Sale 1229 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

GREAT BRITAIN, 1862, 3p Bright Carmine Rose, Error of Watermark, Three Roses and a Thistle (SG 76a). Plate 2, lettered T-F, unused (no gum), strong color, certificate notes peripheral staining and surface faults, all of which are quite minor

FINE. A VERY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 3-PENCE WITH THE THREE ROSES AND THISTLE WATERMARK ERROR.

This error can only occur on position T-F, where an extra rose was substituted for the shamrock on the normal emblems watermark.

With 2008 B.P.A. certificate. Not priced in unused condition. Used price is £5,500 (Image Magnifier)

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