Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1870, 1/2 d. rose, plate 1, lettered SV, unused, variety Imperforate, most part of original gum, good margins all round, small thin to reverse, very attractive and scarce. Cert. RPSL (1980). SG48 G4h = £3'000. rnReference: "Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880", by R. Simpson & P. Sargent, illustrated on Plate 7.