Auction: 16044 - The John Clemente Collection of Tasmania Postal History
Lot: 404
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The Treasury Department
Real Estate Duties Department
1885 (1 Apr.) official envelope with printed "Demand for Rural Police Rate" at upper left, addressed locally and showing fine "the r.e. duties department/Arms/tasmania/frank stamp" in blue cancelled by Hobart duplex; 1890 (30 Jan.) official envelope with printed "Receipt for Real Estate Duty" at upper left showing "Receipt" deleted and manuscript "Demand" above, addressed to Melbourne, showing "the r.e. duties department/Arms/tasmania/frank stamp" in blue cancelled by Hobart duplex and large "office of taxes/hobart" double-lined oval d.s. in blue; also an unused official envelope and a small piece both showing "the r.e. duties department/Arms/tasmania/frank stamp" in blue with letter "n" above the Arms
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Estimate
£300 to £400