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

Official, 1874/7: 9d. red-purple, watermark Large Star, perforated 11½ x 10, overprinted small "O.S." in black, showing the "No Stop after S of O.S." variety, unused, with part original gum, typical irregular perforations, well-centered for this difficult issue, fine and rare. Cert RPSV (2009). Gi = £ 5'500
Provenance: Collection Napier, Robson Lowe, 26 September, 1979.