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QV 1875 2½d. Rosy mauve Plate 2 Blued Paper. Supplied by Stanley Gibbons price £2,250= SG retail card accompanies stating: (Blued paper). Very fine and fresh unused IMPERFORATE IMPRIMATUR lettered A-C. Scarce, one of only 23 possible examples many of which are in institutional collections. Superb colour full original gum example. The watermark anchor Blued paper 2½d. Rosy mauve is an exceptionally rare stamp catalogued £8,000. This imperforate example cut from the 1st sheet is available in superb condition for this at a faction of the £8,000 against the SG Specialised CV £2,500=. This may be the only practical way to acquire SG138 Plate 2 on blued paper. You judge. 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)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
imperforate — Imperforate
watermark — Watermark
plate — Plate
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.