Lots 81-165

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR PERIOD BRINDISI ROUTE - UNIQUE (?) '1d' POSTAGE DUE MARKING ON COMPLETE PRINTED MATTER RATE WRAPPER TO G.B.

The extraordinarily rare usage of the special Printed Matter Rate boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE/1d' mark - a very fine strike - nicely placed on the front of a complete long 4th Nov. 1870 'Law Papers only' wrapper (minor faults and closed tears) to Surrey, franked by a NSW Diadem 6d blackish-violet tied by a fine 'SYDNEY/N.S.W.' duplex with large blue crayon '2' on the front (? an incorrect doubled arrival charge?), and a 26th Dec. 1870 'WEYBRIDGE STATION' arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Sealed with a large blue wafer of 'G.L. WILSON/CONVEYANCER/SYDNEY N.S.W.' and carried by P&O Steamers Malta & Delhi. While the 'BRINDISI 3d' mark is of considerable rarity, we are not aware of any other example of this '1d' version of the same mark (which was applied at the London Foreign Branch only on re-routed newspaper/printed matter wrappers) having been recorded. George's favourite 'discovery' and a major Exhibition item for any Franco-Prussian War, Australian Mail or Postage Due collection. [Illustrated in White, p.273.] SEE ALSO COLOUR PHOTO – INSIDE FRONT COVER

£6000

THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR PERIOD BRINDISI ROUTE - THE BOXED 'd3' POSTAGE DUE MARKING ON COVER TO G.B.; 7th Oct. 1870 env. (flap lost) to London franked by a NSW 1867 10d lilac (rough perfs.) tied by a partly fine Sydney duplex and by a whisker of the very fine boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE/d3 ' mark of the London Foreign Branch alongside. This letter was carried by P&O Steamers Geelong (to Galle) Mooltan (to Suez) & Nubia (to Brindisi). Very good example of this rare 3d mark on a letter that was in transit when the route and charges changed. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£700

VERY EARLY EXTRA 'GALLE 1d' FOR CEYLON ROUTING COVER; Attractive 21st March 1874 env. to G.B. 'Per Nubia', franked by NSW 1871-85 1d red & 6d lilac tied by very fine '183' sun-burst numerals with a matching v. fine 'PADDINGTON' c.d.s. alongside; carried by P&O Steamers Ellora (Sydney to Melbourne), Nubia (to Galle) & Khedive. Rare example of the short-lived extra 1d charge made for NSW letters to connect with the Ceylon-routed P&O service from 10th Feb. 1874 to 27th May 1875; this was the earliest 'Galle Penny' cover that George had recorded. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£400

COMBINATION COVER - CROSS-BORDER SOUTH AUSTRALIA/N.S.W. MIXED FRANKING COVER ; 16th March 1879 env. (opened out for display; small closed tear just clear of S.A. stamp) from Wentworth (N.S.W.) to G.B. 'via Brindisi', franked by NSW 1862-9 2d blue tied by indistinct Wentworth sun-burst numeral cancel, as well as by a South Australian o.p. 1876-91 8d on 9d brown (rough perfs.) just tied by a partly fine '21' numeral (? of the S.A. T.P.O. of which there is a partial c.d.s. on the reverse), paying the 2d NSW to SA rate plus the 8d SA to GB via Brindisi rate. Carried by P&O Steamers Assam, Australia & Ceylon. Very rare; only a handful of NSW/SA Combination covers from this far western corner of New South Wales via South Australia are rare; White only recorded two such covers , of which this (illustrated in White, p.162) is one. Important Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£750

P & O CONTRACT VOYAGES, SECOND PHASE TO/FROM OTHER COUNTRIES; 1859-76

GERMAN STATES - INAUGURAL PRE-CONTRACT P & O VOYAGE COVER TO BAVARIA ; 3rd Feb. 1859 env. from Warwick (NSW) to a Professor of Anatomy in Munich franked by NSW Diadem 1/- brownish-red (4 good margins) tied by a mostly fine Warwick '81' numeral and a whisker of the very fine red 2-ring Marseilles TPO 'AUSTRALIE/V. SUEZ AMB.' c.d.s. Charged '30' (kreuzer) on arrival and carried on the very first experimental pre-2nd contract P&O voyage of the S.S. Salsette from Sydney to Suez and by the S.S. Panther from Alexandria. It is recorded that the Salsette carried 13,372 letters of which 11,264 were for GB and only 302 for the whole of the rest of Europe !! This indicates that letters such as this were (and still are) much more than 37 times rarer than those to GB! Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£500

ITALY 'VIA TRIESTE' - COUNTRY LETTER VIA SYDNEY ; Attractive 28th May 1860 env. from 'TUMUT' (part c.d.s. on back) to Florence endorsed 'via Trieste' (a little-used routing for Australian mails which involved the Austrian P.O. in Alex. routing the letter by Austrian Packet across the Med.); routed via 'GUNDAGAI' & 'SYDNEY' (c.d.s.'s on back), franked with NSW Diadem 6d brown (2; both 3m) tied (one through stamp) by light & fine strikes of the scarce Tumut '47' dotted numeral, with m/s '91/2' Austrian Accountancy marking and final '30' arrival charge on the front. Carried by P&O Steamer Malta. Very rare destination and routing. [Illustrated in White, p.275.] PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£500

GERMAN STATES - COUNTRY LETTER FULLY PREPAID VIA SYDNEY, CEYLON & LONDON ; Attractive 14th Aug. 1860 env. (slightly reduced at right) from 'EDEN' to 'Hamburg' franked by NSW perf. Diadem 6d grey (2; one with some cut perfs.) and 2d blue all tied by (clear indentations of) light Eden '94' dotted numerals, with red London 'P' in oval and red m/s '4' & '8' Accountancy marks (8d for GB & 4d for Hamburg) and 'fr. Hbg' mark all on the front. Carried by coastal steamer Wonga Wonga and then by P&O Steamers Salsette, Columbian & Ripon. Rare destination. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£240

HONG KONG - SHIP LETTER RATE VIA CEYLON ; 22nd May 1862 E to 'Hong Kong, China' endorsed 'p. Str. Madras' and franked by a NSW Diadem 6d brown tied by a very fine Sydney duplex. This was the full Ship Letter rate, and the letter was sent by P&O Steamers Madras & Orissa via Galle. Rare destination. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£300

FRANCE - FULLY PREPAID MAIL TO AUSTRALIA; 15th Dec. 1863 EL from 'Paris' to Sydney 'Via Marseilles et Suez' franked by French perf. 80c reds (2; one creased) tied by dotted cancels with red boxed 'P.D.' on the front; this was the full single 1f 60c rate to British overseas possessions. Carried by P&O Steamers Euxine, Candia (had engine trouble short of Ceylon and was towed into Galle by the SS Emeu) and Northam. Rare ingoing mail from France.

£100

FRANCE - UNPAID MAIL WITH SPECIAL RED 'GB/1F 624/10C' ACCOUNTANCY MARK; Unpaid 25th Sept. 1866 E from 'MELBOURNE' (part duplex on front) to Nantes 'via Marseille' with fine red 2-ring 'POSS. ANG. V. SUEZ/A. MARSEILLE A' c.d.s. '18' arrival charge and superb red diamond 'GB/1F 624/10C' mark (Salles 3053; only used in this colour on mail from Melbourne) all on the front. Carried by P&O Steamers Northam, Delhi & Syria. Attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£150

U.S.A. VIA GERMANY TO N.S.W. - UNDERPAID COVER WITH RARE 'FR/2F 55C' ACCOUNTANCY MARK ; Attractive 2nd June 1868 env. from Washington DC to Sydney 'per Steamer via England & Marseilles' but sent by German steamer (ND Lloyd SS Bremen) across the Atlantic to Bremerhaven, franked by US 1861 24c grey tied by a part Washington duplex and New York 3rd June transit c.d.s. Other marks on the front are a mostly fine 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID' mark (the rate was right via GB, but not enough via Germany, so the letter was treated as entirely unpaid!) , two fine strikes of the very rare Salles 3092 'FR/2 F 55 C ' mark (only one other example on Australian mail recorded by George, and rated 'Inconnu' - unrecorded - by Salles in this context), and a part blue '3 SERV AMB....' c.d.s. The Sydney arrival charge was '4/-', but it is not clear how this charge was calculated. Extremely rare routing for an attractive Transatlantic cover. Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£700

ITALY - UNDERPAID COVER WITH 'GB/1F66C' ACCOUNTANCY MARK & POSTAGE DUE LABELS ; Colourful 22nd Jan. 1876 env. to Rome endorsed 'Europe Via Brindisi' but prepaid for the new reduced 7d rate (as of 3rd Feb.) rate too soon ; franked by NSW 6d+1d (tied by Sydney duplexes) instead of the still current 8d rate. There is a fine boxed Sydney 'INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED', a mostly fine diamond-framed 'GB/1 F 66 C ' mark (Salles 3066; struck in Sydney), and Italian 60c+30c Postage Dues (tied by Rome c.d.s.'s) all o the front. Carried by P&O Steamers Ellora, Mongolia, Bokhara & Pera. The letter (treated as entirely unpaid) should have been sent via GB & France but was in fact still sent by the Brindisi route. Fine and rare Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 3

£300

THE PANAMA N.Z.A.R.M. Co. CONTRACT VOYAGES; 1867-68

FRANCE - 'VIA PANAMA' 1s-2d RATE COVER TO BORDEAUX ; 1st June 1867 env. (minor toning) to Bordeaux 'via Panama' franked by NSW Diadem 2d blue & 1/- red (both with some stained perfs.) tied by fine Sydney duplexes; carried by the short-lived PNZARM Co.'s SS Ruahine from Sydney via Auckland to Panama, and by the Royal Mail Co.'s ship across the Atlantic from Colon to Southampton. With red 'PD' in circle and red m/s '8' Accountancy marking (8d due to GB from NSW). Rare and unusual example of the little-used 'via Panama' routing to Europe. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£500

U.S.A. - FULLY PAID STAMPED 'VIA PANAMA' COVER FROM CALIFORNIA TO N.S.W.; Attractive 18th April 1868

£400

DENMARK - 34sk FRANKING TO NEW SOUTH WALES; Attractive 26th Aug. 1868 env. (some surface wear and minor toning) from Copenhagen to Uralla (NSW) endorsed 'via Southampton [&] Panama', franked by Denmark 1864 16sk grey pair & 2sk blue tied by '1' ring cancels with near fine blue 'KJOBENHAVN' c.d.s. and matching boxed 'Franco' on the front, as well as v. fine red 'LONDON/PAID' transit c.d.s. and matching red handstruck '5' mark (believed to be the 5d due to GB Accountancy Mark). Carried by Royal Mail steamer from Southampton to Colon and then by PNZARM SS Rakaia from Panama to Sydney. Remarkable and rare franking and routing. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£1500

THE Q.R.M. AND TORRES STRAIT VOYAGES, 1873-74

THE QUEENSLAND ROYAL MAIL SERVICE VIA TORRES STRAITS & SINGAPORE TO G.B.; 15th May 1874 env. (small closed tear just clear of stamp does not detract) from Sydney to GB '[Per SS] Jeddah [to] Singapore & [then to] Brindisi', franked by NSW 1871-85 o.p. 9d on 10d red-brown tied by a fine Sydney duplex. Carried via Brisbane and then by the very short-lived (and little-used) EAMS Co. route across the Torres Straits to Singapore on the SS Jeddah, and then by P&O Steamers Nizam & Sumatra via Suez to Brindisi. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£300

PRE-STAMP INTERNAL COUNTRY MAIL, 1822-52

THE N.S.W. PERIOD - THE RARE FIRST-TYPE ENCIRCLED 'LAUNCESTON' MARK IN FIRST YEAR OF USE ; 30th Dec. 1822 EL (long interesting family contents) from Launceston to 'Hobart Town' (at the 1/- internal rate - rates were not marked on covers before July 1832), with a very fine large encircled 'LAUNCESTON' mark (rare; few examples known and recorded only 1822-6). Tasmania was part of N.S.W. until December 1825. Exhibition quality. [Ex Tinsley & illustrated by him on page 9.] PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£750

EARLY OVAL 'HOBART TOWN/V.D.L.' ON INTERNAL CROSS-COUNTRY COVER; 6th Oct. 1826 fine EL (interesting contents ref. bridge-building, a criminal trial and a planned journey to King's Island) from Hobart to 'Tamar East' (via Launceston and so presumably charged 1s-6d, the 1oz rate) with nearly fine (as usual for this) oval 'HOBART TOWN/V.D.L.' mark. No postal rates were marked prior to July 1832. Very early internal cover.

