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Lot# 20147 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20147 Queensland

    High Values 1882/95: Bradbury Wilkinson Colour Trials for the 2 s. value (8), imperforate on unwatermarked wove paper - five in the issued colours of the 2 s. - £ 1 values and three in unadopted colours of slate, dark blue and yellow-green. Some minor imperfections but a remarkable set: a charming and extremely rare group.rnProvenance: Collection John S. White, Spink, London, 22 May 1997, lots 888-890; Collection Bernie Manning, Prestige, Melbourne, 13 June 2009, lots 1066 and 1067.
    Starting bid : 1,750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF