Lot 51410 – 1938-51 £1 violet and black on scarlet, perf 13, mint n.h. with watermark inverted variety

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Lot 51410 – 1938-51 £1 violet and black on scarlet, perf 13, mint n.h. with watermark inverted variety
Stamp of Leeward Islands 1938-51 £1 violet and black on scarlet, perf 13, mint n.h. with watermark inverted variety
Stamp of Leeward Islands 1938-51 £1 violet and black on scarlet, perf 13, mint n.h. with watermark inverted variety
Stamp of Leeward Islands 1938-51 £1 violet and black on scarlet, perf 13, mint n.h. with watermark inverted variety
Stamp of Leeward Islands 1938-51 £1 violet and black on scarlet, perf 13, mint n.h. with watermark inverted variety

Lot 51410 – 1938-51 £1 violet and black on scarlet, perf 13, mint n.h. with watermark inverted variety

Leeward Islands
Price realised
1’500 GBP
Estimate
1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Auction date
Thu 16 Dec 2021 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1938-51 £1 violet and black on scarlet, perf 13, mint n.h. with watermark inverted variety, a major KGVI and key-type rarity, only one sheet of 60 existed (SG £6’500).

Catalogue ref: SG S.G. 114cw
Auction
Série de ventes aux enchères d’automne 2021
Catalogue
British Empire

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