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3071

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Overland via Southampton 1866 (May 14): Cover from Warwick, Queensland to Frankenberg, Grand Duchy of Hesse bearing 1862 Queensland Chalon 6 d. yellow-green, two examples, cancelled by rays numeral “81” and prepaying 1 s. and over-paying 1 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 11 d. to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. “5” (pence) manuscript in red credit from Queensland to Great Britain for transit to Hesse and “4/3” (silbergroschen) manuscript in blue with the 4 sgr. representing the 5 d. credit of which 3 sgr. was allocated to the Prussian Post and 1 sgr. for Belgian transit. Numerous transit datestamps on the reverse and fine “AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN FRANCO” datestamp in blue. Superb and highly attractive, an important destination cover from Queensland. Illustrated by Ben Palmer in “The Pre-UPU Mail from Queensland” on page 142. The only cover recorded from Queensland to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Route - Australasian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane 14 May 1866 per “City of Brisbane” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (24 May) per “Bombay” to Galle (17 June); “Golconda” (19 June) to Suez (6 July); overland to Alexandria; “China” (8 July) to Southampton (19 July); by rail to London; by steamer to Ostende; by rail via Aachen to Frankenberg, arriving 24 July 1866 (76 days). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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3072

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Overland via Southampton 1866 (June 12): Cover from Nanango, Queensland to London endorsed "via Southampton", bearing Queensland 1866 Chalon 2 d. blue, a single, pair and irregular strip of three, somewhat indistinctly tied by rays numeral “108” of Nanango and prepaying 1 s. for a double rate 1 ounce ship letter to England. A fine cover and an unusual make-up of the 1 shilling rate. Route: Departed Nanango 12 June 1866 overland to Brisbane. Australasian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane (19 June) per “City of Brisbane” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (24 June) per “Ellora” to Galle (21 July); “Mongolia” (21 July) to Suez (9 Aug); overland to Alexandria; “Nyanza” (11 Aug) to Southampton, by rail to London, arriving 25 August 1866 (74 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3081

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Overland via Southampton 1871 (Jan 24): Tiny registered cover from Bowen, Queensland to London bearing 1867 Queensland Chalon 1 s. grey horizontal pair and Registered 6 d. orange-yellow with pre-printing vertical paper fold, cancelled by an indistinct rays numeral “63”, and registered 6 d. adhesive cancelled by manuscript “111” representing the Bowen registration number and prepaying 2 s. 6 d. comprising 2 s. for a quadruple ship letter plus 6 d. for registration. “REGISTERED / BOWEN” handstamp in red at lower left and two strikes of the London registered datestamp in red, one ties the 1 s. pair. A filing crease at the centre does not affect the adhesives. A highly attractive and a well documented registered cover. Route - Australian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Bowen 24 Jan 1871 per “Black Swan” to Brisbane (27 Jan). Private steamship: Departed Brisbane (30 Jan) per “Lady Young” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (25 Feb 1871) per “Avoca” to Galle (19 March); “Australia” (23 March) to Suez (7 April); overland to Alexandria; “Ceylon” (9 April) via Malta (12 April) to Southampton (21 April); by rail to London (87 days). Note: The prepayment of this cover does not correspond to any of the weight steps for mail to England. The rate per ½ ounce via Southampton was 6 d., however, given the size of the envelope, it would appear that it would not have weighed as much as 2 ounces without a weighty enclosure. The rate via Marseilles was 10 d., and even at a double weight of 1 ounce would make this letter overpaid by 4 d. Since there was no late fee of 6 d., and no endorsement for the preferred route, this highly paid registered envelope was sent by the slowest route via Southampton. Illustrated in “Queensland Postal Rates and Charges 1832-1913” by Campbell on page 33 and listed in Palmer census on page 200. Provenance: Collection Campbell, Manning. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3085

