Malaya-Straits 1921-33 Script wmk $25 purple blue/blue. lower marginal with PL2 SG240b Turks and Caicos Islands stamps one of Australia's foremost philatelic

one of Australia's foremost philatelic scholars

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £111+

The cover really needs to be seen in the flesh to truly appreciate its level of quality and a philatelic gem

Australia Specialised Catalogue Number: BW 208zc

Malaya-Straits 1921-33 Script wmk $25 purple blue/blue. lower marginal with PL2 SG240b Turks and Caicos Islands stamps one of Australia's foremost philatelicMalaya Straits 1921 33 Script wmk $25 purple blue blue. lower marginal with PL2 SG240b (and co extensive jubilee lines), from post 1926 printings in sheet of 50 (10x5), brilliant o. g. A rare proving example, with KGV head plate '2' (having plate slugs in top and bottom margins) used ONLY for the straits Settlements $25, whereas head plate "1" (12x5, Plate slugs in side margins) remained in use until 1937 for all the other colonies using this design.