Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

First Watermark 1913: Kangaroo £ 2 black & rose, Die II, first Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, an unused sheet marginal example with "CA" Monogram, overprinted italic "Specimen" (Type A) in black, of rich colour, one blunted perf. at left, fine unmounted og. An immensely rare stamp with the "CA" Monogram (BW 55xz = $ 175'000) without the Specimen, however the "Specimen" examples are only marginally less rare.rnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons Australia, Sydney, 14 March 2001, lot 889.