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Lot# 20463 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 20463 Victoria

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    Express Companies 1890c.: City Express Messenger Co. Ltd., (-) green, typographed, perf. 12, a used example tied to small piece by complete strike of "MESSENGER DESPATCH / BOYD'S / AMERICAN EXPRESS / PHONE 1006" in blue. These stamps were not sold but were attached to parcels or messages as receipts for payment received (Hurt & Williams = RR).rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 9 Sept 1981, lot 315; Prestige, Melbourne, 4 March 2006, lot 782.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold