AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, POSTAL STATIONERY

Lot 253		Estimate: $100 1890 (6 Oct) use of 2d Mauve Envelope (H&G B9) from Melbourne to Hawlong, and 1892 (24 Nov) use of 1d + 1d Reply Card from Melbourne to Germany, message section uprated with 1½d and 1d adhesives. Fine (2)
Lot 254		Estimate: $75 Frank Stamps: 'MINISTER OF JUSTICE' handstamped in Blue on 1868 (20 Nov) OHMS blue envelope from Melbourne to Echuca, arrival backstamp NO 21 68, undeliverable and struck with boxed 'UNCLAIMED AT/ECHUCA' (fine) and with 'D.L.B./VICTORIA' backstamp in blue, DC 23 68. Flap roughly torn, and some soiling