ASCENSION 1924-33 1d grey-black and bright blue-green, SG11d Bushire stamps Great Britain 1840 1d black

Great Britain 1840 1d black (V

upper marginal with trace of imprint

The Chalon portrait of Queen Victoria design in an engine-turned oval is part of the celebrated “Chalon Head” series used across several British colonies

overprint 'SPECIMEN' (reading downwards)

ASCENSION 1924-33 1d grey-black and bright blue-green, SG11d Bushire stamps Great Britain 1840 1d blackAscension 1924 33 Badge 1d grey black and bright blue green, the scarce later printing (1933), lower right corner block of 4 with plate '1', SG11d. A fine unmounted mint positional block with full original gum. The upper left stamp with an unusual pre printing paper crease resulting in interrupted printing on face. Tiny inclusion on one stamp, and one stamp with minor gum bend, but still fine appearance. A most interesting and very scarce positional