Lot 239
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1854 (30 Dec) entire letter to Goulbourn (sic) endorsed 'first steamer' bearing 6d Woodblock pair tied by Barred Oval '1', with 'MELBOURNE/(crown)/VICTORIA' datestamp alongside (early use), Yass backstamp. Interesting contents referring to the completion of the building of Temple Court in Collins St...'
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Lot 240
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1855 (Mar) entire to England endorsed 'Per Ship James Baines' bearing Imperf 1/- Octagonal singles (4) tied by Barred Oval '37' cancels of Fiery Creek, endorsed '2/-', backstamps of Castlemaine, Melbourne, Australian Packet and Birmingham datestamps, reinforced slits, otherwise an attractive quadruple rate cover
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Lot 241
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1855 (29 May) entire letter used at Melbourne addressed 'Claude Farie Esq/Sheriff/ Supreme Court' bearing 6d Woodblock tied by Barred Oval '1', 'MELBOURNE/(crown)/ VICTORIA' backstamp. Unusually overpaying the Town letter rate by 2d
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Lot 242
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1856 cover to Sydney bearing uncancelled 6d Woodblock (cut-into) showing the very rare framed 'DETAINED ON/BOARD SHIP' in black, reverse with Sydney Ship Letter handstamp, cover faults. The only example of this marking on a Victoria cover
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Lot 243
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1856 (2 Oct) entire Melbourne to Maryborough bearing C&F Half-length 1d Pink strip of three with squeezed transfer variety, Queen-on-Throne 2d, Woodblock 6d Dull Orange (2) and 'TOO LATE' 6d, cancelled by Barred Numeral '1', backstamps of Melbourne and Maryborough. Adhesives in somewhat variable condition, address partly painted-over, nevertheless a rare cover
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Lot 244
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1858 (5 Apr) cover Creswick to Port Adelaide bearing Woodblock 6d, datestamps of Creswick, Melbourne, Adelaide and Port Adelaide, minor soiling
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Lot 245
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1860 (22 May) entire letter to Melbourne bearing 'Beaded Oval' 4d Rose-Red, SG 92a, tied by Barred Numeral '82' of Wangaratta (RR)
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Lot 246
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1861 (Jan) OHMS wrapper used Yackandandah to Melbourne showing framed 'DETAINED FOR/(4d in manuscript)/POSTAGE' over which is affixed 4d 'Beaded Oval' cancelled by numeral '114', reverse with manuscript 'Yack 8/1/61' and Melbourne datestamps
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Lot 247
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1881 (12 Sep) cover Melbourne to Scotland bearing 6d Blue and 1/- Blue, arrival backstamp. Attractive example of triple rate cover
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Lot 248
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1886 cover to South Yarra bearing 1d Brown 'STAMP DUTY' pair tied by Barred Numeral '84' strikes of Winchelsea, transit and arrival backstamps, cover blemishes on reverse
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Lot 249
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1901 (30 Dec) underpaid inwards cover from Cape of Good to Hope to Melbourne bearing 1d tied by Wellington Station duplex, hexagonal 'T/15c.' and 'T3D' within oval, framed 'No. 1 LIST/JA 29/1902', 'UNCLAIMED AT/MELBOURNE' and 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/MELBOURNE', various DLO backstamps
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