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Lot# 40660 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 40660 Australia

    1920: Sideface 1½ d. brown used on cover to Ballarat, tied on despatch by "POINT / VIC" cds in violet, overlapped by Reseal of marginal selvedge from a Multiple watermark 1 d. red sheet, handstamped on obverse and reverse by three line cachet "Opened by / Burglars / P.O. Ballarat". The stamp now obviously defective but an astonishing usage.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, 11 May 2012, lot 246.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF