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Lot# 20630 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20630 Australia

    Watermark Multiple Crown C of A 1931/36: Sideface 1½ d. red-brown, Multiple Crown C of A, perf. 13½ x 12½, an unused block of four from Plate 1, marginal from top of sheet, variety "Imperforate at Top", of rich colour and extremely fine but for minimal wrinkle on each pair, mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. A wonderful multiple for the connoisseur: just eleven example of this variety are recorded by Brusden White BW 94(1)b = $ 25'000.rnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 26 Oct 1978, lot 149; Premier, Melbourne, 25 Jan 2003, lot 135.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF