Lot 50025 – 1854 (Jun 29) Wrapper from Kangaroo Point to CANAD

Lot 50025
Australia » Tasmania
Prix réalisé
3’000 EUR
Estimation
3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Date de vente
Fri 27 Jun 2014 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description:
1854 (Jun 29) Wrapper from Kangaroo Point to CANADA with four 1853 1d blue, thin hard white paper, with manuscript « Kang. Point / 29-6-54 » Postmaster endorsement with stamps tied by indistinct « 39 » numeral (rated RR by Avery et al), Hobart transit below, London transit bs, stamps paying 4d Ship Letter rate carried by General Screw Steam Co. vessel « Queen of the South » to England, peripheral wear and some toning
Thought to be the only known 1d Courier cover to the Americas and a very rare origin
Provenance: Tinsley (1990, lot 60), SatoRéférence catalogue: 4
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