Lot 80749 – 1938-53 12s6d Deep Grey & Brownish Orange top marginal with plate number

1938-53 12s6d Deep Grey & Brownish Orange top marginal with plate number, neatly cancelled with St. Georges 3 March 1938 cds, a couple of shortish perfs, a definitive proving item of the first printing, illustrated on p.191 of the Eric Yendall’s handbook, ex Wilson Wong and Pitts, cert. Murray Payne Expertising (2017) (SG £550+)