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Auction: 18047 - The Chartwell Collection of Australian States and Commonwealth, an unreserved auction for the benefit of the Chartwell Philanthropic Educational Programme
Lot: 228

(x) Tasmania
1870-1909 Sideface Stamps
Issued Stamps
1871-78 perf. 11½, 3d. pale red-brown vertical pair with narrow sheet margin at right, variety imperforate horizontally, fresh mint with the lower stamp unmounted; lower stamp with a gum wrinkle, otherwise fine. Very rare, according to Gary Diffen in Philately from Australia, June 2014, only five mint and one used example known. S.G. 146b, £3,500. Photo

provenance:
William Frazer, September 2003

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Sold for
£2,200