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Auction: 4028 - Australian States & Commonwealth featuring the Ron Butler Collection
Lot: 1260

Queensland Revenue Stamps Stamp Duty and Postal Fiscals 1871-72 issue 1d. essays, three blocks of four in grey-lilac, vermilion and pink, each on thin card (a little light staining) with 4-7mm. borders. A very rare and possibly unique trio. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 Note: The detail of these essays differs from the issued 1d. stamp. The oval surrounding the head is single-lined and lacks shading, and the arrangement of the microscopic writing in the background

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£2,500