Lot 47
Australia SG 176a vars mint

Stamps & Covers of The World Including the Petra Collection | S25021
Auction: 25 November 2025 at 10:30 GMT
Description
1948 Robes 5/- on thin unsurfaced paper. Unmounted o.g. example with strong offset on reverse, as ASC illustration (the offset centred right), lightly foxed perf at left as seen from reverse; and a top marginal example, hinged on the selvedge only, with modest dry print at top. SG 176a vars
Footnote
The offset variety (part of the Note Printing Branch thefts) is clearly on thin paper. ASC lists it under the thick paper as 212c, 'Only a small number are recorded'

