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Auction: 20039 - The Gary Diffen Collection of Australian Colonies Errors Part 2 - Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Lot: 10

(x) Tasmania
1860-67 watermark double-lined numeral, 6d. grey-violet printed double and clearly showing in the top margin, being 1.5mm. to the left and 3mm. at top. two large margins, touched at left and at foot, centrally cancelled "52", fine. One of the great imperforate rarities of Tasmania, being the only genuine imperforate 6d. stamp printed double recorded. S.G. 46. Photo

Note: The Stanley Gibbons catalogue up to 2010 used to list Chalon stamps printed double, when in fact they were only double impressions.

provenance:
John R. Boker, April 1981

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Sold for
£1,800

Starting price
£1200