Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, New South Wales, St. Helena, Basutoland The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection - Day 2

1920: Sideface 1½ d. brown used on cover to Ballarat, tied on despatch by "POINT / VIC" cds in violet, overlapped by Reseal of marginal selvedge from a Multiple watermark 1 d. red sheet, handstamped on obverse and reverse by three line cachet "Opened by / Burglars / P.O. Ballarat". The stamp now obviously defective but an astonishing usage.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, 11 May 2012, lot 246.