Lot
559 
Tasmania, 1853, "Van Dieman's Land", 1d Pale Blue, 2nd Printing, large margins and bright color, tied by neat "60" barred oval handstamp on local Launceston town rate cover, red "Pre-Paid, 1 O'Clock, Ju 11, 1855" cds at center, Extremely Fine; with 2012 Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria certificate. Scott No. 1a var. SG No. 3 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE "VAN DIEMAN'S LAND" 1853 1D SECOND PRINTING ISSUE - A GREAT TASMANIA RARITY.
This cover is from an old-time collection with no records of ever appearing at auction and does not appear in census of Kellow or McNamee.
Realized: $8,000