King George V Royal Standard flag from India tour ship

King George V Royal Standard flag from India tour shipA rare and very attractive Royal Standard from King George V and Queen Mary's 1911 1912 royal tour to India Flown by RMS Medina, which carried the King and Queen on their royal tour of India in 1911 1912. The flag was the property of Captain H S Bowlby RN who served on RMS Medina during the tour. The flag has stitched borders and is stamped with broad arrow marks and the makers name, "T. Briggs (London Limited) 1910." It is 272 by 135 cm. The tour, to

One of the Great Rarities Of British Philately

A list of purchases from Bermuda is also handwritten on the official slip

A letter of provenance (see image 4) from the vendor explains

An illustrated postcard signed by the celebrated novelist and poet Rudyard Kipling

Couple of small faults (top right stamp with short perforations

together with the islands of Aldabra

a special set of 9 stamps was issued to commemorate the 60th birthday of the Dowager Empress

The document features a fine example of Dean's signature in black ink at the bottom right of the note

Written on a single sheet of Lindbergh's personal stationary

along with the cut signatures of Bannister's fellow athletes Chris Chataway (Commonwealth gold medallist) and Chris Brasher (Olympic gold medallist and founder of the London Marathon)

after the expending of the oats by October of this year

The most famous stamp error from the Channel Islands with iconic status