Sale #80 worldwide Collections

Kangaroo 2½d indigo wmk 6 with Type 1 overprint, complete pane of 30(6x5) being the lower half of plate 2, left pane(pos. 31-60), without margins as always(removed before overprinting), showing at R1/3 the variety '1' of '½' omitted, fresh original gum(hinged on seven normals only). Odd short perf affecting a few normals but a very fine unmounted example of this famous rarity, in the ideal format. With Brandon certificate(2003) and Stanley Gibbons sales card Cat £14159 (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £7,120.00)