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

Bell Issue 1880: 'Half-penny' on 1 d. reddish-brown, Die I, wmk. Crown over Q, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, handstamped "SPECIMEN" diagonally in black, fresh and fine, typical wrinkles on large part og., three stamps unmounted og.rnrnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 2 May 1984, lot 182.rn                     Collection B. Manning, Prestige, Melbourne, 13 Junbe 2009, lot 1049.