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Thank you for visiting Legacy Collectibles. All items are sold AS-IS, based on the images provided. Unless accompanied by a recognized certificate, no guarantee is made regarding authenticity, catalog attribution, watermark, shade, perforation, cancellation identification, repair, or variety.

Please examine the front and reverse images carefully before purchasing.

Stamp Information:

Country/Area: Great Britain
Estimated Period/Year: 1883–1884
Issue/Theme: Queen Victoria POSTAGE & REVENUE high value
Denomination: 2 Shillings 6 Pence
Color: Lilac / Purple
Corner Letters: CA / AC
Catalog Attribution: Possible SG 178; catalog number not guaranteed
Condition: Used, with significant visible faults
Cancellation/Postal Markings: Distinctive and extremely heavy black cancellation, possibly associated with a London Chief Office or similar London handling mark. Exact cancellation attribution has not been confirmed and the buyer should verify.
Lot Notes: Single stamp with a prominent cancellation covering a substantial portion of the design. Offered exactly as shown.

Cancellation Highlight:

The main feature of this example is its bold and highly prominent black cancellation. The marking consists of thick, strongly applied strokes extending across most of the stamp.

The cancellation appears unusual and may be of interest to collectors studying:

• London postal or administrative markings;
• Chief Office-type cancellations;
• parcel or accounting cancellations;
• fiscal and postal-fiscal uses;
• unusual Victorian high-value cancellations.

A possible London Chief Office attribution has been considered based on the general visual character of the marking. However, no clearly readable office name or definitive identifying element is visible in the scan. This attribution is therefore offered only as a possibility and is not guaranteed.

Historical Context:

This stamp belongs to the classic Queen Victoria 2s6d POSTAGE & REVENUE high-value issue of 1883–1884. Stamps of this denomination were used for comparatively substantial postal, parcel, administrative, and revenue charges.

High-value Victorian stamps are frequently collected not only by catalog number but also for their cancellations and evidence of use. The unusually heavy marking on this example gives it particular study interest, although its exact purpose and office of origin remain uncertain.

Condition:

Used example with an exceptionally heavy black cancellation obscuring much of the portrait and inscriptions.

Visible condition points include:

• very heavy and intrusive cancellation;
• overall toning and age-related discoloration;
• uneven or worn perforations;
• surface wear and handling marks;
• substantial hinge or paper remnants on the reverse;
• disturbed paper surface beneath the remnants;
• apparent horizontal crease or bend near the upper portion;
• possible thinning or additional concealed faults.

Original gum is not present. The watermark, exact paper type, perforation measurement, and precise shade have not been confirmed.

Please use the photographs as the primary condition reference. Sold strictly AS-IS.

Catalog & Identification Notice:

Any catalog or cancellation attribution is a best-effort opinion based on the available images and visual comparison.

The stamp appears to be the Great Britain Queen Victoria 2s6d lilac issue of 1883–1884, possibly SG 178. The catalog number is not guaranteed.

The cancellation may be connected with a London Chief Office-type use, but this identification has not been conclusively established. It could alternatively represent a parcel, fiscal, accounting, manuscript, or other administrative cancellation.

The buyer should independently verify the stamp, paper, watermark, catalog attribution, and cancellation before purchasing. No certificate is included.

Shipping & Handling:

The stamp will be carefully packaged to help protect it during transit.

Tracking will be provided whenever available under the selected shipping service. Combined shipping is available for multiple purchases whenever practical. Please wait for a combined invoice before paying.

Any customs duties, import taxes, handling charges, or local fees are the responsibility of the buyer.