U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 5-6, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #479 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN STATES - Victoria 1857 2p pale lilac, Serrated 18-19 (pale lilac shade unrecorded in this issue), rejoined horizontal pair, well centered but partly cut from the sheet resulting in trimmed serrations at left, canceled "1" ( Melbourne), used examples are even rarer than the unused stamps (Geoff Kellow on page 116 states "Four used singles are known"), ex-Purves, Rodney Perry, with his certificate. Also illustrated on page 115 of "Stamps of Victoria" (last sold for AUS $5,500 at Prestige 2014 auction) O Catalog #SG 59var Catalog Value £1,200 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
