VIRGIN ISLANDS 1887-89 4d chestnut, SG35 South West Africa stamps A handwritten poetry inscription signed

A handwritten poetry inscription signed by one of history's most celebrated poets

Some minor surface impressions from Lennon's declaration on the reverse

A fine quality very lightly mounted mint set of the first stamps from Northern Rhodesia which replaced the previously used stamps of Rhodesia (the Admiral design first issued in 1913)

Signed clearly by all four members of the Beatles beneath their portraits

it is still very fine with lovely fresh colour

VIRGIN ISLANDS 1887-89 4d chestnut, SG35 South West Africa stamps A handwritten poetry inscription signedVirgin Islands 1887 89 4d chestnut, watermark CA, complete sheet of 24 (8x3), SG35. A brilliant quality mint complete sheet with original gum and with most stamps unmounted mint. Some very minor marginal blemishes, but exceptionally fresh. A rarity in this form and condition. The "Virgin" stamp issues have long been adored by collectors. The stamp features a depiction of Saint Ursula who, according to legend, had 11,000 virginal handmaidens, after