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Lot# 20529 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20529 Australia

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    First Watermark 1913: Kangaroo ½ d. green, Die I, Plate 2, first Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, an unused vertical pair from the lower left corner of the sheet, variety "Partially Imperforate due to Paper Fold", fresh and very fine with the creases causing the variety remarkably unapparent on face, large part og. with lower stamp unmounted og. Illustrated in the Brusden White catalogue on page 39. Ridiculously underpriced in BW, rare and spectacular BW 1ba = $ 900+.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Feb 1979, lot 230; P. J. Downie, Melbourne, 24 April 1980, lot 60; Stanley Gibbons Australia, Sydney, 18 June 2003, lot 1084; Prestige, Melbourne, 24 Jan 2004, lot 29.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF