Lot 440
Turks and Caicos 1917 War Tax 1d overprint double, one inverted + overprint inverted only in pair with normal

The Hay Morgan Collection | Part 2 | KGV British Commonwealth | S25006
Auction: 26 March 2025 at 10:30 GMT
£1,020
Description
1917 (3 Jan) 1d red War Tax, type 40 local overprint, folded left marginal strip of six, error Overprint double, one inverted, with the right pair additionally showing error Overprint inverted only in pair with normal, fine unmounted o.g. (usual lightly toned gum), a rare and impressive item. From a unique left pane of 60, offered for sale by Robson Lowe in 1981 which was subsequently split leaving a maximum of 12 strips possible. SG 140e/f, cat £1130+
Footnote
This fascinating item additionally shows the unlisted varieity 'WAR' omitted from the inverted overprint on the first stamp

