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Auction: 21077 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 98

(x) Australian Colonies
Victoria
1854-59 Woodblocks
Six Pence Orange
Covers
1858 (4 Jan.) entire from Melbourne to Sydney, bearing Calvert roulette 8-9 marginal 6d. orange-yellow [35] with roulettes on three sides with double roulettes at right, tied by Barred Numeral "1" and showing, on reverse, despatch and "ship letter/sydney" datestamps. Photo

Note: The vertical lines of rouletting are not parallel, indicating the use of a single line rouletter, and it is suggested this may have been an early experiment by Calvert prior to adopting his gauge 7-9 machine (see J.R.W. Purves in "The Emblems", page 17.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£500 to £600

Starting price
£400