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Lot# 30456 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 30456 Victoria

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    1863/81: Laureated 4 d. rose, a used example on 1865 cover to Melbourne tied by oval framed "UP / TRAVELLING / POST OFFICE / VICTORIA / M.G.1" datestamp (Aug 14). Underpaid and charged with oval "MORE TO PAY" handstamp in black with original notation '1 s.' reduced to '6 d.' in manuscript due. Reverse with manuscript "Posted 11.40 AM." and Melbourne arrival (Aug 14) in blue. Minor aging and envelope edge wear of no real significance, rare - the earliest recorded Travelling Post Office cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack (Feb 1949).rn                     Collection Roy Holland, Spink, London, 9 Nov 2011, lot 1404.rn                     Prestige, Melbourne, 7 May 2013, lot 456.rn                     Collection Les Molnar, Mossgreen, 3 April 2007, lot 311.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold