The 1935 Silver Jubilee Prussian Blue stamp from Great Britain is a rare stamp that sold for £5,900 in an auction in 2017. The stamp is a famous error of color, and an unmounted mint example can be worth as much as £16,000. A used copy of the stamp can be worth as much as £14,250.
The piece shows King George V, and it is a printing color error. The stamp has been issued to celebrate the silver jubilee of the King. The story behind the discovery of the Silver Jubilee Prussian Blue shade is well known
This stamp was sold at an R. Maresch & Son auction.Great Britain 1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d Prussian Blue, SG456a.
A superb used example of this rare error of colour beautifully cancelled by a crisp Westmead Corner Carshalton/Surrey circular date stamp for 24.7.1935. Accompanied with an example of the normal blue colour for comparison.
The Prussian Blue is the most iconic error of colour in GB philately, affectionately known as the “King’s error”.
Used examples of the Prussian Blue are particularly rare, especially in such fine condition. Of the 480 examples printed in the wrong colour, there are only 54 recorded used copies of the “Prussian Blue”.
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