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Lot# 20132 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20132 Queensland

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    Chalons 1864/65: 6 d. yellow-green, perf. 12 and lithographed 1866 4 d. grey-lilac used on registered 1875 cover to Liverpool, readdressed to Retford on arrival; each tied by "74" numeral obliterators with corresponding "GOONDIWINDI / QUEENSLAND" cds below (May 18) and two line "REGISTERED / GOONDIWINDI" in black at top. Oval "Registered / Liverpool" arrival (Aug 23) in red with reverse showing Sheffield, York and Retford datestamps. Listed in the Ben Palmer Queensland census on page 220. Cleaned but a most attractive and scarce cover.rnProvenance: Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1981, lot 206; Schuyler Rumsey, San Francisco, 27-29 April 2000, lot 102; Abacus, Melbourne, 7 April 2019, lot 215.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF