Lot 104
New Britain, 1914-15, 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff, variety thin "5" (SG 25a), Setting II, position 7, on piece, tied by practically complete "Rabaul, New Britain/ Jan 9 1915" d.s. in violet. Very Fine. An elusive variety. Michel 11II var.
SG £1,300 ($1,660)
ONLY THIRTEEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED- TEN UNUSED AND THREE USED. OF THESE, THREE UNUSED EXAMPLES ARE IN THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND ONE USED EXAMPLE IS IN THE ROYAL COLLECTION, THEREBY LEAVING ONLY NINE STAMPS OF THIS VARIETY AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.
Expertization: 1989 Holcombe Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute
The "5" is from a different fount. The Australia War Memorial Museum has a block of thirty (10x3) with position 7 in each row showing this rare type of "5".
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