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3051

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Overland via Southampton 1859 (Aug 19): Cover from Beechworth, Victoria to St. Johns, New Brunswick with Victoria 1858 6 d. bright blue, two examples and 1859 Emblems 1 d. dull green, perf. 12, two examples, one with small corner fault, indistinctly cancelled by barred numerals “9” and prepaying 1 s. 2 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to New Brunswick. Postal markings include "8” (pence) manuscript in red credit from Victoria to Great Britain for forwarding to New Brunswick scored through and re-rated “3” (d) manuscript in red credit from Great Britain to Canada for Transatlantic shipment by a Canadian packet and “1” (cent) handstamp in red credit to Canada for internal postage to New Brunswick. Some minor soiling on reverse, otherwise fine. One of the earliest covers recorded from Victoria to New Brunswick. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 19 Aug 1859 per “Salsette” via Port Louis (9 Sept) to Suez (25 Sept); overland to Alexandria; “Pera” (30 Sept) via Malta (3 Oct) to Southampton (14 Oct); by rail via London to Liverpool (15 Oct). Allan Line: Departed Liverpool (19 Oct) per “Nova Scotian” to Quebec (29 Oct); overland to Fredrickton, arriving 8 Nov 1859 (81 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3052

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Overland via Southampton 1859 (Oct 18): Cover from Melbourne, Victoria to Pless, Kingdom of Prussia bearing Victoria 1859 Half Length 3 d. blue and Octagonal 1 s. blue, each perf. 12, cancelled by barred numeral "1" in black with the 3 d. adhesive folded over the top of cover. Prepaid 1 s. 3 d. and overpaid 1 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to the Kingdom of Prussia. "8" (pence) manuscript credit to GB and transit datestamps on obverse and reverse including fine “AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN FRANCO” transit datestamp in red A fine and rare cover. The latest of the five Victorian Half Length covers recorded to the German States. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 18 Oct 1859 per “Emeu”, via Port Louis (9 Nov) to Suez (28 Nov); overland to Alexandria; “Ripon” (30 Nov) via Malta (4 Dec) to Southampton (14 Dec); by rail to London, by steamer to Ostende; by rail via Aachen (15 Dec) to Pless, arriving 17 Dec 1859 (61 days). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3056

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Overland via Southampton 1860 (July 24): Registered cover from Sandhurst, Victoria to Tirano, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia bearing 1858 Victoria 6 d. blue in a vertical strip of three and 1859 Woodblock 2 s. dull bluish green cancelled by barred numeral “4” handstamps. Prepaid 3 s. 6 d. comprising 2 s. for a ½ oz. ship letter to Lombardy Venetia, 1 s. registration and 6 d. Late Fee. “2/-” manuscript in red credit from Great Britain for forwarding to destination and multiple registration handstamps in red for both Melbourne and London. Illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail from Victoria” by Ben Palmer on page 132. Some toning, mainly confined to reverse, otherwise a fine cover and a rarity from Victoria; this being the later of two covers from the Australian Colonies recorded to the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. Cert. RPSL (2007). Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 24 July 1860 per “Ottawa” via Galle (16 Aug) to Suez (4 Sept); overland to Alexandria; “Pera” (5 Sept) to Southampton (19 Sept) by rail to London, by steamer to Calais; by rail to Tirano, arriving 22 Sept 1860 (67 days). Provenance: Collections Perry, Hackmey. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3059

