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Auction: 12014 - The Chartwell Collection - GB King George V including Seahorses
Lot: 626

Halfpenny Downey Head Proofs Die 2, 1/2d. scarlet and 1d. green imperforate marginal colour trials with sheet margin at foot on gummed watermarked paper, both overprinted "cancelled" (Type 24), some very minor gum creasing otherwise fine. Extremely rare, and probably unique in private hands Estimate £ 5,000-6,000 Note: There is a another pair in the Royal Philatelic Collection without the overprint

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£7,000