Great Britain 1862 Queen Victoria 4d Bright/Pale Red – Plate 3 – Large Garter Watermark – Small White/Uncoloured Corner Letters – Used
Great Britain 1862 Queen Victoria 4d Bright/Pale Red – Plate 3 – Large Garter Watermark – Small White/Uncoloured Corner Letters – Used
Great Britain Queen Victoria 4 Pence Surface-Printed Stamp – Plate 3
An attractive early Victorian Great Britain 4d stamp from the 1862 issue, featuring the portrait of Queen Victoria.
This example appears to be the Plate 3 printing with small uncoloured corner letters and the Large Garter watermark associated with this issue.
A particularly interesting feature is the wide wing margin at right, originating from the arrangement of the stamps on the original printed sheet.
Details:
- Country: Great Britain
- Monarch: Queen Victoria
- Denomination: 4 Pence
- Issue: 1862
- Color: Red / Carmine-Vermilion
- Plate: 3
- Watermark: Large Garter
- Corner letters: Small uncoloured letters
- Printing: Surface printed
- Condition: Used
- Cancellation: Heavy numeral cancellation
- Wide wing margin at right
- Stanley Gibbons: SG79/SG80 range, depending on exact shade
The stamp shows age-related wear, toning, a heavy cancellation and irregular/short perforations consistent with the photographs.
Please examine all photographs carefully. The exact stamp pictured is the stamp you will receive.