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Auction: 25028 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1020

(x) Australian Colonies
New South Wales
1856 (3 Nov.) letter to the Postmaster-General written by James Dutton outlining the benefits of his rouletting machine which accompanied the original unused block of twenty-four of the 1856 Diadem 1d., which has subsequently been broken up. An important historical document relating to the experimental separation of stamps from New South Wales, and the Postmaster-General's subsequent purchase of a perforating machine. A great Diadem introduction that fits on an exhibition page

provenance:
Ginger, Wiggins, Manwood and "Alvarado"

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

Estimate
£250 to £300

Starting price
£220