1859 FOUR COLOUR COMBINATION LONDON TO MELBOURNE, VICTORIA WITH 1S GREEN (SG72), 6D LILAC (SG68), 2D BLUE (SG45) AND 1D (SG40). Fine mourning envelope with letter from London to 'His Excellency, Sir Henry Barkly, KCB, Melbourne, Victoria' and endorsed 'pr mail via Marseilles'. Envelope with 1s green (SG72), 6d Lilac (SG68) 2d blue (SG45) and Die 2 1d rose-red on white paper (SG40), some overlapping of stamps but all clearly tied London '28' Inland Office numerals. On reverse 'LONDON' date stamp FE 25 59 and 'MELBOURNE' date stamp MY 11 59. A most attractive and rare FOUR COLOUR COMBINATION. (Ref 142402).
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