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

1850: 1 d. reddish-rose, Plate I (position 5), with good to large margins all round, used with 2 d. deep blue (position 1, 'Fan as Plate III but with shading outside) with large margins all round and showing partial framelines on three sides, used on 1850 cover to London endorsed "p. Oriental" and tied by barred obliterators in black. Faint oval "SHIP LETTER / ♚ / SYDNEY" in red (June 3) alongside and reverse with London arrival cds in red and rated "8d." for incoming Ship Letter. Palmer cover census #129. A fine and rare cover. Signed A. Diena. Cert. Behr (2004).rnrnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, Harmers, London, 11 Feb 1964, lot 277; Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 300; "Espana", Harmers, London, 23 March 1984, lot 2008; B. Behr, Private Treaty sale, 20 Feb 2004, lot 5436; "Carrington", Millenium, Sydney, 7 Nov 2012, lot 147.