DOUBLE HEADS
Sets : ½d : 1d : 2d
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Die Proof. King George V and Queen Mary vignette printed in black, before hardening, on wove paper inset on thick card (69x100mm). The portrait is in its full design before the medals were cut down to fit the frame and also show ‘bruise’ flaws below the King’s medals and a diagonal scratch between 4 and 5mm above the King’s Head. Exceptionally rare and beautifully written up on an exhibition page. Believed to be unique in black.
Note: this proof is believed to have originally been in the Arthur V. Jacob collection. Subsequently ex Harry Birkhead (private sale), Henk de Lange (private sale), Alan Uria (Spink 2012) and Dr. Arnold Brickman (Stanley Gibbons 2024). The description in the Alan Uria catalogue incorrectly stated the proof was ex the Robert Gibbs sale in 1987.
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| £14,500 |
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