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Auction: 9028 - British Empire Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 270

x New South Wales Early Letters and Handstamps 1846 (28 Apr.) entire letter from Sydney to London, carried by the "Lloyds" on the 5th homeward voyage by a Toulmin Packet and the first of only five to go to India, from whence the mail was on-carried by the "Hindostan", "Ariel" and "H.M.S. Spitfire" to Marseilles, rated "3" and "2/2", showing "paid ship letter/sydney" oval d.s. (30.4) and, on reverse, part Calcutta G.P.O. and arrival (21.8) datestamps, all in red. The cover with some creases. Photo Estimate £ 100-120 Note: The "Lloyds" made three voyages, carrying convicts, to Australia, on the last of which she arrived at Hobart on 7 November 1845 with 170 females. She sailed from Sydney on 3 May 1846, with a cargo that included 92 horses, bound for Calcutta, where she arrived on 27 June, after a passage of 55 days, via Timor.

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