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Auction: 21077 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 116

(x) Australian Colonies
Victoria
1854-59 Woodblocks
Two Shillings Green
Contract
The printing contract signed between Samuel Calvert and the Post Office, comprising the Bond for £500 entered into on 20 June 1854, plus the Schedule specifying the production of 1,000,000 stamps in sheets of 50, for which Calvert would by paid £275. A unique and historically important document

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

Estimate
£1,000 to £1,200

Starting price
£1000