{"product_id":"great-britain-1840-2d-blue-pl-1-sg5-24328","title":"Great Britain 1840 2d blue Plate 1 very fine used horizontal strip of 3, SG5","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat Britain 1840 2d blue Plate 1, SG5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very fine used four margin horizontal strip of three lettered \"SC-SE\", neatly cancelled by red Maltese Crosses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scarce multiple of the Twopenny blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause the 2d blue was issued contemporary with the 1d black, it shares the distinction of being one of the world's first two postage stamps. The die for these first 2d stamps was taken indirectly from the original die of the 1d stamps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDr. Pichai Buranasombati, one of the world's leading collectors of classic Great Britain. His collection of line-engraved issues, especially Penny Blacks and Twopenny Blues, was regarded as one of the finest ever assembled and contained numerous exhibition pieces. Following its dispersal, many items entered other major collections, including those of Bill Gross when his collection was sold by Shreves Philatelic Galleries in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45608407630049,"sku":"G1230136","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1645\/0221\/files\/RS3262.jpg?v=1723569621","url":"https:\/\/www.paulfrasercollectibles.com\/products\/great-britain-1840-2d-blue-pl-1-sg5-24328","provider":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}