Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

1939 (Jan 1): Pictorial set of fifteen values 1 c. to $ 5 with perforated "SPECIMEN" (Type W8) diagonally, of fresh appearance, large part og., fine examples of this highly attractive set, scarce Gi = £ 700+.
Provenance: Ex Third Reich UPU 1941 presentation album of specimen stamps, being specially prepared and hand illustrated, titled 'Die Raubpolitik Englangs im Spiegel der Briefmarke' (The Imperial robbery of England, reflected in stamps). According to an article in Stamp Magazine (September 1995) an American servicemen, when the war ended in 1945, discovered the album in the Fuhrer's private study at his mountain retreat in Berghof, Berchtesgaden.