Lot# 30052 - Auction 309-320
Auction 309-320
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Lot# : 30052 New South Wales
1860/72: Diadem 5 d. bright bluish green, perf. 13, a horizontal pair used on 1864 cover to Glasgow endorsed "via Marseilles" tied by two neat strikes of "Sydney / NSW" duplex (Feb 20) in black. Carried on the "Madras" to Galle, Ceylon; "Candia" to Suez and the "Massilia" from Alexandria to Marseilles. Reverse, with small part of top flap missing and Glasgow arrival cds (April 13) in black. A fine and attractive cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Trevor Davis, DF, Geneva, 28-31 May 2002, lot 10720; Collection "Alvarado", Spink, London, 19 May 2010, lot 358.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 320 CHF