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Lot# 30658 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 30658 Australia

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    Commemoratives 1955: Pioneers of Coaching 3½ d. chocolate and 2 s. red-brown, Imperforate Die Proofs in issued colours in sunken frame (102 x 94 mm.), the reverse handstamped "C.B.A. / NOTE PRINTING / BRANCH" in violet, 3½ d. numbered '34' and dated '2.6.55' in manuscript and the 2 s. numbered '7' with same date, presented to H. L. Anthony, Postmaster General. Rare and fine, just 8 Proofs were struck BW 326DP(1) + 327DP(1) = $ 5'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Arthur Gray, Spink, London, 20 April 2017, lot 116.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF