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Lot# 30548 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 30548 Australia

    Single Watermark 1916: Sideface ½ d. green, Electro 5, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 14¼ x 14, an unused block of four, well centred but for split perfs. between the stamps at top and now sensibly secured, fourth stamp showing Intermediate State of the variety "Cracked electro - from Wattles to Head of Kangaroo" (position 5L46), the variety unmounted og., hinge remnants on the other three stamps. A remarkable and scarce multiple Gi = £ 8'500+ / BW 63(5)ka = $ 11'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 13-15 July 2005, lot 345.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF