Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 1b, SG2 Egypt stamps Very fine unmounted mint with

Very fine unmounted mint with full original gum imperforate set of imprimaturs with N

This stamp issue features Maharaja Vir Singh II who ruled from 4 March 1930 until he acceded on 1 January 1950 when he merged his state with the Union of India

(SG catalogue price: £650)

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) was born in Stavropol Krai in south western Russia shortly after the October revolution

One shortish perf barely of any significance and mentioned purely for accuracy

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 1b, SG2 Egypt stamps Very fine unmounted mint withGreat Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 1b, SG2. A very fine used close to large four margin vertical strip of four lettered 'OC RC', neatly cancelled by crisp black Maltese Crosses. An attractive multiple of the first printing plate (repaired) and unusual to find a vertical strip of this size. GB Specialised Catalogue No: AS5. Stanley Gibbons do not list the value of a vertical strip of four in their catalogue. They list the value of a block of four