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Auction: 9011 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 796

x Queensland Covers and Cancellations 1879 (22 Apr.) blue envelope (207x99mm.; slightly cut down at left) from Brisbane to Sweden, bearing 1868-78 wmk Crown and Q, perf 12 3d. brown and 6d. apple-green, both tied by sunburst obliterator and showing despatch c.d.s. alongside with Brindisi transit datestamp (19.6) on reverse; the envelope with some slight wrinkling at right affecting the adhesives. Rare, the only Chalon cover recorded to Sweden. S.G. 101, 107. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000

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