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

Overprint reading down 1893/95: Cape 1 d. carmine-red, wmk. Anchor, perf. 14, an unused example showing variety "British Omitted", the overprint being misplaced to lower right with the full stop after Bechuanaland just appearing in the perforation above the "D" of GOOD at top. Fresh and very fine, a magnificent example of this rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2003) Gi = £ 4'250.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 24 Oct 2005, lot 38.