unused 1910-13 £1 scarlet and reddish mauve, a wonderful mint horizontal pair [1-2] of the error of colour from the upper left corner of the sheet, [2] showing the "gash in ear" plate flaw; a couple of trivial imperfections do not detract from the appearance or rarity. One of the finest Double Head pieces extant. S.G. 166b

Details
unused 1910-13 £1 scarlet and reddish mauve, a wonderful mint horizontal pair [1-2] of the error of colour from the upper left corner of the sheet, [2] showing the "gash in ear" plate flaw; a couple of trivial imperfections do not detract from the appearance or rarity. One of the finest Double Head pieces extant. S.G. 166b
Provenance
The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, 1946