Australian Essays & Proofs

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6d Die II imperforate marginal block of 6 (2x3) in

bright yellow-green on thin card, margins good to huge.

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4d Die II imperforate marginal block of 12 (4x3) from the

lower-right of the sheet in yellow-orange on thin card, margins close to large.

Ex Wm Knight, JH Chapman & Colonel Harrie Evans: sold for $2688.

Multiples of this size - and quality - are rare.

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2d Die II imperforate marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet on crudely gummed watermarked paper, margins close to huge, endorsed "[E]lectrotyp[e]" in red pencil in the margin, minor stain & small scissor-cuts between the units at top & right. Ex Wm Knight, JT Chapman & Colonel Harrie Evans: sold for $784.

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2d imperforate pair in bright ultramarine on thick wove paper,

margins good to large. Rare colour.

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2d imperforate block of 4 in dull blue on thin card,

good even margins. Ex Slade-Slade.