Australia 1905-12 9d orange variety, SG157b Southern Rhodesia stamps still in lovely condition

still in lovely condition

Accompanied with a Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) 2004 certificate of authenticity

cancelled to order with large part concentric oval

320 stamps (which were mostly destroyed in 1934)

Australia 1905-12 9d orange variety, SG157b Southern Rhodesia stamps still in lovely conditionWestern Australia 1905 12 9d orange, watermark crown over A upright (inverted), perforations 11, SG157b. A well centred used example, lightly cancelled with large part '31 NOV 1912' circular date stamp. Odd shortish perforations and one faintly toned, do not detract as much above average for this rare stamp variety. A really fine example of this rarity, with lovely fresh colour. The iconic Swan issue of Western Australia was used as it was the emblem