Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

Centennial Issue 1887c.: Octagonal Map 5 s., the selection (4) of imperforate Colour Trials on white wove unwatermarked paper; two with close margins printed in green and orange-yellow, two with large margins in lilac and grey-green; and Sir Arthur Phillip 20 s. value with close margins printed in rose and in lilac; together with SPECIMEN in black on 5 s. lilac large part og., and "Specimen" in black on 20 s. cobalt, thin spot on large part og. A scarce and most attractive group.rnProvenance: Collection Ron Butler, Spink, London, 22 Sept 2014, ex lot 1082.