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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  03 Dec 2022 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 670) 10am (AEDT)
  04 Dec 2022 ~ Session 2 (Lots 671 - 1277) 10am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  794
• Lot Description:
  A 1901 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA GROUP from the estate of Peter F. Thomson:
  A blue leather binding with gilt titles and decorations containing the ‘Official Programme of Functions and Displays to Celebrate the Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, By His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall and York, 6th May to 17th May, At Melbourne” endorsed to Thomson “With kind remembrances of a happy time at Wangaratta.” [Thomson was the Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Wangaratta & Rutherglen.] Accompanied by official invitations to the Opening of Parliament in the Exhibition Building (9th May 1901), the Evening Reception at the Exhibition Building (9th May 1901) and the Royal Review at Flemington (10th May 1901). (4 items).
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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