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Auction: 11033 - Autumn Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1425

Victoria Travelling Post Offices The Benalla Line Using Numbers 5, 6, 12 and 13 T.P.O. No. 6 1875 (7 Sept.) Commissioner of Railways and Roads red frank envelope to New South Wales, cancelled with superb "up train/m.g.6" Type 1 small c.d.s. with two dots between upper and lower lines, a further strike and three transit c.d.s. on reverse, 1885 (1 May) 1d. rose card from Barnawartha to Melbourne, cancelled "308" and showing, on reverse, "up train/m.g.6" Type 2 small c.d.s. with a single dot between upper and lower lines, 1886 (17 May) 1d. pink card (repaired spike holes) from Glanrowan to Melbourne, cancelled with "701" duplex and showing, on reverse, fine "up train/m..g.6" Type 1 large c.d.s. (the earliest recorded date of use), 1891 1d. orange card from Hochkirch to Hamilton cancelled with "up train/m.g.6" Type 1 large c.d.s., Melbourne transit c.d.s. (2.12) on reverse, 1895 (18 June) Minister of Railways frank envelope from Echuca to Melbourne cancelled by "up train/m.g.6" Type 2 large c.d.s., arrival c.d.s. (19.6) on reverse, and 1902 (2 July) 1/2d. green wrapper to Sydney and 1907 (Jan.) picture postcard (Wangaratta Railway Station), both cancelled by "down train/m.g.6" octagonal c.d.s.; a few small imperfections, fine to superb strikes Estimate £ 200-250

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