Tonga 1962 2d, 5d, 1s 'Air' Officials, SG O11/13

Tonga 1962 2d, 5d, 1s 'Air' Officials, SG O11/13Tonga 1962 (7 Feb) "Emancipation" Air Officials, 2d ultramarine, 5d violet, 1s red brown, type O3 overprint, in right marginal blocks of 4, the 2d and 1s both from R5 6 4 5 of the 5x6 setting, with the 1s lower right corner, with plate number "1A" and part red "overprint imprint", the 5d from R3 4 4 5, SGO11 13. A fine and fresh unmounted set of blocks of four with full original gum. Each block includes constant printing variety "Short lower bar to L

As the plate had not been hardened it soon showed signs of wear

upper right corner block of 4 with plate number

An unsigned

has been signed across the top in black ink by Marilyn Monroe

Odd fractionally shortish perforations at top

Great Britain King Edward VII 1911 £1 Deep green

An attractive and fine lower marginal mint example with original gum

Seychelles 1952 3c orange 'Giant Tortoise'

block of 12 (6x2) being the bottom two rows of the right pane with full margins showing plate number '2'

Very few have survived from this plate number

George Cohen

the use of two coloured Maltese Crosses on a single Mulready is virtually unknown