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Auction: 25028 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1075

(x) Australian Colonies
Victoria
1871 watermark "10" "ninepence" on Laureated 10d. purple-brown/pink with watermark sideways facing right (as seen from the front), light Melbourne duplex cancel, fine. Possibly the only known example. RPSV Certificate (2024). S.G. 171c, unrecorded mint and unpriced used. Photo


Note:: Geoff Kellow states at page 175 that amongst the final two printings of the 10d. Laureate (the ones used for surcharging) "a high proportion of inverted, reversed, and inverted and reversed watermarks [are] found. However, Kellow does not mention watermark sideways.


Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£450