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

1885/1895: Error of Colour, 4 d. lilac instead of magenta, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, a used example, issued in error during December 1886, of excellent colour, cancelled by barred duplex in black. A very scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1948), the certificate with signed notation by Purves at base Gi = £ 1'700.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 4 March 2006, lot 764.