Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, Brazil 1843 –1870 - Day 1

Stamp Duty 1884/97: Stamp Duty, £ 25 dull blue-green, electrotyped wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 12½, an unused example with margins all round, twice overprinted "Specimen." diagonally in black and manuscript "Specimen" in red ink, slight staining in lower margin, large part og. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Nick Holness, Prestige, Melbourne, 23 Sept 2011, lot 642.