Great Britain 1876 8d purple-brown Plate 1, SG156a Turks and Caicos Islands stamps very thin neck"

very thin neck"

A certificate of recognition awarded to a member of Cuba’s Committee for the Defence of the Revolution (CDR) in 1982

Offered with the normal 'blue' shade for comparison

These included long cross-country flights with precise turning points to develop navigation skills

China 1897 (Jan) $1 on 3c deep red

Great Britain 1876 8d purple-brown Plate 1, SG156a Turks and Caicos Islands stamps very thin neck"Great Britain 1876 8d purple brown Plate 1, SG156a. A very fine unused original gum example lettered 'CC'. A lovely fresh example of this rare stamp that was prepared for use but not issued due to changes in postal rates. This value was issued to prepay the rate at that time to India via Marseilles and to Australia via Brindisi. Two printing plates (1 and 2) were prepared and registered. Plate 2 was never put to press. Plate 1 was used for a printing