July will be a busy month for stamp collectors, Spink London will be holding four stamp sales! On the 12th July, from 10am, collectors will have the opportunity to acquire some rare and fascinating items from the Ronnie Winchester Collection of the Australian State of Victoria registered mail, 1847-76, alongside fine sections of Belgium, Cape of Good Hope rectangular issues with some magnificent items which disappeared from the market years ago, fantastic Griqualand West with fabulous mint blocks, covers, etc. There is one particular lot from the Ronnie Winchester collection that will capture collectors’ attention when perusing the catalogue. Lot 1022 is an 1858 (11 Aug.) envelope from Eaglehawk to France, bearing Woodblock 6d with Octagonal 1/- vertical pair and singles, all cancelled by crisp Barred Numeral “136”, showing Sandhurst transit d.s. (11.8),
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