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Auction: 22025 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 143

Australian Colonies
Victoria

The Don Davies, FRPSL, International Gold Medal Collection of Emblem Issues
1859 (17 May - 23 Dec.) Robinson, No Watermark, Perf. 12 on Poorer Quality Wove Paper
4d. rose-carmine tied by Barred Numeral "239" on 1859 (13 Oct.) entire from Dunolly to Castlemaine, and 4d. rose-pink on hard paper tied by Barred Numeral "1" on 1859 (30 Nov.) envelope from Melbourne to Portland - the earliest recorded date for handmade paper printing. Also 4d. rose-pink on horizontally laid paper tied by Barred Numeral "5" on 1859 (29 Dec.) entire from Ballarat to Melbourne. S.G. 85, 85a, 87

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Estimate
£150 to £180