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

1868: 3 d. deep dull purple, wmk. Crown CC, THREE PENCE with Thick Bar surcharge (B), variety "Imperforate", an unused example with good margins on all four sides, overprinted "SPECIMEN" horizontally in black (Samuel type D5). A fine stamp of good rich colour, part og. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Conrad Latto; Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1104; Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 1116.