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Lot# 30683 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 30683 Australia

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    Official / Third Watermark 1916/26: Kangaroo £ 2 purple-black & pale rose, Die II, third narrow Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, a used block of eight divided by interpanneau margin, punctured small "OS", with two line "T. S. HARRISON" imprint at base, cancelled to order by GPO Melbourne datestamps in black, full unmounted og. Just two Official blocks with the Harrison imprint exist, an unused block of four and this unique block of eight, both ex the archival sale. Delightful and extremely rare, a magnificent multiple in the foremost quality Gi = £ 20'000+ / BW 56Cwa = $ 75'000.rnrnProvenance: Australia Post Archival Sale, No. 2 (1987); Millenium, Sydney, 6 Oct 2004, lot 143.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 20,000 CHF