Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)

1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 2, lettered QD, a used example in a rich 'deep full blue' shade, with large to enormous margins all round and portions of adjoining stamps at top and at right, lightly cancelled by a near complete black Maltese Cross. Rare in such exceptional quality Gi DS1 = £ 1'100.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas