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

Commissariat Office 1863: 1 s. lake-brown, wmk. Large Star, perf. 11½-12½, an unused block of twelve (6 x 2) overprinted "C.O." in black, fresh and fine but for one age spot on large part og.: This stamp represents one of the few opportunities to purchase Departmental overprint adhesives in multiples.rnrnProvenance: Collection Bill Frazer, Spink, London, 18 Sept 2003, lot 412.rn                     Prestige, Melbourne, 18 Nov 2006, lot 531.