£100

Similar 19th May 1832 EL (ref. sheep auctions, etc.) from Launceston to 'Elizabeth River' (Campbelltown) with a mostly fine double oval 'LAUNCESTON' mark; without postal rate, but presumably charged 7d for the 40-50-mile journey. Fine and rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£200

100

THE 'NO POSTMARKS' PERIOD - UNPAID & PREPAID HOBART COVERS; 9th Jan. 1834 EL (ref. hay) from Oatlands (near Hobart) to Richmond charged '6' in manuscript; plus 12th Sept. 1836 EL (ref. bank business) from Oatlands to Hobart endorsed 'Paid' with red m/s '6' (early for a prepaid letter). Good pair of the 1832 & 1834 rates; no handstruck Hobart marks are recorded between 1832 & 1837 (see Tinsley, p.10). [Latter cover illustrated by Tinsley, p.10.]

£200

101

EARLY LOCAL FREE COVER FROM THE EX-DIRECTOR OF POSTS; 7th Jan. 1835 EL (ref. an assigned convict being 'armed and at large illegally') written & signed by 'James England' who had been Director General of the Posts from 1833 to June 1834 , signed by him ('James England') on the front as if a Free letter and addressed to James Leake (who lived at Rosedale a few miles away along the Elizabeth River) without postal charge. Rare thus. [Ex Tinsley; illustrated by him , p.6.] PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£400

102

INTERNAL DOUBLE OVAL 'LAUNCESTON' COVER; 1st Feb. 1836 EL (short flap removed) to Campbelltown, charged '5' (30-45 miles) with a mostly fine strike of this elusive oval mark on the front. [Ex Tinsley.]

£150

103

HOBART - THE EARLIEST RECORDED 'PAID' & UNPAID DATESTAMPS ; 26th June & 5th Dec. 1837 EL (some toning) & E (from 'Jericho') from/to Hobart with very fine black encircled '26 JU 26/1837' c.d.s. (light fold) and red tombstone 'PAID/5 DE 5/1837' d.s. (filing fold) with black '7' and red '5' m/s rates. The first Hobart datestamps that were introduced c.1st June 1837. Rare pair. (2 covers). [The first ex Tinsley.] PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£240

104

EARLY UNIFORM POSTAGE RATE COVERS; 11th/21st Jan 1842 EL's from Launceston to Hobart sent in the first month of Tasmanian Uniform Postage Rates, prepaid '4' (1/2oz rate; with fine red tombstone c.d.s. - filing fold) and charged '8' (with boxed Hobart d.s.) double weight rate. Rare pair; prior to 1st Jan. 1842, rates had been charged by mileage. (2 covers).

£150

105

EARLY DATESTAMPS ON UNPAID HOBART/LAUNCESTON COVERS; 1844 anonymous Hobart c.d.s. and 1850 single-ring 'LAUNCESTON' c.d.s. on covers to Campbelltown; plus 21st/23rd Nov. 1846 EL with fine Manuscript 'P[ort]. Sorrell' P.O. marking and v. fine 2-ring 'LAUNCESTON' arrival c.d.s. (across the join; earliest recorded). All charged the 4d 1/2oz rate. (3 covers).

£150

106

EARLY 'MONEY LETTER' WITH MANUSCRIPT P.O. DATED MARKING; Attractive 24th Jan. 1847 EL (one flap cut down slightly) to Launceston endorsed 'Money Letter' and 'Deloraine' by the P.O. with m/s '4' charge. There was no extra postal charge for Money letters at this date. Rare early Registered Mail forerunner. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£100

107

EARLY 'ON PUBLIC SERVICE' COVER WITH HOBART's CROWNED 'FREE' MARK; 21st Sept. 1849 EL sent from Hobart to Launceston with very fine red Hobart '(Crown)/FREE' c.d.s. on the front, endorsed 'On Public Service' and signed below the address. Rare thus and attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£120

108

EARLY DATESTAMPS; 1849 unpaid EL and 1850 prepaid EL both from Hobart to Launceston with near fine and v. fine red Hobart unpaid c.d.s. and oval red 'PAID' d.s.; plus 1852 EL to Rosedale with v. fine 'LAUNCESTON' c.d.s. and boxed 'CAMP TOWN' d.s. (both creased). Good trio. (3 covers); [All ex Malcolm Groom].[Latter illustrated by Tinsley, p.41.]

£100

109

EARLY MANUSCRIPT VILLAGE P.O. MARKINGS; 1850/2 pair of EL's (some faults) to Launceston charged '4', with clear manuscript dated markings of P.O.'s at 'Longford' & 'Evandale' at left of addresses. Good pair. (2 covers).

£100

110

THE RARE UNFRAMED 'C TOWN' DATESTAMP ON 'MONEY LETTER' COVER; 20th Aug., 1850 EL (closed spike-hole clear of marks) to Launceston with a mostly very fine 'C TOWN/20, AUG, 50' datestamp (only 4 examples known; this being the only one on a letter from Campbelltown) on the front, with m/s '4' charge and bold 'Money Letter' endorsement. The letter mentions enclosing a £1 note and £8 in cheques. Rare thus; [Ex Malcolm Groom]. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£300

111

THE RARE 'MACQUARIE PLAINS/POST OFFICE' MARKING ; Attractive 27th March 1851 unpaid env. to Hobart with m/s '4d' charge and a mostly very fine strike of this distinctive P.O. marking at left with m/s date. Few examples known; this type of mark was unique to this small P.O. [Ex Tinsley & Bombieri.] PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£400

