VIRGIN ISLANDS 1867-70 4d engraved die proof in green, SG15 Sierra Leone stamps Churchill with the King &

Churchill with the King & Cabinet facing camera May 1945 8

winning an Academy Award for his role in From Here to Eternity

A scarce positional piece from the 'column' setting with transposed overprints on alternate rows (found on 1½d and 6d values only)

In very good condition

3½-4mm space from setting III position 2 (with small stops after 'R' and 'I')

VIRGIN ISLANDS 1867-70 4d engraved die proof in green, SG15 Sierra Leone stamps Churchill with the King &400. 00 Virgin Islands 1867 70 4d engraved die proof in green, on card (44x47mm), SG15. A fine and very scarce die proof printed from the master die in this large format. A rare printing proof of the first and most famous stamp issue from the British Virgin Islands. The stamp features a depiction of Saint Ursula who, according to legend, had 11,000 virginal handmaidens, after whom the islands had been named. Provenance: Ex William Frazer (Spink