Great Britain and British Commonwealth KGV Heads - Small Multiple Watermark Perf 14
Sale No: 254
Lot No:3089
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1d green Plate 4 AJ Mullett Imprint block of 4 with varieties 'Ferns' (Late State with Part of Lower Frame Missing) & 'RA' Joined [Pos VII/54 & VII/60] ACSC 81(4)z, well-centred, light fold through the central gutter, the upper units lightly mounted, the lower units unmounted, Cat $1500 for mounted.
1½d red Type B Re-Entry with Duplicated Shading Lines above Right Wattles [Pos 4L53] ACSC 91(4)ha, light but indistinct cds cancel, minor bumped perf at upper-left, Cat $1000. Only three Type B re-entries were made, all showing a characteristic Long Middle Stroke on Second 'E' of 'HALFPENCE' and secondary flaws. The ACSC states that "These re-entries were made in May 1928 and so had a very short life in Perf 14" [our emphasis]. The re-entry on this unit proved unsatisfactory, and a second re-entry was made, the unit reverting to Type A.
5d brown ACSC 126 (SG 103a) block of 24 (6x4) from the upper-right corner of the sheet with margins including gutter all around, includes listed varieties Thin Words of Value [Pos 2R4] & Break in Left Frame of Left Value Tablet [Pos 2R13] ACSC 126h & 126i, most units are quite well-centred, very fresh unmounted, a couple of minor bends affecting the two upper-left units only, Cat $3090 for two mounted varieties plus 22 unmounted singles (£912+ for normal singles).