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Lot# 3698 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 3698 Western Australia

    1863 (Dec 16): 1 d. carmine-rose, no wmk., perf. 13, a vertical strip of six used on 1866 cover to Preston, Lancashire tied by "Perth / Western Australia / GPO" duplexes (June 28) with arrival cds (Aug 26) on reverse. Minor edge wear to envelope but a most attractive cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, RL, London, 28 Nov 1962, lot 658.

    Corrigenda: Not a strip of six as described, it's a vertical strip of four plus pair.

    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF