Great Britain 1888 Queen Victoria Surface Printed £1 brown lilac (watermark, Three Orbs), SG186. Batum stamps "As we stood for a

"As we stood for a long time back stage at Madison Square Garden

overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 6 and showing part sheet marginal inscription

Red Rum became a household name as the only horse to ever win the Grand National three times

An unpopular monarch with a tyrannical bent

Great Britain 1888 Queen Victoria Surface Printed £1 brown lilac (watermark, Three Orbs), SG186. Batum stamps "As we stood for aGreat Britain Queen Victoria Surface Printed 1888 1 brown lilac (watermark, Three Orbs), SG186. Very fine and fresh used example lettered FB, neatly cancelled by crisp blue Manchester "498" numeral. A lovely example of this difficult to find high value stamp rarely seen with a coloured cancellation. The 1 brown lilac stamp is a heavyweight of British philately. The Long One Pound stamp is a stunning feature of Great Britains postal history. They are