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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial History
• Sale Date:
  28 Jun 2016
• Lot #:
  281
• Lot Description:
  1861 Victorian ‘PASSAGE WARRANT’
  (270 x 265mm) with imprint ‘By Authority: John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne’ vertically at left, entitling a ship’s master to a payment of £14 for the carriage of two children aged 8 and 10 (apparently unaccompanied minors) from England, signed “LF Sullivan” Commissioner of Trade & Customs and “J Chatfield” (?) Immigration Agent. A rare & significant document, and the only example we have seen.
• Estimate:
  A$750 - 1,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Memorabilia

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