AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, PERFORATED WOODBLOCKS

Lot 213		Estimate: $1,500 Realised Price : $1,150 1861 (23 Jul) entire Carngham to England 'Via Marseilles' bearing 6d Black Perf 12 pair, SG 94, tied by Barred Numeral '122', transit and arrival datestamps. Only 17 covers recorded with this 6d. Ex Sir Chester Beatty
Lot 214		Estimate: $250 Saunders paper Wmk 'SIX PENCE' 6d Black, SG 102, small part o.g., minor stain. Scarce
Lot 215		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 De La Rue paper Perf 12½x13 2/- Light Blue/Green, SG 129, small part o.g., slight thin
Lot 216		Estimate: $1,500 1861 (28 Nov) reg’d cover to Locarno bearing Perf 2/-, SG 82, and 'Netted Corners' 6d tied by Barred Numeral '4' of Sandhurst, arc 'CROWN/REGISTERED' in red plus Registered datestamps of Sandhurst, Melbourne, London, rated '1/-, Calais transit, backstamps of Expedition, Paris and Locarno, 'CPB' framed cachet
Lot 217		Estimate: $6,000 1874 (6 Oct) reg’d cover Melbourne to Creswick bearing 2/- Dark Blue/Green, SG 129a, two singles and Laureated 1/- tied by oval 'REGISTERED' handstamps, prepaying the 3lb rate at 4/6d + 6d registration, presumably affixed to a packet, address restored. An amazing franking. Ex Pack