PRE-STAMP LOCAL TOWNS' MAIL, 1843-53

112

RARE LOCAL HOBART TOWN-POST BOXED '4.O.CLOCK' DATESTAMP ; 30th June 1847 unpaid local env. with m/s '2' and mostly very fine boxed Hobart '4.O.CLOCK/30 JU 30/1847' d.s. nicely placed on the front. Much rarer than the Launceston types. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£240

113

RARE LOCAL HOBART TOWN-POST BOXED '1.0.CLOCK' DATESTAMP ; Unpaid 17th Feb. 1851 mourning env. with m/s '2' charge and v. fine boxed Town-Post datestamp on the front. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£240

114

RARE LOCAL HOBART TOWN-POST BOXED '10.0.CLOCK' DATESTAMP WITH 'OUT OF THE DELIVERY' ENDORSEMENT ; 25th Oct. 1848 E (side-flaps removed and slightly reduced at right but attractive) addressed locally and charged '2' with mostly very fine rare boxed Hobart Town-Post '10.O.CLOCK/25 OC 25/1848' d.s. on the front, but re-rated '4' with v. fine Country Mail c.d.s. on the reverse beside the unusual P.O. endorsement 'Out of the delivery. A Phillips'. A rare P.O. error. [Ex Tinsley; illustrated by him, p.42.] PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£300

115

EARLIEST RECORDED LAUNCESTON TOWN-POST DATESTAMP; Attractive 10th March 1845 local EL (closed spike-hole; partly printed Bank contents) with v. fine '1.O.CLOCK/10 MR 10/1845' Town-Post c.d.s. and m/s '2' charge nicely placed on the front. This is the earliest recorded date for any of the Launceston Town-Post marks. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£100

116

Similar 1846/52 pair of local Launceston Town-Post EL's with m/s '2' charges and very fine '10.O.CLOCK' or mostly v. fine '4.O.CLOCK' c.d.s.'s. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£150

117

THE VERY RARE PREPAID LAUNCESTON TOWN-POST '10.0.CLOCK/PAID' DATESTAMP ; 30th Sept. 1853 local EL endorsed 'Paid' and with a red m/s '2' rate, having an almost very fine red '10.O.CLOCK/PAID/30 SE 30/1853' c.d.s. (light fold) on the front; the earlier of the two recorded examples of this 'PAID' mark. Only three other 'PAID' Town-Post marks are recorded (two 4 o'Clock & one other 10 o'Clock marks). Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£400

PRE-STAMP INTER-COLONIAL MAIL, 1840-53

118

VICTORIA/NEW SOUTH WALES - PIONEER PADDLE STEAMER COVER EX HOBART; 27th Oct. 1840 EL from Hobart to 'Geelong, Port Philip' (still in NSW at this date) with a faint black oval crowned 'GENERAL/POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL' d.s. (rare in this colour) on the front , endorsed 'via Launceston' with red prepaid rate and '4' and '6' charges, having near fine oval 2nd Nov. 1840 'MELBOURNE/NEW S. WALES' d.s. on the flap. Carried from Melbourne to Geelong on the first regular mail-carrying voyage of the Paddle-steamer 'Aphrasia'. Rare early inter-colonial letter. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£150

119

Similar 3rd Feb. 1843 EL ex the same correspondence from Hobart to 'Geelong' with very fine red crowned oval Hobart d.s. on the front with red m/s '4' and black m/s '7' arrival charge; having v. fine Melbourne 10th Feb. oval d.s. and very faint 'GEELONG/NEW S. WALES' oval d.s. on the reverse.

£100

120

NEW ZEALAND - EARLY INGOING COVER REDIRECTED FROM PORT NICHOLSON TO KAWHIA; 4th May 1844 env. to Aotea (NZ) with mostly fine large oval crowned red 'GENERAL/POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL' d.s. on the front. Charged '4' on arrival but endorsed 'Redirected' and so charged '8d' (an extra 4d inland rate) with mostly v. fine oval 'WELLINGTON/(Crown)/NEW ZEALAND' d.s. also on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£150

121

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 6d SHIP LETTER RATE COVERS; 1847/9 E/env. ex 'LAUNCESTON' (v. fine 2-ring c.d.s.; crossed by fold) and 'Swansea' (P.O. manuscript dated marking) to Adelaide & Mount Gambier, prepaid 4d and 5d (town & country outward Ship Letter rates), both charged the standard inward 6d S.A. Ship Letter rate. Scarce pair. (2 covers).

£150

122

NEW SOUTH WALES - INGOING SYDNEY VIEWS COVER TO HOBART ; 2nd May 1850 EL (edge wear) from 'PENRITH' (overstruck oval d.s. on top flap) to Hobart endorsed 'Post Paid' and franked by N.S.W. 2d Blue and 3d Green Sydney Views (2d inland + 3d outward Ship Letter rates; the 2d with exceptionally good margins, the 3d with good to wide margins but shaved at top left) tied by Penrith '7' numerals, having v. fine red oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/SYDNEY' transit c.d.s. alongside. Charged '4' on arrival in Tasmania with fair boxed Hobart 'SHIP LETTER' d.s. on top flap. Very rare early stamped Inter-Colonial cover. Plus similar Aug. 1840 stampless E (faults) from Sydney to Hobart with v. fine boxed Hobart 'SHIP LETTER' d.s. (2 covers). [Former ex Gibson.] PHOTO - see plate no. 3

£1000

123

VICTORIA - STAMPLESS SHIP LETTERS TO LAUNCESTON; 1850/4 covers from Geelong/Melbourne to Tasmania with relevant oval datestamps, prepaid outward rates and (3; 1850/53) m/s '4'/'5' arrival charges; one with v. fine boxed 'CAMP TOWN' d.s., and two with endorsed ships' names. Good group. (4 covers).

£120

124

VICTORIA - INGOING MAIL FROM HOBART; Sept./Oct. 1851 pair of stampless E's to Geelong/Melbourne per ships Montezuma and 'Creole', both with fine red 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL' c.d.s.'s, prepaid '4' and charged '3' on arrival. Good pair. (2 covers).

