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2d Great Britain series of 1910, on cover to HRH Price of Wales received by him the day he became King George V, on death of King Edward VII.

The only known used example of the 1910 Two Pence Tyrian Plum. The stamp bears the portrait of King Edward VII, and was scapped following his death. This letter, the only known mail piece sent using the stamp, was received by The Prince of Wales on May 6, 1910, the date that he became King as King George V.

The only known used example of the 1910 Two Pence Tyrian Plum










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