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Lot# 6449 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 6449 Victoria

    Stamp Duty 1879: Die Proof for 1 s. 6 d. value in black on cream wove paper, 43 x 50 mm., engraved by Arthur Williams of Sands & MacDougall, typographed at the Victorian Stamp Printer's. Unfinished State of the Die with letters 'J' and 'L' missing from the lower corners, these letters standing for Charles Jackson and Ludwig Lang who designed much of the 1879 Stamp Duty series. The sole recorded unfinished Proof of this value, see Geoff Kellow 'Stamps of Victoria' page 228. Scarce and most attractive.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF