£340
VICTORIA/SWITZERLAND - RARE MELBOURNE RED DIAMOND "GB/1F624/10C" MARK ON 10d-RATE COVER WITH P.O. ENDORSEMENT: 16 July 1872 env. (hinge remnants on reverse & a few small punctures) from Daylesford via Melbourne to Locarno franked Victoria 6d Blue & 4d Red (faults) cancelled by "173" barred numeral (Daylesford P.O.). Diamond "GB/1F624/10C" accountancy mark (mostly fine) & boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY/PAID" both in red & struck in Melbourne where ms endorsement "Claim from Victoria/10d allowed in French/a/c for April/72" was applied. Front also with Marseilles transit & "100" ms charge. Reverse with Melbourne, Locarno cds & Daylesford ds plus unusual French "1307/6/SEPT/12/(20)" (Dijon) cds. (Salles 3053) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIAN STATES, VICTORIA
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