Auction No. 30 Saturday, 27 November 2021 / 2:00 pm start
1905/12 5d olive-bistre swan, Crown/A wmk with ...
Estimate $5,000
Realised: $3,600 plus premium
Category: Australia > States and Territories > Western Australia > Stamps & Postal History
Lot Details
1905/12 5d olive-bistre swan, Crown/A wmk with compound perfs 12.4 x 11 x 12.4 x 12.4 being the right hand stamp of a Single line 12.4 pair. A pair is noted in 1915 & 1947 literature. The only known single was acquired at a Sydney auction in 2015 for $6900 being the same stamp auctioned in Melbourne in 2018 with an estimate of $6000. This pair is cancelled with Registered ovals & in VFU condition. Note 4 of ACSC W42 records a pair auctioned in 1947. This is possibly that pair ex Tom Glee. (see front cover)