£120

PRE-STAMP OVERSEAS MAIL TO GB, 1823-53

125

THE N.S.W. PERIOD - FIRST TYPE CIRCULAR 'HOBART/TOWN' MARK ON COVER TO LONDON; 27th Aug. 1823 EL (aged sellotape at corner folds inside needs to be removed a.s.a.p.) from Hobart, giving news of the state of the colony and the writer's inability to remit £5,000 back to England at present (!), with a partial strike of the rare first type encircled 'HOBART/TOWN' mark on the front with '1/4' arrival charge and fine red step-type 'PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER'. This first Hobart mark has only been recorded Dec. 1822 to March 1824 and is rare on overseas mail. Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£300

126

EARLY OVAL 'HOBART TOWN/·V.D.L.·' MARK ON COVER TO LONDON; 4th/18th Feb. 1826 EL (very long and interesting newsy family letter) from 'Hobart Town' 'per Andromeda' to Yorkshire (redirected from Kirkby Moorside via York to London with relevant marks & rates) with very fine (and rare thus) oval Hobart mark and mostly fine black step-type 'PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER' on the front. Attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£150

127

DEAL SHIP LETTERS FROM HOBART TO LONDON; 1826/8 pair of E's carried on different voyages of the 'Lang' via Cape Horn, both with very fine step-type 'DEAL/SHIP LETTER' marks; the first also with mostly fine oval 'HOBART TOWN/·V.D.L.·' mark, but the second apparently handed directly to the ship's Captain. Fine pair. (2 covers).

£120

128

EARLY 'INDIA LETTER' COVERS TO G.B.; 9th Jan. 1832 EL (long contents ref. trading prices for a cargo) to Edinburgh with mostly fine (but overstruck) oval 'HOBART TOWN/·V.D.L.·' mark (late usage), boxed 'INDIA LETTER/DEAL' and London boxed '1/2' all on the front; plus 23rd Sept. 1833 EL from 'Hobart Town' during the 'No Postmarks' period to Devonshire with red m/s '3' of Hobart and near fine boxed 'INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH'. Scarce pair; the India Letter rates had been introduced for Australian mails from 1830. (2 covers).

£120

129

SWANAGE INDIA LETTER/SHIP LETTER ERROR ; 3rd March 1834 EL (edge wear) from 'Launceston' to Lancaster (G.B.) 'per Forth' with very fine black step-type 'SWANAGE/SHIP LETTER' (Rob.S3; scarce) across the join, but overstruck and replaced by two mostly fine strikes of a doubled impression of the boxed 'INDIA LETTER/SWANAGE' mark (Rob.In.1; very scarce - struck in London?) also across the join on the reverse. Rare P.O. error resulting in the lesser India Letter charge being raised. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£240

130

DOUBLE OVAL 'LAUNCESTON' MARK ON 'INDIA LETTER/DOVER' COVER; 1835 E to London with mostly fine scarce oval 'LAUNCESTON' marking on the front beside red m/s '4', having v. fine orange-red boxed 'INDIA LETTER/DOVER' (slightly overstruck) on the top flap. Clean and scarce thus.

£120

131

'INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON' COVER WITH CROWNED OVAL 'HOBART TOWN/VDL' DATESTAMP; 21st Dec. 1837 EL to Edinburgh '[per] Elphinstone' with very fine black crowned oval Hobart d.s. (light filing fold) on the front (this mark was only used on outward ship mail ex Hobart itself), plus fine boxed 'INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON' mark (Rob. In.2; scarce) on the top flap. Attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 10

£120

132

DIFFERENT HOBART MARKS ON LETTERS CARRIED ON SAME VOYAGE TO G.B.; Jan./Feb. 1839 pair of E's to London (Rothschild's & Missionary Soc.), both carried by the Auriga with fine & v. fine red boxed 'INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH' marks, reaching London on 14th June 1839. One was from 'New Norfolk' (via Hobart) and so has a nearly very fine red tombstone 'PAID' d.s. of Hobart (only used on country letters - rare on overseas mail) and the other was from Hobart itself and so has a nearly very fine black crowned oval 'HOBART TOWN/VDL' d.s., both on the front. Rare matched pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£300

133

G.B. 1d BLACK ON COVER EX TASMANIA ; Attractive 1st Oct. 1840 EL (reinforced folds) from 'Bothwell' to London via Hobart with a very fine black Hobart tombstone 'PAID' d.s. (used only on Country letters to/via Hobart) on the front, with red m/s '9' (5d inland + 4d outward Ship Letter rates) and '8' arrival charge (red London arrival 'SHIP LETTER' on top flap). The letter was forwarded by the nominated London firm (who paid the 8d postage in transit) to the addressee in Kensington, being franked by a 1d Black (Plate 6?; 3 wide margins showing other stamps at top and left; shaved at right) tied by a superb black London Maltese Cross with 'TP/Cornhill' alongside. An exceptional usage of the World's First Postage Stamp on a cover posted from Australia. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 1

£750

134

CROWNED HOBART 'FREE' D.S. ON GOVERNOR's LETTER TO G.B. , ETC.; Attractive 14th Sept. 1843 env. (+ contents from the Governor's wife) to G.B. signed 'John Franklin' on the front with very fine Hobart crowned 'FREE' c.d.s. (rare on overseas mail) and large red oval crowned '[GENERAL]/POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL' d.s. in matching red ink both on the front. Rare thus. [Sir John Franklin had been relieved of his post at this date, but appears still to have enjoyed - and abused! - his franking privilege while waiting to return to England. Plus a similar 1845 E to London with a fine strike of the oval Hobart d.s. but a red m/s '8' in place of the Free mark. Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£360

135

HOBART's TRANSIT TOMBSTONE 'PAID' D.S. ON OVERSEAS COVER EX LAUNCESTON; 24th Jan. 1848 E from 'LAUNCESTON' (near fine 2-ring c.d.s. on front) to London 'p. [ship] Wellington via Hobart' with a very fine red tombstone 'PAID' d.s., on the front overstruck by a very fine London 'SHIP-LETTER' mark, prepaid 4d and charged 8d on arrival. Rare example of a cross-country letter sent overseas. PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£150

