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  • Lot# : 40644 Australia

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    Commemoratives 1955: YMCA Centenary 3½ d. deep bluish green & red, Imperforate Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame (90 x 85 mm.), the red triangle in the design being hand-painted, the reverse handstamped "C.B.A. / NOTE PRINTING / BRANCH" in violet, numbered '16' and dated '5.7.55' in manuscript, presented to Sir Guy Chippendall, Director General of the Postmaster General's Dept. Rare and fine, just 8 Proofs were struck BW 328DP(1) = $ 3'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Hugh Morgan, Spink, London, 14 Nov 2012, lot 680.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF