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Lot# 40650 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 40650 Australia

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    Commemoratives 1960: Northern Territory Centenary of Exploration 5 d. magenta, Imperforate Die Proof in issued colour in sunken frame (93 x 90 mm.), the reverse handstamped "C.B.A. / NOTE PRINTING / BRANCH" in violet, numbered '71' and dated '31.8.60' in manuscript, presented to J.R.W. Purves, doyen of Victoria philately on the Stamp Advisory Committee. Minor soiling but rare and fine, just 11 Proofs were struck BW 378DP(1) = $ 2'500.rn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF