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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: 253

(x) South Australia
1868-79 Watermark Large Star, Perf. 11½-12½
"3-pence" on 4d. deep ultramarine with surcharge omitted, superb colour, neatly cancelled by part Adelaide datestamp, fine. By far the finest example recorded of this iconic error. S.G. 68c. Photo

Note: This is one of the most famous errors of the Australian Colonies and was first reported in the "Philatelic Record" in October 1879 and listed by Stanley Gibbons in 1892. Of the eleven used examples recorded, four reside in institution collections.

provenance:
Rev. James Mursell, October 1964
Harry Napier, May 1976
Midas, September 1982

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Sold for
£40,000

Starting price
£16000