ONE PENNY KGV: 1d rose-red complete sheet of 120 with full margins with listed varieties ACSC 59(3)d-i plus the four imprint positions 59(3)z-zc including the complete Plate 'No 3' at top, quite a lot of ink diffusion between units and a printer's fingerprint (!) in the U/R corner, some folds mostly along perf lines or in margins but around a dozen units affected by light to moderate creasing, minor perf separation re-inforced in margins only with all units unmounted, Cat $1,860+ as mounted for the four imprint blocks of 8 plus listed varieties and singles.
(Qty 120 stamps)
ONE PENNY KGV: 1d rose-red CTO additionally with seriffed 'SPECIMEN' handstamp ACSC #59wc, under- catalogued at $750. Rare: believed to be the only recorded example. Ex Bechuanaland Postal Archives. [Sold at our auction of 31.8.2019 for $1165]
SIX PENCE KOOKABURRA: 6d maroon block of 4 with central horizontal Double Perfs ACSC #60b, CTO with 'GPO/MELBOURNE' cds, sensible central reinforcing, no gum, Cat $800++. A rare CTO multiple: most double perfs are at the margins of the sheets.
