Long Island 1916 2½d black on wove, SG32 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £192+

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unmounted with full original gum

toothed border around rim both sides

Long Island 1916 2½d black on wove, SG32 British Indian Ocean Territory stamps The Stanley Gibbons catalogue valueLong Island 1916 (7 May) 2d black typewritten (carbon) on thin wove with initials in indelible pencil, SG32. A fine mint example. There is some minor paper disturbance from a previous stamp hinge, which has been removed. It, however, remans a fine example as most examples known have condition issues. An extremely rare stamp as only 96 were originally produced (72 carbons + 24 top copies), from which 29 were destroyed as remainders. Gibbs recorded just