Stamps & Covers Public Auction 341

1927-30 KGV £1 booklet with partial contents of 1½d red SM wmk perf 13½x12½ in 2 blks of 20. Cover sage green on pale green with original text & Ash imprint (160x115mm). F-VF, sl marks/staining in LR cnr o/w reasonably fresh. ACSC/Pf B37A cat $12,500 (for incomp booklet). SG SB21 cat £13,000. Overall a respectable example of this major rarity. Vendor originally paid $9900 for it in a 2003 Melbourne auction. (P)