1d. Red, S.G.27
24 were produced, consisting of a sheet of twenty-four stamps from Plate 12. All were top impressions typed with red ribbon. 3 unused examples, consisting of a single in the Royal collection and the pair in this collciton, and 10 used examples, consisting of five used on pieces and five used on covers, one of which is in the Royal collection, have been recorded. The unused pair is the only recorded multiple. No remainders were destroyed.
Plate 12
unused Horizontal pair [23-24] from the lower right corner of the sheet, showing Plate number 12 at lower left, unused; the right stamp toned, showing trace of mauve carbon at right and with pinhole clear of design at foot, the left stamp with corner crease clear of design between frame and Plate number; a great rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (1970).
Details
unused Horizontal pair [23-24] from the lower right corner of the sheet, showing Plate number 12 at lower left, unused; the right stamp toned, showing trace of mauve carbon at right and with pinhole clear of design at foot, the left stamp with corner crease clear of design between frame and Plate number; a great rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (1970).
Provenance
Colonel J.R. Danson, Sept. 1971
Further details
Note: This pair contains the only recorded unused examples of S.G.27, apart from the single in the Royal collection.