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  • Lot# : 30380 Victoria

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    1863/81: Laureated 2 d. deep lilac and 4 d. rose, used on 1865 cover, with original contents, endorsed "via Southampton" to Edinburgh, tied by manuscript "56" in lieu of the numeral handstamp of Keilor, and again in Melbourne by blue "1" obliterators. Reverse with manuscript notation of Postmaster on flap "Keilor / 25.5.65 / Vic" alongside Melbourne datestamp (May 25) and Edinburgh arrival cds (July 23). Carried on the "Madras" to Galle and the "Mooltan" to Suez, the "Nyanza" from Alexandria arriving in Southampton on July 22. Small envelope imperfections of no significance, a rare usage of a manuscript numeral and a most attractive franking.rnrnNote: The writer was Helen Wilson Fisken Taylor, wife of the prominent pastoralist and politician, William Taylor (1818-1903), who bought Overnewton Castle at Keilor in 1849.rnrnProvenance: Mossgreen, Melbourne, 5 March 2015, lot 112.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF