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

Typeset at "The Fiji Times" Office, Levuka 1870: 3 d. black on rose thin quadrillé paper, an unused example with large margins on three sides, close but clear at base, position 21 on the composite sheet of 24 subjects, some staining removed, of good colour and fine appearance, unused without gum. A fine example of an extremely rare stamp. Cert. (2021) Gi = £ 5'500.
Provenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 12 Oct 2012, lot 93.