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Auction: 16044 - The John Clemente Collection of Tasmania Postal History
Lot: 59

(x) First Numeral Cancellations 1853-61
"62" (Hobart)
185? mourning envelope addressed to an Officer in the 12th Foot, Sydney, franked at the soldier's concessionary rate with 1857-67 1d. brick-red (cut-into) clearly cancelled by "62" obliterator and showing, on reverse, "ship letter/sydney" c.d.s.; the 1d. has been lifted and partly stuck back, and the envelope is a little soiled. Photo

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000