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Auction: 20039 - The Gary Diffen Collection of Australian Colonies Errors Part 2 - Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Lot: 81

(x) Tasmania
Pictorial Issues
In the past, the Stanley Gibbons catalogue used to list compound and mixed perforations for the Tasmanian Pictorial series. The mixed perforations were deleted from the catalogue, probably for two reasons. Firstly, the listing was similar to compound perforations at it was decided to combine the listing. Secondly, dual listings for similar varieties/errors were confusing to the general collector. The mixed perforation errors in this auction will refer to the S.G. compound perforations, but will have more relevance and rarity when compared to the listing in the Brusden White catalogue, published in 2004.
1902-04 Typo, Watermark V over Crown
1d. pale red and 1d. scarlet, both with mixed perforations at top and at left respectively, fine used. Three used examples recorded. S.G. 240b, 241b. Photo

Note: The pale red shade cancelled at Forth is mentioned in the Brusden White catalogue at page 1/190. The mixed perforation is not listed in the scarlet shade, with the example here having an additional vertical strip used by postal officials to repair the mixed perforations.

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£240

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£160