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Auction: 25027 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2587A

Great Britain
King George V Issues
1911 (4 April), four pieces of proof paper printed (on one side only) in shades of green similar to the issued or proposed colours for the ½d. value, the pieces measuring between 55x18mm. and 76x20mm. and each affixed to a separate piece of card which shows an ink manuscript notation (thought to be in the hand of Edward Rigg of the Royal Mint) with the relevant details pertaining to the different papers used: 1) "Stamp Paper, Calendered, gummed and watermarked" (Imperial Crown); 2) "Enamel Card"; 3) "Proof Paper"; 4) "Stamp Paper, not Calendered". The Post Office records include a copy letter sent from the Director of the Royal Mint to the Post Office, advising them that he was enclosing a "batch of prints of the 1d. and ½d. stamps and trust that these may suffice" (the 'stamps' refer to these paper trials rather than the actual printed postage stamps); Also 1934-36 Photogravure Seven pieces of thin glazed proof card, measuring between 57x90mm. and 77x90mm., each showing a different colour swatch using inks very similar to those used for the issued stamps, the swatches applied across the centre of each card with a roller and showing ink manuscript notations relating to the proposed colour/value scheme: "½d. dirty green", "1d. red", "2½d. blue", "3d. violet", "9d. green", "10d. azure blue", the last without apportioned value and merely inscribed "magenta", three show amendments in the same hand with other suggested values crossed through. Possibly the only known examples of paper/ink trials for the ½d. value in private hands.

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Estimate
£200 to £250