Lot #3 ONE PENNY: 1d rose-red block of 6 (2x3, some short perfs at right) tied to plain cover to Melbourne by blue registration line & at the top by one of four strikes of the 'REGISTERED/9DE13 B/SYDNEY NSW' cds being the official First Day of Issue BW #59ya, red & black/white 'NSW/Sydney' registration label, no backstamps, Cat $7500+. The ACSC states that 11 First Day Covers have been recorded of which one is in the Royal Collection. However, in our experience they are far more elusive than First Day

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ONE PENNY: 1d rose-red block of 6 (2x3, some short perfs at right) tied to plain cover to Melbourne by blue registration line & at the top by one of four strikes of the 'REGISTERED/9DE13 B/SYDNEY NSW' cds being the official First Day of Issue BW #59ya, red & black/white 'NSW/Sydney' registration label, no backstamps, Cat $7500+. The ACSC states that 11 First Day Covers have been recorded of which one is in the Royal Collection. However, in our experience they are far more elusive than First Day Covers of the Penny Kangaroo.

Because of an anticipated "run" on post offices, sales on the day of issue were restricted to six stamps per person. This cover - the only registered cover known to us - therefore bears the most examples of the Penny Engraved that should be possible on a First Day Cover.