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Lot# 20438 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20438 Victoria

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    1901/10: 2½ d. dull blue, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, a used example on 1901 envelope addressed to W.R. Rundell in Melbourne, tied by "P.P. / MELBOURNE / JA 29 / 01" datestamps of the First Day of Issue with two information strikes alongside and manuscript dated at lower left. Superb and very rare.rnNote: Rundell was a Post Office Official who organised a First Day Cover for each of the new issue of Victorian stamps.rnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmer Rooke, New York, 16-18 Feb 1949, lot 1062; Collection J.R.W Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, ex lot 1145; Collection Rod Perry; Premier, Melbourne, 15 March 2003, lot 850.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold