Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2

Emblems 1859 (Jan-May): Emblems 1 d. yellow-green, wmk. Large Star, perforated 12 by F.W. Robinson, an unused example in a bright shade, fresh and very fine for this major rarity - just three examples are recorded unused, one of which is housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. Illustrated in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 114. Certs. RPSV (1997), Perry (2006) Gi = unpriced.rnrnProvenance: Collection Ferrari de la Renotière, Sale VIII, Gilbert, 7-9 Nov 1923, lot 522.rn                     Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmer Rooke, New York, 16-18 Feb 1949, lot 791.rn                     Collection Dale Forster.rn                     Rod Perry, Melbourne, 21 June 1997, lot 433.rn                     Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3105.rn