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Lot# 20045 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20045 New South Wales

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    1854 (Feb): Diadem 1 s. rosy-vermilion, imperforate, wmk. '12', a used block of six, corner marginal from top right of sheet, positions 10-12 / 22-24, with full sheet margin and ample to large margins on the other two sides, cancelled by indistinct (possibly "71" of Tamworth) numeral obliterators in black, one stamp with slight defect otherwise a marvellous showpiece which still retains much of the original gum.rnProvenance: Collection George Ginger, RL, London, 5-6 Dec 1945, lot 651; Collection G. Carleton Jones, Sotheby's, London, 15 Dec 1995, lot 409; Spink, London, 16 July 1998, lot 647; Prestige, Melbourne, 27 Aug 2005, lot 344.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF