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

The Six Pence adhesive was similarly printed from a Stone of 240 impressions, lithographed by Alfred Hillman, made up from an intermediate Stone of 12 (4 x 3). The twelve types of each setting were first described by Sir Edward Bacon in the "London Philatelist" (Volume XXXIII, December 1924, No 396) and his types are used in the following descriptions. In addition to being of one basic type many stamps have their own distinctive positional Transfer varieties and, as with the Two Pence, the quality of the printing is often poor.

1857 (Aug 7): 6 d. golden bronze (Type 1), imperforate, a used example with three large clear margins and close but clear at top, neatly cancelled by the void obliterator in black leaving the Swan's neck and head clear. An attractive example of a very rare stamp Gi = £ 2'500.