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Lot# 6381 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 6381 Victoria

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    Murray River Steam Navigation Co 1869: Lithographed by H.P. Niven at Ballarat, the unused set of four values: ½ d. black, 1 d. red, 2 d. blue and 3 d. green, all with good margins and reasonable perforations for this issue with partial og., sold together with two further genuine ½ d. black unused, a 'used' 2 d. in a pale shade and not guaranteed and a defective 3 d. green; an 1880's defective "Wm. McCulloch & Co." 6 d. green Parcels stamp for registration, and an 1880 advertising cover for Wm. McCulloch's Companies and Branches - note that he was Agent for G. W. Wheatley & Co. who started off in business with Thomas Waghorn.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF