Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, New South Wales, St. Helena, Basutoland The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection - Day 2

1913: Kangaroo Plate Proof of 3 d. value in an Imperforate horizontal strip of three, all Die I, printed in black on blue wove unwatermarked ungummed paper with black marginal rule at right, unapparent vertical crease between first and second stamps and slightly soiled as all these Proofs were. BW states "approximately 40 (examples) survive, including very few blocks". A scarce multiple BW 12PP(1)A = $ 3'750+.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 24 Jan 2004, lot 79.