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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The John Lancaster Collections of Australian Trade Exhibitions
• Sale Date:
  18 Oct 2016 ~ 1pm
• Lot #:
  83
• Lot Description:
  NEW SOUTH WALES COMMISSION: Nov.-Dec. 1876 standard
  (repaired opening faults at top) & long (2, vertical folds) envelopes with imprints 'New South Wales Commission' at top & 'Main Exhibition Building/PHILADELPHIA' at lower-left, to Augustus Morris (2) or his daughter in Sydney with 6c Lincoln pair - straight-edge at left - tied by Philadelphia cds, or 2c Washington + 10c Jefferson or 5c Taylor + 10c Jefferson x2 (overpaid 1c) tied by New York duplex, all addressed by the Colony's agent RW Cameron. (3 items)
• Notes:
  Augustus Morris was a pastoralist & politician who served as an Executive Commissioner to the 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition, a position he used diligently to promote trade with the United States.
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,250
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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