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3286

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Overland via Naples 1882 (March 3): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to Glasgow, Scotland endorsed “Per Orient Line, Via Naples” bearing 1876 Queensland Chalon 3 d. brown and 1879 Sideface 6 d. yellow-green, cancelled by Brisbane duplex and prepaying 9 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Scotland. Small closed cover tear at top and on flap not detracting from the fine appearance of a scarce mixed issue franking. Route - Australasian Steamship Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane 3 March 1882 per “Katoomba” to Sydney. Orient Line: Departed Sydney 7 March 1882 per “Potosi” via Suez Canal to Alexandria. P&O Line: Unknown steamer to Naples (14 April); by rail from Naples via London to Glasgow, arriving 19 April 1882 (47 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3307

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Overland Via Torres Strait 1866 (March 3): Cover from Warwick, Queensland to Glasgow, Scotland endorsed “via Torres Straits and Batavia” bearing 1862 Queensland Chalon 2 d. pale blue, rough perf. 13, a horizontal strip of three, cancelled by rays numeral "81", prepaying 6 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to England. Some minor soiling, but a great rarity by this route. Route: Departed Warwick 3 March 1866 overland to Brisbane. Australasian Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane (15 March) per “Yarra Yarra” (17 March) to Sydney. P&O Line: Departed Sydney (22 March) per “Ellora” to Galle (16 April); “Bengal” (18 April) to Suez (3 May); overland to Alexandria; “Ripon” (5 May) via Malta (8 May) to Southampton (18 May); by rail via London to Glasgow, arriving 19 May 1866 (77 days). Note: Originally, the Queensland Government contract steamship “Souchays” was advertised to sail on the 6 March 1866 via the Torres Strait, however, it was delayed for some time. The mails must have been offloaded to catch the P&O Line “Ellora” in mid March. The “Souchays” did not eventually sail via the Torres Strait and Batavia until the 7 April 1866. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF1,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3309

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Overland Via Torres Strait 1874 (March 1): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to Whitby, England endorsed “Via Torres Straits”, bearing 1871 Queensland Chalon 3 d. brown and 1869 6 d. yellow-green, slightly off edge of envelope, cancelled by the rays “Q.L.” obliterator of Brisbane and prepaying 9 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to England via Brindisi. This cover was sent on the third contract voyage by the Governor of Queensland George Phipps, Marquis of Normandy, to his sister at Whitby. Flap faults, but scarce. Route - Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Brisbane per “Tom Morton” 1 March 1874 to Singapore. P&O Line: Departed Singapore (26 March) per “Mooltan” to Galle (3 April); “Pershawur” (3 April) via Suez Canal to Alexandria; “Sumatra” to Brindisi (23 April); by rail via London (26 April) to Whitby, arriving 27 April 1874 (58 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3310

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Overland Via Torres Strait 1875 (March 12): Registered cover from Gympie, Queensland to London bearing Queensland Chalon 2 d. blue, perf. 12, two examples with 1869 6 d. yellow-green, indistinctly cancelled by the rays numeral “96” of Gympie and prepaying 6 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to England via Southampton plus 4 d. registration. Endorsed "via Melbourne & Brindisi (deleted) and Galle" but placed in the Torres Strait mails. “REGISTERED / GYMPIE” handstamp in red (only four covers recorded thus) to indicate the registration fee had been paid. Illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” on page 219. Route - Private steamship: Departed Gympie 12 March 1875 to Brisbane. Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Brisbane per “Normanby” (31 March) to Singapore (19 April). P&O Line: Departed Singapore (22 April) per “Pera” to Galle (1 May); “Pershawur” (2 May) via Suez Canal (16 May) to Southampton (30 May); by rail to London, arriving 31 May 1875 (80 days). Note: The Broad Star watermark perforated 12 issues from February 1874 are very rare on cover, with probably only a two or three covers recorded. The “Crown/Q” watermark issues perforated 12 were not issued until 1876. Provenance: Collection Griffiths. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3311

