Lot 342
Malaya FMS leaping Tiger 2c 4c 6c COLOUR TRIALS ex DLR archive

Stamps of Asia & The Middle East including The Sura Collection Part III | S26007
Auction: 31 March 2026 10:30 GMT
Description
1926 (12 Feb) piece ex De La Rue archives (74 x 186mm) with perforated colour trials for the 1922-34 Script wmk 2c green (issued 15/6/26), 4c orange (issued 9/11/26) and 6c scarlet (issued 9/11/26), endorsed 'Appd for colour' with M/S initials and date at foot. Crucially, ALL ARE WMK UPRIGHT and therefore of proof status, as the issued stamps were invariably wmk sideways. A unique and highly desirable item, This trio formerly listed as SG 55a, 60b and 64a which are now priced in the footnote priced at £1,250 each after the discovery of this piece proving their proof status in 2013.

