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Lot# 30435 - Auction 309-320
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Lot# : 30435 Victoria
1903: "Commonwealth" Essay for Victoria 9 d. brown & ultramarine, a surface-printed Proof on unwatermarked ungummed white wove paper, perf. 12½. Fresh and very fine, this design was eventually only utilised for New South Wales and Queensland. Illustrated in the "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow on colour plate 16 and discussed on page 308. A magnificent and unique Essay.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1077.rn Collection Rod Perry. rn Collection Hugh Morgan, Spink, London, 13 Nov 2012, lot 10.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 5,000 CHF