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Lot# 20378 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20378 Victoria

    Typographed from electrotypes by F.W. Robinson 1858 (Dec): Emblems 1 d. yellow-green, rouletted 5½-6½, a horizontal pair and a horizontal strip of four on good quality wove paper, used on 1859 cover to Edinburgh, Scotland all tied by barred numeral "93" obliterators of Ararat in black. Reverse with Ararat despatch datestamp (Jan 25), Melbourne (Jan 27) with Edinburgh arrival cds (April 1). File fold well away from the adhesives, a scarce and attractive cover. Cert. Perry (2006).rnProvenance: Collection Ken Barelli, Prestige, Melbourne, 2 May 2014, lot 3103.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF