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

1860/72: Diadem 6 d. violet, perf. 13, wmk. '5' error, a used vertical pair on 1867 cover to 'El Monte', California tied by "267" numeral obliterators of Limeburner's Creek. Reverse with "Limeburner's Creek / N.S.W." and "Raymond Terrace / N.S.W." datestamps (June 29) and Sydney cds (Jan 30). Carried on the "Kaikoura" to Panama (arriving March 6) with San Francisco cds of entry on obverse (March 25) and rated '10' cents for inward Ship Letter in black. A rare and most attractive trans-Pacific cover.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 7 Feb 2014, lot 351.