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Auction: 14032 - Australian Commonwealth from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 192

AUSTRALIA
King George V Commemorative Issues
1929 (Sept.) Centenary of Western Australia
1½d. dull scarlet, marginal with part imprint, variety imperforate between stamp and margin, gum a little browned (as are all known examples), otherwise fine unmounted mint. Extremely rare. S.G. 116; BW 138b, $20,000. Photo

Note: Four examples exist imperforate at base. These comprise No. 75 with part imprint (this stamp), Nos. 76-77 with right half of the imprint and No. 78.

provenance:
Hugh Morgan, November 2012

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Estimate
£12,000 to £15,000