Lot 176
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1849 (26 Jun) entire letter headed 'Marmalaid Creek' to Melbourne with fair strikes of framed 'PAID AT/BUNNENYONG' in red, rated '8' for carriage of 51-80 miles, backstamps of 'BUNNEYONG' and 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP'. Ex Purves
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Lot 177
| | | Estimate: $600T | Realised Price : $460 |
1849 entire letter to England, 'PAID AT/HORSHAM' struck in red and backstamped 'HORSHAM/SE24/1849/PT PHILLIP' in black (earliest recorded date), rated mss. '1/2' and corrected '11d' for carriage to Melbourne only, the 3d Ship Letter rate unpaid and '8' in black for GB private Ship Letter rate. Provenance: Ex Perry, Kelly
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Lot 178
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1851 (Feb) entire to Melbourne bearing Half-length 2d Fourth state "vertical drapes", SG 16b [28], cancelled by indinstinct Butterfly '22', part backstamp of Bunnenyong and 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP'
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Lot 179
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1855 (Nov) entire to Edinburgh endorsed 'Pr Mail Ship "John Baines"' bearing Half-length 3d pair, SG 31, right unit touched at top, rated '5' in manuscript, 'AUSTRALIAN PACKET/LIVERPOOL' datestamp in red, minor filing creases
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Lot 180
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1856 (27 Oct) large part entire Melbourne to Ballarat bearing Half-length 1d SG 27b and 3d SG 31c tied by barred '1', arrival backstamp. Attractive two colour franking paying inland letter rate
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Lot 181
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1858 (15 May) entire letter Melbourne to U.K bearing Half-length 3d Bright Blue, SG29a, cut-into at top + 6d "Woodblock" large margins tied by barred '1', Melbourne Ship Letter handstamp in red, arrival backstamp. Attractive example of ¼oz via Marseilles rate
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Lot 182
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1865 (26 Jul) cover to Scotland endorsed 'Via Marseilles' bearing 6d and 4d tied by Melbourne duplex, Glasgow arrival backstamp
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Lot 183
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1866 (28 Oct) entire letter to France (in French) originally stamped but subsequently lost, with Victoria framed 'INSUFFICIENTLY/PAID' applied together with Anglo-French diamond Accountancy marking, French '10' (centimes) tax mark applied on arrival
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Lot 184
| | | Estimate: $150T | Realised Price : $300 |
1880 (2 Feb) illustrated cover (crease) Italy to historic "Fortuna Villa", Sandhurst, underpaid in bearing 20c pair, with Victoria oval '10D/MORE TO PAY' (2) applied, backstamped Brindisi, Melbourne, Sandhurst
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Lot 185
| | | Estimate: $350 | Realised Price : $270 |
1891 (30 Jul) underpaid cover Rutherglen to Melbourne, bearing 1d Orange-Brown/Pink pair (scarce on cover). Manuscript '1 def/1 fine}2' and 'T2d to pay', with poor 'T in oval' struck twice, paid by 2d Pale Blue and Brown-Lake SG D3, cancelled by early use of boxed 'L.C.2 JL 31/91'. An attractive early postage due cover
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Lot 186
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1906 (21 Apr) official cover to London, bearing scarce franking of 2½d punctured 'OS' pair tied by Melbourne cds
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Lot 187
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1911 (15 Sep) registered cover (Denyer Bros Hospital & Physician Supplies handstamp on reverse) to U.S., 3d and 2½d tied by Registered Melbourne cds and 'REGISTERED' handstamp, scarce early G.P.O. Melbourne black label
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