Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1867 (July 1): 5 s. rose, Plate 1, wmk. Maltese Cross, perf. 15½ x 15, lettered AC-AE, an unused horizontal strip of three, marginal at top with imprint 'FIVE SHILLINGS.', each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 6) in black with third stamp showing SPECIMEN doubled. Margin splitting at right, the first stamp with vertical crease and further minor gum bends on full unmounted og. Scarce and most appealing multiple ex 'Besançon' Gi J121(1)t = £ 3'000.
Provenance: Collection T.P. Palmer, Robson Lowe Auction 10-11 Oct. 1978, lot 1209; Phillips 13 April 1989, lot 426; Harmers, 31 Oct 1995, lot 506.