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Overland Mail via Southampton 1873 (Oct 3): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to St. Catherines, Canada bearing 1868 Queensland Chalon 2 d. pale blue and 6 d. yellow-green, cancelled by “QL” in rays and prepaying 8 d. and underpaid 3 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 11 d. to Canada. “2” (pence) manuscript in red credit to from England to Canada for internal postage. Repaired cover tears at top, but a rare destination from Queensland with just eight Chalon covers recorded from Queensland to Canada. This cover is illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” by Ben Palmer on page 130. Route - Private steamship: Departed Brisbane 3 Oct 1873 per “Lady Young” to Sydney; P&O Line: Departed Sydney (7 Oct) per “China” to Galle (31 Oct); “Hindostan” (1 Nov) via Suez (15 Nov) to Alexandria; “Cathay” (17 Nov) to Southampton (30 Nov); by rail via London to Liverpool. Allan Line: Departed Liverpool (4 Dec) to Quebec (14 Dec); by steamship to St. Catharines, arriving 17 Dec 1873 (76 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3139

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Overland via Marseilles 1861 (Feb 14): Cover from Ipswich, Queensland to Ilminster, England endorsed “Via Marseilles” at top, bearing 1860 Queensland Chalon 6 d. green, imperforate, two single examples with four close to good margins, the stamps unobtrusively excised and replaced, cancelled by rays numeral “87” in black and prepaying 1 s. for a ½ ounce ship letter to England. Transit datestamps on obverse and reverse on a neat and very attractive cover. Illustrated on Page 161 in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” by Ben Palmer. Multiples of imperforate Queenlsnad Chalon are very rare on cover. Route - Australasian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane 14 Feb 1861 per “Telegraph” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (20 Feb) per “Salsette” to Galle (16 March); “Colombo” (19 March) to Suez (3 April); overland to Alexandria; “Vectis” (5 April) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles via London to Ilminster, arriving 13 April 1860 (61 days). Provenance: Collection Beston, Manning. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3146

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Overland via Marseilles 1862 (Dec 2): Cover from Gladstone, Queensland to London endorsed “via Marseilles” bearing 1861 Queensland Chalon 6 d. deep green, rough perf.14-16, a strip of three lightly cancelled and prepaying 1 s. 6 d. and underpaid 3 d. for a ¾ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 9 d. to England. The largest multiple recorded of the Queensland 6 d. Chalon rough perforated 14-16 known on cover. Outstanding quality for this period and a very rare cover. Route - Queensland Steam Navigation Co: Departed Gladstone 2 Dec 1862 per “Clarence” to Brisbane. Australasian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane (6 Dec) per “Telegraph” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (22 Dec) per “Northam” to Galle (15 Jan 1863); “Bengal” (18 Jan) to Suez (1 Feb); overland to Alexandria; “Vectis” (4 Feb) via Malta (7 Feb) to Marseilles (10 Feb), by rail from Marseilles to London, arriving 12 Feb 1863 (72 days). Note: In “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland”, Ben Palmer's census records only one cover correctly prepaid 1 s. 9 d. for a ¾ oz ship letter to England (see the following lot). There is another dated 14 February 1862 also prepaid 1 s. 6 d. as a comparison to this cover. These three covers are the only examples recorded of this ¾ ounce ship letter rate which was only available for eighteen months until 1 August 1863. Provenance: Collection Manning. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3147

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Overland via Marseilles 1863 (Feb 18): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to Glasgow, Scotland endorsed “via Marseilles”, bearing 1860-61 Queensland Chalon 3 d. brown, 6 d. deep green and 6 d. yellow-green (two examples), rough perf. 14-16, lightly cancelled and prepaying 1 s. 9 d. for a ¾ ounce ship letter to Scotland. Fine and rare - a most attractive three colour franking. Route - Australasian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane 18 Feb 1863 per “Telegraph” to Sydney (20 Feb) P&O Line: Departed Sydney (21 Feb) per “Madras” to Galle (15 March); “Simla” (18 March) to Suez (1 April); overland to Alexandria; “Vectis” (4 April) via Malta (7 April) to Marseilles (10 April); by rail via London to Glasgow arriving 13 April 1863 (55 days). Note: The 9 d. rate via Marseilles for a ¾ ounce ship letter was only available for a year from 1 Aug 1862 to 1 Aug 1863 whereupon the ½ ounce ship letter rate to England was standardised to 10 d. This cover is the only recorded example of a correctly prepaid ¾ ounce ship letter from Queensland via Marseilles during this period. Illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” on page 167 and in “Queensland Postal Rates and Charges 1832-1913” on page 25. Provenance: Collection Campbell. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF3,800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3152

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Overland via Marseilles 1865 (April 19): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to London endorsed "via Marseilles” bearing 1863 Queensland Chalon 1 d. orange-vermillion, 3 d. brown and 1 s. grey, each lightly cancelled by the rays “QL” of Brisbane and prepaying 1 s. 4 d. comprising 10 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to England plus 6 d. Late Fee levied after the closure of the mails. Unlisted in the Palmer census. A rare three colour franking, being the only recorded cover with this combination of values. Outstanding quality and a showpiece. Route - Private steamship: Departed Brisbane 19 April 1865 per “Collaroy” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (22 April) per “Bombay” to Galle (7 June); “Candia” (8 June) to Suez (26 July); overland to Alexandria; “Delta” (27 June) via Malta (1 July) to Marseilles (4 July); by rail to London, arriving 5 July 1865 (77 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3159

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Overland via Marseilles 1866 (April 8): Cover from Rockhampton, Queensland to London, England endorsed “via Marseilles” at upper left, bearing 1863 Queensland Chalon 6 d. apple-green horizontal pair, lightly cancelled by the rays numeral “201” in black, prepaying 1 s. and overpaid 2 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 10 d. to England. Multiple well struck transit datestamps on the reverse of an attractive cover. Route - Australian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Rockhampton 8 April 1866 per “Leichardt” to Brisbane; “Florence Irving” (20 April) to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney per “Madras” (22 April) to Galle (18 May); “Simla” (18 Oct) to Suez (31 May); overland to Alexandria; “China” (3 June) via Malta (6 June) to Marseilles (9 June); by rail from Marseilles to London, arriving 11 June 1866 (66 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3169

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Overland via Marseilles 1869 (Aug 4): Cover from Gladstone, Queensland to Leeds, England bearing 1868 Queensland Chalon 1 d. orange-vermillion (2), 2 d. pale blue and 6 d. yellow-green, with each cancelled by rays numeral “131” and prepaying 10 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to England with transit datestamps on the reverse. Very fine and rare, the only example of this make-up rate of the 10 d. recorded in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” census by Ben Palmer. Route - Australian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Gladstone 4 Aug 1869 per “Leichardt” to Brisbane (6 Aug). Australian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane (9 Aug) per “Florence Irving” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (19 Aug) per “Geelong” to Galle (5 Sept); “Mooltan” (6 Sept) to Suez (23 Sept); overland to Alexandria; “Poonah” (25 Sept) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles via London to Leeds, arriving 8 Oct 1869 (65 days). Provenance: Collection Manning. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3170

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Overland via Marseilles 1886 (March 19): Cover from Townsville, Queensland to Paris, France bearing 1882 Queensland Sideface 2 d. blue, strip of five, cancelled by barred numeral “59”, prepaying 10 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to France. Superb French Paquebot "POSS. AN / PAQ. FR. T No. 1" datestamp of departure on obverse and multiple transit datestamps on the reverse. Fine and scarce cover. Route - Australian Steam Ship Co: Departed Townsville 19 March 1886 per “Alexandra” to Brisbane (21 March); “Egmont” to Sydney; by rail to Melbourne (16 May). Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes: Departed Melbourne (27 March) per “Yarra” via Adelaide (29 March) and Suez Canal (28 April) to Marseilles (1 May); by rail to Paris, arriving 2 May 1886 (48 days). Note: In “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland”, Palmer records only five examples of this French packet datestamp, two to France, both from this correspondence. Provenance: Collection Rigo de Righi, Hobbs, Beston. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3192

