Lot 673
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used NO. 93 (BOYD): 1850 1d. carmine, Plate I [7], small to large margins with a very fine strike of this rare numeral. An exceptionally fine and desirable example. RRRR. It is believed that only three examples of this postmark exist. This is the left stamp of the pair illustrated in G.J. Hutson, The Stamps of New South Wales. Photo

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used NO. 93 (BOYD): 1850 1d. carmine, Plate I [7], small to large margins with a very fine strike of this rare numeral. An exceptionally fine and desirable example. RRRR. It is believed that only three examples of this postmark exist. This is the left stamp of the pair illustrated in G.J. Hutson, The Stamps of New South Wales. Photo
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Note: A.G. Rigo de Righi writes about Boyd, "This P.O. had survived since 1844 as a very small office indeed (1850 revenue of #1 in 6 months) but it was closed...on 1.7.1850: and could therefore only be found struck on Sydney views. Well worth its RRRR rating..."

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