1c Blue, Ty. Va (24 var). Position 16R5, essentially perfect centering with choice balanced margins, unusually bright shade, town cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb example of this better type which comes only from Plate 5, on most Type V stamps there are very noticeable scratch marks in the margins at the right, which were present on the transfer roll, however, the first transfer roll had the design more complete at sides and did not have the scratches at sides, Brookman notes that "While I can give no estimate of the number of stamps printed from this plate I believe it was not many because of the scarcity of Type Va stamps.", ex Kirke, with 2005 P.F. and P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; unpriced in SMQ as Ty. Va, SMQ $825.00 as normal and much more common Ty. V)

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