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Overland via Brindisi 1870 (Oct 21): Cover from Ipswich, Queensland to Ilminster, England endorsed “via Marseilles” bearing 1868 Queensland Chalon 2 d. pale blue horizontal pair and 6 d. yellow-green, cancelled by the rays numeral “87” of Ipswich and prepaying 10 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter via Marseilles and underpaid 3 d. for the redirected 1 s. 1 d. rate via Brindisi. Very fine “INSUFFICIENTLY PAID / FOR BRINDISI ROUTE / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / d3” handstamp in black applied at London. Slight bend at right otherwise in superb condition and a delightful and rare cover. The finest of the three covers recorded from Queensland with this Deficient Postage handstamp and illustrated on Page 198 in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland”. Route - Private steamship: Departed Brisbane 21 Oct 1870 per “James Paterson” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (5 Nov) per “Malta” to Galle (28 Nov); “Delhi” (30 Nov) to Suez (15 Dec); overland to Alexandria. Adriatic & Oriental Line: “Brindisi” (17 Dec) to Brindisi; by rail from Brindisi (21 Dec) to London, arriving 26 Dec 1870 (68 days). Provenance: Collection Griffiths. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3200

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Overland via Brindisi 1871 (Nov 29): Cover from Toowoomba, Queensland to Dublin, Ireland endorsed "via Marseilles" bearing 1868 Queensland Chalon 1 d. orange-vermillion, 3 d. brown and 1869 6 d. yellow-green, tied by rays numeral “214” of Toowoomba and prepaying 10 d. and overpaid 1 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter of 9 d. to Ireland. “H&K PACT” transit datestamp (19 January 1872) on the reverse. Sealed cover tear on the front, otherwise very fine and a rare make-up rate using this combination of values. Route - Australian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane 29 Nov 1871 per “Queensland” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (2 Dec) per “Geelong” to Galle (24 Dec); “Khedive” (27 Dec) to Suez (11 Jan 1872); overland to Alexandria; “Ceylon” (13 Jan) to Brindisi (16 Jan); by rail from Brindisi via London (19 Jan) to Dublin, arriving 20 Jan 1872 (52 days). Note: The route via Marseilles was discontinued in December 1870 with the rate for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter reduced from 10 d. to 9 d. for the new via Brindisi route on the 16 December 1870. The writer of this letter was presumably unaware of the rate reduction. Provenance: Collection Stevenson. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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3202

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Overland via Brindisi 1872 (March 25): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to Zurich, Switzerland bearing 1869 Queensland Chalon 6 d. yellow-green, a single example and a horizontal pair, cancelled by the “QL” rays obliterator, prepaying 1 s. 6 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Switzerland. “P.D.” handstamp in red, applied on despatch (unusual from Queensland) and multiple transit datestamps on reverse. Edge wear to the cover at left, otherwise very fine. Chalon covers to Switzerland are very scarce - Ben Palmer in "The Pre-UPU Mail of Switzerland" records 16 covers - strangely none of these covers mailed between 1873 and 1883. Route - Australian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane 25 March 1872 per “Lord Ashley” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (26 March) per “Nubia” to Galle (16 April); “Khedive” (21 April) to Suez (5 May); overland to Alexandria; “Mooltan” (6 May) to Brindisi (9 May); by rail from Brindisi to Zurich, arriving 11 May 1872 (50 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3204

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Overland via Brindisi 1873 (Sept 26): Cover from Rockhampton, Queensland to London endorsed "via Brindisi", bearing 1868 Queenland Chalon 1 d. orange-vermillion, 2 d. pale blue and 1869 6 d. yellow-green, cancelled by the rays numeral “102” of Rockhampton and prepaying 9 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to England. Very fine, a neat and most attractive franking. Route - Private steamship: Departed Rockhampton 26 Sept 1873 per “Blackbird” to Brisbane. Australian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane (4 Oct) per “Lady Young” to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (7 Oct) per “China” to Galle (31 Oct); “Hindostan” (1 Nov) via Suez Canal (15 Nov) to Alexandria; “Malta” (17 Nov) to Brindisi; by rail from Brindisi (21 Nov), to London, arriving 23 Nov 1873 (70 days). Provenance: Collection Davis, Stevenson. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3234

