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Lot# 6124 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 6124 New South Wales

    1899: 'Specimen' strips with ½ d. blue-green in a vertical strip of five, 2½ d. Prussian blue Die II in a horizontal strip of five, and 6 d. deep orange in a vertical strip of five, all with gum and cancelled by oval NSW cto handstamp in black, each further overprinted on arrival at Portuguese Colony from the U.P.U. with ULTRAMAR handstamps in blue. A charming trio (for similar items in pairs only, see Bendon page 55).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF