Lot# 3401 - Auction 222-226

Lithographed by Thomas Ham 1851 (Jan): Half-Length 2 d. brown-lilac, Seventh printing, position 27, a splendid used example with good margins all round, of excellent colour in a more lilac shade than normal, cancelled by complete "15" Butterfly handstamp of Geelong in black. Two tiny inclusions that do not detract from the lovely appearance of a stamp seldom found in such good quality. Cert. RPSV (2012) Gi = £ 110.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Barwis, Spink, London, 23 Oct 2012, lot 722.