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Auction: 16044 - The John Clemente Collection of Tasmania Postal History
Lot: 263

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The Post and Telegraph Department
Postmaster-General
1885 (22 Apr.) official General Post Office, Tasmania envelope (224x97mm; central vertical fold) with red embossed seal on flap, addressed to Postmaster at Launceston, showing a fine strike of "the postmaster general/Arms/tasmania/frank stamp" in mauve neatly cancelled by Hobart duplex and showing arrival datestamp on reverse; also two impressions on separate pieces, in black and in violet A great rarity, stated to be the only known example. Photo

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Estimate
£500 to £600