Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 2, SG2 Zanzibar stamps "The kids say Sandy left

"The kids say Sandy left town and moved in with her parents in New York

A rare positional multiple of this dramatic printing variety

type 15a (crescent moon with points to left)

The design of these Queen Victoria head stamps are unique because of the incorporation of Arabic manuscript in Malay language

GB Specialised Catalogue No: C8A

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 2, SG2 Zanzibar stamps "The kids say Sandy leftGreat Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 2, SG2. A very fine and fresh mint four margin example with original gum, lettered 'SI' clearly showing a shifted transfer variety at top characteristic of the "S" row on plate 2. Plate 2 was first registered on 22 April 1840 and was therefore amongst the first penny blacks issued on 6th May 1840. Plate 2 mint examples are very rare. A rare mint example with original gum of the worlds first postage stamp and the most