Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 2

New Currency - Provisional Local Surcharges 1888 (Jan 1): 50 c. on 1 s. grey, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused example showing error "5 CENTS" for "50 CENTS", fresh and very fine, large part og. with "w.g.a." (Aikman) manuscript in red on reverse. Superb and of great rarity - just six, perhaps eight examples are thought to exist. Cert. RPSL (1972) Gi = £ 17'000.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Hind, Harmers, London, 6-8 May 1934, lot 158.