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Overland via Torres Strait 1875 (July 17): Cover from Somerset, Queensland to Genova, Italy bearing 1875 Queensland Chalon 3 d. brown, a single example and a horizontal pair, cancelled by the rays numeral “51” of Somerset (Post Office closed in 1877) prepaying 9 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Italy. “PD” handstamp in black applied at Brisbane indicating the envelope was paid to destination, one of only seven examples recorded on mail from Queensland. Some flap tears at base on the reverse, otherwise very fine and a very rare destination from Queensland: the finest of the three Chalon covers recorded from Queensland to Italy. Signed Asinelli. Route - The Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Brisbane 17 July 1875 per “Normanby” to Singapore (4 Aug); P&O Line: “Gwalior” (8 Aug) via Suez Canal (5 Sept) to Southampton (22 Sept); by rail to London; by steamer to Calais; by rail to Genoa, Italy. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF3,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3312

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Overland via Torres Strait 1875 (Oct 14): Cover from Rockhampton, Queensland to Lyon, France bearing Queensland 1875 Chalon 4 d. yellow, 6 d. yellow-green and 1 s. purple cancelled by the barred numeral “201” of Rockhamption, prepaying 1 s. 10 d. for a 1 ounce ship letter to France. “PD” handstamp in red applied at Brisbane indicating the envelope was paid to destination, one of only seven examples recorded on mail from Queensland. Back flap missing and top left corner of envelope repaired, but a rare and most attractive three colour franking. Route - Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Rockhampton 14 Oct 1875 per “Bowen” to Singapore (29 Oct). P&O Line: Departed Singapore (4. Nov) per “Geelong” to Galle (11 Nov); “Nizam” (12 Nov) via Suez Canal to Alexandria (28 Nov); “Hindostan” (29 Nov) to Brindisi (2 Dec); by rail from Brindisi to Lyon, arriving 4 Dec 1875 (54 days). Provenance: Collection Hobbs, Campbell, Davis, Manning. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF2,200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3313

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Overland via Torres Strait 1875 (Nov 26): Registered cover from Toowoomba, Queensland to Stapelnburg, Germany bearing 1876 Queensland Chalon 4 d. yellow and 1 s. mauve, cancelled by the rays numeral “214” of Toowoomba and prepaying 1 s. 4 d. comprising 1 s. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Germany plus 4 d. registration. “REGISTERED / TOOWOOMBA” handstamp in black and a railway registration label applied by the German postal officials. A colourful and rare registered cover to Germany. Route: Overland from Toowoomba 26 Nov 1875 to Brisbane. Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Brisbane (8 Dec) per “Brisbane”. The “Brisbane” ran aground on the Angelica Reef in the Flores Sea with passengers and mail landed at Sourabaya. After refloating, passengers and mail departed Sourabaya (11 Jan 1876) to Singapore (16 Jan). Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes: Departed Singapore (20 Jan) per “Meikong” via Suez Canal to Marseilles; by rail via London (17 Feb) to Prussia (over 83 days). Note: This is an unusual shipwreck cover from Queensland, mentioned on page 148 in “Australasian Wreck Mail” by Brian Peace who does not record a cover from this incident. The second earliest cover recorded from Queensland to Germany after unification. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF3,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3314

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Overland via Torres Strait 1876 (March 30): Cover from Cooktown, Queensland to Dresden, Germany endorsed “Via Singapore, Brindisi” at top left, bearing 1876 Queensland Chalon 1 s. mauve, a single example cancelled by the Cooktown datestamp and prepaying 1 s. and overpaying 2 d. for a 1⁄2 oz ship letter of 10 d. to Germany. A very fine cover and a scarce single franking. Route - Private steamship: Departed Cooktown 30 March 1876 to Rockhampton. Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Rockhampton (3 April) per “Singapore” to Singapore (16 April). P&O Line: Departed Singapore (20 April) per “Geelong” to Galle (28 April); “Cathay” (29 April) via Suez Canal (12 May) to Alexandria (14 May); “Baroda” (15 May) to Brindisi (19 May); by rail from Brindisi to Dresden, arriving 22 May 1876 (53 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,300.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3315

