Description:
ONE POUND: Die proof for an unframed KGV sideface portrait as for the 2d but slightly larger, in black on thin wove paper (112x104mm, folded to 57mm wide for display) BW #61DP(1), a couple of very minor peripheral tears well clear of the impression, Cat $25,000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015).
An enigma: the ACSC states "One example is recorded...The engraving is larger than that used for the 2d stamp, but is much smaller than the similar portrait used on bank notes. It is possible that this die was intended for ...the proposed £1 denomination of the engraved series, which was to be of larger size than the 2d..."
Symbol : P
Grade : a-
Categories: Stamps & Postal History > COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA > KGV Engraved Issues