Great Britain 1941-42 pale scarlet (pale colours, watermark sideways) imprimaturs, SG486a var Cayman Islands stamps An exceptional example of this

An exceptional example of this key British Commonwealth rarity

A good signature from one of the most notable Prime Ministers in British history

only the Colonial Office in London were permitted to authorise new stamps

the greatest English novelist of the Victorian age

chop 'E' in red

Great Britain 1941-42 pale scarlet (pale colours, watermark sideways) imprimaturs, SG486a var Cayman Islands stamps An exceptional example of thisGreat Britain 1941 42 pale scarlet (pale colours, watermark sideways), SG486a var. A superb fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, imperforate horizontal pair of imprimaturs with "BPMA" handstamp on reverse. Very scarce King George VI piece from the first approved printing sheet. Exceptional provenance as it was released from the British Postal Museum Archives in 2014. Prior to this it was stored in the museum archives in climate controlled