TSF 2nd Birthday Cinderella Special.......your top 3 !!

For a bit of fun and to see the different 'tastes' of our members, I am inviting you all to choose your 3 favourite Cinderellas either in your collection or that you have seen online, at a show or in a book.

if they are yours then scan 'em and show 'em. If you don't own them then nab a scan or give a description...someone may be able to help. I guarantee your 3 favourites will be in the bright lights of our forum.

If you like, you can tell us all about them, about why you like them or why they are special for you. if you don't like Cinderellas then just come along for the ride.

Let's see what a selection we can get. THREE CINDERELLAS PER POSTER !

A fun thread for  fun aspect of philately.

There is one rule [OK maybe 3 !]:

It is my thread so what I class as a Cinderella is allowed. That means just about anything that you would not find in a basic stamp catalogue, SG Stamps of the World, Scott A-Z.

You can include locals, Revenues, Essays, Proofs, Test stamps, Telegraph stamps etc

No covers, ONLY the label, Stamp, Seal or sticker.

You can place all 3 in one post or they can be in separate posts. And do try to give a description or tell us a bit about why you like them.

I will put my No.1 in this post and then the other two tomorrow.

This rather scarce item is most special to me because not only do I find them most unusual but also because of the way they found their way into the public domain.

The main reason though is that this item was given to me by a friend at Stampex, London 2009 as a gift for one of our rare meetings. I remember being touched, bowled over and excited all in one go whilst spitting out my coffee !!!!

For those who don't know [it has been posted at TSF before] this is a De La Rue printing of a Colour Comparison Stamp, sent out to all printers of GB stamps to compare the shades of the Matthews Colour Palette. They should not have been on the marketplace but were first spotted being sold at a Stamp market in Amsterdam given rise to the belief that they were smuggled out of Enschede of Haarlem, printers of many of the GB Machins. It is thought that only one sheet of 120 of each colour was printed. Everything was hush-hush and even eBay were told to withdraw any sales of these stamps. They complied. Later that ban was lifted but after a number went on sale in quick succession, they again went into 'exile' and are rarely seen these days. time will tell.

Londonbus1......have fun everyone.