{"product_id":"great-britain-1882-5-orange-p11-blued-paper-sg133pl1-24","title":"Great Britain 1882 £5 orange Plate 1 (blued paper) Specimen, SG133s","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat Britain 1882 £5 orange Plate 1 (blued paper) Specimen, SG133.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very fine well centred unused example with original gum overprinted \"SPECIMEN\" type 9.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA scarce Specimen example of Britain's boldest stamp for distribution to members of the Universal Postal Union, serving as official reference examples rather than postal issues. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGB Specialised Catalogue No: J128s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSG Catalogue Value: £3,000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause of the high face value, there was no postal need for this stamp issue. It was first introduced as a Telegraphs stamp to account for payment of bulk telegrams and for those of individual high cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTelegraphs were withdrawn in 1881 and the same plate design was adapted for use as a postage stamp, but postal packages that warranted a £5 stamp were obviously going to be very few and far between.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45501755097313,"sku":"P06708262X","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1645\/0221\/files\/RS5476.jpg?v=1721135357","url":"https:\/\/www.paulfrasercollectibles.com\/products\/great-britain-1882-5-orange-p11-blued-paper-sg133pl1-24","provider":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}