INDIA IEF 1914 SGE11b Mint
Stock Code: P212000306
1914 (Sept) 12a carmine-lake, showing "opt double, one albino", block of 24 (6x4) with full interpane margin above and part interpane margin below, unmounted o.g. The albino impression (1-1½mm above and 1mm to left of the inked opt) exceptionally clear (easily detectable from face) and with fully inked offset on reverse. Lightly toned, with crease in top margin (and minor creasing and separation at foot), still fine colour and appearance. A remarkable multiple, perhaps the largest surviving, from a sheet issued at Basra (Iraq) in Feb 1916. (cat £1440+). [N.B. The interpane wmk "(STA)R PAPER (STAR)" confirms the position as cols 5-10, from the second or third 16x4 pane in the full sheet.]
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