Lot 116
1934-51 3ct scarlet perf 12½ corner block...
Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5925
Auction: 13 July 2021 at 01:00 BST
£200
Description
1934-51 3ct scarlet perf 12½ corner block of eight, unmounted o.g., the second stamp in the upper row showing defective Crown in watermark. Ex Graham Cooper. SG 290 var.
A very rare error in its own right, and quite dramatic, with the great majority of the Crown omitted, leaving just the small oval at the base of the Crown. This and the subsequent lot are the only examples of this error we have seen. It should be noted that SG sold a sheet with a Crown wholly omitted in 2011, the error occurring on R1/8, so there is likely a connection, with the defective Crown perhaps being an early state. It should be noted that the row on which such errors occur will not be constant, but the column will be
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