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Auction: 6004 - British Empire Stamps & Covers, featuring Australia
Lot: 563

x New Republic A mint collection neatly mounted and presented in a ring-22 binder; offering a wide range of values with the dated issue particularly well represented the collection includes 1886-87 without Arms, yellow paper 1d. (18), 2d. (19 with a pair, one showing value omitted, and a large single showing portion of adjoining stamp, imperforate vertically), 3d. (9), 4d. (3), 6d. (6), 9d. (4), 1/- (8 with both types of "13 oct 86"), 1/6d. (8 with both types), 2/- (3), 2/6d. (8 with both types), 4/-, 5/- (6), 5/6d. (2), 7/6d. (3 with both types), 10/- (3), 10/6d. (4), 13/- (2), £1 (3) and 30/- (6 with a tête-bêche pair); blue granite paper 1d. (9), 2d. (12), 3d. (4 with a tête-bêche pair), 4d. (6), 6d. (3), 9d. (2), 1/- (10 with a tête-bêche pair, one a double impression and one a large example imperforate vertically), 1/6d. (10 with both types, with a tête-bêche pair and one a double impression), 2/- (5, one a double impression), 2/6d. (4 with both types), 4/-, 5/6d. (3), 7/6d. (2), 10/- (5 with a tête-bêche pair), 10/6d. (3), 12/-, 13/-, £1 and 30/- (4); without Arms range on yellow and granite papers; 1887 granite paper selection with 2d., 3d. and 4d. tête-bêche pairs, and white paper range to 30/- with 10/- and 10/6d. blocks of four, and 3d. and £1 tête-bêche pairs. Also a few used with 1887 values to £1 (3). Generally good to fine and an attractive collection of these fascinating stamps. Catalogued £32,000+ Estimate £ 20,000-22,000

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