India 1860 Mint 8p purple on white paper IMPERFORATE, SG52b

India 1860 Mint 8p purple on white paper IMPERFORATE, SG52bIndia 1860 (9 May) no watermark 8p purple white, IMPERFORATE, SG52b, with large to very large margins, brilliant large part original gum. A very fine quality rarity. Provenance: Ex King Carol of Romania. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue lists the value of a pair at 11,000. ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE > SELL ONE OF THESE >

As of October 2016

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A magnificent showpiece accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Royal Philatelic Society

Guaranteed authentic hair from Princess Alice

or creases due to the low-quality paper and tropical storage

typewritten (carbon) on thin wove

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1965 front page of Newsweek signed by Gemini and Apollo 9 astronaut James A McDivitt

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