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

1850 (July): 3 d. yellow-green on greyish blue paper, a used example in a dull shade, position 21, with large even margins all round, cancelled by oval "1/V" obliterator of Melbourne in black. Minor diagonal bend of no significance and natural thin spot at top. A rare and most attractive usage. Cert. Ceremuga (2003) "The only example of a 3d. Sydney View known to me with this cancel".rnrnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, RL, London, 11 Feb 1964, lot 269.rn                     Collection Victor Frankenstein, DF, Feldman, London,. 26-27 May 2000, lot 10775.rn                     Prestige, Melbourne, 11 May 2012, lot 370.