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Auction: 18047 - The Chartwell Collection of Australian States and Commonwealth, an unreserved auction for the benefit of the Chartwell Philanthropic Educational Programme
Lot: 210

(x) Tasmania
1853 Courier Stamps
Covers
1855 (Mar.) envelope from Hobart Town to Western Australia, bearing 1d. later impression deep blue strip of three, [13-15], and pale blue single, twice neatly cancelled "68" and showing "general post town/hobart town/vdl" Crowned datestamp in red; the left-hand stamp of the strip with a scissor-cut at top barely affecting the fine appearance of this very rare and exotic destination franking. Photo

Note: It is noted that Dr. Geoff Kellow records only three covers where the 4d. ship letter rate has been paid with a multiple of the Courier 1d. There is this cover, the only known cover bearing a Courier 1d. to be mailed to any other Australian Colony, and a cover recorded to Canada

provenance:
Sir Andrew Clark
Robert P. Odenweller, April 1981
"Maxwell Hay", November 1987

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Sold for
£12,000