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Auction: 24018 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 61

(x) Australian Colonies
Victoria

1879-96 Stamp Duty Typo, perf 12 £5 rose-pink diagonally handstamped "Specimen" (Type 14), well-centred brilliant colour and extremely fine. The only recorded example. S.G. 278. Photo

literature:
Illustrated in colour, page 44 in "Specimen Stamps of Victoria" by G. Kellow, R. Turner & W. McCredie


provenance:
Bill McCredie, 2011

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£3,000 to £4,000