Stamps & Covers Public Auction 367

1886-96 QV Postage & Revenue £15 silver, wmk 'crown narrow SA' SIDEWAYS, perf 10, from 1st printing. VFU with full 'G.P.O. Adelaide / 16 MY 00' cds, original silver metallic sheen. SG 207 cat £40,000 for M, unpriced for U, & should be valued at least at similar level. This is the ONLY EXAMPLE with postal cancel of SG 207 ever recorded, & should not be confused with examples of the £15 from later printings SG 207a upright wmk perf 11½ (of SG 207a there was apparently a part sheet in remainders that were CTO). While the vast majority of SG 207 were opt specimen, with only a tiny number issued mostly for fiscal use, even as fiscally used it is extremely rare with less than 10 recorded, while with proper postal postmark this is the only example ever recorded. Important unique rarity for somebody trying to form a complete used collection of South Australia. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P)
Estimate A$20000