Great Britain 1929 10s 'Seahorse' Experimental plate proof. SG417var

Great Britain 1929 10s 'Seahorse' Experimental plate proof. SG417varGreat Britain King George V 1929 10s 'Seahorse' Experimental plate proof, SG417var. Very fine huge margin imperforate example of the rolled impression with outer frame lines incomplete, printed in black on thick wove card at the Royal mint as an experiment into alternative methods of plate production. Between 1929 and 1934, the Royal Mint conducted a series of experiments and trials to improve the making of recess plates by borrowing some of the

Produced by De La Rue for display at the 1870 or 1871 exhibition

Very fine used well centred example lettered HF

The three page letter is written on two adjoining sheets

EVA CAPCOM Bruce McCandless

Draped bust right with elaborate hair-do

Bert Lahr (1895-1967) was an American stage and screen performer

Historic provenance from the esteemed manuscript collection of British collector John Walker (1674-1747)

indicating date of striking the 120 leads for each plate

The sheer size of the Chinese population is key to its large - and growing - representation in the global philatelic community

that thy years may be many for thou shalt need them to finish the job

A scarce pair in such fine condition

from Monet acknowleding a payment of 40