Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

Sideface 1887/91: Imperforate Plate Proof for the 2 s. value, printed in brown in a top marginal horizontal strip of five, on wmk'd. Crown over Q white ungummed paper, endorsed in margin "New Block, March 20th 18(89)" at top. A scarce and most appealing strip.rnProvenance: Collection Col. Harrie Evans, Premier, Melbourne, 4 May 2002, lot 465; Collection B. Manning, Prestige, Melbourne, 13 June 2009, lot 1117.