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Lot# 20369 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20369 Victoria

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    Typographed from electrotypes by Samuel Calvert 1857: Emblems 1 d. yellow-green, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a used horizontal pair with good to large margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, used on 1857 cover to "Post Office, Castlemaine" and cancelled by barred numeral "3" of Castlemaine in black and unframed "ADVERTISED / AND / UNCLAIMED" in black. Reverse with "CASTLEMAINE / ♚ / VICTORIA" datestamp (July 21) in black. Most itinerant Gold Miners had mail addressed to their nearest Post Office for collection. A most attractive usage. Cert. Perry (2006).rnProvenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, London, 6-9 Oct 1958, ex lot 768; Collection Dale Forster; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 1 Feb 1989, lot 750; Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3018.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF