Great Britain 1841 1d deep red brown Plate 45 imprimatur, SG8var.
A superb unused top right hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AL', showing part sheet inscription and plate number "45".
A rare and exceptionally high quality example of the famous penny red from the first approved printing sheet.
Provenance: Ex. Colonel Bates (1934).
Plate 45 was put to press and registered on 29 February 1844. It was withdrawn on 11 September 1844 and destroyed on 27 February 1845.
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