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Lot# 10366 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 10366 Victoria

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    1859: Octagonal 1 s. blue sharing small piece with 1 d. yellow-green in a vertical pair, both perf. 12 by F.W. Robinson, 1 d. pair with variety "Imperforate between Horizontally", tied to small piece by blurred barred numeral "114" obliterator of Yackandandah and by American arrival datestamp in black. Mentioned in "Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 120 who records just four examples of this variety, one on cover housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III is also used at Yackandandah. A major rarity Gi = £ 3'000+.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 9 Sept 1981, lot 212; Collection Rod Perry, DF, Geneva, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20351.
    Starting bid : 5,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000.00 CHF