Great Britain 1867 2d Paris Exhibition Proof Plate 9, SGDP49b King George VI stamps Very fine unmounted mint original

Very fine unmounted mint original gum top right hand corner marginal traffic light block of six

and a major African rarity in this form

but still very fine for this rare error

An exceptional value positional piece with the imperforate error

Great Britain 1867 2d Paris Exhibition Proof Plate 9, SGDP49b King George VI stamps Very fine unmounted mint originalGreat Britain 1867 2d Paris Exhibition Proof Plate 9, SGDP49b Ex. Royal Collection A rare and prestigious exhibition proof with royal provenance. A superb four margin imperforate example, lettered 'DL', printed in blue on soft white card. Produced for display at the 1867 Paris Exhibition, this proof comes from the only sheet of 240 ever printed, making it extremely scarce. Proof sheets were taken from the 2d blue plate 9 on soft white card