Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

First Watermark 1913: Kangaroo 2½ d. indigo, Die II, first Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, an unused block of twenty-four from lower left corner of the sheet (pos. L37-L60) showing "JBC" Monogram, early printing with first stamp position L37 with breaks in the inner frame at top left, position L46 with 'extra island' to right of the Gove Peninsula, position L55 not showing the usually very heavy Western Australia coastline; a file hole and some nicks in left margin and two stamps with lightest of age spots, small piece of interpanneau margin sensibly added to improve the appearance at top right, fresh and extremely fine large part or unmounted og. A spectacular multiple BW 9(2)z = $ 6'000+.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 24 Jan 2004, lot 77.