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Lot# 6406 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 6406 Victoria

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    Lithographed by Campbell Ferguson 1854 (July): Half-Length 3 d. greenish-blue, a fine horizontal interpanneau pair, Pack types 6 and 1 with large margin between, positions 24-19, large margins all round, used on 1854 cover from Geelong to Melbourne tied by '2/V' oval obliterators of Geelong in black. Reverse with 'Geelong / Crown / Victoria' datestamp (Oct 24) and Melbourne arrival (Oct 25). File folds well away from the fine adhesives, a very scarce cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmers, New York, Dec 6-15 1944, lot 1998.rn                   Collection John Boker, Harmers, London, 14 April 1981, lot 140.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF