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

Typographed from electrotypes by F.W. Robinson 1858 (May-Dec): Emblems 2 d. brown-lilac, no wmk., on smooth horizontally laid paper, rouletted 5½-6½, an unused vertical pair with traces of roulettes on all sides, of fine fresh colour and large part og. Rare - believed to be the sole unused multiple. Cert. Perry (2006) Gi = £ 600+.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2106.rn                     Collection Rod Perry.rn                     Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3076.