AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, TASMANIA, THE BERNIE MANNING COLLECTION OF 1818-1856 POSTAL HISTORY, INLAND RATES

Lot 186		Estimate: $1,200 1832 (21st Feb) entire letter Fingal to Campbell Town, endorsed at top 'Paid J.W."Fingal' (John Wallace was the postmaster at Fingal). Fewer than five recorded
Lot 187		Estimate: $2,000 1832 (21st Aug) entire letter 'Hampshire Hills 21st/8/1832' to Launceston, carried privately to Launceston and put into town post, endorsed '1d'. This is the only town letter recorded under the 1832 Act
Lot 188		Estimate: $500 1834 (3rd Jul) entire letter from Macquarie Plains to Hobart Town, mss 'Pd 3' in red, the 3d rate being for a distance between 20 to 30 miles
Lot 189		Estimate: $1,000 1835 (9th Jun) entire letter to Campbell Town showing 'LAUNCESTON' type 2 handstamp (worn), rated '5' for the 41 miles to Campbell Town
Lot 190		Estimate: $800 1836 (3rd Sep) entire letter from a one 'P M Langdon of Montacute' to Hobart Town, rated '6' for a distance over 45 miles. Mail from Montacute is very rare
Lot 191		Estimate: $600 1836 (12th Sep) entire letter from Oatlands to Hobart Town, rated '6' for ½oz rate between 45-75 miles and endorsed 'Paid'. Provenance: Tinsley, Blake
Lot 192		Estimate: $800 1837 (26th Jun) entire letter from Hobart Town to Campbell Town, rated '7' for the ½oz rate (75-90 miles), reverse with the earliest known strike of the Hobart unpaid inland mail marking type I of '26JU26/1837'. Provenance: Tinsley, Blake
Lot 193		Estimate: $2,000 1837 (21st Jul) part entire Hobart to Campbell Town, rated '7' in red for ½oz letter rate between 75-90 miles, fine strike in oval of 'PAID/21 JY 21/1837' in red identified as type I. The earliest and only example recorded
Lot 194		Estimate: $800 1837 (5th Dec) entire Jericho to Hobart Town, endorsed '5' for ½oz 30-45 mile rate, with handstamp in segmented-circle 'PAID/5 DE 5/1837' in red, type I. The earliest recorded date
Lot 195		Estimate: $600 1839 (Apr) entire letter headed 'Pleasant Banks/By Perth' to Hobart Town, mss. '9' for ½oz letter rate between 105-135 miles, and handstamped on arrival in red with segmented-circle 'PAID 9 AP 9/1839' type I. Early paid inland mail is rare
Lot 196		Estimate: $1,500 1840 (29th May) OHMS entire George Town to Hobart endorsed 'Colonial/Hospl/George Town', additionally handstamped '(crown)/FREE/29MY29/1840' type 2 in black. The earliest recorded usage
Lot 197		Estimate: $1,500 1840 (10th Aug) OHMS entire from the Principal Medical Officer in Hobart to Campbell Town, with '(crown)/FREE' type 2 handstamp and arrival '10AU10/1840' type 2 handstamp. The earliest recorded uses of both handstamps
Lot 198		Estimate: $800 1841 (Apr) entire Hobart Town to Campbell Town, rated '7' in mss. for ½oz rate 75-90 miles, 'AP 20/1841' type 2 applied on arrival. Unrecorded in this date format
Lot 199		Estimate: $800 1842 (4th Feb) entire with superb crowned 'FREE' dated handstamp in red Hobart to Campbell Town
Lot 200		Estimate: $600 1842 (29th Nov) entire letter headed "Cumbria" (Waterloo Point) to Hobart Town, mss. '4' and reverse with very fine framed '2 DE 2/1842' type 2 handstamp in black
Lot 201		Estimate: $1,200 1845 entire letter headed 'Glen Esk No 3 1845' addressed to 'Macquarie River/Nr. Ross', rated '2' in black for use of local country rate. This is the only example of a pre-stamp entire at the provincial rate from any town other than Campbell Town
Lot 202		Estimate: $2,000 1856 (6th Aug) "Leake" cover to Rosedale 'FREE' handstamp in red, contents to John Leake from Governor Young requesting 'Queen's pardon for convict...' and also states 'I feel persuaded that the Upper House will supply a seat for you & that so natural & proper choice will be made without requiring any canvass or active step on your part'. Important historical document