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Auction: 14032 - Australian Commonwealth from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 5

AUSTRALIA
1903 Vaughan Essays

In May 1903, G.A. Vaughan, the Government printer in Queensland, designed, printed and submitted to the Postmaster-General, Senator Drake, a series of essays depicting King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra for standard Commonwealth of Australia stamp issue.
2d. Edward VII three-quarter face portrait, value in words and figures, blank tablet at base, in brown-olive with vignette inserted and with a red colour wash, fine. Unlisted in BW. Photo

provenance:
Hugh Morgan, December 2012

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Sold for
£1,200