New South Wales
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part V)
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Lot# : 3215 New South Wales
New South Wales 1854/59: Garter 6 d. slate-green imperf., a fine and fresh adhesive with vivid colour and good to large margins all round, tied by Sydney mute obliterator in black to 1856 cover to Perth, Scotland. Central strike of London Paid in red (March 13, 1857) and handstruck '3' (d.) due. Reverse with Sydney NSW despatch (Dec 2, 1856) and PERTH arrival (March 14, 1857) cds's, both in black. Travelled at the direct 6 d. rate, an appealing item, the contents deal with gold finds.rnProvenance: Collection Dale Forster, DF sale (May 2002).Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 260.00 CHFLot# : 3216 New South Wales
1860/72: Diadem pair 2 d. dull blue perf. 12 and 6 d. mauve perf. 13, three fine and fresh examples with vivid colour and good perfs, tied by indistinct numeral obliterator in black to 1866 cover from Hinton to Langholm, Scotland, endorsed "via Marseilles". Reverse with HINTON despatch (Nov 23), SYDNEY transit (Nov 24) and Langholm arrival (Jan 11, 1867) cds's in black. Obverse struck with red "C.R.P.O." handstamp of the Caledonian railway. Travelled at the 10 d. rate per half ounce via France.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3217 New South Wales
1860/72: Diadem 6 d. mauve perf. 12 and 3 d. dull green perf. 13, two fresh examples, tied by two strikes of duplex "NSW SYDNEY MY 17 71" in black to 1871 envelope to Edinburgh, Scotland, endorsed "via Brindisi". Reverse with indistinct transit cds. 6 d. mauve with small pre-use nick at top, nevertheless an attractive cover, travelled at the 9 d. rate per half ounce via Italy, making its journey on the vessel 'Avoca' of the P&O Steam Navigation Co..Starting bid : 150.00 CHFHammer price : 150.00 CHFLot# : 3218 New South Wales
Lot# : 3219 New South Wales
1857/67: Lot seven NSW entires / covers, nearly all despatched in Sydney incl. two 1857/59 covers to the United Kingdom bearing 1854 Garter 6 d. grey, 1860 inland cover to Newcastle NSW bearing 1860 2 d. cobalt-blue, three 1861/67 covers to the UK bearing diff. single frankings of 6 d. mauve, and one 1867 cover with a 6 d. franking to Nelson, New Zealand. Also Tasmania 1895 cover within New Town bearing bisected 1871 2 d. green, presumably of philatelic origin.Starting bid : 250.00 CHFHammer price : 360.00 CHF
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