Gambia 1935 Silver Jubilee 3d brown and deep blue variety, SG144b Bahrain stamps crowned shield of arms

crowned shield of arms

One of only 7 possible

according to legend

Great Britain 1913 £1 dull blue green "Seahorses"

Gambia 1935 Silver Jubilee 3d brown and deep blue variety, SG144b Bahrain stamps crowned shield of armsGambia 1935 Silver Jubilee 3d brown and deep blue, from vignette plate "2" showing variety "Short extra flagstaff" (R2 1), SG144b. A fine unmounted mint example with full original gum. The gum is fractionally yellowish in colour and there are a few slightly shortish perforations but, overall, of fine appearance and with lovely fresh colours. A very scarce variety of this popular stamp issue. The total printing was only 975 sheets, from four vignette