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Prestige Philately - The Sixth International Rarities Auction May 24, 2008
"The Sydney Harbour Bridge" (continued)
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A
Lot 104
104 **/* A/A- - Letterpress 2d red Postal Forgery BW #149c lower-left corner block of 4, a couple of almost
insignificant faint stains at upper-right, the second unit very lightly mounted otherwise full unmounted
o.g., Cat $9500+. The only block we have offered.{Page 38.1}
7,500
Lot 105
105 O A - Letterpress 2d red Postal Forgery BW #149c horizontal strip of 3 with sheet-margin at left, cancelled
with horizontal and vertical pen-lines, large-part o.g., Cat $3750+. The only such multiple we have
offered. [The ACSC states "The authorities defaced a portion of the seized stock with manuscript pen
lines and the used price quoted is for these"]{Page 38.2}
2,500
Lot 106
Lot 107
106 F A B1 - 5/- green, 'CITY ROAD/MELB VIC' cds, Cat $500. An unusually fine commercially used example.
{Page 38.3}
107 F A B1 - 5/- green (+ 9d Kangaroo) tied to small piece by 'COLLINS ST/MELBOURNE' cds, Cat $500+.
Another unusually fine commercially used example.{Page 38.4}
400
450
Lot 108 Lot 109
108 ** A+ A1 - 5/- green Retouch over Centre of Bridge BW #148d, exceptional centring, unmounted, Cat $1500.
Pristine!{Page 38.5}
109 V A A1 - 5/- green Retouch over Left-Centre of Bridge BW #148e, exceptional centring, CTO, Cat $500.{Page
38.6}
1,250
350