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Click on the image below to see the Channel 7 news article SA '3' and SA '6' recently featured in:-

The Rare Pair of Single Digit Plates on offer- SA '3' & SA '6'.

The Single Digit folio- click here for PDF.

Two of only five (5) single digit SA Historic plates on issue in SA.

SA ‘3’ is the lowest number in SA on issue and
was the lowest number offered at The Great Plate Auction 2013.

First issued on the morning of 16^th
September, 1906, SA ‘3’ and SA ‘6’ have been tightly held by a single
enthusiast owner since their auction in 1985 at The Great Plate Auction I.

Their availability for purchase for the first
time in 38 years is a very, very rare opportunity and likely your last chance
to secure these rare plates in your lifetime.

Ideal for self managed superannuation funds,
they can be acquired by anyone from any state.

A once in a lifetime opportunity to Corner The Market and secure a pair- and in doing so acquiring 40% of the single digit plates on issue in SA as we understand only 5 single digit plates have been sold with rights. These plates have only changed hands once before since 1906, and are amongst the oldest plates on issue in Australaia as original SA plates were issued before other states.

SA 3 original Owner, Dr J.B. Gunson:

From The Advertiser, 26^th Jan  1938

Death Of Dr. J. B. Gunson

The death occurred
yesterday, after a long illness, of Dr. John Bernard Gunson, one of Adelaide's leading medical practitioners,
at the age of 69.

Dr. Gunson was born at Angas
street,
Adelaide, in the house where his father, the late Dr. J. M. Gunson, had prac-   tised. Dr. J. M. Gunson was one of the State's earliest settlers, having  arrived from Ireland in
1856.   The late Dr.
J. B. Gunson graduated   from the Adelaide
University in 1893.   He received his earlier education at the Christian Brothers' College and in   Paris. Post-graduate
work earned him the additional degrees of M.R.C.S. and   L.R.C.P.  Dr. Gunson was one of the first
men  
to use X-ray apparatus at the Ade- laide Children's Hospital, and for more than 25 years he was honorary physic- cian there. He
practised in Adelaide and was honorary assistant physician at   the Adelaide Hospital from 1909 until 1916. For a number of
years Dr. Gunson was honorary consulting ob- stetrician at the
Queen's Home, Ade- laide. Dr.
Gunson was honorary sec- retary and later
vice-president of the South Australian branch of the British Medical Associa- tion. He was responsible for the ar- rangement of the B.M.A. congress held in Adelaide in 1905.
In recognition of his work with the St. John Ambu- lance Association, he was made an offi- cer of the order of
St. John of Jeru- salem. Dr.
Gunson was an active member of the Royal
Automobile Association of South Australia, which benefited from his services as vice-president and a committeeman. He
owned one of the first motor cars in South Australia, its registration number being 3. Dr. Gun- ons was an honorary
life member of the R.A.A. He was one of the earliest   members of the Royal Adelaide Golf   Club. He rowed in the
University crew in his younger days, and also was keen on tennis. Dr. Gunson is survived by a widow, who, before her marriage in 1908, was Miss Annie Elizabeth
Morphett, daugh- ter of the late Mr. J. C. Morphett, (Clerk of Parliament), and grand-   daughter of Sir John
Morphett, and three sons and three daughters—Dr.   J. M. M. Gunson, of Wakefield street, city; Messrs. A. W. Gunson (at pre- sent at St. John's
College, Sydney Uni- versity, taking a veterinary degree); and Henry A. Gunson, of the Bank of Adelaide; Mrs. A. Britten
Jones, wife of Dr.
A. Britten Jones, of Prospect; Miss Ruth Gunson, who is a nurse at the Adelaide Children's Hospital; and Miss Anne Gunson, of Wakefield street,   city, where the late Dr. Gunson had   lived for many years.
There are also two brothers—Messrs. W. J. Gunson   and G. F. Gunson, both Adelaide solici- tors.   A solemn requiem mass will be held   at St. Francis Xaviers
Cathedral at 10 a.m. today, after which the funeral will leave for the Roman Catholic Cemetery, West
terrace.