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ABOUT THE STAMPS
This is the deeper, darker slate-purple De La Rue shade. The frame has a heavy, muted, greyish undertone (slate element) making it look much darker and colder than the other three stamps, contrasted against the standard blue tablet base.
This stamp has a large, prominent disturbed gum patch or hinge stain taking up the upper-middle section of the reverse. It is a heavily Mint Mounted (MM) example.
In the standard Stanley Gibbons Concise Catalogue
, the basic color listed for SG 242
is officially Dull Purple and Ultramarine.
The word "Slate" comes into play only when we open the advanced Stanley Gibbons Specialised Catalogue (Volume 2). Because the Concise catalogue groups several similar printings under one catch-all number to keep things simple, SG 242 actually covers a few distinct printings.
The breakdown resolves the numbering as follows:
What the Standard Concise says:SG 242
is simply called Dull Purple and Ultramarine.
What the Specialised Catalogue says:
The specialized listing breaks SG 242 down into sub-shades. The darker, colder variant you have on the far right is catalogued specifically as M29(4) Slate-Purple.
Combined with the tight top/right margins seen on the front, this reverse condition puts its value around £30 – £40.
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONPlease be aware check whether on the stamp is any overprint. With every overprint you must be aware that forgeries are around therefore, to be 100% sure if stamp does not have attest completed, do that for your peace of mind. Stamp sold as seen.LEGAL DISCLAIMER
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