Lot 260
| | | Estimate: $400T | Realised Price : $360 |
Port Philip District: 1840 Melbourne to NSW rated '6' and '4'; 1841 to Scotland showing fair first type 'MELBOURNE PAID' and Sydney Paid Ship Letter in red; 1842 rated '3/9' showing crowned oval Sydney GPO backstamp; 1845 from Albury rated '11', 1846 from Sydney rated '1/3' with Melbourne Port Phillip backstamps; 1843 & 1847 to UK rated '6' + '8', or '6' + '1/4' showing Ship Letter Melbourne backstamp in red, odd fault, useful group (7)
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Lot 261
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1842 (23 Sep) stampless entire letter to Melbourne with framed 'PAID AT/GEELONG', mss. '4', 'GEELONG' and 'MELBOURNE/NEW.S.WALES' handstamps, some soiling
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Lot 262
| | | Estimate: $100T | Realised Price : $80 |
1846 (18 Jul) and 1847 (4 Sep) OHMS entires to the Commr of Crown Lands, Broken River, former from Seymour rated '8' with poor oval backstamp, latter from Ovens rated '10' amended to '9' showing fine Ovens/Port Phillip and Albury backstamps, each folded
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Lot 263
| | | Estimate: $100T | Realised Price : $110 |
1848 (22 Feb) entire letter Geelong to Melbourne, mss. '4' for ship letter, 'GEELONG' and 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP' handstamps
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Lot 264
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1849 (20 Mar) entire letter addressed 'His Honor C J La Trobe' with framed 'FREE/ GEELONG', Port Phillip Geelong and Melbourne backstamps, slight ageing
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Lot 265
| | | Estimate: $100T | Realised Price : $80 |
1849 (4 Apr) cover to Portland (poor backstamp) showing light 'THE GRANGE/POST PAID', fine 'THE GRANGE/PORT PHILLIP' oval datestamp on reverse, two folds, light discolouration
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Lot 266
| | | Estimate: $125T | Realised Price : $220 |
1850-54 stampless covers or entire letters to UK, mainly from Melbourne with red Paid Melbourne (6) or ship letter, 1850 with Portland/New South Wales backstamp, 1853 from Geelong rated '5' + '2/3'; also 1846 and 1854 from UK to Victoria, fair to fine (11)
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Lot 267
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1854 (10 Jul) stampless entire Geelong to Williamstown with 'PAID/(crown)/GEELONG' in red, mss. '6', backstamps of Geelong, Melbourne and Williamstown
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Lot 268
| | | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $320 |
1854 (28 Aug) outer entire Bacchus Marsh to Melbourne, framed 'PAID/BACCHUS MARSH' in black (late use of Port Phillip marking and only recorded example), rated '6d' in red for new 1854 inland rate, backstamps of Bacchus Marsh and Melbourne
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Lot 269
| | | Estimate: $200T | Realised Price : $220 |
Local and Drop Mail: 1854 (3 Mar) Melbourne local envelope showing fine strike of very scarce 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' in red, partial Paid Melbourne datestamp and Butterfly '14' in red of Dead Letter Office on front
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