136

SS GREAT BRITAIN COVER CARRIED IN SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL TO G.B; 13th Oct. 1853 E to London endorsed 'per Steamer via Melbourne' with fine boxed 'CAMP TOWN' d.s. on the front (prepaid '5') and a 'LAUNCESTON' transit c.d.s. on the back, but no other marks until the Feb. 1854 London arrival c.d.s. Thought to have been carried by the SS Great Britain but only charged the '8'(d) British Ship Letter rate. PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£200

PRE-STAMP OVERSEAS MAIL FROM GB, 1817-56

137

THE N.S.W. PERIOD - THE EARLIEST RECORDED INGOING COVER TO TASMANIA ; 5th Feb. 1817 EL (interesting family letter) from London, prepaid '1/9' with fair red 'PAID·SHIP·LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON' c.d.s. on the front; addressed to 'John Drummond, Naval Officer at the Derwent, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land '. According to Tinsley (p.3) this is the earliest recorded overseas letter addressed to Tasmania. Rare and one of the earliest known ingoing letters addressed to Australia. PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£500

138

EARLY INGOING SHIP LETTER TO AN UP-COUNTRY TASMANIAN ADDRESS; 17th April 1828 El (minor wear; a family letter) prepaid ('P 1/9') from 'BATH' (v. fine starred mileage c.d.s.'s on reverse) via London (fair red oval 'POST PAID SHIP LR/LONDON' d.s. on front), addressed to 'Brown River, Kinsbury District. To be left at Jno. Bisder Esq., Maguire St. Holbert [sic] Town, Vandieman's land, New South Wales'. There was no mail service to this part of the island until 1835. Rare thus; a very early ingoing letter to Australia; [Ex Malcolm Groom].

£150

139

MYSTERIOUS BLACK 'PAID' MARK ON INGOING COVER WITH SCARCE 1st-TYPE HOBART BOXED 'SHIP LETTER' D.S.; 27th May 1839 EL (minor stains) prepaid ('8') from 'London' to Hobart with very fine black 'PAID' mark (not recorded for London or Tasmania as far as we can establish!) on the front, beside very fine red 'PAID/L[ombard] S[treet]' and oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON' d.s.'s; having a very fine scarce boxed black Hobart type 1 (small serif lettering; latest recorded date) 'SHIP LETTER' d.s. on the top flap. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£150

140

HOBART CROWNED 'FREE' DATESTAMP ON G.B. P.O. 'O.H.M.S.' ADVICE OF DETAINED LETTER; Attractive 1st Feb. 1841 'O.H.M.S. W.L. Maberly' headed EL (ref. a letter addressed to Tasmania but held in London because the necessary 8d postage had not been prepaid) from 'G.P.O., LONDON' to Campbelltown, having very fine London Official Mail crowned 'PAID' and oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON' d.s.'s on the front, as well as a fair red Hobart crowned 'FREE' d.s. Rare and colourful item that delayed an unfortunate unpaid letter for at least 8 months while the 8d outstanding postage was sought!![Ex Malcolm Groom]. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£150

141

'PENNY POST' SHIP LETTER TO HOBART VIA LAUNCESTON; Colourful March 1841 E (side-flaps removed) to Hobart prepaid '8d by Private Ship' with mostly very fine 'Silverton/Penny Post', v. fine dated 'EXETER/PY POST' and overstruck red oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON' d.s. all on the front; having a fine Hobart Country-Mail boxed 10th Aug. 1841 arrival d.s. on the flap and charged '1/1' (4d Ship letter + 9d inland rates). Unusual routing. PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£100

142

G.B. 1841 2d BLUES FRANKING TO HOBART; 27th April 1852 EL (grubby and with stain near stamps) from 'The Brambles' (Portsea?) to 'Brown River, Hobart Town, Vn. Dm's. Land', franked by a single and strip of three 1841 2d Blues (margins almost complete) tied by Portsmouth '625' numerals with fair red 'SHIP LETTER/LONDON' c.d.s. on the front and partial 2nd-type (sanserif) Hobart boxed 'SHIP LETTER/LONDON' arrival d.s. on the flap. Rare early ingoing stamped cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 7

£300

143

INGOING SHIP LETTERS EX LONDON INCL. ONE BY CLIPPER 'LIGHTNING'; 1841-54 trio from London to Launceston, prepaid 8d (2) or handed directly to the ship and charged '1/1' on arrival; carried by ships 'Calcutta', 'Agostina' and (May 1854) 'Lightning'; the first with mostly fine 2nd type Hobart boxed 'SHIP LETTER' arrival d.s. (3 covers).

£100

144

INGOING TOULMIN PACKET COVER EX LONDON; 28th June 1847 env. (minor stains) from 'Bishopsgate St. Within' (London), prepaid '2/-' (double Packet rate) to Hobart with mostly very fine red oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON' d.s. and m/s '9' arrival charge (double 4d Ship Letter + extra Country 1d rates) on the front; carried by the Toulmin Bros.' Packet Ship 'Ganges' via C.G.H. Rare; very few Toulmin Packet covers have survived sent to/from Tasmania. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£300

145

OTHER COVERS FROM G.B.; 1847/52/56 stampless prepaid covers from Newnham (Glos.), Hull & Stokesley (Yorks.) to George Town, Rosedale & Hobart; prepaid 8d, 8d & 6d by the 'Olinda', 'Prestonjoe Dominjee' (convict ship) and White Star Line 'Spray of the Ocean'. Two with 2nd type boxed Hobart 'SHIP LETTER' arrival d.s.'s and the 1856 cover with mostly fine red boxed Launceston 'SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE' and Hobart diamond 'SHIP LETTER/INWARDS FREE' d.s.'s. (3 covers).

