Lot 172 Australia - Victoria SG#315 (SC# 172) 2.5d Red Brown , 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, A Fine Used Single, Scarce Oval May 16 1892 Telegraph Office Cancel
A fine used single of the 2.5d red brown from the 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, scarce oval May 16 1892 telegraph office cancel.
These were used by the telegraph operator directly on the telegraph form to evidence per-word telegraph charges. This is the first example I have seen.
Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $30. The stamp offered here grades 65 as follows:
