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Lot# 30346 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 30346 Victoria

    Lithographed by Thomas Ham 1850 (May): 2 d. lilac, imperforate, 4th State, a used example showing variety "Value Omitted" due to retouch at base, good to touched margins and especially large at base, lightly cancelled by "15 / V" Butterfly handstamp of Geelong in black. Pencil "Hamilton Coll." on reverse. A great rarity Gi = £ 15'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmer Rooke, New York, 6-8, 13-15 Dec 1944, lot 1938.rn                     Prestige, Melbourne, 14 Aug 2004, lot 779.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,500 CHF