NEW REPUBLIC 1886 SG42a Mint 10s violet on blue granite dated 2 JUL 86 tete-beche pair digital-edition neatly cancelled by a fine

neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the distinctive Norwich MC

franked by GB 2¬Ωd purple/blue

Bearing a blue-green crowned 'LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD' handstamp with a red Official Paid London cds alongside for SP

"Split top of second I in OFFISIEEL")

still well above average for this popular and sought-after high value

NEW REPUBLIC 1886 SG42a Mint 10s violet on blue granite dated 2 JUL 86 tete-beche pair digital-edition neatly cancelled by a fine1886 87 10s violet on blue granite paper, dated '12 JUL 86', vertical tete beche pair, fresh large part o. g. One stamp with slight imperfections (tiny gum thin, gum soaked perfs) but a rarity, with only nine pairs recorded by Jonkers. Clear PF cert (1989). (cat 475) P212021549