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Australasia 2007 |
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, POSTAL HISTORY, MAIL TO OTHER OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS
| Lot 291 |
Burma: 1870 (25 Apr) repaired cover to Rangoon endorsed 'Per R.M.S. Geelong' bearing Laureated 1/- tied by BN '2' (Geelong), Melbourne backstamps and 'STEAMER LETTER/ GPO/CALUCTTA/MA.24/70' in red. Rare destination  | |||
| Lot 292 |
Canada: 1896 (6 Mar) cover to Ontario bearing ½d and 2d tied by '94' St Arnaud duplex, Vancouver transit and Clinton arrival backstamps  | |||
| Lot 293 |
France: 1879 (2 Feb) entire letter from 'J.W. PLOOS VAN AMSTEL & Co/MELBOURNE' (cachet) 'via Brindisi' to St Georges du Bois bearing ½d Lilac-Rose and 1/- Deep Blue/blue. Attractive  | |||
| Lot 294 |
France: 1881 (16 Feb) cover to Boulogne via Brindisi bearing Bell 1/- Deep Blue/blue & ½d Rosine  | |||
| Lot 295 |
Germany: 1873 (10 Oct) cover to Hamburg bearing 2d and 3d pair tied by Melbourne duplex, London Paid transit in red, mss. '2', arrival backstamp  | |||
| Lot 296 |
Germany: 1883 (Mar 2) cover to Germany endorsed 'Via Brindisi' bearing 8d Brown and ½d Rose tied by Melbourne duplex, Lensahn arrival backstamp. Unusual two-colour franking  | |||
| Lot 297 |
Germany: 1892 (3 Dec) use of reply portion of Germany 10pf Postal Card to Dresden with original transit and arrival datestamps on reverse, cancelled by BN '46' duplex of Hamilton and Dresden arrival datestamp. Rare  | |||
| Lot 298 |
Italy: 1883 (20 Feb) envelope (225x96mm, two folds) to Rome from Italian Consulate bearing Bell Perf 12 1/- (2) and Naish 2d (2) paying 1½-2oz letter rate  | |||
| Lot 299 | Italy: 1887 (20 Jan) flapless inwards cover Firenze to Warnambool bearing 25c strip of three tied by duplexes, backstamps of Melbourne and Warnambool  | |||
| Lot 300 |
Italy: 1884 (18 May) registered cover to Rome bearing 6d Blue (short corner perf), 1/- pair and 2d (2), double-oval 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' handstamp, Napoli and Roma backstamps, minor cover blemishes  | |||
| Lot 301 |
New Brunswick: 1864 (24 Sep) cover to New Brunswick bearing Perf 1/- Octagonal and Laureated 2d tied by Melbourne duplex, endorsed 'Via Marseilles', rated '5', framed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/VIA MARSEILLES' and handstruck '1d' together with London 'Paid All' in red, arrival backstamps  | |||
| Lot 302 |
South Africa: 1897 (5 Nov) use of OHMS 'CHIEF SECRETARY' Frank stamp cover to Johannesburg uprated with 5d Brown cancelled by Melbourne datestamps, endorsed at left 'Per Aberdeen', arrival backstamp, faint trace of central filing crease. Scarce  | |||
| Lot 303 |
Switzerland: 1858 (20 Jan) registered envelope to Switzerland, bearing 1/- Greenish Blue strip of five (SG 25a, margins in places) and 4d Emblems pair, tied by indistinct numerals, backstamped Hepburn, Melbourne, Bureau Central, Basel, and Locarno. Some soiling though a rare multiple franking  | |||
| Lot 304 |
Switzerland: 1858 (28 Mar) registered cover Hepburn to Locarno bearing 1/- Octagonal strip of four, 6d Woodblock pair & 4d Emblems pair (adhesives with faults), red '(crown)/REGISTERED', circled 'PD', transit and arrival backstamps, part of cover on reverse missing, some soiling  | |||
| Lot 305 |
Switzerland: 1885 (27 Jun) cover to Locarno bearing Naish 8d and ½d tied by BN '14' of Sandhurst, datestamp at left, Melbourne, Brindisi, Locarno and Guimalleo oval backstamps, cover faults on reverse  | |||
| Lot 306 |
Switzerland: 1888 (13 Aug) cover to Switzerland bearing 6d Blue tied by '314' duplex of Lilydale, backstamps of Melbourne, Napoli, Locarno, Devio and straight-line arrival of Linescio, minor blemishes. Scarce village destination  | |||
| Lot 307 |
Turkey: 1898 (21 Sep) 1½d on 1d Postal Card used Melbourne to Turkey, datestamps of Suez, Alexandrie and Salonica in blue  | |||
| Lot 308 |
United States: 1865 (26 Jul) mourning envelope to Melbourne to New York bearing Laureated 1/- and 2d, a little soiled  | |||
| Lot 309 |
United States: 1893 (7 Mar) registered cover to San Diego bearing 3d (fault) and 2½d tied by 'R' in circle, registered datestamp at lower left, arrival cachet on reverse. Attractive bicolour franking  | |||
| Lot 310 |
United States: 1899 (13 Mar) use of 1d Yellow-Brown Envelope to California uprated with 1½d Green tied by BN '538' of Carlton, endorsed 'Via Sydney/Per S.S. 'Mariposa’ ‘, backstamps of San Francisco and Berkeley. Attractive  | |||
