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Auction: 20039 - The Gary Diffen Collection of Australian Colonies Errors Part 2 - Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Lot: 2

(x) Tasmania
1855 (Nov.) second state of plate, 4d. pale orange [9] with double impression, small to good margins, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1975) states "double print". The only example recorded in this shade. S.G. 9. Photo

Note: Collectors became aware of the double impressions of the Couriers in the mid 1960s, but very few have come to light. To date, seven examples have been recorded across all printings. This error was originally listed by Stanley Gibbons in 1971 and inextricably removed in 2010. The doubling is especially evident in the inscriptions.

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Estimate
£750 to £1,000

Starting price
£600