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Catalogue 281: France Part or Insufficiently Paid Incoming Mail – The Jack Blanc Collection
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  • Lot# : 7033 Victoria

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    1854: 1 s. blue with clear margins and 1854 Woodblock 6 d. orange pair used on 1857 entire letter from Melbourne to Paris endorsed "p. Columbian via Marseilles" (European & Australian Mail Co.), tied by '1' numeral obliterators in black, with "Melbourne / Victoria" despatch datestamp (April 15) in black on reverse: underpaid 1/4 d. for ¾ ounce rate. Circular "AUSTRALIE V. SUEZ / MARSEILLE" in red (June 6) and charged at quadruple weight with handstruck '20' décimes due. A charming and most attractive entire, #43 in the Palmer Census. Signed Georges Lamy.rnrnProvenance: Jamet, Paris, 1 Dec 1962, lot 951.rn                     Köhler, Wiesbaden, Sale 297, Jan 1998, lot 1413.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 7034 Victoria

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    1854/57: Campbell & Ferguson half-length 3 d. greenish blue, positions 17-18 with pos. 17 showing retouch under 'C' of VICTORIA clearly, the pair with large margins on three sides and shaved at top, on 1858 entire letter from Melbourne to France endorsed "via Marseille" tied by bold circular '1' numeral in black. Reverse with SHIP LETTER / FREE / GPO VICTORIA in red (Oct 16) and carried on the "Victoria" from Sydney (Oct 11), the "Oneida" from Galle and the P&O "Bengal" from Aden. Circular "AUSTRALIE V. SUEZ" in red (Dec 14), and charged with handstruck '5' décimes due upon delivery in black. An outstanding and attractive cover, #59 in the Palmer Census. Cert. Perry (2006)rnrnProvenance: Collection Purves, RL, Zurich, 13 May 1981, lot 732.rn                     Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20195.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7035 Victoria

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    1854: Woodblock 6 d. orange, a single example with even margins all round but just off edge of 1858 entire letter from Melbourne to Castres, Gironde, France endorsed "p. Australasian via Marseilles" (European & Australian Mail Co.), tied by '1' numeral obliterator in black, with "SHIP LETTER / ♚ / MELBOURNE" despatch datestamp (June 15) in red on reverse. Underpaid 7 d. for 1/1 d. rate, struck on obverse with "AUSTRALIE V. SUEZ / AMB. H" in red (Aug 7) and charged '8' décimes due: tariff of 1 Jan 1857. Some minor wrinkles but a scarce cover, #56 in the Palmer Census.rnrnProvenance: Jamet, Paris, 1 Dec 1962, lot 954.rn                     Christie's, London, 22-23 Jan 1990, lot 1075.rn                     Christe's, Melbourne, 10 May 1991, lot ex lot 451.rn                     DF, Geneva, Nov 2005, lot 31601.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 175 CHF

    Lot# : 7036 Victoria

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    1858: Rouletted 6 d. blue, a fine example of good colour used on 1860 entire letter from Melbourne to Chalons sur Saône, endorsed "per Northam via Marseille" tied by barred '1' numeral with Melbourne despatch cds (March 17) in red on reverse. Underpaid 7d. for 1/1d. rate with circular "AUSTRALIE V. SUEZ / AMB. G" in red on front and taxed with handstruck '5' décimes due in black. An attractive cover, #76 in the Palmer Census. rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Chester Beatty, Aug 1958.rn                     Charles Leski, Melbourne, 16 Nov 1992, lot 407.rn                     Stanley Gibbons, Melbourne, 12 Feb 1994, lot 576.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 7037 Victoria

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    1863/73: Laureated 6 d. blue, perf. 13, used on 1866 underpaid cover to Dunkirk, France tied by Melbourne duplex (March 24) in black. Struck with framed "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" in red and fine framed "GB / 1F 62 4/10 c." accountancy marking in red. Circular "POSS. ANG. V. SUEZ / MARSEILLE" in red (May 11) and arrivals on reverse; charged with handstruck '20' décimes due for double rate. A most attractive cover, #128 in the Palmer Census.rnrnProvenance: Macray Watson, Melbourne, 29 Feb 2000, lot 646.rn                     Illustrated in the London Philatelist, volume 115, June 2006, page 186.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 7038 Victoria

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    1867/81: Laureated 2 d. lilac-mauve and 6 d. blue, used on 1871 printed "Via Marseilles" pink envelope from Daylesford (May 20) to Paris, tied in black, short paid 3d. Struck with framed "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" in red and fine framed "GB / 1F 62 4/10 c." accountancy marking in red. Carried on the "Avoca" to Galle, the "Hindostan" to Alexandria and from there on the "Nyanza" to Brindisi. Mailed by the newly opened Brindisi route with circular entry mark in red (July 9). Charged with handstruck '15' décimes due for single rate: tariff of 1 July 1871. A most attractive cover, unrecorded in the Palmer Census.rn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 7039 Victoria

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    1873/87: Bell 2 d. lilac-mauve used with laureated 6 d. blue on 1874 cover from Sandhurst to Paris, tied by "Sandhurst / 4" duplexes (July 14) in black. Struck with framed "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" in red (single rate paid, found to be double) and fine framed "GB / 1F 62 4/10 c." accountancy marking in red. Carried on the "Baroda" to Galle and the "Cathay" to Suez, with "AUSTRALIE V. SUEZ / MARSEILLE" datestamp (Aug 31) in red and charged with handstruck '12' décimes due in black. A most attractive cover, #182 in the Palmer Census. rnrnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, Lonndon, March 1989, lot 67.                  rn                     Lugdunum, Lyon, March 2006, lot 518.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF
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