Lot# 30471 - Auction 309-320
Auction 309-320
-> Australia - The DUBOIS Collection (part III)
-> Brit. Colonies
-> Western Australia
-
Lot# : 30471 Western Australia
Lithographed 1854 (Aug 1): Swan 4 d. slate-blue, Stone 2, wmk. Swan sideways, imperforate, 'P' of PENCE with small head (Row 9, stamp 15), an unused example with large margins all round in this rare shade, without gum. An exceptional example of a very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1964) Gi = £ 3'750.rnrnProvenance: Collection T.W. Hall, Oct 1964; Collection Lord Vestey, Spink, London, 19 May 2015, lot 114; Collection Trevor Hiscock, Mossgreen, Melbourne, 11 Sept 2016, lot 117.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : not sold