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Lot# 20391 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20391 Victoria

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    Laureated 1863/81: Laureated 1 d. yellow-green, 2 d. lilac and 4 d. rose in a horizontal used on 1865 cover to Hamburg, Germany endorsed "per Marseilles" all tied by Melbourne duplexes (Jan 26) in black. London transit cds on obverse (March 23) and circular 'PD' both in red and reverse with Hamburg arrival (March 25). Listed in the Ben Palmer census on page 101. A fine and scarce three colour franking to an unusual destination.rnNote: The cover is endorsed "F. von Mueller, F.R.S.", Baron Ferdinand Jakob H. von Mueller (1825-1896), Fellow of the Royal Society, arrived in Melbourne in 1852. Charles La Trobe appointed him Victorian Government botanist in 1853 and he was later to become the first director of Melbourne's Botanic Gardens.rnProvenance: Rod Perry, Private Treaty sale (1987), lot 391; Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 4-9 Dec 1988, lot 31148; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 6 Aug 1994, lot 389.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF