Great Britain 1936 1½d Edward VIII Coronation essays. SG459var

Great Britain 1936 1½d Edward VIII Coronation essays. SG459varGreat Britain 1936 1d Edward VIII Coronation essays, SG459var. Very fine set of 5 perforated essays in red, orange, green, blue and brown, showing the King in the Seaforth Highlanders uniform and the photograph by Bertram Park, two unmounted original gum, three mounted on thin card. Very rare and important piece of postal history from the short reign of King Edward VIII. ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE > SELL ONE OF THESE >

SG Specialised Catalogue Number: W225/6b

Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) was one of the most iconic and influential performers of the 20th century

lion over trefoil in each angle

A fine quality unmounted mint set with fresh colours

He was killed in 1968

An exceptional and very rare block of four of the unissued colour being the most iconic error of colour in GB philately

showing re-entry on FB

date either side of top crown

printed in black on thick wove card at the Royal mint as an experiment into alternative methods of plate production

A key piece of GB postal history

the lower right stamp error 'NANG' omitted

further increased the family fortune and founded the Royal Exchange in the City of London - London's first bourse and the forerunner to London's Stock Exchange