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Lot# 10119 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 10119 Queensland

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    Chalons 1860: 1 d. carmine-rose, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a used example with fine margins all round, used on 1863 local rate cover to Freestone Creek (about 10 kms. North of Warwick), tied by "81" numeral obliterator in black with "WARWICK" despatch cds (Nov 1) alongside. A fine and very rare first issue usage, listed in the Ben Palmer Queensland census on page 56. Signed Calves. Cert. RPSV (2008).rnProvenance: L. Miro, Paris, April 1951, lot 359; B. Behr, Paris, sale 37, June-Nov 1989, lot 935; Premier, Melbourne, 26 Jan 2002, lot 551.rn              
    Starting bid : 5,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000.00 CHF