1916 1/2d Black on pale green paper with horizontal grey lines showing variety "G.R.I." DOUBLE (with the first impression under "LONG ISLAND"), unused (as issued) right marginal from plate 2a, pos.12, very fine and extremely rare, only three existed (from pos.10-12 of this plate) but this is one of only 2 reocrded and this example being the finest, ex "Mountrobeck", cert. Holcombe (1990) (SG £5'500) (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,600.00
Closed..Dec-12-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 19FG
Lot No: 51046
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1916 (May 7) 1d Mauve, typewritten (carbon) on thin horizontal laid and initialled by Pirie-Gordon in red ink, showing variety "P" in right hand frame from plate "2" pos. 16, used with blue crayon "N/22 MY/16" hand-drawn cds of Northend, minor creasing with some paper adhesion on reverse at foot, still much above average condition for a used example and very rare as it is thought that only four of this variety were produced (two each from plate 2 pos.16 and pos.20, with the 'P' higher on pos. 20), but this is the only example recorded by Gibbs, ex "Mountrobeck" (CRL 1/6/44, lot 60) (Image)
