AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, POSTAL STATIONERY, LETTERCARDS, 1914-18 1D KGV SIDEFACE - ESSAYS

Lot 705		Estimate: $4,000 1917 1d KGV Sideface on Grey Card Perf 12½, headed 'DOUBLE LETTER CARD' Proof in Red, endorsed 'Rough Proof/J.B.C./16/4/17'. Prepared by J.B. Cooke, this is one of two essays for a new innovative double lettercard, and was rejected as impractical. Some stains, staple holes, separated perfs reinforced with hinges, unique. Ex Lederer. BW LC17E(1), cat AU$7500