Auction No. 28 Sunday, 28 March 2021 / 3:30 pm start
Lot 0848
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1861 6d purple-brown with swan wmk, perf 14 with ...
Estimate $100
Realised: $100 plus premium
Category: Australia > States and Territories > Western Australia > "SPECIMEN" & "CANCELLED" Overprints or Handstamp
Lot Details
1861 6d purple-brown with swan wmk, perf 14 with type GB6 "SPECIMEN" ovpt normally used at Somerset House on British stamps but also on Colonial issues under their control until 1862. Note below SG 46 "… 6d purple-brown & 6d yellow green are known in this perforation (Perf. 14) overprinted specimen….". Despite faults incl missing lower right corner & only MH part og, this is a useful example.
