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Auction: 24018 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 51

(x) Australian Colonies
Victoria
1854-59 Woodblock 2/-, the printing contract signed between Samuel Calvert and the Post Office, comprising the Bond for £500 entered into on 20 June 1854, plus the Schedule specifying the production of 1,000,000 stamps in sheets of 50, for which Calvert would by paid £275. A unique and historically important document.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£650