"7" for "&", S.G.9b
Depending on whether two or three sheets were produced from Plate 5, 2 or 3 examples of this error were produced.
Plate 5
unused Block Larger Than four Block of eight [13-16/17-20], consisting of the bottom two rows of the sheet with sheet margins at sides and at foot, position [14] with variety "7" for "&", positions [19] and [20] each showing the ampersand underlined; usual creases in a multiple of this size; very scarce.
Details
unused Block Larger Than four Block of eight [13-16/17-20], consisting of the bottom two rows of the sheet with sheet margins at sides and at foot, position [14] with variety "7" for "&", positions [19] and [20] each showing the ampersand underlined; usual creases in a multiple of this size; very scarce.
Further details
Note: This is the second largest multiple of S.G.9; the example of S.G.9b is one of the two recorded examples, the other being an unused single which was included in the Marquess of Bute Sale, 1959, lot 267.