ST HELENA 1922-37 1½d rose-red, variety, SG99/c

ST HELENA 1922-37 1½d rose-red, variety, SG99/cSt Helena 1922 37 1d rose red, lower left corner block of 4 with plate number '1', showing variety 'Cleft rock' on R5 1 from 22 12 22 printing, SG99 c. A fine mint positional block of four with original gum (three of the stamps are unmounted mint). Very attractive and scarce in this ideal positional form. Only a maximum of 1,974 possible. This definitive issue first released in 1922 was designed by the St Helena born Postmaster Thomas R. Bruce. It was

rarely seen in such quality

on board HMS St George

To the left were oriental groups: Chinese with pigtails

to the south of London Bridge

Only 250 pairs existed with fewer surviving today

still superb

A very attractive and rare cover made an even more interesting piece of early British postal history virtue of its contents

Addressed to Monmouth dated 1 April 1841 red arrival date stamp on front and superb wotton-under-edge on the reverse

Mr Stavridi noticed that some of the stamps were different from the others

featuring photo portraits of 10 of that year's graduating students

Buzz Aldrin

Gandhi did not live to see the first free elections