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Overland via Brindisi 1886 (Sept 14): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to Tacoma, Washington Territory (admitted to the Union in 1889), USA bearing Queensland 1882 2 d. blue, four single examples overlapping a horizontal strip of four, cancelled by the Brisbane duplex and prepaying 1 s. 4 d. for a double rate 1 ounce ship letter to the United States. “4” (cents) manuscript in red for the United States inland postage to be paid upon receipt. A few cover faults and wrinkles at edges, but an unusual destination. Illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” by Ben Palmer on page 283. Route - Queensland Steamship Co: Departed Brisbane 14 Sept 1886 per “Birksgate” via Sydney to Melbourne. P&O Line: Departed Melbourne (21 Sept) per “Thames” to Colombo (10 Oct); “Nepaul” (10 Oct) via Aden (18 Oct) and Suez Canal (24 Oct) to Alexandria; “Nizam” (26 Oct) to Brindisi (29 Oct); by rail from Brindisi via London (1 Nov) to Liverpool; by steamer to New York (12 Nov); by rail from New York via Chicago to Tacoma, arriving 19 Nov 1886 (66 days). Note: This long route took over two months to deliver. If the cover was sent via the San Francisco route, the journey could have been completed in half the time. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3235

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Overland via Brindisi 1887 (March 2): Cover (with advertisement for the “Northumberland Hotel, Gympie” on the reverse) from Gympie, Queensland to Dresden, Germany bearing Queensland 1882 1 d. pale vermillion and 4 d. pale yellow horizontal pair, cancelled by the rays numeral “159”, prepaying 9 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Germany. The envelope with two disinfection slits, almost certainly applied at Alexandria due to a Cholera outbreak. Very fine and rare: just three disinfected covers recorded from Queensland and illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” on page 147 and in “Queensland Postal History” by Campbell on page 289. Route: Departed Gympie overland to Brisbane 2 March 1887. Queensland Steamship Co: Departed Brisbane (4 March) per “Warrego” via Sydney to Melbourne. P&O Line: Departed Melbourne (10 March) per “Carthage” to Colombo (28 March); “Chusan” (29 March) via Aden (5 April) and Suez Canal (10 April) to Alexandria; “Gwalior” (12 April) to Brindisi (14 April); by rail from Brindisi to Germany. Provenance: Collection Fair, Campbell, Davis. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3243

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Overland via Brindisi 1889 (June 10): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to Eslof, Sweden bearing 1882 Queensland 1 s. pale mauve, a single example cancelled by the Brisbane duplex and prepaying 1 s. for a double rate 1 ounce ship letter to Sweden. Central file fold away from adhesive otherwise fine and scarce. Six pre-UPU covers are recorded from Queensland to Sweden. Route: Departed Brisbane 10 June 1889 by rail via Sydney and Melbourne to Adelaide. P&O Line: Departed Adelaide (17 June) per “Massilia” via King Georges Sound (21 June) and Aden (9 July) to Brindisi (18 July); by rail from Brindisi to Eslof (over 38 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3244

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Overland via Brindisi 1890 (April 12): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to Gustavin Abo, Finland bearing 1882 Queensland 6 d. green, a single example cancelled by the Brisbane "QL" duplex and prepaying 6 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Finland. Multiple transit datestamps on the reverse confirming the journey. Very fine and rare. The only recorded cover from Queensland to Finland and illustrated in “the Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” by Ben Palmer on page 136. Route: Departed Brisbane 12 April 1890 by rail via Sydney and Melbourne to Adelaide. P&O Line: Departed Adelaide (23 April) per “Britannia” via Aden (14 May) and Suez Canal to Brindisi (22 May); by rail from Brindisi via St. Petersburg (25 May) and Helsinki (26 May) to Kivimaa (28 May); overland to Gustavin Abo, arriving 28 May 1889 (46 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3245

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Overland via Brindisi 1890 (May 30): Cover from Rockhampton, Queensland to Berlin bearing 1882 Queensland 1 d. deep vermillion-red, 2 d. blue and 6 d. green cancelled by the Rockhampton datestamp and prepaying 9 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Germany. Small tear at top right but a fine and attractive three colour franking and an unusual routing. Route - Australian United Steam Navigation Co: Departed Rockhampton 30 May1890 per “Eurimbla” to Brisbane (31 May). Departed Brisbane (3 June) per “Birksgate” via Sydney to Melbourne (6 June). P&O Line: Departed Melbourne (7 June) per “Valetta” via Adelaide (11 June), King Georges Sound (15 June) and Aden (5 July) to Brindisi (14 July); by rail from Brindisi to Berlin, arriving 17 July 1890 (48 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM