V28 GB QV 1857 1d ROSE-RED TRANSITIONAL PLATE 53! C9A(3) RL FU GLASGOW 159 WITH MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE

The incredibly rare plate 53 in rose-red shade. The latest Stanley Gibbons Queen Victoria specialised catalogue states "about 60 used examples are recorded, mostly in pale rose C9A with a few examples in rose-red". That means that this plate in this distinct shade is as rare as the fabled plate 77 (5 recorded used examples).

Fine used. Comes with a Mike Williams certificate of authenticity that states "Two pulled perforations, one upper right and at SE corner. No other faults."