British Solomon Islands SG 1 var Mint 1907 Large Canoe ½d ultramarine variety Double vertical perforations digital-edition 1917-20 8d red-lilac and bluish

1917-20 8d red-lilac and bluish green

Such varieties imperf to horizontal gutter are much scarcer than those from rows 6 or 7

- P223006950

5mm spacing

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

British Solomon Islands SG 1 var Mint 1907 Large Canoe ½d ultramarine variety Double vertical perforations digital-edition 1917-20 8d red-lilac and bluish1907 'Large Canoe' d ultramarine, block of 4 showing double row of vertical perforations (large and small holes), large part o. g. (lower pair unmounted). The lower pair with slight perf toning otherwise fine. RPS cert (1965). Ex Phillips 1 Jul 1993, lot 653. P256000430