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Overland via Southampton 1862 (Feb 18): Registered cover from Ballarat, Victoria to Graubünden, Switzerland bearing 1861 Victoria Beaded Oval 6 d. black, 1859 Octagonal 1 s. blue and Woodblock 2 s. dull bluish green, cancelled by barred numeral “5” and prepaying 3 s. 6 d., comprising 2 s. 6 d. for a ¾ ounce ship letter to Switzerland plus 1 s. registration. Postal markings include “REGISTERED / BALLARAT” datestamp in red and “2/-” manuscript in red credit to Great Britain for forwarding of a registered letter to Switzerland. Additionally handstamped “CHARGE” unusually in black denoting registered mail and “APRES / LE / DEPART” handstamp in red representing too late for departure. One and a half flaps missing on reverse, but a scarce three colour registered cover. Illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Victoria" by Ben Palmer on page 169. Just four examples of the 'Too Late' handstamp recorded on mail from Victoria. Route: Departed Ballarat 18 Feb 1862 overland to Melbourne. P&O Line: Departed Melbourne (24 Feb) per “Benares” to Galle (15 March); “Simla” (17 March) to Suez (31 March); overland to Alexandria; “Mooltan” (4 April) via Malta (7 April) to Southampton (17 April); by rail to London; by steamer to Calais, by rail via Paris (19 April) and Zurich to Graubrunden (61 days). Provenance: Collections Perry, Palmer, Winchester. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3065

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Overland via Southampton 1863 (Oct 28): Cover from Mosquito Flat, Victoria to Flensburg, Denmark bearing Victoria Laureated 1863 4 d. deep rose (3) and 6 d. grey-black (5), clearly cancelled by the rare barred numeral “406” obliterators and prepaying 3 s. 6 d. for a triple rate, 1½ ounce ship letter to Denmark. “PD” handstamp in red to indicate the letter was paid to destination and “4½” (silbergroschen) manuscript in red credit to the Thurn & Taxis postal service in Hamburg for forwarding to Denmark. Multiple transit datestamps on the reverse and one of the scarcest middle period covers of Victoria. Note: Barred Numeral “406” of Mosquito Flat is very rare and rated 'RRRR' in the “Barred Numerals of Victoria” by Freeman. It is illustrated in colour on Page 156 and on the dust jacket of the 1st edition of the book. Mosquito Flat was a tiny gold settlement, 170 kms. north west of Melbourne, near Maryborough. Nothing now remains of either the town or the gold diggings. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 28 Oct 1863 per “Bombay” to Galle (17 Nov); “Nemesis” (18 Nov) to Suez (3 Dec); overland to Alexandria; “Pera” (5 Dec) via Malta (8 Dec) to Southampton (18 Dec); by rail to London, by steamer to Hamburg; by rail to Flensburg, arriving 20 Dec 1863 (88 days). Provenance: Collection de Righi, Perry, Freeman, 'Chartwell'. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3073

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Overland via Southampton 1867 (March 28): Cover from Ballarat, Victoria to Clearmount, Ohio, USA bearing 1867 Victoria Laureate 2 d. grey and 1865 1 s. blue on blued paper cancelled by the Ballarat duplex and prepaying 1 s. 2 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to the United States. “8” (pence) manuscript in red credit from Victoria to England for forwarding to the USA and “16 cents” handstamp in red credit to the United States for Transatlantic shipment via an American Packet. Transit “5 / N.YORK AM. PKT” datestamp denoting 5 cents due for internal postage. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 28 March 1867 per “Geelong” to Galle (16 April); “Simla” 18 April to Suez (3 May); overland to Alexandria; “Tanjore” (5 May) to Southampton (19 May); by rail via London to Liverpool. Inman Line: Departed Liverpool (22 May) per “City of London” to New York 1 June 1867; by rail to Clearmount (over 65 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3075

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Overland via Southampton 1867 (Sept 28): Cover from Sandhurst, Victoria to Neurode, Kingdom of Prussia (now in Poland) bearing 1865 Victoria Laureate 1 s. blue on blue paper, cancelled by the Sandhurst duplex, prepaying 1 s. and overpaying 1 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 11 d. to the Kingdom of Prussia. Multiple transit datestamps on the reverse. “5” (pence) manuscript in black debit by the British Post for transit to the Kingdom of Prussia. Small part of backflap missing, otherwise fine and very scarce with just 20 pre-UPU covers recorded to Prussia. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 28 Sept 1867 per “Geelong” to Galle (22 Oct); “Bengal” to Suez (6 Nov); overland to Alexandria; “Ripon” (8 Nov) to Southampton (22 Nov); by rail to London; by steamer to Ostende; by rail via Aachen (24 Nov) to Neurode, arriving 27 Nov 1867 (60 days). Provenance: Collection Davis, Linfield. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3078

