britain 1865 9d Straw PIate 5 (Watermark Emblems), SG98var","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGreat Britain 1865 9d Straw PIate 5 (Watermark Emblems), SG98var.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superb unused, with original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AJ'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very rare \"Abnormal\" stamp and one of only 21 possible examples many of which are in institutional collections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanied with a 1954 British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex. Silkin (1971) Dr Serval (1976).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe History of this \"Abnormal\" Rarity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1865 the design of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003e9d\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stamp from the 1865-67 surface printed issue was altered, and a new plate – plate four – was registered on 27 Feb 1865.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother backup plate was later registered on 24th April 1866, but it was never put into service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs standard, an imprimatur sheet was printed using this new \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eplate five. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was also policy to print a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efurther\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e five perforated sheets from a new registered plate. But no evidence that these sheets survived has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eever\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e been found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis left just a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esingle sheet of 240 stamps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from plate 5.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStamps AA, AI-AL, BK, BL, SI-SL, and TA-TL were removed imperforate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis stamp with the initials 'AJ\" is one of those small number.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the rest of the sheet was hidden away in the GPO archives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"m_-5719898867193325947mcnTextContentContainer\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"m_-5719898867193325947mcnTextContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReserved for \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/v.i.ps\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/V.I.Ps\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1720798313608000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1vQUOt5HzX_vKRbekH8yGd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eV.I.Ps\u003c\/a\u003e only\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctable align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"m_-5719898867193325947mcnTextContentContainer\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" class=\"m_-5719898867193325947mcnTextContent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut in 1890 a set of 'memento' booklets was produced as gifts for members of the GPO Stamp Committee, which sat from 1884 to 1887.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese booklets included three sets of stamps, dating from before and after the work of the committee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was imaginatively titled '\u003cstrong\u003eBefore and After the Stamp Committee\u003c\/strong\u003e'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo honour the Committee members, they decided that the 1865 \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003e9d\u003c\/span\u003e on page 1 should be the rarest of them all - \u003cstrong\u003ethe 'abnormal' plate 5\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo a further 36 \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003e9d\u003c\/span\u003e stamps were cut from the plate 5 imprimatur sheet, and then perforated by De La Rue to give them the appearance of genuine issued stamps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(\u003cem\u003eThe fact that they didn't use stamps from the other five perforated sheets suggests that these had in fact been destroyed prior to 1890.\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo of these stamps, soaked from the pages of their booklets, have since appeared in the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Philatelic Collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd their illustrious history has only added to the reputation of the 1865 \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003e9d\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003estraw\u003c\/span\u003e plate 5 as one of the greatest Victorian surface-printed rarities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder online, by phone +44 (0)1534 639 998, or via email info@paulfrasercollectibles.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45242736738529,"sku":"RS1226","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1645\/0221\/files\/RS1226.jpg?v=1716568147"},{"product_id":"great-britain-1860-1-1-2d-rosy-mauve-p1-1-sg53-24","title":"Great Britain 1860 1½d rosy mauve Plate 1, SG53a","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGreat Britain 1860 1\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; 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