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Lot# 10329 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 10329 Victoria

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    Lithographed by Thomas Ham 1850 (Jan 3): 1 d. orange-vermilion, First State of the Die, a very fine used example, type f, with large margins for this elusive issue, lightly cancelled by Butterfly handstamp in black. Trace of thin at top but an immensely rare stamp, issued on January 3, 1850, this first Stone was already being retouched in mid-January after a printing of just 9'600 stamps. Very few are now extant, presumed to be in the region of 150 examples, this being extremely fine for this rarity. Cert. RPSV (2007) Gi = £ 10'000.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 14 Aug 2004, lot 740; Collection Gary Diffen, Spink, London, 14 Nov 2007, lot 2.
    Starting bid : 5,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 12,500.00 CHF