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Overland via Southampton 1869 (March 2): Cover from Melbourne, Victoria to Wotton-Under-Edge, England bearing 1867 Victoria Laureate 3 d. lilac and 6 d. blue cancelled by the Melbourne duplex and prepaying 9 d. and overpaying 3 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to England. Very fine and a rare usage of the 3 d. lilac on cover with possibly only six examples known on cover. Note: The prepayment for a ½ oz. ship letter to England via the quicker Marseilles route was 10 d. This envelope was short paid by 1 d., and since it was not endorsed for a specific route, the cover was placed in the slower Southampton mails. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 2 March 1869 per “Geelong” to Galle (21 March); “Surat” (25 March) to Suez (9 April); overland to Alexandria; “Bangalore” (11 April) to Southampton (23 April); by rail to Wotton Under Edge, arriving 23.4.1869 (52 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3082

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Overland Mail via Southampton 1871 (Jan 31): Cover from Daylesford, Victoria to Locarno, Switzerland bearing 1870 Victoria Laureate 1 d. pale green, a single with corner perf. fault and horizontal pair with 6 d. blue cancelled by barred numeral “173”, prepaid 9 d. and underpaid 9 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 6 d. to Switzerland. “PD” applied in London representing paid to destination. “3” (pence) manuscript in red credit to England comprising 1 d. for transit postage and 2 d. to Switzerland for internal postage with “20” (rappen) manuscript in red for internal postage due within Switzerland. An unusual cover. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 31 Jan 1871 per “Rangoon” to Galle (19 Feb); “Deccan” (22 Feb) to Suez (9 March); overland to Alexandria; “Nyanza” (12 Match) to Southampton (24 March); by rail to London; by steamship to Calais; by rail to Locarno, arriving 28 March 1871 (57 days). Note: It is unusual that this cover was not taxed as underpaid on despatch by the Victorian postal official. The recipient was lucky since the postal rate from Victoria to Switzerland was decreased to 9 d. via Southampton in March 1871 whilst this envelope was in transit, thus it was not taxed on arrival at London. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3086

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Overland Mail via Southampton 1877 (Oct 8): OHMS stampless cover from Melbourne, Victoria to Berlin, Germany with the Victorian Frank Stamp for the Chief Secretary in crimson representing internal prepayment. Underpaid 8 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to Germany. “2” (pence) manuscript in red credit for forwarding from England to Germany. Note: Free government franking privileges were only available for mail within the Australian colonies. Mail to foreign destinations was meant to be prepaid at the current postal rates. This under-payment was not identified by the Victorian, British or German postal administrations. This cover is addressed in the hand of Sir Ferdinand von Mueller, the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne who wrote prolifically world-wide to obtain plant specimens for the gardens. He was celebrated in 1948 by an Australian postage stamp recognising his contribution to Australian botany. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 8 Oct 1877 per “Golconda” to Galle (30 Oct); “Khiva” (1 Nov) via the Suez Canal (14 Nov), Alexandria (16 Nov) and Malta (23 Nov) to Southampton (3 Dec); by rail to London; by steamer to Calais; by rail to Berlin, arriving 6 Dec 1874 (59 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3087

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Overland Mail via Southampton 1874 (Dec 3): Cover from Wyndham, Victoria to Oldenburg, Germany bearing 1873 Victoria Laureate 3 d. bright orange, three examples, cancelled by barred numeral “166” and prepaying 9 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to Germany. “2” (pence) manuscript in red credit from Great Britain for forwarding to Germany. Transit datestamps on the reverse including a very fine strike of the scarce oval “UP / TRAVELLING / POST OFFICE / M.G.1.” A fine and very attractive cover. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 3 Dec 1874 per “Nubia” to Galle (24 Dec); “Peshawar” (25 Dec) via the Suez Canal (9 Jan 1875), Alexandria (10 Jan) and Malta (15 Jan) to Southampton (26 Jan); by rail to London; by steamer to Ostend; by rail to Oldenburg, arriving 28 Jan 1875 (57 days). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

