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

1868: 4 d. carmine, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, FOUR PENCE with Thick Bar surcharge (B), an unused example, variety "Imperforate", with close to large margins all round, overprinted "CANCELLED" horizontally in black (Samuel type D6, unlisted). Fresh and very fine, unused. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Conrad Latto; Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1119; Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 1117.