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Lot# 10137 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 10137 Queensland

    Chalons 1868/78: 6 d. yellow-green, two examples, perf. 12, used on 1876 cover from Rockhampton to Edinburgh endorsed "via Torres Straits" tied by barred "201" numeral obliterator with "Rockhampton" despatch cds (March 31) in black below. Readdressed on arrival to Kinross and franked by 1864 1 d. red pl. 184 tied by Edinburgh / 131 duplex (May 29). Listed in the Ben Palmer Queensland census on page 225. A charming cover.rnProvenance: Rigby, Bournemouth, 14 March 1969, lot 1249; Vessey, London, 15 Sept 1970, lot 700; Phillips, London, 19 June 1997, lot 73.
    Starting bid : 350.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF