Lot 50968 – 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number “1”, showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.

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Lot 50968 – 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number “1”, showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.
Stamp of Malaysia » Straits Settlements 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number "1", showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.
Stamp of Malaysia » Straits Settlements 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number "1", showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.
Stamp of Malaysia » Straits Settlements 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number "1", showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.
Stamp of Malaysia » Straits Settlements 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number "1", showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.
Stamp of Malaysia » Straits Settlements 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number "1", showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.
Stamp of Malaysia » Straits Settlements 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number "1", showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.
Stamp of Malaysia » Straits Settlements 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number "1", showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.
Stamp of Malaysia » Straits Settlements 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number "1", showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.

Lot 50968 – 1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number “1”, showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h.

Malaysia » Straits Settlements
RoW
Price realised
70’000 GBP
Estimate
70’000 – 80’000 GBP
Auction date
lun. 8 déc. 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1921-33 $500 purple and orange-brown top right corner marginal single with control number “1”, showing an early state of the broken scroll variety, mint n.h., a magnificent example of this iconic high value and a major British Empire rarity (S.G. £90’000+).

Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1990) and BPA (1998)

Catalogue ref: S.G. 240da
Auction
Série de ventes aux enchères d’automne 2025
Catalogue
British Empire

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