Lot
276 
New South Wales, 1853, Queen Victoria, 8d orange yellow, medium bluish paper, rich deep color and large margins showing small portion of adjacent stamp at top, tied by neat barred "50" oval handstamp of Albury on folded letter sheet to Melbourne paying the 2d inter-Colonial rate plus 6d registry fee, with matching straight line "Registered, Albury" handstamp alongside, reverse with rimless oval "Albury, Sr 9, 1854" origin and "Melbourne, Se 11, 1854" receiving date stamps; light vertical file folds well away from stamp, Extremely Fine; with 1983 and 2017 R.P.S.L. certificates. Scott No. 20 var. SG No. 80 Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
A SPECTACULAR SOLO USAGE OF THE 1853 8D LAUREATE ISSUE. THIS IS BY FAR THE FINEST CONDITION COVER BEARING ANY 8D LAUREATES AND ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE AS REGISTERED MAIL.
This cover sold in the 1984 Corinphila sale (sale 70) fetching 23,000SF.
Realized: $12,000