SG218c KEVII 1/2d Yellow-green Variety Double printed in a very fine vertical marginal pair the lower stamp with complete double impression and the upper stamp with a small portion printed at foot. There are only three complete double impressions (one of which is in the Royal collection) and 10 partials with varying degrees of doubling. These are numbers 10 and 13 in the listings. It has not been on the market for over 20 years. It was in a 1988 Phillips sale where it sold for 17840 pounds (28 years ago!) Cat from 65k. BPA cert. One of the Great 20th Century Rarities.
Bloxham CategoriesPenny Blacks
1840 2d BLUE
Mulready's
Rainbow Trials and DPs
1841 Penny Reds
1841 2d BLUE
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1/2d Bantam Plates
1d Red Plate Numbers SG 43
1 1/2d Plates SG51
SG45 2d Plates
Embossed Issues SG 54-61
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1840 2d BLUE
Mulready's
Rainbow Trials and DPs
1841 Penny Reds
1841 2d BLUE
Penny Stars
2d stars
1/2d Bantam Plates
1d Red Plate Numbers SG 43
1 1/2d Plates SG51
SG45 2d Plates
Embossed Issues SG 54-61
Dollis Hill Wilding Trials
Commems
GB Overprinted
Surface Printed
Other QV
KEVII
KGV
KEVIII
KGVI
QEII
Wildings
Wilding Coils
Machins
Decimal Booklets
Smilers Sheets
Guernsey & Alderney
Jersey
Isle of Man
M/Sheets
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Officials
Postal History
Telegraph & Fiscals
Circular delivery
Postage Dues
Misc Products
Foreign
Prestige Books
Regionals England
Signed Artwork