Losnr. 30538 - 309.-320. Auktion
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Losnr. : 30538 Australien
First Watermark 1913: Kangaroo 5 s. grey & yellow, Die II, first Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, an unused horizontal strip of three from lower right corner of the sheet, showing the "JBC" Monogram, second stamp showing "Break in Gulf of Carpentaria" (variety Dva) and third stamp with "Spencer's Gulf short" (variety Dj), of vivid fresh colour, well centred and of great beauty; minor pressed creases in margin only largely unapparent on face, unmounted og. BW states that just three mint "JBC" Monogram strips exist, one of which is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II BW 42zb = $ 75'000.rnrnProvenance for this strip: Spink, London, 21-22 March 2002, lot 360.rn rnProvenance for the other extant strip: Collection Arthur Gray, Shreves, New York, 22-23 Feb 2007, lot 246; Collection Julian Sterling, Mossgreen, Melbourne, 30 April 2014, lot 111; Spink, London, 7 March 2018, lot 40; Phoenix, Melbourne, 16 Nov 2019, lot 131.Ausruf : 15.000 CHFZuschlag : 21.000 CHF