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Overland via Torres Strait 1876 (June 16): Cover from Pimpama, Queensland to Bautzen, Germany endorsed "Overland Mail" bearing 1876 Queensland Chalon 2 d. pale blue and 6 d. yellow-green, cancelled by the rays numeral “113” of Pimpana (datestamp at the left and rated 'RRR' in “Queensland Numeral Cancellations” by Manning), prepaying 8 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Germany with red manuscript "2" pfennig due for local delivery. Cover slightly foreshortened at left, otherwise a scarce franking to Germany. Route: Departed Pimpama 16 June 1876 overland to Brisbane. Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Brisbane (18 June) per “Singapore” to Singapore (5 July). P&O Line: Departed Singapore (9 July) per “Thibet” via Galle (17 July) and Suez Canal (5 Aug) to Southampton (21 Aug); by rail via London to Bautzen, arriving 23 Aug 1876. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3316

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Overland via Torres Strait 1877 (Oct 11): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland to Birmingham, England bearing 1876 Queensland Chalon 2 d. bright blue, a horizontal strip of three indistinctly cancelled and prepaying 6 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to England. Originally written and posted on the 25 September and endorsed “Via Melbourne & Galle” for the P&O Line, it was too late to catch the steamers to Sydney and Melbourne in time for the P&O “Tanjore” to depart. Instead, it was posted via the contracted Torres Strait route. “TOO LATE” handstamp in black applied at Brisbane to represent the change of routes. Palmer records eighteen examples of the “TOO LATE” handstamp on Queensland Mail up to 1891, with this being one of the earlier examples. The handstamp on this cover is illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland”on Page 10. A very fine and unusual cover. Route - The Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Brisbane 11 Oct 1877 per “Bowen” to Singapore (29 Oct); P&O Line: Departed Singapore (2 Nov) per “Geelong” to Galle (9 Nov); “Kashgar” (10 Nov) via Suez Canal to Southampton (13 Dec); by rail to Birmingham, arriving 14 Dec 1877 (82 days). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3317

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Overland via Torres Strait 1878 (July 17): Cover from Townsville, Queensland to the British Museum in London endorsed “Via Brindissi” (sic), bearing 1876 Queensland Chalon 4 d. yellow in a horizontal pair, cancelled by the barred numeral “59” of Townsville, with departure datestamp at the left (17 July), prepaying 8 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to England. The cover is addressed to T.N. Nicholls, the Principal Librarian at the British Museum. Some minor cover faults being slightly foreshortened at both sides. Very rare, usage with few covers recorded bearing pairs of the 4d value. Route - The Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Townsville 15 Aug 1878 per “Somerset” to Singapore (29 Aug) P&O Line: Departed Singapore (31 Aug) per “Pekin” via Galle (8 Sept) and Suez Canal (26 Sept) to Alexandria; “Ceylon” (29 Sept) to Brindisi (2 Oct); by rail from Brindisi to London, arriving 5 Oct 1878 (80 days). Note: This envelope missed the sailing of the “Normanby” on the 18 July from Townsville by a day and had to wait until the following month's sailing. Provenance: Collection 'Chartwell'. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3318

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Overland via Torres Strait 1878 (Oct 10): Cover from Millungera, Queensland to Gateshead, England endorsed "via Brindisi", bearing 1876 Queensland Chalon 1 d. deep orange-vermillion (2) and 3 d. brown in a horizontal pair, clearly cancelled by the barred numeral “273” of Millungera (rated 'RRRR' by Manning in “Queensland Numeral Cancellations”), with superb departure datestamp at left, and prepaying 8 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to England. Small part of backflap missing, otherwise very fine. Illustrated in “Queensland Postal History” by Campbell on page 142. A rare make-up for the 8 d. rate and most attractive. Route - The Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Brisbane 10 Oct 1878 per “Normanby” to Singapore (29 Oct) P&O Line: Departed Singapore (31 Oct) per “Venetia” to Galle (8 Nov); “Thibet” (8 Nov) via Suez Canal (21 Nov) to Alexandria; “Ceylon” (23 Nov) to Brindisi; by rail from Brindisi 26 (Nov) via London to Gateshead, arriving 29 Nov 1878 (50 days). Provenance: Collection Campbell, 'Chartwell'. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3319

