Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1840: 1 d. Die Proof Reprint of the First (Later Rejected) Die, circa 1902, in yellow-green, on cream wove paper, 131mm x 103mm, showing partial "SPEC" watermark, light wrinkles, diagonal crease at lower left and horzontal crease clear of die sunk area, a scarce and visually-appealing proof. Cert. RPSL (1986) Gi DP8b = £12,500+

Note: The final die for the 1 d. remained in the possession of Perkins, Bacon & Co, from which reprints were struck on several occasions, and in multiple colours, between 1871 and 1935.