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Lot# 3232 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 3232 New South Wales

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    1851 (April): 2 d. ultramarine, on hard greyish wove paper, Plate V  (position 19), a large margined used example with part vertical rule at right, on 1851 small entire letter from Parramatta to Sydney, tied by "2" barred numeral obliterator in black. Reverse with "PARRAMATTA / ♚ / NEW S. WALES" oval despatch datestamp (Aug 23) in black and Sydney arrival (Aug 25). Palmer cover census #240. File folds away from the very fine adhesive, a scarce entire.rnrnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmers, New York, 6-8 and 13-15 Dec 1944, lot 1089; collection Alfred Lichtenstein & Louise Boyd Dale, Harmers, London, 14 May 1990, lot 61; collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 221, Nov 2017, lot 6046.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold