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

1890/96: Long Stamps 'Postage & Revenue', the unused group of thirteen values to £ 20, wmk. first Crown over SA, perf. 11½-12½, in horizontal strips of five (from 2 s. 6 d. to £ 15 values) and the £ 20 claret in a strip of three; all overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black, a few with small imperfections (especially the 5 s. strip and one £ 15 value) but of fresh colour, somewhat patchy large part og. The largest recorded multiples.rnrnProvenance: Collection W. Frazer, Spink, London, 18 Sept 2003, lot 339.rnrn