Description:
TWO PENCE: 2d perforated plate proof in purple-black on gummed unwatermarked paper BW #61PP(2)A, a couple of really insignificant blemishes, Cat $125,000. An unissued denomination. Ex Agar Wynne (?), Franklin Burchett, Jack Cato, Herbert McNess and Les King. Michael Drury Certificate (2015).
This and the next lot are considered by many collectors to be the most important items of Australian Commonwealth philately. They are both illustrated in the ACSC. [The 2d die was later adapted for the 6d & 2/6d War Savings Stamps introduced during World War I]
The ACSC states "Only two examples...are known, and these two stamps have traditionally been regarded as the Commonwealth's most valuable philatelic items...One "set" - Ex Dr Leslie Abramovich - is in the...Australia Post archival collection", which means that the examples offered here are unique in private hands.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This and the next lot will be offered individually on a provisional basis. They will then be re-offered as one lot, the starting price being one bid above the total achieved for the two separate lots. If a bid is placed at that figure, the provisional sales will lapse. If there is no bid at the opening figure, the provisional results will be confirmed. A bidder who provisionally buys either or both of the single items will, of course, still be entitled to bid for the combined lot.
Symbol : P
Grade : a- b1
Categories: Stamps & Postal History > COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA > KGV Engraved Issues