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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Julian Sterling Philately Collection - Part 1
• Sale Date:
  30 Apr 2014 ~ 2pm
• Lot #:
  115
• Lot Description:
  10/- Slate & Pink
  attractively centred and fresh Mint single with the variety "Double Print of Frame Plate", the duplication being clearly visible at the top and upper left.
• References:
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• Notes:
  A recent discovery; not present in the Chapman, Nelson, Gray, Baillie, Morgan, Hardy or Royal collections. The only example known. The most recent sales of comparative "double print" or "kiss print" bi-coloured Kangaroos were recorded in the Arthur Gray Gold Medal Collection sold in New York in February 2007. At that auction, a 2nd Watermark 5/- with "doubly printed frame plate" sold for US$16,000 + comm (=A$24,000 at the time). Four Mint examples are known. A used example, perf.OS (but with a missing perforation) sold for US$13,000 + comm (A$19,500) in the same New York auction.
• Estimate:
  A$25,000 - 30,000
• Realised Price:
  Undisclosed
• Category:
  Numismatics

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