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

1868: 3 d. deep dull purple, wmk. Crown CC, THREE PENCE with Thick Bar surcharge (B), variety "Imperforate", an unused horizontal pair corner marginal from lower left of sheet, large to huge margins all round in a deep shade, cracked large part og. and price "£ 15/-/-" inn ink manuscript on reverse. A gem Gi = £ 1'700+.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1108.