Papua 1906 2s6d black and brown, SG28 Southern Rhodesia stamps upper left corner example

upper left corner example

still unusually fine and fresh for such an item

but no heavy toning or creasing as often seen

and this example is of very fine appearance and especially desirable as a positional multiple

with cancels pre-1945 incredibly rare as there was no actual postal rate for which this value could be used

Papua 1906 2s6d black and brown, SG28 Southern Rhodesia stamps upper left corner examplePapua 1906 (8 Nov) 2s6d black and brown, type 3 large 'Papua' overprint of Port Moresby, thin paper, WATERMARK VERTICAL, SG28. A brilliant unmounted mint upper right corner marginal example with full original gum. The stamp has a trivial surface speck but is quite exceptional as it is unmounted mint example of this key British Empire rarity featuring the Lakatoi (trading canoe) with Hanuabada Village in the background. Surely the finest extant example