£150

PRE-STAMP OVERSEAS MAIL TO/FROM OTHER COUNTRIES; 1825-51

146

THE N.S.W. PERIOD - RARE EARLY INGOING LETTER FROM CAPE OF GOOD HOPE ; Remarkable 26th May 1825 EL (family letter) from 'Cape Town' addressed 'To Miss Hannah Field, Van die Man's Land ' and endorsed 'To the care of the resident Wesleyan Missionary, Hobart's Town '; prepaid '2' (Cape skilling) with a mostly very fine oval 'POST-OFFICE/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' d.s. on the front. Remarkable early letter sent between Africa and Australia, almost certainly sent via Mauritius; rare thus. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 7

£750

147

INDIA - EARLY LETTER TO TASMANIA FROM HYDERABAD ; Fine 8th Dec. 1828 EL from 'Hyderabad' addressed per 'Columbia' to 'Woolmers, near Launceston, Van Dieman's Land' with fine boxed 'CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER' d.s. on the top flap and partly very fine oval 'HOBART TOWN/.V·D·L.' transit mark on the front. Exceptional example of an early letter sent between India and Australia. PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£400

148

INDIA - BLACK OVAL HOBART D.S. COVER TO CALCUTTA ; Fine 20th Nov. 1840 EL from 'Hobart Town' to 'Calcutta' endorsed 'per [ship] Sea Horse', prepaid '4'(d) with a very fine large black (rare in this colour) crowned oval 'GENERAL/POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL' d.s. just over the edge on the front, having a very fine boxed 'CALCUTTA/SHIP LETTER' arrival d.s. on the back. Rare routing and of Exhibition quality. [Ex Tinsley.] PHOTO - ABOVE

£300

149

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE - EARLY OUTGOING SHIP LETTER; Remarkable 7th Oct. 1851 env. prepaid '5'(d) from 'New Town' (manuscript P.O. dated marking at left of address ) via Hobart (v. fine red tombstone 'PAID' transit d.s. on the front), endorsed 'Per [ship] Beulah' and addressed to 'Lieut. Crauford, RN, H.M.S. Royalist, Singapore or elsewhere ' with an almost very fine boxed 'SINGAPORE/Bearing' d.s. across the flaps; redirected to 'China ' and so with a very fine 'HONG-KONG/15JA/1852' c.d.s. on the top flap and '1/-' arrival charge. Very rare routing and combination of scarce markings. Exhibition item. [Ex Bombieri.] PHOTO - see plate no. 6

£300

150

Similar 4th April 1850 env. from the same correspondence from 'New Town' (P.O. manuscript dated marking) via Hobart (v. fine red tombstone 'PAID' transit d.s. on the front) to the Lieut. on 'H.M.S. Royalist, Singapore or elsewhere ' but not redirected and so presumably delivered to the ship at Singapore. Rare thus. [Ex Bombieri.] PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£200

151

MAURITIUS - EARLY 'Ship Letter' COVER TO TASMANIA ; 20th April 1851 EL (filing folds across address and internal faults) from 'Port Louis' addressed to 'Launceston per James Gibson Via Sydney ' with fine small encircled 'PAID', v. fine 'Ship Letter' and near fine crowned 'MAURITIUS/GPO' c.d.s. (all of Port Louis; latter two creased) on the front; having a very fine boxed 2nd-type Hobart 'SHIP LETTER' d.s. struck in transit on the reverse beside the 'LAUNCESTON' arrival c.d.s. (tears), charged '5'(d) on arrival. Rare routing; thought to be the only recorded Prestamp cover from Mauritius to Tasmania . PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£300

CONVICTS' AND SOLDIERS' CONCESSION RATES; 1852-89

152

PRESTAMP SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER TO G.B. ; Fine 11th Nov. 1852 EL (long family letter ref. an inheritance and mentioning the rises in prices due to the Victorian gold-rush) from 'Hobart Town' to Scotland, headed and countersigned for a Private in the 99th Regiment, and so prepaid 1d (faint red m/s '1') with a part red 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL' c.d.s. on the front. On arrival in England the full Ship Letter charge of '8'(d) was charged (wrongly?) and a fair 'CR' mark of the Caledonian Railway applied. Very few (probably less than 10) Soldiers' 1d Concession Rate covers of any period are known from Tasmania ; an important Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 7

£600

153

STAMPLESS 'FREE' COVER TO G.B. ENDORSED 'CONVICT LETTER' BUT CHARGED ; 25th Nov. 1855 EL (ref. an inheritance and mentioning the writer's problems with drink; minor edge wear and part blank inner flap lost) from 'Empressian [= Impression] Bay' to Lancashire endorsed 'Convict Letter' and 'Ex[amine]d AJV' (i.e. censored) above the address, having a fine red encircled Hobart 'FREE' c.d.s. and fair Hobart c.d.s. on the front, being entirely free of postage within the colony. On arrival in Britain the letter was treated as a normal Ship Letter with a very fine 'AUSTRALIAN/LIVERPOOL/PACKET' c.d.s. across the join and a very fine Liverpool handstruck 'd6' charge (6d Packet Letter rate) on the front. The letter was misdirected to Lancaster instead of to Milnthorpe. Very rare and early Convict's Letter; only two other such stampless examples have been recorded from Tasmania. Important Exhibition Item. [Ex Tinsley & Bombieri.] PHOTO - see plate no. 7

£2000

154

THE MATCHING COVER TO THE PREVIOUS LOT - WRITTEN BY THE SAME CONVICT WHEN AWAITING TRANSPORTATION 20 YEARS BEFORE; 26th May 1833 EL from 'Newgate [Prison]' to the same Milnthorpe address as the previous lot, written by the same 'Ed Hardy', with no signs of censorship, having a fine London c.d.s. and a normal British '1/-' inland charge. The contents include; 'Sir, I am very sorry to let you know my situation, but I suppose you have heard that I am transported for seven years...there is a great many transports in Newgate from the last Sessions that must go before me.' He asks for £5 from his mother, claims that his theft of £2 was only a loan and describes his twin trial, etc. Fascinating insight into the start of life as a convict. [Ex Tinsley.]

