Lot 70483 – 1911-12 Downey Heads 1d plate proof (die 1b) printed in carmine on R.D. Turner plate glazed paper with Crown watermark in pair with original gum

1911-12 Downey Heads 1d plate proof (die 1b) printed in carmine on R.D. Turner plate glazed paper with Crown watermark in pair with original gum, diagonal crease on left hand stamp and faint gum wrinkle on the right, an extremely rare and attractive proof, only two pairs were originally discovered (both creased through the left hand stamp) with other pair being subsequently been split (Unpriced in SG Specialised)