GB QUEEN VICTORIA 1840, 2d DEEP FULL BLUE, SG15, Pl.3, Original Gum, MNH

Country of Origin: Great Britain

Monarch: Queen Victoria (Chalon portrait head in profile)

Denomination: Two Pence

Stanley Gibbons SG 15, Plate3(Specifically categorized under "Deep Full Blue" shades from 1840)

Plate Position: L – K(Row 9, Column 5 on the original printing sheet of 240 stamps)

Line-engraved, printed on handmade small-crown watermarked paper, and issued imperforate(requiring the sheet to be cut by hand with scissors).

Features the left-facing profile of Queen Victoria, based on a sketch of her by William Wyon.

Two Pence (intended for double-weight letters weighing over half an ounce).

This specific example is an unissued mint proof or an exceptionally preserved, un-cancelled first-edition stamp.

The letters "L" and "K" in the bottom corners indicate its specific horizontal and vertical coordinate placement on the original 240-stamp printing sheet.

The letter “L” Row 12. The letter “K” Column 11.

Therefore, exact position out of 240, would be Position 143 out of 240 on the original printing sheet.

The gum at the back still pristine, uniform, and shows no indentations or disturbances from being stuck into an album, it is considered a premium rarity. An immaculate, 4 Margins 1840 original gum specimen can command anywhere between £15,000 to over £35,000 at specialized auctions or “high-end” philatelic dealers for a single stamp!.