£200

155

ORIGINAL 'TICKET OF LEAVE' FORM WITH HOBART 'FREE' MARK ; 9th June 1856 Ticket of Leave EL sent from 'Police Office, Oatlands' to 'The Police Magistrate, Hobart Town' endorsed 'On public service only' with a fine red Hobart crowned 'FREE' c.d.s. This is a convict's actual Ticket of Leave and has been endorsed, signed and handstamped a number of times by Police Magistrates confirming that he could work in various areas beyond his penal establishment itself. The rare survival of a famous kind of Convict document. PHOTO - ABOVE

£300

156

CHALON HEAD COVER WITH THE VERY RARE 'PRISONER'S LETTER/(Crown)/PORT ARTHUR' MARK DURING THE BRIEF SUSPENSION OF FREE MAIL ; 16th Nov. 1858 EL from a convict at 'Port Arthur' (convicted of assault in Hobart, appealing for a reduction of his sentence) addressed to the Governor of Tasmania himself ('The Honble. I. Burgess, Newtown, Hobart'; with the Governor's own notes, written above the address with his Comptroller General's comments also crossing the stamp and address, agreeing that no interference with the sentence was necessary). Franked by a Chalon 6d lilac tied by the Hobart '61' numeral, with a very fine strike of the extremely rare unframed circular 'PRISONER'S LETTER/(Crown)/PORT ARTHUR' mark in the opposite corner and with the 'C[omptroller] G[eneral's] O[ffice]' receipt d.s. on the front beside a light red Hobart 'PRE-PAID' c.d.s. One of only three known covers with this spectacular 'PRISONER'S LETTER' mark (one of the covers being stampless, dated 1857), the only one with this 6d lilac franking, and sent during the 18-month suspension of stampless 'On Public Service' mail - franked Convicts' Letters can only be found from 1st Jan. 1858 to 30th Sept. 1859. The only other franked cover (with a single Chalon 1d) was sold by Cavendish for £5,000 in their May 1990 Private Treaty List. A major Exhibition Centre-piece for a Tasmania Collection. [Ex Tinsley & Bombieri; illustrated by Tinsley, p.45.] PHOTO - see plate no. 2

£3000

157

ONE OF THE TWO RECORDED CHALON HEAD SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE COVERS ; 25th Oct. 1867 env. (grubby and with flap lost but still attractive) to Liverpool (G.B.), headed and countersigned for a Private soldier in the '2/14 Regiment at Hobart Town, Tasmania', franked by a perf. Chalon 1d pale red (perfs. cut at right) tied by a dumb Hobart barred oval with a very fine red 'GENERAL-POST-OFFICE/HOBART TOWN' c.d.s. alongside, with Liverpool 19th Dec. 1867 arrival c.d.s.'s on the back and 'I got the Mercury [newspaper].' note inside. Tasmanian Soldiers' 1d Concession Rate covers are extraordinarily rare, with only one other Chalon cover and two Sideface frankings (see next lot) known to Tinsley (see p.48). An important Exhibition item. [Ex Tinsley; illustrated by him, p.48.] PHOTO - see plate no. 7

£1500

158

ONE OF THE TWO RECORDED SIDEFACE 1d CONCESSION RATE COVERS ; 10th Feb. 1889 env. (closed cuts around stamp as usual with 'Swinger' covers) to Boston (Lincs.) headed and countersigned for a sailor on 'H.M.S. Swinger, Hobart', and franked by a Tasmania 1d Sideface cancelled & tied on arrival in G.B. with two plain 'LONDON' c.d.s.'s. Carried in accordance with P.O. regulations in the ship's bag and posted from the Admiralty in London. Very rare; one of only two such Sideface 1d Rate covers known to Tinsley (see p.48), and one of a total of only four Tasmania franked Concession rate covers known. [Purchased at auction in Melbourne for $880 in May 1988.] PHOTO - see plate no. 7

£500

INTERNAL COUNTRY MAIL - 'COURIER' FRANKINGS; 1854-55

159

EXHIBITION QUALITY 4d SINGLE FRANKING FROM LAUNCESTON; Very attractive 2nd May 1855 E (minor creasing clear of stamp & marks) to Hobart franked by a fine Courier 4d cut square with clear margins all round tied by a superb Launceston '60' numeral with very fine Launceston & Hobart 'PRE-PAID' datestamps alongside. [Ex Tinsley.] PHOTO - see plate no. 2

£2500

160

Similar 4th April 1855 E from Launceston to Hobart franked by a Courier 4d (slight toning but 4 clear square-cut margins) tied by a very fine '60' numeral with 'LAUNCESTON' c.d.s. and Hobart 'PAID' tombstone d.s. (late usage) on the front. [Ex Malcolm Groom.] PHOTO - see plate no. 7

£750

161

MANUSCRIPT P.O. 'Greenponds' COVER WITH 4d COURIER TIED BY SCARCE '31' NUMERAL; 29th July 1854 E (minor faults) to Hobart franked by a fine cut-square 4d (wide margins at foot & left; shaved other sides) tie by a superb '31' numeral of Greenponds (later Kempton) with that P.O.'s dated 'Greenponds' endorsement alongside. Rare country usage. [Ex Rigo de Righi.] PHOTO - see plate no. 7

£500

162

LADY's ENVELOPE WITH 4d COURIER FRANKING; Tiny 23rd Jan. 1854 env. (95x50mm; slightly grubby with fold down middle) to Fingal franked by Courier 4d (cut square; wide on 3 sides, shaved at top) tied by very fine Launceston '59' numeral and matching c.d.s. Unusual item. PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£300

163

BOXED 'CAMP TOWN' 4d COURIER COVER; 21st Dec. 1854 EL (printed Insurance Co. contents) to Campbelltown with Courier 4d bright orange (cut square except for one corner; margins clear on two sides) tied by a light Launceston '59' numeral and the corner of a very fine boxed 'CAMP TOWN' arrival d.s. Attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£200

164

MANUSCRIPT P.O. 'Deloraine' COVER WITH 4d COURIER; 20th Feb. 1859 EL (an order for corn sacks) to Launceston with cut-to-shape 4d Courier tied by the scarce '25' numeral with manuscript 'Deloraine 20/2/59' at left. Rare country usage. [Ex Malcolm Groom.] PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£150

165

HOBART '64' & '65' COVERS WITH PLATE 1 OR 2 4d COURIER FRANKINGS; Feb./March 1855 pair of EL's from Hobart to Launceston, each franked by a single cut-square 4d Courier (plate 1 clear on three sides but creased; plate 2 clear two sides & shaved other sides) tied by Hobart's '65' & '64' numerals with faint red 'PAID' d.s.'s on the front. Good matched pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11

£800

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