{"product_id":"great-britain-1882-5-orange-plate-1-sg137s","title":"GREAT BRITAIN 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137s","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat Britain 1882 £5 orange Plate 1 overprinted \"SPECIMEN\" type 11, SG137s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA very fine and fresh well-centred example, lettered 'CD'. Exceptional colour and eye appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA very high quality Specimen example of Britain's boldest stamp design and particularly scarce so fine on blued paper from the first printings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of the high face value, there was no postal need for this stamp issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was first introduced as a Telegraphs stamp to account for payment of bulk telegrams and for those of individual high cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTelegraphs were withdrawn in 1881 and the same plate design was adapted for use as a postage stamp, but postal packages that warranted a £5 stamp were obviously going to be very few and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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is why so few of these stamps exist. Dr. John Horsey’s book, aptly entitled \"The £5 Orange\", analysed 3,534 examples of the £5 Orange and he calculated that to be nearly half of the £5 Oranges that still exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSG catalogue value: £3,250.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49065154248929,"sku":"RS2188","price":1125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1645\/0221\/files\/MAY26_167.jpg?v=1788950224","url":"https:\/\/www.paulfrasercollectibles.com\/products\/great-britain-1882-5-orange-plate-1-sg137s","provider":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}