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ENGRAVED BY THOMAS HAM: 2d reddish brown SG 18 strip of 4 [U-X to Y-B] Pos 45-48, margins close to large, small fault at upper-left & scissor-cut between the first two units (not affecting either stamp), lightly cancelled with indistinct Barred Ovals most unusually in red & believed to be ''6' (rated RRR) of Barwon/Winchelsea. A rare & attractive multiple. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein: part of Lot 249. Geoff Kellow at page 66 states "...strips and blocks are rare", highlighted by the fact that Jim Johnstone's largest multiples were two pairs, one creased, the other on cover]