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Lot# 30388 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 30388 Victoria

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    1867/81: Laureated 5 s. blue on yellow paper, perf. 13, small nick at base and 1869 10 d. blackish-brown on pink, perf. 13, used on 1868 cover to London endorsed "via Marseilles" tied by Melbourne duplexes (July 18). 'London / Paid' arrival cds in red (Sept 7) below. An extraordinary franking paying the 5/10d. rate for a letter between 2 and 3 ounces. Illustrated in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 180. Rare and spectacular: the sole recorded example of the 5 s. value on letter.rnrnProvenance: Premier, Melbourne, 10 Nov 2001, lot 820.rn                     Collection Geoff Kellow RDP, DF, Geneva, 29 Nov-3 Dec 2005, lot 31702.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF