Lot 482
Leeward Islands SG 114a, ae block mint

The Academic Collection | Part 3 | S24012
Auction: 9 August 2024 at 10:00 BST
£456
Description
1942 (Feb.) £1 deep purple and black on carmine-red paper Plate block of four, HPFs #59ii repair to top right scroll and 60 broken lower right scroll, lightly hinged o.g. SG 114a, ae, £2000
Footnote
SG 114a; the February 1942 printing is easily distinguished from the October printing by the blurring of the lines above the King's head. The whole printing was sent to the colony and mint examples, especially of the major flaws, are much scarcer than those from the October printing

