Lot# 431 - Auction 309-320

1863/1880, Laureated, 6 d. blue, perf. 13, used, variety 'watermark sideways facing right', cancelled by part datestamp in black, positioned left, fine example, rare, unpriced; two examples recorded, one being defective. Cert. RPSV (2008). rnRemarks: The "Philatey from Australia" first reported this error in March 1952. The certification of this stamp led to its listing in the 2010 Stanley Gibbons catalogue. This error is not mentioned in "Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow. rnrnProvenance: The Gary Diffen Collection, Spink, 1 October 2020, lot 169.