Lot 60000 – AUSTRALIA 1951 (UNUSED) SG251a

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Lot 60000 – AUSTRALIA 1951 (UNUSED) SG251a
Stamp of Australia AUSTRALIA 1951 (UNUSED) SG251a

Lot 60000 – AUSTRALIA 1951 (UNUSED) SG251a

Australia
Price realised
5’500 EUR
Estimate
6’000 – 12’000 EUR
Auction date
Thu 6 Jun 2019 at 20:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

AUSTRALIA

1951-52 7 1/2d blue, block of 16 being the upper two rows of the left pane with full margins, the left vertical pair error IMPERFORATE THREE SIDES as a result of the omission of the first strike of the comb, very fine such unmounted o.g. from a sheet purchased at a Sydney suburban post office early in 1952, which was separated into five such blocks, although two are now known to have been reduced to blocks of 4, a spectacular showpiece of the highest rarity

1951-52 7½d blue, block of 16 (8×2) being the upper two rows of the left pane with full margins, the left vertical pair error IMPERFORATE THREE SIDES as a result of the omission of the first strike of the comb, very fine unmounted o.g. From a sheet purchased at a Sydney suburban post office early in 1952, which was separated into five such blocks, although two are now known to have been reduced to blocks of 4. A spectacular showpiece of the highest rarity.
Catalogue ref: SG 251a
Catalogue value: 25000
Auction
2019 June Summer Auction Series
Catalogue
Rarities of the World

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