Description:
ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine-rose (G30) complete pane of 60 with Substituted (Die II-I) Clichés (Final (?) State, both with Damage to Top of Crown and with Significant Wear/Damage to the Frames most Evident in the Rounded Corners) BW #71V(2)ja & ka (SG 21cb) plus Thin 'G' and Pregnant 'Y' #71(2)L & m and part of the TS Harrison One Line Imprint, some mostly minor perf separation/rejoining mostly in the margins & a few tonespots that don't affect the very fine facial appearance, most units - but not the Die I Substituted Cliché - are unmounted, Cat $10,500++ (£4000++) mounted: see Note 8 at page 4/81. Ex Jill Nette, "Pericles" and Michael Drury.
A wonderful item for the Penny Red specialist. The ACSC in Note 8 on page 4/81 states "At least seven blocks [with both substituted clichés] on smooth paper exist, comprising a pane of 60 - [this item] - and blocks of 22 15 and 12" plus three blocks in the Royal Collection.
[The ongoing problems with the Substituted Clichés resulted in the plate being withdrawn in September 1918. The two units were again substituted and the plate came back into service in 1926 for the 1d Green printings on Small Multiple Watermark paper]
Symbol : **/*
Grade : a/b
Categories: Stamps & Postal History > TO BE RE-ALLOCATED > KGV - 1914-24 Single Wmk
