Ireland 1948-65 Air Mail 1s3d red-orange, variety watermark inverted, SG143aw.
A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum.
A rare watermark variety and exceedingly rare in this pristine quality.
SG Catalogue Value: £700 for mounted mint.
The 1s3d forms part of Ireland's celebrated Air Mail series depicting St Patrick's messenger, the Angel Victor (Vox Hiberniae) flying over the Rock of Cashel, one of Ireland's most important historic and ecclesiastical monuments. Designed by Richard J. King and recess-printed by Waterlow & Sons, the series is regarded as one of the finest pictorial stamp issues of the post-war period.
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