3089

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Overland Mail via Southampton 1875 (Oct 7): Cover from Ballarat, Victoria to the “Kimberley Diamond Fields”, Griqualand West bearing 1874 Victoria Laureate 6 d. dull blue, cancelled by the Ballarat duplex prepaying 1 s. 6 d. and overpaid 7 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to Griqualand West. Transit datestamps for Melbourne, London and Cape Town with Kimberley arrival. One of the most remarkable destinations from the pre UPU mail of the Australian Colonies. Unique. Note: The rate via Brindisi was 1 s. 8 d. and it is assumed that this cover was prepaid for this route by the sender. Since it was underpaid by 2 d., the cover was sent via the cheaper Southampton route. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 7 Oct 1875 per “Nubia” via Adelaide (9 Oct) and King Georges Sound (16 Oct) to Galle (31 Oct); “Australia” via the Suez Canal (13 Nov), Alexandria and Malta (19 Nov) to Southampton (29 Nov); by rail via London back to Southampton. Union Steamship Line: Departed Southampton (6 Dec) per “Africa” to Cape Town (1 Jan 1876); overland to Kimberly, arriving 7 Jan 1876 (116 days). Note: In 1869 diamonds were discovered near Kimberly in the Northern Cape province and in 1873 it was proclaimed the British colony of Griqualand West. In 1880 it was annexed by the Cape Colony. At the date of this cover, the only stamps issued by the colony were Cape of Good Hope adhesives surcharged in manuscript at Kimberley. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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3090

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Overland Mail via Southampton 1877 (Sept 4): Cover from Richmond, Victoria to Cambridge, New Brunswick, Canada bearing 1877 Victoria Laureate 8 d. lilac brown on pink cancelled a Richmond duplex and prepaying 8 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to Canada. Fine handstruck "1½" (pence) GB credit marking in red, a most attractive cover. Illustrated in “The Pre-UPU Mail of Victoria” by Ben Palmer on page 55. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 4 Sept 1877 per “Tanjore” to Galle (22 Sept); “Pershawar” (25 Sept) via the Suez Canal, Alexandria (15 Oct) and Malta to Southampton (27 Oct); by rail to London; by steamer to Halifax, arriving 18 Nov 1877 (75 days). Provenance: Collection Davis. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3112

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Overland via Marseilles 1857 (Feb 15): Cover from Melbourne, Victoria to Paris, France endorsed “per Simla via Marseilles”, bearing 1854 Victoria Woodblock 6 d. dull orange, two examples, with four good to large margins, cancelled by barred numeral “1” of Melbourne, prepaying 1 s. and underpaid 1 d. (although not taxed) for a ¼ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 1 d. to France. Multiple transit datestamps on obverse and reverse. “5” (dècimes) handstamp in black for French internal postage to be paid upon receipt. A fine and attractive cover. Signed Calves. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne 15 Feb 1857 per “Simla” via Galle (10 March) to Suez (26 March); overland to Alexandria. Cunard Line: “Jura” (28 March) to Malta; “Cambria” (31 March) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles to Paris, arriving 5 April 1857 (48 days). Provenance: Collection Lamy, Dubus. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3113

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Overland via Marseilles 1857 (May 30): Cover from Melbourne, Victoria to New York, USA endorsed "per 'Simla' via Marseilles", bearing Victoria 1854 Woodblock 6 d. dull orange, 1854 Octagonal 1 s. blue and 1854 Woodblock 2 s. dull bluish green, the adhesives all with good to large margins all round but 6 d. just touched at lower right and cancelled by barred numeral “1” of Melbourne. Pre-paid 3 s. 6 d. and overpaid 2 d. for a 1 ounce double rate ship letter to the United States. Manuscript “1/4” in red credit from Victoria to England for forwarding to the United States and “32” (cents) manuscript in red credit from England to the United States for Transatlantic shipment via an American packet. Unusually, the circular “10” (cents) handstamp applied at New York is cancelling the 2 s. value, contrary to postal regulations. There is a small cover thin at left, otherwise superb, a very rare and attractive three colour franking. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne 30 May 1857 per “Simla” via Galle (23 June) to Suez (12 July); overland to Alexandria. Moss & Co. Line: “Scamander” (14 July) to Malta (19 July) Cunard Line: “Cambria” (21 July) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles via London (27 July) to Liverpool. Inman Line: Departed Liverpool (29 July) per “City of Baltimore” to New York, arriving 10 August 1857 (72 days). Provenance: Gibson. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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3114

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Overland via Marseilles 1857 (June 19): Entire from Melbourne, Victoria to Gothenburg, Sweden bearing 1854 Victoria Woodblock 6 d. dull orange, single and horizontal pair, each with good to large margins and 1857 Emblem 2 d. pale lilac, touched at left, cancelled by barred numeral “1” of Melbourne, prepaying 1 s. 8 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to Sweden. Manuscript “32” (skilling) at left and italic “36s BCO” handstamp in black for ship letter inwards fees to be paid by the recipient. Some minor blemishes and pressed filing crease, however very rare, being the third earliest cover recorded from Victoria to Sweden. Illustrated in colour in “The Pre-UPU Destination Mail of Victoria” by Ben Palmer on Colour Plate 12. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne 19 June 1857 per “European” via Galle (23 July) to Suez (14 Aug); overland to Alexandria. P&O Line: “Vectis” (21 Aug) via Malta (24 Aug) to Marseilles; by steamer via Hamburg (30 Aug) 1857 to Gothenburg (over 67 days). Provenance: Collection Burrus, Purves, Perry. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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3117

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Overland via Marseilles 1857 (Oct 16): Cover from Cathcart, Victoria to Brunsbüttel, Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein bearing 1854 Victoria Octagonal 1 s. blue, imperforate, margins touched all round, 1857 Emblem 1 d. yellow-green with four margins and 4 d. dull rose, four large margins, neatly cancelled by barred numeral “93” and prepaying 1 s. 5 d. and underpaid 5½ d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 10½ d. to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. Postal markings include “15” (skilling) red manuscript credit to the Royal Danish PO in Hamburg scored through and rerated; “11¼” (silbergroschen) in red on the reverse, equivalent to 15 shillings and “52” (skilling) manuscript in red, including forwarding by Hamburg and internal postage to Brunsbüttel to be paid by the recipient. Multiple transit datestamps on the reverse confirm the journey. A destination rarity from the Australian Colonies in very fine condition. One of the earliest recorded covers from Victoria to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne 16 Oct 1857 per “Simla” via Galle (6 Nov) to Suez (20 Nov); overland to Alexandria. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co: “Tamar” (27 Nov) to Malta; “Vanguard” (30 Nov) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles (3 Dec) via Lyon, Paris and Hamburg to Brunsbüttel, arriving 7 Dec 1857 (60 days). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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3119

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Overland via Marseilles 1857 (Dec 16): Internally illustrated lettersheet depicting the goldfields at Castlemaine, used from Melbourne, Victoria to the City State of Hamburg bearing 1854 Victoria Octagonal 1 s. blue imperforate, 1854 Woodblock 2 s. dull greenish blue and 1857 Emblem 4 d. dull rose, each with margins in places, cancelled by barred numeral “1” of Melbourne and prepaying 3 s. 4 d. for a double rate 1 ounce ship letter to Hamburg. "50" (schillings) manuscript in red for forwarding to be paid upon receipt. Transit datestamps on obverse and reverse record the journey with a very fine strike of the Hamburg arrival datestamp (Feb 4). An important historical lettersheet in very fine condition. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne 16 Dec 1857 per “European” via Galle (9 Jan 1858) to Suez (24 Jan); overland to Alexandria. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co: “Tamar” (26 Jan) to Malta (29 Jan); "Vanguard” to Marseilles (1 Feb); by rail from Marseilles via Paris to Hamburg, arriving 4 Feb 1857 (49 days). Note: Unrecorded in "Pre-UPU Mail of Victoria" by Ben Palmer and one of the earliest covers recorded to the City State of Hamburg known. Note: This illustrated lettersheet depicts the newly discovered gold mining town of Castlemaine. Gold was discovered at Mount Alexander, near Castlemaine in July 1851 and by the end of the year, there were 25,000 people at the diggings. The lettersheet was illustrated by Nicholas Chevalier, with his monogram at the lower left and published by A. T. Hodgson of Castlemaine. It is interesting to note that besides a depiction of the new gold town, in the foreground are two Chinese miners, one of the earliest images of Chinese miners recorded in the Australian Colonies. Chevalier was one of the most prominent colonial artists, emigrating to Victoria in 1854. For the next 15 years he painted throughout Victoria, before returning to London in 1869. Based in London, he was a continual exhibitor at the Academy until his death in 1902. This lettersheet is very rare, being the only recorded example - it is not present in the State Library of Victoria and is the only example known in this dual sheet format. (Image 1)

