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Auction: 20030 - The Gary Diffen Collection of Australian Colonies Errors Part 1 - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 72

(x) New South Wales
1897-99 1d. scarlet, Die I, vertical pair with margin at left, imperforate three sides, fine mint. S.G. 289ba, £850. Photo

Note: Although Stanley Gibbons list this error as "imperforate horizontally" (vertical pair), the actual error is "imperforate three sides". This Die I error is much rarer than the Die II counterpart of SG 300a. There are seven mint pairs recorded, of which half are faulty. This pair is one of the finest.

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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£160