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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The John Lancaster Collections of Australian Trade Exhibitions
• Sale Date:
  18 Oct 2016 ~ 1pm
• Lot #:
  145
• Lot Description:
  AWARD CERTIFICATE, "Sydney International Exhibition, 1879"
  awarded to "The Honourable Saul Samuel, C.M.G., M.L.C., Postmaster General, for Services", window mounted, overall 53x62cm.
• Notes:
  The ornate certificate shows a border of Australian floral motifs and produce across the top and down the sides with vignettes of mining, pastoralism, industry and the arts. The bottom centre of the certificate bears a personification of New South Wales represented by a young woman holding a laurel wreath rising above the countries of the world. The figure holds the hand of Brittania and stands behind the shield of New South Wales and the British lion. Underneath is an oval cartouche with a representation of the Garden Palace while small cameos depicting Australian flora, fauna and landscape scenes decorate the upper corners. Sir Saul Samuel [1820-1900] served as Colonial Treasurer three times during his parliamentary career including in the Forster ministry between 1859 and 1860, the fourth Cowper ministry between 1865 and 1866, and the second Robertson ministry between 1868 and 1870. Samuel resigned as Treasurer in the Cowper ministry after his budget proposals for trade licences and increased duties on tea and sugar had been defeated. In 1870, at the Intercolonial Conference in Melbourne, Samuel proposed intercolonial free trade to settle the border customs dispute. He hoped to abolish ad valorem duties but his plans for a tax on incomes of over £200 were bitterly contested and led to the downfall of the government in December 1870. Between 1872 and 1880, Samuel served as Postmaster-General on 3 occasions under Premier, Henry Parkes, including the first (1872-1875), second (1877), and third (1878-1883) ministries. During this period, Samuel established the General Post Office and negotiated a subsidized mail service from England to Australia via USA.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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