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Auction: 21077 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 59

Australian Colonies
New South Wales
1856 Diadem imperf 1d. orange-red, printed on both sides, the second impression inverted, small margin at foot, touched on other sides, cancelled "151" of Condamine (Moreton Bay District), fine. The only example recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2003). S.G. 109a, £2500. Photo

Note: This error was recorded by Bassett Hull in 1911 and occurs in two different shades. The only unused example is in the orange-vermilion shade. This stamp, in orange-red, is the only used example in private hands. The Royal Collection has two examples.

provenance:
Victor Frankenstein, May 2000
"Alvarado", May 2010

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Estimate
£1,500 to £1,800

Starting price
£1200