Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Recess by De La Rue from Perkins Bacon plates 1864/79: 2 d. mauve, Error of Colour, line perf. 12½, wmk. Crown CC sideways, an unused example of superb colour and centering, fresh and fine, redistributed part og. An exceedingly rare stamp. Certs. Scheller (2008), Dunkerley (2008), Ceremuga (2024) Gi = £ 22'000.
Note: All unused examples of this variety belong to a half-sheet of 60 with a slightly pale shade that was bought by Stanley Gibbons of London in 1879 from the Albany post office where sold by PO at 6 d. each.