{"product_id":"great-britain-1891-1-green-sg212-24128","title":"Great Britain 1891 £1 green very fine unused, SG212","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat Britain 1891 £1 green, SG212.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very fine and fresh unused example with original gum, lettered \"ND\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSG Catalogue Value: £2.500.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \"Long One Pound\" stamp is a stunning feature of Great Britain’s postal history. They are widely adored amongst collectors, but outside the financial reach of many because they are so rare and valuable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe unique horizontal format caused a great stir at the time when it was first issued in 1884.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese surface-printed stamps were produced by the printers, Thomas De La Rue. It has an ornate style with corner letters which are different for each stamp in the sheet, typical of the stamps in the reign, to deter forgers. Initially the stamps was issued in brown-lilac. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDue to concerns about a photographic forgery of the £1 brown-lilac around the middle of 1890, it was decided to change the colour of this stamp to green.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45605582897377,"sku":"P07806110","price":700.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1645\/0221\/files\/RS4597.jpg?v=1723476663","url":"https:\/\/www.paulfrasercollectibles.com\/products\/great-britain-1891-1-green-sg212-24128","provider":"Paul Fraser Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}