Auction 221 - Australia

1852 (Dec 3): 3 d. blue-green, on medium blued wove paper, position 45, a fine appearing unused example, slightest of hinge thins at top not detracting from appearance, of electric colour with part og. Erroneously described in 'Manwood', the stamp is very definitely on thick paper in the bluish green shade, the stamp is also, sadly, not ex Ferrary. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 3'750.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'V. P. Manwood', Siegel, New York, 8 Nov 1995, lot 4414.
Catalogue 221: The Besançon Collection Australia & Australien States