Great Britain 1936 2½d King Edward VIII Coronation Essay, SG460var

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Great Britain 1936 2½d King Edward VIII Coronation Essay, SG460varGreat Britain 1936 (27th Nov.) 2d King Edward VIII Coronation Essay, SG460var. A very fine set of imperforate essays of the King from the Humphrey Paget effigy (Shading trials) with medium shading to portrait and toned background (Design Type T). Printed in Green, Red, Brown & Blue on gummed E8R watermarked paper. Mounted on thin card as they were presented to the Post Office and the Royal Arts Commission on 27th November 1936. Very rare as only four

the inverted watermark occurring through the accidental use of paper inserted into the printing process the wrong way round

watermark 5

Two very fine unused examples printed in turquoise on the blue unwatermarked paper

lower right corner block of 4 from pane 'B' showing '72 8' cylinder numbers and corner stamp inscribed in Afrikaans

Fresh mint quality with original gum

The stamps were printed by Harrison and Sons printers

Other than a couple of shortish perforations at the top

In witness of which we have sealed these presents with our seal

Dean has added his nickname “RACK” – a reference to his ability at billiards

000 pearls

Their existence was not immediately recognised

Malaya - Straits Settlements 1921-33 $25 purple and blue/blue