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

Chalons 1860/61: 1 d. carmine-rose, wmk. Small Star, rough perf. 14-16, a horizontal pair, small imperfections, used on 1862 cover to Dalby, tied by "87" numeral obliterator of Ipswich. Reverse with Ipswich despatch (Aug 1, 1862), Drayton transit (Aug 2) and Dalby arrival cds (Aug 4) all in black. Obverse showing DALBY cds (Oct 6) and held there until February 16, 1863 (double arc cds on reverse). The cover, then sent to the Dead Letter Office as unclaimed. Struck on obverse with oval framed "ADVERTISED" (Feb 28, 1863) and "UNCLAIMED" (March 28) in black - the earliest recorded dates of use of both these markings: clearly struck on the last working day of each month and therefore lists were presumably published at the P.O. regarding these 'missing' letters. An important cover.rnrnProvenance: RL, London, 6 Feb 1968, lot 396.rn                     Phillips, London, 19 June 1997, lot 70.rn                     Abacus, Melbourne, 7 April 2019, lot 160.rn