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lot # 10319 - brit. colonies victoria
1848: Envelope addressed to the Archdeacon of Geelong rated '9d.' in manuscript (for a distance between 81 and 120 miles) struck with superb "MUSTONS CREEK / ♛ / PT. PHILLIP" datestamp in black (April 21). Backstamped with "GEELONG / ♛ / PORT PHILLIP" datestamp on arrival (April 25) in black. Rare.rnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 1 Feb 1989, lot 633; Collection Ray Kelly, Premier, Melbourne, 19 July 2003, lot 885.
Michel Catalogue 297: Australia - The DUBOIS Collection (part I)
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