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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Stamps & Postal History
• Sale Date:
  05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 176) - 1pm
  05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 2 (Lots 501 - 647) - 3pm
• Lot #:
  58
• Lot Description:
  1864 double-rate cover to Scotland via the all-sea route with Second Roulettes 1/- brown (SG 39-42 group)
  tied to by diamond-numeral '1', 'PORT ADELAIDE/ JU27/64/S.A' cds, Adelaide & superb 'EDINR M2/ 2 /AU15/64' transit b/s, 'PRESTON PANS' arrival b/s, a little soiled.
  Symbol: C Grade: B
• Provenance:
  Ex Michael Blake.
• Notes:
  [Docketing at left indicates the enclosed letter was written at Melbourne on 25/6/1864. The cover was probably carried by coastal vessel to Port Adelaide where it was put into the mails; then per 'Northam', departed Melbourne 27/6/1864; 'Nemesis', departed Galle 20/7/1864; & 'Ceylon', departed Alexandria 6/8/1864; arrived Marseilles 12/8/1864. The long route mail per 'Ripon' arrived Southampton 19/8/1864, by which time the letter had been delivered in Scotland. It was apparently missent via Marseilles]
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Numismatics

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