Lot 174 Australia - Victoria SG#314 (SC# 162) 2d Pale Lilac , 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Son Blue #86 Barred Numeral Cancel For Yowen Hill
A very fine used single of the 2d pale lilac from the 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, SON blue #86 barred numeral cancel for Yowen Hill.
Yowen River is an exceptionally rare number, located along the Avoca Riber - critical regional outpost. Blue cancels are very rare as the post office issued ink in black.
Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $70. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:
