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Lot# 3305 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 3305 Tasmania

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    Chalon Head Issues, Local Printing by H. C. Best 1856/57: 1 d. pale brick-red, no wmk., oily impression, a large margined example used on local 1856 cleaned entire letter to Elizabeth Street, tied by "60" numeral obliterator of Launceston with two strikes of PRE-PAID / 10 O'CLOCK datestamps (Dec 24) in red adjacent. Rare and most unusual, a unique franking.rnrnProvenance: Rod Perry sale at DF, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20910.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF