Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A scarce 1875 reprint from

A scarce 1875 reprint from the original printing plate by the Continental Bank Note Co specifically produced for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition

tied to small piece by very fine 'OLD CALABAR RIVER' circular date stamp in blackish violet

1d in red-brown

New York in 1850

Red "22 MAG" arrival backstamp

Great Britain 1882 £5 Orange Plate 1, SG137 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps A scarce 1875 reprint fromGreat Britain 1882 5 Orange Plate 1, SG137. A Very fine used example lettered AL, neatly cancelled by a Plymouth circular date stamp for JA. 2. 1900. A very high quality used example of Britain's boldest stamp design and particularly scarce so fine. Because of the high face value, there was no postal need for this stamp issue. It was first introduced as a Telegraphs stamp to account for payment of bulk telegrams and for those of individual high cost.