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Lot# 20417 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20417 Victoria

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    Stamp Duty 1884: Stamp Duty, Essays prepared for use but unissued; perforated Plate Proofs (7) on unwatermarked paper, all with the gum washed off to prevent possible usage: 9 s. dull green on yellowish, 11 s. chrome-yellow, 12 s. maroon, 13 s. ochre, 16 s. dull brown, 17 s. dull green on bluish and 18 s. purple on pink; generally fresh and very fine, see footnote in SG, an extremely rare group.rnProvenance: Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 23-25 May 1988, ex lot 11170; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 23 Feb 1993, ex lot 715; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 6 April 1995, ex lot 959; Collection "Lionheart", Mossgreen, Melbourne, 25 Feb 2016, lot 108.  rnrn 
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF