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

Chalons. Recess by Perkins Bacon 1860/67: 6 d. lilac, imperforate, wmk. '6', a used example in combination with Great Britain 1855 2 d. blue, perf. 14 and 1855/57 4 d. pale carmine to correctly make up the 1 s. single rate to Great Britain, all tied by "60" numeral obliterators with framed "POST OFFICE / LAUNCESTON / ♚" datestamp (Sept 1) despatch in red. London arrival cds (Nov 13) in red also on obverse of an extremely rare mixed franking. A famous and wonderful cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection J. Grant Glassco, RL, London, 23-27 Nov 1969, lot 1973.rn                     Collection Besançon, Corinphila sale 221, Zurich, 23 Nov 2017, lot 6322.