Lot #370 - A LETTER FROM HOBART CARRIED ON THE IRON STEAM-SHIP “SIMLA”
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Australian History
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Sale Date:30 May 2017 ~ 10am - Session 1: Lots 1 - 406
30 May 2017 ~ 2.30pm - Session 2: Lots 407 - 715 -
Lot #:370
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Lot Description:A LETTER FROM HOBART CARRIED ON THE IRON STEAM-SHIP “SIMLA”
1857 (May) envelope to Scotland, endorsed “per “Simla” overland mail” with 2 x 4d Van Diemens Land imperforate stamps paying double the standard letter rate, with a fine Liverpool “tombstone” arrival datestamp in red. -
Notes:The “Simla” had been launched in 1854 at the shipyard of Tod & McGregor, Glasgow, for the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.
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Estimate:A$250 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Unclassified
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