Lot 1398
GB 1912-24 Royal Cypher 1d 'deep pink' pair mint


Stamps & Covers of Great Britain | S25019
Auction: 16 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
1912-24 Royal Cypher 1d pink horizontal pair in a remarkable “deep pink” shade. Fine unmounted o.g. Copies of RPS Certificate (1995) from the original find of 120 (stating “distinctive orange fluorescence – deep shade”) and RPS Certificate (2013) as a block of 48 (stating “deep shade”). Extremely rare. SG Spec N16(10)
Footnote
A half sheet of 120 of this sub-shade of the 1d pink was discovered in 1995, which compares to c. 80 recorded examples of the ½d “Cyprus” green.


