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  • Lot# : 40301 Victoria

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    Lithographed by Thomas Ham 1851 (June): 2 d. lilac-drab, imperforate, 2nd State of the Dies, a horizontal pair and 5th printing 1 d. pinky red, a single example, used on 1851 cover to Hobart, Tasmania cancelled by "17 / V" Butterfly handstamps of Lake Colac in black. Manuscript '5' denoting rate (2d. inland + 3d. ship) and backstamped at "LAKE COLAC / ♚ / PORT PHILLIP" (Dec 29), Melbourne, Launceston and Hobart arrival (9 Jan 1852). One of just two recorded pairs of this stamp on letter. Rare and most attractive. Cert. RPSV (2010).rnrnProvenance: Collection Wawn.rn                     Western Auctions, Cardiff, 26 Dec 2000, lot 1524.rn                     Collection Gary Diffen, Spink, London, 14 Nov 2007, lot 162.rn                     Prestige, Melbourne, 12 June 2010, lot 668.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,000 CHF