Lot 538
 | [ P ] | AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH - QUEEN ELIZABETH II ISSUES [ View this Category ]
Estimate: $1,750 | Purchase Price : $1,573 |
1953 Tasmanian Sesquicentenary 3½d se-tenant presentation die proof pair and 2/- die proof in issued colours in sunken frames, with Note Printing Branch cachet on reverse endorsed '31/31.8.53' and 19/31.8.53' respectively (for W.L. Russell, Stamp Advisory Committee), peripheral staining on 3½d proof, very minor blemishes on 2/-, Eight sets of die proofs were prepared, one of which is in the Royal Collection. BW 304/5DP(1), cat AU$6500 (two proofs)
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