Lot 34
Australia SG 200a block mint

The Academic Collection - Part 1 | 5960
Auction: 19 October 2023 at 10:30 BST
£7,200
Description
1941 2½d on 2d scarlet corner block of twelve, showing the top left stamp (R1/5 LP) with surcharge wholly omitted and a partial omission on 2/5. Several stamps hinged and with hinge reinforcement between R1-2/4 and the top left of the selvedge, still a fine multiple, one of two known, a major Australian and KG VI rarity. SG 200a, £20000
Footnote
The original find showed two stamps (R1/4-5) with the surcharge omitted. The top three rows of the left pane were split into two blocks. The companion block realised £15000 hammer price in the Graham Cooper sale of December 2016

