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

1851/52: Laureated 1 d. vermilion on blued medium wove paper, a superb used horizontal pair, positions 9-10, corner marginal from top right of sheet, large margins all round with position 9 showing "WALE" for "WALES" variety, lightly cancelled by "50" numeral obliterators of Albury in black. A charming and scarce pair.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 14 May 1990, lot 72.rn                     Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 221, 23 Nov 2017, lot 6057.