Closed Auction

By:
Robert A. Siegel International

lot # 35 - British Commonwealth british america

Monday Dec 14, 2020 10:45 America/New_York

BERMUDA, 1951, £1 Violet & Black on Scarlet, Perf 13, Damaged Left Value Tablet (SG 121da). Pos. R. 1/11, barely hinged, deep intense colors

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE KING GEORGE VI ONE-POUND WITH DAMAGED VALUE TABLET VARIETY.

This so-called "white island flaw" variety is the rarest of all the King George VI One Pound Key Plates, as it only occurred on part of the 1951 printing. It is also one of the most desirable, as the flaw is one of the most easily discernible.

SG £4,500 (Image Magnifier)

Estimate $1500 - $2000
SG 2