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Auction: 19045 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 771

(x) Queensland
New South Wales used in Moreton Bay District
1856 (4 July) entire registered to Ipswich, bearing 1854-59 Diadem imperf 1/- red with fine central "85" barred numeral, showing manuscript "Registered" at left and, on reverse, despatch oval datestamp across join, no arrival datestamp. Photo

Note: The rate on this item is unclear. There are several known examples of the "6d" rate, which was the inter-state rate, but which may have been a misunderstood triple rate.

provenance:
Alan Griffiths, October 2012

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Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£300