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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: 77

(x) New South Wales
1899 (Oct.) Watermark Crown over "NSW" (II) Issue
1d. carmine block of four, the right vertical pair imperforate three sides, lightly toning and tone spots on reverse otherwise fine mint and rare. RPSV Certificate (2013). S.G. 299a, £1000. Photo

Note: Although the error was recorded in the scarlet shade, no distinction was made with the earlier carmine printing. It is much rarer than the scarlet printing with only six blocks of four recorded. The certification of this block led to its listing in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue.

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Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£320