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editThe British Library Philatelic Rarities (top 50)
editOriginal list supplied by the British Library (may have typos due to OCR) - Feb 2011
| Country | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 1935 | The Penny Black Printing Press |
| Great Britain | 1935 | King George V 1935 Silver Jubilee proofs |
| Great Britain | 1947 | Germany - Allied Occupation: 1947-48 colour trials |
| Gold Coast | 1883 | 1883 Id on 4d magenta |
| Great Britain | 1840 | 1840 Id black and 2d blue |
| Great Britain | 1857 | 1857 Postcode label on entire |
| Great Britain | 1858 | 1858-79 Id plate 77 unused and used |
| Great Britain | 1860 | 1860 1½d plate 1 proof sheet |
| Great Britain | 1911 | 1911 Coronation flight newspaper |
| Switzerland | 1843 | 1843 Zurich 4r strip of five unused |
| Tasmania | 1855 | 1855-71 Chalon colour proofs |
| Transvaal | 1870 | 1870 1/- tete-beche pair |
| United States | 1845 | 1845-46 ' St Louis Bear' 1Qc |
| United States | 1849 | 1849 Honour's City Post cover |
| United States | 1869 | 1869 ISe 24c and 30c inverted centres |
| Jamaica | 1956 | 1956-58 unissued £1 |
| Mauritius | 1847 | 1847 ' Post Office' Id and 2d |
| Newfoundland | 1919 | 1919 Alcock and Brown flight cover |
| New South Wales | 1850 | 1850 ' Syd ney View' essays |
| New Zealand | 1857 | 1857 Id dull orange, 'Owarf', used |
| Northern Nigeria | 1904 | 1904 £25 unused J2 |
| Orange Free State | 1878 | 1878 51- die and sheet n |
| Parma | 1852 | 1852 I5c tête-bêche pair on entire |
| Rumania | 1858 | Moldavia 1858 ' Bull' Sip unused |
| St Helena | 1961 | 1961 Tristan Relief Fund postcard |
| Spain | 1851 | 1851 2r blue error of colour |
| Sweden | 1872 | 1872-79 20ö 'TRETIO' error |
| America | 1765 | 1765 Revenue Id |
| Austria | 1851 | 1851·56 (6kr) ' Red Mercury' |
| Barbados | 1861 | 1861-70 1/- blue error of colour |
| Bechuanaland | 1947 | 1947 Royal Visit essays |
| British Guiana | 1850 | 1850-51 'Cotton Reel ' 4c on entire |
| Bulgaria | 1882 | 1882 5st error of colour on entire |
| Canada | 1851 | 1851 12d black unused pair |
| Canada | 1927 | 1927 London 10 London flight 2Sc |
| Cape of Good Hope | 1861 | 1861 'Wood block' 4d error |
| France | 1853 | 1853-61 1fr tête-bêche pair |
| Great Britain | 1913 | 1913 Seahorse master die proof |
| Great Britain | 1918 | 1918-19 Seahorse 2/6d proof sheet |
| Great Britain | 1924 | 1924-25 Wembley die proofs |
| Great Britain | 1876 | Telegraphs: 1876-81 £5 essay |
| Hawaii | 1851 | 1851-52 ' Missionary' 2c blue |
| India | 1854 | 1854 4a inverted centre error, two on entire |
| Jamaica | 1860 | 1860-70 1/- proof sheet |
| United States | 1918 | 1918 ' Inverted Jenny' 24c |
| United States | 1862 | Confederate States: 1862 Se die |
| Uruguay | 1858 | 1858 120c and 180e tête-bêche pair |
| Victoria | 1850 | 1850 'Half-length' 2d die proof |
| Western Australia | 1854 | 1854-55 4d inverted frame |
| Western Australia | 1864 | 1864-79 2d error of colour |