Lot 33
1960 5d 100th Melbourne cup die proof sepia...
Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5910
Auction: 1 October 2019 at 01:00 BST
£520
Description
1960 5d 100th Melbourne cup die proof sepia on white wove paper mounted in sunken frame, on reverse C.B.A. note printing branch 18.10.60 and numbered '42' (for W.L. Russel, Stamp Advisory Committee); only eleven die proofs were distributed, one for Queen Elizabeth II (for Royal Collection, unnumbered) leaving in private hands only ten possible available, a couple of stain marks nevertheless a rare proof, BW 379DP(1) AU$3,000.
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