Lot 50081 - 1930–33 £1 Booklet, partially complete, with "120 / TWO PENNY STAMPS / VALUE: ONE POUND" on the front cover, retaining four panes of the 1926–30 2d golden scarlet, Die II (S.G. 99). Some foxing and soiling to the cover,

1930–33 £1 Booklet, partially complete, with "120 / TWO PENNY STAMPS / VALUE: ONE POUND" on the front cover, retaining four panes of the 1926–30 2d golden scarlet, Die II (S.G. 99). Some foxing and soiling to the cover, but an item of the utmost rarity, believed to be unique.

Accompanied by a photocopy of the original Stanley Gibbons correspondence relating to its discovery in 1995 and its subsequent inclusion in the catalogue, stating: "This must indeed be one of the rarest booklets to be discovered and is clearly much scarcer than the £1 Australian States booklets which fetch such high prices when sold by auction."

A remarkable exhibition piece and one of the great rarities of Australian booklet philately. S.G. £11,000. BW A$15,000.