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Auction: 12043 - Queensland - The Alan Griffiths Collection
Lot: 1173

QueenslandFirst Sideface IssueImperforate Plate Proofs on Thin Card1d. dull reddish brown complete sheet of 120 with [48] showing "qoeensland" variety, printed label affixed at foot and inscribed "Proposed new 1d. Postage Stamp Printed from Electrotypes made by William Knight, Government Engraver, Lithographic Office, Treasury"; a few light fox marks in places and with a few faults in margins. A highly important and almost certainly unique contemporary proof sheet

Estimate
£3,500 to £4,000