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Lot# 30526 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 30526 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 block of six (3 x 2), marginal from base of sheet, variety "Imperforate Between Stamp and Margin", extremely fresh and very fine, large part og., two of the lower stamps are unmounted og. Just 48 examples can exist, 24 of which are in other multiples and 12 of which are in the Vickery collection in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney or the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Most attractive and extremely rare. Cert. BPA (1931) BW 1(2)b = $ 22'500+.rnrnProvenance: Collection A. A. Rosenblum, 1928; Collection Thomas E. Field, Harmers Australia, Sydney, 15-16 Nov 1948, lot 105; Collection Stuart Hardy, Phoenix, Melbourne, 9 May 2013, lot 13; Collection 'Lionheart', Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 1.
    Starting bid : 8,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF