Very fine example printed in deep mauve on yellowish white wove paper (42x42mm) watermarked 'small star'
A scarce positional multiple of this King George VI issue
The SG catalogue price is £9
More penny blacks have been sold to China than in the UK over the past seven years
original gum example printed by Harrison & Sons
GIBRALTAR 1898 4d imperforate colour trial in violet and blue-green, SG43 Bechuanaland stamps Very fine example printed inGibraltar 1898 (13 July) 4d imperforate colour trial in violet and blue green, watermark CA, SG43. Brilliant mint example with large part original gum. This comes from the series of 20 4d colour trials prepared by the printers, De La Rue to enable colour selection for the 2d, 4d, 6d, 1s values in the forthcoming Sterling reissue set. Attractive and very rare. Only one complete set of 20 survives intact. Representative single examples, such as this,