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Lot# 10328 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 10328 Victoria

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    Incoming Mail 1880: Great Britain 1870 ½ d. pl. 12, defective, 1873/80 2½ d. blue pl. 19 (2 examples) and 1880 1 d. venetian red used on mourning cover from Crewkerne to Melbourne, tied by "230" obliterators (Aug 10). Struck on arrival with "RETURNED UNCLAIMED FROM" in violet, applied just above "Melbourne" in address. Reverse with Melbourne "Dead Letter Office" datestamp (31 Oct 1884) in same ink - over four years after the cover was mailed. Most unusual.rnProvenance: Collection Hugh Freeman, Melbourne, 7 Dec 2012, lot 819.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF