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Auction: 12014 - The Chartwell Collection - GB King George V including Seahorses
Lot: 694

The Profile Head 1912-24 Watermark Royal Cypher One Penny Perforated Colour Trials, 1912 The following eight lots comprise a lower right corner block of twelve (6x2), unless otherwise stated, with Control "C/X 8/12" in the lower margin, together with a 1d. stamp of King Edward VII which was left imperforate. All are on gummed watermark paper In rose-red, a block of twenty-four (12x2) being the bottom two rows of a sheet and, on reverse, each handstamped "Colour trial E", the face of bottom selvedge with printed "M/B Scarlet/25602" and Stamping Department d.s. in violet for 6 September 1912 at left, and marked "Colour selected for new design by His Majesty"; heavy central vertical crease and another one at right. A remarkable piece and a major exhibition item Estimate £ 15,000-20,000 Note: This Block is Illustrated in the Stanley Gibbons Specialised Volume 2 Catalogue (13th Edition) on page 105

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