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Auction: 11018 - Spring Collector's Series
Lot: 758

Forwarder Labels Victoria Undated front to Melbourne, marked "p Express" and bearing and bearing "forwarded by/burdell & co.´s/british & australian/express." black on green label, marginal and with the design intact (unlike quite a few of the other known examples) affixed at upper right corner; the label with small imperfection at right though of fresh bright colour and possibly the only recorded marginal example. Photo Estimate £ 1,800-2,000 literature: Illustrated on page 339 of "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow provenance: J.R.W. Purves, September 1981

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£1,700