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3120

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Overland via Marseilles 1858 (March 6): Entire from Melbourne, Victoria to Bar-le-Duc, France endorsed "per Emeu" bearing 1854 Victoria Octagonal 1 s. blue, imperforate with four margins, 1854 Woodblock 6 d. orange-yellow, four margins and 1857 Emblem 2 d. pale lilac, touched at right, indistinctly cancelled by barred oval “1” and prepaying 1 s. 8 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to France. “4” (pence) credit in error by Great Britain to France for forwarding a ¼ ounce ship letter. A very scarce rate from Victoria to France and very fine. Cert: RPSV (2015). Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne per “Emeu” 17 March 1858 via Galle (8 April) to Suez (23 April); overland to Alexandria. P&O Line: “Valetta” (26 April) via Malta (30 April) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles (2 May) to London thence by steamer to Calais; by rail via Paris and Strasbourg (5 May) to Bar-le-Duc, arriving 6 May 1858 (61 days). Note: The forwarding fee to France should have been 8 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter not 4 d. for a ¼ ounce letter. Although addressed via Marseilles to France, this envelope was delivered to London on 4 May and redirected back to France. The Southampton mails arrived on the 11 May, confirming this cover was indeed sent via Marseilles. Provenance: Collection Purves, Perry, Geitenbeek. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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3121

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Overland via Marseilles 1858 (July 16): Entire from Melbourne, Victoria to Gotheborg, Sweden bearing 1854 Victoria Woodblock 6 d. dull orange with four margins, cancelled by barred numeral “1” of Melbourne and prepaying 6 d. and underpaid 1 s. 2 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 8 d. to Sweden. Struck with “DETAINED FOR “1/2” POSTAGE” handstamp in black representing the underpayment and “1Rdr.24sBCO” in black for the postage to be paid by the recipient. The part pre-payment of 6 d. was not accepted by the Swedish postal authorities and the entire was taxed as completely unpaid. Transit datestamps of Melbourne, 'Australie V. Suez', Paris, Hamburg and Gothenburg. A remarkable taxed cover from the Australian Colonies, unrecorded by Ben Palmer, being the fourth earliest cover from Victoria to Sweden. It is believed that there are just three examples recorded of this Swedish tax handstamp. Fine and very rare. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne per “Emeu” 16 July 1858 via Galle (7 Aug) to Suez; overland to Alexandria. P&O Line: “Teviot” (26 Aug) to Malta (30 Aug) Royal Mail Steam Packet Co: Wye” (30 Aug) to Marseilles (2 Sept); by rail via Paris to Hamburg (5 Sept); by steamer to Gothenburg (9 Sept); overland to Stahla, arriving 11 Sept 1858 (160 days). Note: This cover was detained at the Melbourne G.P.O. from the 4 April until the addressee had prepaid the additional 1 s. 2 d. (in manuscript within the 'Detained' handstamp). However, the additional amount should have been 1 s. 8 d. for a total of 2 s. 2 d. via Marseilles. The additional 1 s. 2 d. only prepaid the letter via Southampton. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM