Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

Sideface 1897/1908: Perforated Colour Trial for the proposed 9 d. value, an unused horizontal pair marginal from left of sheet, printed in myrtle-green on Crown over Q paper, perf. 13, deleted with red ink stripe, slight aging, large part og. Rare - this pair was prepared in 1903 to comply with the new basic Telegram rate of 9 d. but rejected in favour of the uniform 9 d. brown & ultramarine proposed by Postmaster General Drake, which only Queensland and New South Wales were to adopt.rnProvenance: Collection Alan Griffiths, Spink, London, 24 Oct 2012, lot 1344.