2002 Golden Jubilee issue. Uncatalogued variant
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:52 pm
Can anybody help. I have a 2nd class 2002 Golden Jubilee stamp that has been used (02012-2015) that is markedly different from the issued design. As can be seen from images the item in question has a black border, the value is in black rather than the issued silver and most intriguingly in top left corner is the inscription "1926 - 2003". Although the Queen was born in 1926, what is the significance of this date range and why on a stamp issued in 2002. This stamp seems to have been through the postal system unquestioned. There are trial stamps of this issue but reference to the Grosvenor Auctions historic sales confirms that this is not one of these. Follow link.
http://www.grosvenorauctions.com/auctio ... ton=Search
Any thoughts about the origin of this item appreciated.
http://www.grosvenorauctions.com/auctio ... ton=Search
Any thoughts about the origin of this item appreciated.