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

Overprinted "British / Bechuanaland" in green by P. Townshend in Vryburg 1888 (Dec 27): Cape ½ d. grey-black, wmk. Anchor, perf. 14, an unused example overprinted in green, variety "British" omitted, from Row 5, centred to top with fine colour and superb large part og. Normal for comparison. An exceptional example of this great rarity Gi = £ 7'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 14 March 1991, lot 11; Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 24 Nov 2005, lot 36.