Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

1897: Hospital Charity Fund 1 d. (1 s.) blue, a horizontal pair and a horizontal strip of three, used on registered 1898 cover to Sydney (and correctly rated thus) cancelled by "BRIGHTON / VICTORIA" datestamps (April 21). Backstamped in Melbourne and on arrival in Sydney (April 22). One stamp with some toning at right but an extremely scarce and most attractive franking.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 18 July 1956, lot 780; Christie's, London, 7 Feb 1989, lot 653.