Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

Bicoloured Postage Dues 1913/23: Postage Due 4 d. carmine & apple-green, wmk. Crown over double lined A, perf. 14, a used block of six (3 x 2), variety "Watermark Sideways", centred somewhat to right but of fresh colour, neatly cancelled by two strikes of "Perth" cds (March 6, 1922) - this variety was first recorded in March 1922 but remains rare (BW records three such blocks). Cert. RPS of Victoria (2013) Gi = £ 2'850 / BW D101a = unpriced.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 2 Aug 2013, lot 193.