Lot 461
1911 composite Die Proof with the...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5930
Auction: 29 March 2022 at 01:00 BST
£1,200
Description
1911 composite Die Proof with the 1½a denomination in brown-orange, with an impression of the master Die Proof alongside, this incomplete with a void area in the script at top and the conch shell not yet added. On wove paper 148 x 102mm, showing full die sinkage. Some minor wrinkling, an ironed fold between the impressions, and some faint suggestions of ageing, still a rare and impressive proof. For SG 31

