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Auction: 21077 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 96

(x) Australian Colonies
Victoria
1854-59 Woodblocks
Six Pence Orange
Covers
1857 (16 Nov.) double rate envelope from Melbourne to Ireland, marked <"City of Sydney", bearing serpentine roulette 10-10½ 6d. orange (2) [6 and 7; severed pair] tied by Barred Numeral "1" and showing, on reverse, despatch, Dublin and arrival datestamps. Rare, only one other such usage is recorded. Photo

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Estimate
£500 to £600

Starting price
£400