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Auction: 7028 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 2149

x South Australia Departmentals C.O. (Commissariat Office) in black on 1/- perf. 12, an unused block of nine in the chestnut shade (rated 4R in Butler), straight-edge at top and at right and showing remarkable perf irregularities in the centre. One of the largest surviving blocks from the find made in Adelaide at the turn of the last century. Photo Estimate £ 600-800

Sold for
£750