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Online General Sale No. 83 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 7th February 2025 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 231 | [ PS ] |
Envelopes: Used range with 2d pink used on 1884 and 1894, 1d brown used in 1891, 1d orange-brown (8), including 1891 use to U.S.A. uprated with 5d, and 1894 use to Denmark uprated with ½d (3), 1d + 1d orange-brown (2), 1d red (4) and 2d red (8). Includes a number of semi-official Shire envelopes. Some faults but generally good to fine (25)     | ||
| Lot 232 | [ C ] |
1874 (27 Jun) entire from the G.P.O. London to Larne, Ireland clarifying a question regarding the Melbourne mails which had been raised as a legal matter. it is stated 'That the time occupied on the transmission of Mails between this Country and Melbourne is 47 days via Brindisi and 55 days via Southampton. It will be seen, therefore, that it would not be possible for a letter to reach Melbourne in 42 days . . . ' An interesting sidelight   | ||
| Lot 233 | [ C ] |
1875 (17 Nov) printed circular for Geelong Protestant Orphan Asylum to 'Shire Council/Bellarine' franked 1d Green Laureate Perf 13 solo usage, fair Drysdale backstamp, slight creasing  | ||
| Lot 234 | [ C ] |
1906 (29 Jan) Tattersalls cover from Lancefield to Hobart with 1d pair, and overall advertisement for W.S. Tong, Wholesale Fruiterer on reverse   | ||
