AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 228		Estimate: $4,000T 1856 (23 Jul) entire letter to London bearing Imperf 1d Black pair (cut-into in places) and 4d Blue four margins tied by void grid cancels, rated '8' in manuscript, reverse with 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/ (crown)/PERTH/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' in red, framed 'NEW ROMNEY/SHIP LETTER' in black, and arrival datestamp. Attractive
Lot 229		Estimate: $800 1858 (7 Apr) outer entire to England, endorsed 'Overland/via Albany' bearing 1857 6d Grey-Black - margins two sides, tied by void grid cancel, framed datestamp below, arrival datestamp in blue, slight ageing/soiling below adhesive
Lot 230		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $420 1860 (9 Jul) large piece bearing Imperf 1d Black pair with large margins at sides, touching at top, tied by barred numeral '3', addressed to 'The Harbor Master/Fremantle'
Lot 231		Estimate: $300 1904 (4 Oct) spiked cover to Hobart bearing 2d Yellow tied by Katanning cds, with handstruck 'TOO-LATE' in black, backstamps of Launceston and Hobart