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Auction: 9011 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 784

x Queensland Covers and Cancellations 1866 (19 Oct.) blue envelope from Ipswich to England, marked "Via Marseilles", bearing 1866 litho, second transfer 4d. lilac and 1862-63 perf 13 6d. yellow-green, both neatly tied by sunburst "87" and showing red London Paid c.d.s. (13.12) with, on reverse, despatch, Brisbane (19.10) and arrival (14.12) datestamps. A neat and most attractive franking. S.G. 27, 55. Photo Estimate £ 200-250 Note: The 4d. value was issued in September 1866. This is a very early usage of this stamp.

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