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Lot# 20376 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20376 Victoria

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    Emblems 1858 (May-Dec): Emblems 2 d. brown-lilac on horizontally laid paper, a single example and a horizontal pair, used with 4 d. pale dull rose (2) on vertically laid paper all tied to 1858 cover to Boston, USA by barred numeral "5" obliterators of Ballarat in black. Reverse with Ballarat despatch datestamp (Dec 14) and Geelong transit of the following day. 'London / Paid' cds in red (Feb 11, 1859) and "BOSTON / BR. PKT. / 5cts." entry marking in black (Feb 25). Listed in the Ben Palmer sensus on page 201. The back of the envelope sealed down, a rare and most appealing franking. Signed Calves.rnProvenance: DF, Zurich, 8-12 Oct 1995, lot 20599; Maurice Boule, Monaco, 30 Nov-1 Dec 2002, lot 531; Cavendish, Derby, 19 July 2003, lot 145; DF, Geneva, 16-17 April 2007, lot 31336; Lugdunum, Lyons, 25 June 2008, lot 168; Collection Les Molnar, Prestige, 29 June 2012, lot 585.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF