Queen Victoria

 This is New South Wales #40. I needed to dig out my perforation gauge in the hopes that this was a rarer variety but alas, it was not mean't to be. The color is refered to as "Lilac" though I beg to differ. Perhaps the ink has darkened over the last 150 years (1860-1863 issue dates). The lilacs in my yard are a lighter hue of purple though I have to admit that lilacs do come in a wide variety of hues. It's got quite a bit of thinning on the back side as I imagine it was just peeled from the cover.

JimmyB