AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, PERFORATED WOODBLOCKS
Lot 213
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1,150
1861 (23 Jul) entire Carngham to England 'Via Marseilles' bearing 6d Black Perf 12 pair, SG 94, tied by Barred Numeral '122', transit and arrival datestamps. Only 17 covers recorded with this 6d. Ex Sir Chester Beatty
Lot 214
Estimate: $250
Saunders paper Wmk 'SIX PENCE' 6d Black, SG 102, small part o.g., minor stain. Scarce
Lot 215
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
De La Rue paper Perf 12½x13 2/- Light Blue/Green, SG 129, small part o.g., slight thin
Lot 216
Estimate: $1,500
1861 (28 Nov) reg’d cover to Locarno bearing Perf 2/-, SG 82, and 'Netted Corners' 6d tied by Barred Numeral '4' of Sandhurst, arc 'CROWN/REGISTERED' in red plus Registered datestamps of Sandhurst, Melbourne, London, rated '1/-, Calais transit, backstamps of Expedition, Paris and Locarno, 'CPB' framed cachet
Lot 217
Estimate: $6,000
1874 (6 Oct) reg’d cover Melbourne to Creswick bearing 2/- Dark Blue/Green, SG 129a, two singles and Laureated 1/- tied by oval 'REGISTERED' handstamps, prepaying the 3lb rate at 4/6d + 6d registration, presumably affixed to a packet, address restored. An amazing franking. Ex Pack