SG 779ac. 1969 Ships. 9d. Strip of three. ‘Blue omitted’. Cert. SUM.

Great Britain 1969 (15th January) Queen Elizabeth II – British Ships.  9d. red, blue, ochre, brown, black and grey.  Left marginal strip of three.  Variety, ‘Blue omitted (Elizabethan Galleon)’.  Superb unmounted mint condition.  Brandon Certificate No. 33,790 (2005).  Quantity : 40 mint.  EXCEEDINGLY RARE THUS.