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Lot# 20139 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20139 Queensland

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    Chalons 2 d. blue horizontal pair and 6 d. yellow-green, used on 1869 cover from Rockhampton to London, Dodgson correspondence, tied by barred roller cancellation "201" (possibly experimental or, more probably, intended for use on Parcels only). Reverse with Brisbane transit witrh faint 'London / Paid' arrival on obverse in red. Illustrated and listed in the Ben Palmer Queensland census on page 193. Cleaned, the 6 d. adhesive detached and hinged back, but rare and most attractive.rnProvenance: Premier, Melbourne, 20 July 2002, lot 1051; Queensland Numeral Cancellations by Bernie Manning (2009), page 83; Abacus, Melbourne, 7 April 2019, lot 72.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF