(x) Tasmania 1855 (Nov.) second state of plate, 4d. orange with double impression, good margins on three sides, outer frameline just into at top right, lightly cancelled "59", fine. The only example recorded in this shade. S.G. 8. Photo Note: Collectors became aware of the double impressions of the Couriers in the early part of the century, but very few have come to light. To date, seven examples have been recorded across all printings. This error was originally listed by Stanley Gibbons in 1971 and inextricably removed in 2010. The doubling is especially evident in the inscriptions.
(x) Tasmania 1855 (Nov.) second state of plate, 4d. orange with double impression, good margins on three sides, outer frameline just into at top right, lightly cancelled "59", fine. The only example recorded in this shade. S.G. 8. Photo Note: Collectors became aware of the double impressions of the Couriers in the early part of the century, but very few have come to light. To date, seven examples have been recorded across all printings. This error was originally listed by Stanley Gibbons in 1971 and inextricably removed in 2010. The doubling is especially evident in the inscriptions.
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