1847-54 EMBOSSED ISSUE: 1/- pale green with central "625" cancellation (Portsmouth), three good margins, shaved along frameline at left, tiny marginal scissor cut. Also a good 6d lilac, just shaved at top. SG £2,000. (Image)

1/- PALE GREEN (DIE 2): 3 margin example (touched bottom left, cut into top right) on 10 Oct. 1856 partial EL (missing flap, filing folds & small tear away from stamp) ex Sheffield to New York, endorsed "per "Arabia"". Tied by v. fine "SHEFFIELD/700" sideways duplex with red "PAID" & "5/CENTS" adjacent. Liverpool transit cds of 11 Oct. on back. Attractive.Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, YORKSHIRE (Image)