CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

Combination Cover with Victoria 1860/72: New South Wales Diadem 6 d. reddish purple, perf. 13, used in combination with Victoria 1862/63 6 d. black, on 1864 cover from Deniquilin (on the Edward River on the border with Victoria) to Inverary, Scotland tied by sunburst "51" numeral obliterator in black and by Melbourne barred obliterator in transit. Backstamped 'Deniquilin' cds (May 20), Moama (May 21), Melbourne (May 23) and Greenock (July 19). A superb and extremely rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, Harmers, London, 11 Feb 1964, lot 419; Harmers, London, 1-3 Nov 1965, lot 492; Collection John R. Boker, Harmers, London, 14 April 1981, lot 43; Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 223, 31 May 2018, lot 3133.