Lot 227
India 1911-22 DOUBLE OFFSET on SG185 1r red-brown and deep blue-green




Stamps of Asia & The Middle East including The Sura Collection Part III | S26007
Auction: 31 March 2026 10:30 GMT
Description
1911-22 1r red-brown and deep blue-green, wmk single star. complete pane o 12 (4x3) from lower right corner of the sheet with partial inter-pane margins, showing on gummed side a complete ‘double offset’ of both vignette and frame in their respective colours, and also a partial offset of the vignette in GREEN, fine o.g. (Odd minor wrinkles and marginal separations but the stamps themselves unmounted). A spectacular and extraordinary item, of great technical interest, exhibiting a phenomenon only compatible with rotary printing plates. A very rare occurrence on stamps printed by De La Rue.




