Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, Brazil 1843 –1870 - Day 1

1857/59: 6 d. grey-black, rouletted 7½-14, a fine used example with clear roulettes at top and at base, used on 1859 cover to Chinnor, Oxfordshire cancelled by "1" obliterator of Perth with correspondeing "PERTH / WESTERN AUSTRALIA" double arc cds below (Oct 15) in blue. Manuscript notation at top "From Henry dated Oct 9th 1859, received 15 Dec." and corresponding Tetsworth cds on reverse (Dec 15) in black. A superb stamp, showing portion of adjoining stamp below, a fine cover from this famous correspondence.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 7 Aporil 2019, lot 1247.