New South Wales 1899 (Oct.) Watermark Crown over "NSW" (II) 1d. carmine block of four, the rig...

(x) New South Wales
1899 (Oct.) Watermark Crown over "NSW" (II) 1d. carmine block of four, the right vertical pair imperforate three sides, lightly toning and tone spots on reverse otherwise fine mint and rare. RPSV Certificate (2013). S.G. 299a, £1000. Photo

Note: Although the error was recorded in the scarlet shade, no distinction was made with the earlier carmine printing. It is much rarer than the scarlet printing with only six blocks of four recorded. The certification of this block led to its listing in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue.

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