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Lot# 3530 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 3530 Victoria

    Lithographed by J. S. Campbell & Co., Melbourne 1854 (Feb-June): Half-Length 1 d. orange-red on wove paper, position 23 from base of stone, huge margins all round, used on 1854 local drop letter within Melbourne, tied by '1/V' obval obliterator in black with 'Melbourne / Crown / Victoria' datestamp (March 11) alongside. A rare and particularly fine cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmers, New York, 6-15 Dec 1944, lot 1739.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF