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

Stamp Duty 1884/96: Stamp Duty, typographed from electrotypes 2 s. imperforate progressive Die Proof in yellow-brown on wove paper, struck prior to the letters "J" and "L" being inserted in the upper corners. Eight examples recorded in three different colour combinations - four of this type. Rare and very fine.rnrnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 3 April 1998, ex lot 1024.rn                     Collection Francis Kiddle, Leski, Melbourne, 9 May 2005, lot 480.rn                     Collection Richard Stevenson, RL, London, 6 April 2006, lot 1373.