Lot #56 - 1859 cover to Scotland 'p Salsette/via Marseilles' with rare franking of Adelaide Printings 6d slate-blue SG 10 two singles
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Stamps & Postal History
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Sale Date:05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 176) - 1pm
05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 2 (Lots 501 - 647) - 3pm -
Lot #:56
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Lot Description:1859 cover to Scotland 'p Salsette/via Marseilles' with rare franking of Adelaide Printings 6d slate-blue SG 10 two singles
(the first with margins just clear to large, the other with margins at places) tied by dumb cancels unusually in blue, 'PAID/AU17/1859/=ADELAIDE- S.A.=' cds in blue & 'U M/EDINBURGH/OC9//59' arrival b/s. A very scarce double-rate franking.
Symbol: C Grade: A -
Provenance:Ex Michael Blake. RPSofV Certificate (2014).
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Notes:[Harry Lower's very fine cover with very fine pair of the 6d SG 10 sold at the Prestige auction of 12/5/2007 for $2990]
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Estimate:A$2,000 - 2,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Numismatics
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