Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 1

1887/94: 2½ d. ultramarine, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1893 printing, an unused block of four, marginal from top of sheet, the upper pair showing variety "Stamp Doubly Printed", with lower pair normal, fresh and very fine multiple, superb freshness and colour, large part og. Just twelve stamps from the top horizontal row exist, two housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. A spectacular example of this extremely rare error. Cert. BPA (1968) Gi = £ 20'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, 26 Feb 1958, lot 783; Collection Josiah K. Lilly, Siegel, New York, 15-16 May 1968, lot 465.