Lot #7 ONE PENNY: 1d carmine-red vertical pair Imperforate Horizontally from Plate 2 BW #59bb (SG 17b) from the top of the sheet [4/14], the lower unit with an ironed-out horizontal crease & some gum-loss, Cat $3500 (£2250). The ACSC states "One sheet from Plate 2 had all horizontal perforations missing, yielding 60 vertical pairs...This sheet had been set aside for destruction but was inadvertently sold at the GPO Sydney". [This statement could be construed as "The sheet was set aside at the printery

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ONE PENNY: 1d carmine-red vertical pair Imperforate Horizontally from Plate 2 BW #59bb (SG 17b) from the top of the sheet [4/14], the lower unit with an ironed-out horizontal crease & some gum-loss, Cat $3500 (£2250).

The ACSC states "One sheet from Plate 2 had all horizontal perforations missing, yielding 60 vertical pairs...This sheet had been set aside for destruction but was inadvertently sold at the GPO Sydney". [This statement could be construed as "The sheet was set aside at the printery but was inadvertently released and sold at the GPO". More likely, the error was identified at the GPO, despite which it was sold there]