CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1854/55: Diadem 8 d. golden yellow, imperforate, four examples used on large part of 1857 cover to Meares Court, Westmeath, Ireland; three examples with four margins, all cancelled by "23" numeral obliterators of Wollongong. Damaged half of folded cover (further stamps were removed with scissors, a tragedy) shows "AUSTRALIAN / PACKET / LIVERPOOL / PAID" cds in red (Aug 1) with "Mullingar" arrival underneath the adhesives (Aug 2). Despite faults a spectacular usage of this extremely rare stamp Gi = £ 6'400.rnProvenance: Collection G.J. Hutson (1935); Collection Consul Weinburger, Harmers, New York, 13 Dec 1989, lot 303; Collection "Manwood", Siegel, New York, 8 Nov 1995, lot 4584; Spink, London, 6 May 1998, lot 589; Prestige, Melbourne, 27 Aug 2005, lot 367.