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Auction: 14032 - Australian Commonwealth from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 231

AUSTRALIA
King George VI Issues

1937-49 Definitive Issue
Perf. 15x14 or 14x15
A mint collection, mainly of imprint blocks of four, comprising ½d. Authority lower left corner (3), 1d. emerald-green Ash lower left corner (3), 1d. maroon Ash lower left corner (2) and McCracken lower left corner and a corner block of six with gutter at left, 1½d. emerald-green McCraken lower left corner and Ash lower left corner and a block with gutter at left, 2d. scarlet Ash lower left corner (2) and gutter block of eight, 2d. mauve Ash lower left corner (2) plus a marginal block of four with "medal flaw", 3d. bright blue Ash lower left corner, 3d. purple-brown Ash (2) and Authority lower left corner, 4d. Authority lower left corner (2, one with gutter at left) and no imprint lower left corner and gutter block of eight, 5d. Authority lower left corner (2), 6d. McCracken lower left corner (2), Authority lower left corner (2) and no imprint lower left corner, 9d. Authority lower left corner (2) and no imprint lower left corner, and 1/- Ash corner block of four with gutter at left, Authority and no imprint corner blocks of four; also coil perf ½d., 1d. emerald-green, 1d. maroon (2) and 2d. bright purple vertical strips of four, the ½d. and 1d. emerald-green with coil join. A fine lot. S.G. 179-192

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