Lot 37
Australia SG 228 Plate block mint

The Academic Collection - Part 1 | 5960
Auction: 19 October 2023 at 10:30 BST
£1,020
Description
1949 ½d orange no watermark double pane of 160 with Plate 1 at top, o.g., hinged on the selvedge only with all stamps unmounted. Folded to fit an album page. From Sheet A. showing the misguillotining which allowed the plate number to appear, with the lower left stamps of the pane trimmed at base. Very rare. SG 228, ASC 180z, $5000
Footnote
ASC; "One example.... (has) been reported."

