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Auction: 6004 - British Empire Stamps & Covers, featuring Australia
Lot: 663

x New South Wales Covers and Cancellations 1853 (9 May) mourning envelope (portion of address scratched out) from Sydney "Per Harbinger Steamer" to London on the first contract mail voyage of the General Screw Steamship Lines, rated "8" and bearing 1852 greyish paper 3d. green (margins in places) cancelled with dumb obliterator, Sydney Ship Letter and London arrival c.d.s. on reverse, and 1855 (Feb.) envelope (faults) from Sydney "p Maid of Judah" to England bearing 1856-60 6d., showing large h.s. "3" and, on reverse, "ship letter/plymouth" h.s. Estimate £ 150-200

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