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Auction: 11033 - Autumn Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1456

Victoria Travelling Post Offices Sea Mails The "English Mail" Service This superseded the R.M.S.S. Hobson´s Bay Service in 1887 and was a T.P.O. on the train running from Melbourne to Adelaide 1905 (June) 3d. registered envelope from Bolton to Richmond, Melbourne and redirected to Fitzroy and 1905 (Sept.) envelope registered from India to Melbourne, both showing "english mail t.p.o." small single-ring d.s. on reverse; 1907 envelope from England to Melbourne showing framed "unclaimed at/melbourne" and "not known by/letter carriers/melbourne" h.s. and 1909 envelope from India to Yarram Yarram, both showing "english mail t.p.o./in" double-ring d.s. on reverse; 1908 envelope from England showing "english mail t.p.o" "Columbia" machine d.s. on reverse, and 1914 (Oct.) envelope from Belfast to Melbourne bearing, on reverse, "we will not have home rule" label alongside "eng.mail.t.p.o./vic" large single-ring c.d.s.; the envelopes opened-out and rebacked though an attractive and unusual group Estimate £ 120-150

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£110