France 1849-52 20c black Ceres horizontal pair, SG23

France 1849-52 20c black Ceres horizontal pair, SG23France 1849 52 20c black Ceres horizontal pair, showing variety, 'Tete beche', SG23. A magnificent appearing horizontal "face to face" tete beche pair and a major French philatelic rarity. The Ceres stamp issue was the French "penny black". A very attractive example with four good to very large margins, used by bold strikes of the diamond grill cancel in black. France were almost 9 years behind the British in issuing their first stamp with the Ceres

RR Auction sold a similar example for $1

/Chief Office" handstamp and circular date stamp on reverse for AU

with trial overprint Type A in red

In it Blyton recounts true stories about Bibles from around the world

the location of the king’s tomb was forgotten

while Bill Justice

The SG catalogue price is £1

Delivery was charged based on the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used

Great Britain 1884 10s Colbalt

The body of the letter is typed

Groucho Marx recounts that while casting for the film

The PUC £1 became Britain's second commemorative stamp and was issued to mark the meeting of the Universal Postal Union in London on 10 May 1929