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Overland via Torres Strait 1879 (March 31): Cover from Rockhampton, Queensland to Paris, France bearing 1876 Queensland Chalon 1 d. deep orange-vermillion and 6 d. apple-green in a horizontal pair, indistinctly cancelled and prepaying 11 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to France. Illustrated in “Queensland Postal History” by Hugh Campbell on page 289 and in “Queensland Postal Rates and Charges, 1832-1913" on page 43. Edge wear at base of envelope otherwise very fine, being one of three examples of this make-up rate to France. Route - The Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Rockhampton 31 March 1879 per “Normanby” to Singapore. P&O Line: Departed Singapore (19 April) per “Thibet” to Galle; “Hydaspes” (26 April) via Suez Canal to Alexandria; “Pera” (11 May) to Brindisi (15 May); by rail from Brindisi to Paris, arriving 17 May 1879 (50 days). Provenance: Collection Campbell. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

3320

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Overland via Torres Strait 1879 (Nov 15): Cover from Rockhampton, Queensland to Hadsund, Denmark bearing 1876 Queensland Chalon 6 d. apple-green and 1 s. purple, somewhat indistinctly cancelled and prepaying 1 s. 6 d. for a 1 ounce ship letter to Denmark. Fine Rockhampton despatch cds and transit datestamps on the reverse. The cover slightly foreshortened and weakened at left, the finer of the two Queensland Chalon covers recorded addressed to Denmark. Rare. Route - The Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Rockhampton 15 Nov 1879 per “Kashgar” via Singapore to Galle (5 Dec) P&O Line: Departed Galle (6 Dec) per “Nepaul” via Suez Canal to Alexandria (21 Dec); “Pera” to Brindisi (24 Dec); by rail from Brindisi to Hadsund, arriving 2 Feb 1880 (79 days). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF3,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3321

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Overland via Torres Strait 1883 (March 29): Cover from Rockhampton, Queensland to Fribourg, Switzerland bearing 1882 Queensland Sideface 6 d. green, a horizontal pair indistinctly cancelled prepaying 1 s. and overpaying 3 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter of 9 d. to Switzerland, endorsed in manuscript at upper left. Small part of rear flap missing, otherwise fine and very scarce. Illustrated “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” on page 276. Route - British India Steam Navigation Co: Departed Rockhampton 29 March 1883 per “Chyebassa” via Batavia (14 April) to Aden (2 May). P&O Line: “Cathay” (3 May) via Suez Canal (8 May) to Alexandria; “Bokhara” (8 May) to Brindisi (11 May); by rail from Brindisi to Fribourg, arriving 11 May 1883 (39 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3322

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Overland via Torres Strait 1883 (June 25): Cover from Charters Towers, Queensland to Mariager, Denmark bearing 1882 Queensland Sideface 1 d. pale vermillion-red, 2 d. blue and 6 d. green cancelled by the rays numeral “165” of Charters Towers and prepaying 9 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Denmark. “PD” handstamp in black representing the cover was paid to destination. Due to an outbreak of cholera in Egypt in July 1883, the cover had three disinfection slits applied in Alexandria. Very fine and rare, an important disinfected cover. Route - The Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co: Departed Townsville 25 June 1883 per “Quetta” via Batavia (9 July) to Aden (25 July). P&O Line: Departed Aden (30 July) per “Nizam” (21 July) via Suez Canal (3 Aug) to Alexandria; “Mongolia” (7 Aug) to Venice (11 Aug); by rail from Venice to Mariager (over 44 days). Note: The outbreak of cholera in Egypt in July 1883 closed the mails via Brindisi. A new route via Venice was proposed, and the mails to Europe were diverted through there until early December. Disinfection of the mail was performed at Alexandria. However, letters addressed to England and France avoided the disinfection process. The only disinfected cover recorded from Queensland processed at Venice due to the third cholera pandemic in Egypt in 1883 and one of the earliest covers recorded from Queensland to Denmark. Illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Queensland” on page 135 and illustrated in “Queensland Postal History” by Campbell on page 287; also illustrated in “Queensland Postal Rates and Charges, 1832-1913” on page 41. Provenance: Collection Campbell, Manning. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3323

