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Lot# 5040 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 5040 Victoria

    1854/57: 1 d. pink, lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson, a single example of resonant colour with large even margins all round, used on "Melbourne Prices Current & Shipping List" (11 Sept 1856) poorly tied by part oval "NEWSPAPER / MELBOURNE" oval datestamp in black. The Prices Current endorsed "Per True Briton", a sailing ship which left Melbourne on September 12 for London. A rare and most appealing usage. Signed Raybaudi, Holcombe.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF