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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Stamps & Postal History
• Sale Date:
  05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 176) - 1pm
  05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 2 (Lots 501 - 647) - 3pm
• Lot #:
  60
• Lot Description:
  1880 cover with 'AUSTRALIAN TOUR/OF/HENRY KETTEN' imprint at upper-left to Italy with very scarce franking of 1d & 6d
  tied by GPO cds of SP17/80, Brindisi transit b/s of 25/OTT/80, Bologna arrival & an unusual oval d/s also on the reverse with '7'-in-oval postman's h/s, minor blemishes. A short-lived rate to an unusual destination from South Australia.
  Symbol: C Grade: B
• Notes:
  [The handwriting is probably Ketten's] The Hungarian, Henry Ketten, was a renowned pianist & composer who performed for Queen Victoria in 1860, at the age of 12! He spent 3 years as conductor at the Imperial Theatre, Constantinople. His 1880 Australian tour was a resounding success, described in a local obituary as 'a triumphal progress, his reception everywhere being as no former musician had ever received'. He died in 1883, aged 35.
• GST:
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• Estimate:
  A$600 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Numismatics

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