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Lot# 30021 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 30021 New South Wales

    1850 (Jan 1): 2 d. greyish blue, Plate I, intermediate impression, the famous used block, positions 2-3 / 14-15, with large margins all round, cancelled by mute obliterators in black. Position 15 with small central hole, remarkably unobtrusive when backed on hawid, one corner bend otherwise fresh and very fine. A rare and most attractive multiple. Cert. BPA (2012).rnrnProvenance: Collection William H. Crocker, Harmer Rooke, London, 20 Oct 1938, lot 56; Collection George Boucher, RL, London, 19 April 1972, lot 634; Collection "Carrington", Millenium, Melbourne, 7 Nov 2012, lot 116; Prestige, Melbourne, 7 May 2013, lot 48.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF