Lot 286 o
Australia, 1946, King George VI, 1½d green on 2½d red revalued entire, 1½ indicia with 6 bar overprint (type 1), on windowed entire with safety print inside and "B. Addison Pty. Ltd." corner card, canceled by neat "Sydney, Nov 10, 1946" slogan machine cancel; few minor edge nicks at lower right, Very Fine (Brusden-White #ES80, 2017 catalog AU$5,000).Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF FIVE KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 1946 KGV 1½D ON 2½D REVALUED ENTIRE - ONE OF THE MOSTLY HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER ITEMS IN AUSTRALIAN PRINTED TO PRIVATE ORDER POSTAL STATIONERY.
The 2017 Brusden-White lists only four examples of this entire, all used between November and December of 1946, with this example being a new discovery. The revalue printing was done at the Note Printing Branch in Melbourne with the 1½d die and bars printed at the same time. The revaluing of this entire was for the printed matter rate within Australia & New Zealand.
Realized: $2,000