Great Britain and British Commonwealth TASMANIA Postal History
Sale No: 65
Lot No:1271
Symbol:c
1867 (June 27) mourning cover (opening faults) from Hobart to Cricket Ground, Launceston with 4d Chalon P10 SG #63 paying inland letter rate. [Interesting contents describe ice skating as being "quite a mania" in Hobart with Attorney-General William Lambert Dobson having sprained his ankle so badly that "he will have to go on crutches for 3 months a least."] (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 80.00
Closed..Oct-11-2018, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 65
Lot No:1272
Symbol:c
1877 (Nov 26) cover to England via Brindisi with 4d pale yellow Sideface pair SG #147 tied by Hobart Town 'NO26/77' duplex. Scarce. (Image1)