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Auction: 15024 - Western Australia from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 93

Western Australia
1854-55 Four Pence Blue
The Major Transfer Varieties
The 4d. value was prepared using a transfer of 60 positions from the Perkins, Bacon engraved 1d. plate. The frames were then painted out and individually replaced by transfers taken originally from a drawing of the 4d. frame probably direct onto the stone. Four transfers were then taken from this intermediate stone to construct the printing stone of 240 impressions.
The intermediate stone had carried transfer errors; the most prominent was the "t" of "postage" sliced at foot, which of course then appeared on four positions of Printing Stone 1, in Row 7, Nos. 5, 10, 15 and 20. Printing Stone 1 was used for 100 sheets printed by Samson in July 1854 and for 3 sheets printed by Hillman in January 1855.
Stone 1
[-] slate-blue showing "t" of "postage" shaved off to a point at foot, good even margins, without gum, light horizontal crease which does not detract. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 3cd. Photo

Note: This variety occurs at position 35 on the intermediate stone and therefore at positions 125, 130, 135 and 140 on the printing stone.

provenance:
"Austin", May 1985

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