Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, New South Wales, St. Helena, Basutoland The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection - Day 2

Postage Dues, Typographed at NSW Printing Office, Sydney 1902 (July 1): Postage Due 3 d. dull emerald-green, wmk. Crown over NSW inverted, line perf. 11.8 variety, an unused example of good colour, slight paper adherence in the top corner on reverse and with disturbed part og. A very rare stamp with just two reported examples (the other is manuscript cancelled) - to quote from the original lot description "the 3 d. perf. 11.8 has been reported to exist and was previously listed, but no examples have been identified by modern day collectors and the listing has been deleted pending confirmation of its existence". Cert. RPS of Victoria (2007) BW D7 var = unlisted.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 19 Oct 2007, lot 244.