Lot 50212 – UNIQUE USAGE OF THE COMPLETE SET OF IMPERF CHALON

UNIQUE USAGE OF THE COMPLETE SET OF IMPERF CHALON VALUES 1865 (Nov 12) Front (affixed to card) sent registered from Circular Head to England with set of imperf. Chalons with numeral wmk: 1d pair, 2d, 4d strip of three, 6d (2 in diff. shades) and 1s (2), tied by “20” numerals, with despatch cds, “REGISTERED” hs and arrival oval ds below, paying the 3s4d 1-2oz rate plus 6d registration fees for Tasmania and GB, carried by P&O SS Ellora, Golconda & Ripon, some faults, an amazing showpiece Provenance: Blake (2001, lot 236 £1092)