unused 1882 Postage Due issue on granite paper with figures in deep blue, 500c. blue, frame type II (normal), fresh and well-centred with perforations not cutting into design, part original gum; tiny central thin spot mentioned purely for accuracy. Fine for this rarity of which only a very few genuinely unused examples are known. Marchand (ASEP) certificate (1999). S.G. 120A, £10,000. Z. 14N. Photo