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

Centennial Issue 1890: Sir Arthur Phillip 20 s. cobalt-blue, wmk. Large Circle 20/- NSW, perf. 12 x 11, an unused marginal block of four from right of sheet with part "Price" imperint, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and extremely fine, unmounted og. Rare and splendid.rnrnProvenance: Australia Post Archives sale No. 1, 1986, lot 9.rn                     Collection John Bell, Prestige, Melbourne, 8 May 2013, lot 1273.