INDIA – 1929, King George V definitive with a watermark – worth US.$.16,750





King George V definitive with a watermark

1929 King George V definitive with a sideways watermark is a unique variety of India’s definitive stamp. The single used stamp’s genesis is uncertain, though there are a couple of theories that exists today. A hole in the unprinted sheet could have been patched with a slip of stamp paper rotated 90 degrees. Accompanied by a 1997 Royal Philatelic Society London certificate, 1929 King George V definitive with a sideways watermark was auctioned for $16,750 by Christoph Gaertner during its 35th philatelic sale on Oct. 11-15, 2016.



20 Comments

  1. I have the above stamp,1929 king George v with tilted Sideways WMK in a very good condition.

  2. I have two sideways WTM stamps of 1929 all are carmine rose colour one is used and another is unused.

  3. I have this stamp. But how can I find that the stamp is sideway wmk or normal???
    Plz shows a sideway wmk stamp pic. Where we can see the sideway water mark.

  4. Put a red filter under ur cell phone flash light.Tske the stamp upside down over the light. U will see the STAR water mark from one corner to the other corner.This is sideways watermark. Check and reply

  5. I have these Indian stamps Iam trying to determine what the were the watermarks should be in these stamps . In the front or on the bank of the stamp . All help would be much appreciated.

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