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Lot# 3757 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 3757 New Guinea

    1915 (Jan 4): 2½ d. indigo, Die II, an unused sheet / forme of 30 subjects (6 x 5), Plate 2, Left Pane, with sheet corner margins at left and at base and showing "JBC" monogram, with plate varieties 'Scratch over W of TWO' (pos. 32), Heavy Coastline to Western Australia (pos. 43) and Retouch to upper right of Duty Tablet (pos. 55), of fresh colour and fine unmounted og. An outstanding and extremely scarce multiple - the margins were normally removed in Melbourne prior to despatch to Rabaul.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF