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Lot# 10269 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 10269 Tasmania

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    Chalons. Recess printed by Perkins Bacon 1855: Perkins Bacon 4 d. blue, imperforate, wmk. Large Star, a used horizontal strip of five, margins generally good to large all round with portions of adjoining stamps in places, tied to 1855 entire letter endorsed "p. Tasmanian" to Sydney, New South Wales by "68" numeral obliterators in black. Circular "GENERAL POST OFFICE / HOBART TOWN / ♚" despatch datestamp (Nov 28) in red and reverse with "SHIP LETTER / SYDNEY" datestamp (Dec 3) in black. A marvellous multiple on a wonderful entire. Cert. BPA (1999).rnProvenance: Collection "Maxwell Hayes", DF, Geneva, 17 Nov 1987; Collection Enrico Bombieri, Spink, Melbourne, 27-28 March 1999, lot 1063.
    Starting bid : 10,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 14,000.00 CHF