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Auction: 18047 - The Chartwell Collection of Australian States and Commonwealth, an unreserved auction for the benefit of the Chartwell Philanthropic Educational Programme
Lot: 508

(x) Australian Commonwealth
The Kangaroo Issues
First Watermark
One Pound
£1 brown and ultramarine, a "CA" monogram (slightly trimmed as usual) single, lovely colours and mounted in the selvedge only. One of the great rarities of the Kangaroo issues. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). BW 51z, $90,000. Photo

Note: All monogram pieces are extremely rare and highly sought after. Of the CA monogram there are only five mint singles recorded, one of which being from the R.T. Chapman collection, which is now part of the Australia Post archival collection. In addition there is a unique block of six handstamped "Specimen"

provenance:
Greg Pope, January 2004
Hugh Morgan, November 2012

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Sold for
£21,000