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

1868: 1 d. lake, wmk. Crown CC, surcharged ONE PENNY with Thick Bar (B), an unused example error "Imperforate", of wonderful appearance with large margins all round, overprinted "SPECIMEN" horizontally in black (Samuel type D5) at base, deep shade, very fine with part og. An exceedingly rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1999).rnrnProvenance: Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1092.