SEYCHELLES 1901 SG40 Mint 6c on 8c brown-purple and ultramarine interpane block of 60 digital-edition the vast majority of the

the vast majority of the printing having been used up postally (to pay the standard 2¬Ωa rate on overseas letters)

Large pen and ink essay on thick white card (144 x 160mm) incorporating Britannia and a galleon in the design and the central vignette with a rough pencil sketch of a three quarter face similar to the Downey head

Very rare to find so fine with excellent colour and gum

RK and RL showing basal shifts and long tailed "R" varieties

[Union Handbook O155] - P212009905

SEYCHELLES 1901 SG40 Mint 6c on 8c brown-purple and ultramarine interpane block of 60 digital-edition the vast majority of the1901 6c on 8c brown purple and ultramarine, type 5a surcharge, interpane block of 60 (12x5) from plate '2' being the lower five rows of a sheet with full margins, showing two impressions of the surcharge setting of 30 (6x5), o. g. (stamps unmounted). Slight toning, and small fault at upper right, but very interesting and scarce in this format. (cat 570+) P212014567