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Lot No. 1752

Auction No. 34
Category King George V
    Miscellaneous
Est. $2750
Status SOLD $3600

 

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1920-21 Colour Trials 1920 (31st Dec) 4d brown Colour Trial (Plate Proof) on thick ungummed & unwatermarked paper with comb perf 14 with the recognised "B" in red ink on the reverse. The ACSC states that "Colour Trials for the selection of the new colour of the 4d were supplied by the stamp printer on two separate occasions, on 31st December 1920 (Nos. A-H with each numbered in manuscript on reverse as indicated) and on 11th January 1921 (Nos. I, J and K)." This particular example is illustrated in the latest 2022 ACSC KGV Catalogue. Ex Arthur Grey. Drury Cert. (2024) ACSC 111PP(1) B, Cat. $8,000

 

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