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Overland via Torres Strait 1886 (Jan 2): Cover from Clare, Queensland to Floriana, Malta bearing 1882 Queensland Sideface 2 d. blue, a horizontal strip of three, slighly faulty at left, indistinctly cancelled and prepaying 6 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Malta, with arrival datestamp on the reverse. Some peripheral toning, but very scarce. The second earliest of only four covers recorded from Queensland to Malta, all from this correspondence. Route - British India Steam Navigation Co: Departed Townsville 2 Jan 1886 per “Roma” via Batavia (16 Jan) to Aden (2 Feb). P&O Line: “Mirzapore” (4 Feb) via Suez Canal (8 Feb) to Alexandria; steam packet to Malta, arriving 14 Feb 1886 (53 days). Provenance: Collection Beston. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3324

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Overland via Torres Strait 1887 (May 17): Cover from Brisbane, Queensland addressed to Mr. Christiarro, on board "S.S. Jumna” from Calcutta, care of Agents in Aden bearing 1882 Queensland Sideface 2 d. blue, single example and a horizontal pair cancelled by the Brisbane duplex and prepaying 6 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Aden, with arrival datestamp on the reverse. Small part of backflap missing, otherwise fine and rare: the only cover recorded from Queensland to Aden. Route - British India Steam Navigation Co: Departed Brisbane 17 May 1887 per “Dorunda” via Batavia (4 Juane) to Aden, arriving 19 June 1887 (41 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3326

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Overland via Torres Strait 1890 (21 March): Queensland 1 d. red on buff postal stationery card used from Toowoomba, Queensland to Brisbane, redirected to Colombo, Ceylon and cancelled by the rays numeral “214” of Toowoomba; prepaying 1 d. for a postal card to Brisbane and unpaid 6 d. for the redirected 1⁄2 ounce ship letter of 6 d. to Ceylon, with “6” (pence) manuscript in black to be paid upon receipt. “COLOMBO / PAID” datestamp on obverse. A rare destination for mail from Queensland with just two covers recorded from Queensland to Ceylon. Route - British India Steam Navigation Company: Departed Brisbane 22 March 1890 per “Barcoo” to Batavia (11 April); by steamer to Colombo, arriving 14 April 1890 (24 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3327

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Overland via Torres Strait 1891: Queensland 2 d. blue on buff postal stationery card, handstamped with framed "From the Sacred Heart Mission, Thursday Island" on reverse, used to St. Charles, near Philippeville, Algeria and cancelled by the Thursday Island datestamp prepaying 2 d. and underpaying 4 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Algeria. Usage of the 2 d. stationery card could only be prepaid to England. Multiple transit datestamps on obverse including London, Calais rail via Paris, overland via Constantine to St. Charles. Very colourful and a rarity. The only Pre-UPU cover recorded from the Australian Colonies to Algeria. Route - British India Steam Navigation Company: Departed Thursday Island 4 Jan 1891 per “Taroba” to Aden (26 Jan); “Britannia” (29 Jan) to Brindisi (6 Feb); by rail to London (9 Feb), by steamer to Calais (9 Feb); by rail via Paris to Marseilles; by steamer to Algiers; overland via Bone / Constantine (13 Feb) to St. Charles, arriving 15 Feb 1891 (42 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM