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

De La Rue Surcharge Essays 1863: De La Rue Essays for the Surcharges on 1856 6 d. blue imperforate, with "ONE PENNY" with thick low bar in black applied on rejoined unused horizontal 6 d. blue pair, large to just shaved margin at base; slightly oxidised, part og.rnNote: Fourteen examples differing in type or surcharge colour (incl. four in manuscript) were presented by the Crown Agents to the British Museum and now form part of the collection in the British Library. Seven examples are housed in the collection of His Majesty Charles III. Very few remain in private hands.rnProvenance: Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1047.