Great Britain 1851 2d violet blue Plate 4, SG15aa Rhodesia and Nyasaland stamps George Tupuo I declared the

George Tupuo I declared the abolition of serfdom in the official emancipation edict as part of his 1862 Code of Laws

During this period he was much occupied with safeguarding the north-west from Persians and Central Asian Turks and less so with the Maratha chlef Shivaji

Great Britain 1851 2d Violet blue (Thicker lavender tinted paper) Plate 4

The letter is addressed to Gustave Geffroy

Great Britain 1851 2d violet blue Plate 4, SG15aa Rhodesia and Nyasaland stamps George Tupuo I declared theGreat Britain 1851 2d violet blue Plate 4, SG15aa. A superb used four margin example lettered 'JA' on thicker lavender tinted paper, with part sheet margin and inscription at left and large part adjoining stamp at right. Neatly cancelled by a Derry "172" numeral. An exceptional example of this rare colour shade. Accompanied with a 2006 David Brandon certificate of authenticity. In 1851 a few sheets of the new Twopenny Blue were printed and something