UPA103 · LOT 9469
Great Britain - QV (surface printed)
QV 1873 3d. Rose Plate 11. Very fine and fresh unused o.g. imperforate top marginal IMPRIMATUR lettered A-F. As Gibbons retail card (supplied) states: very rare, one of only 22 possible examples… many of which are in institutional collections. SG Specialised CV £2,500=. An imprimatur in stamp collecting is the very first sheet of stamps printed from a new, approved printing plate. Derived from the Latin word for 'let it be printed', these sheets serve as official physical records and colour proofs before a stamp is printed for public service. Magnificent colour. Superb unused. History (1v. SG Retail card)
- Country / area
- Great Britain - QV (surface printed)
- Date
- 1873
- SG reference
- 143Var PL11.
- Classification
- UM
- SG catalogue value
- £2,500.00
- UPA estimate
- £1,060.00