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Auction: 16044 - The John Clemente Collection of Tasmania Postal History
Lot: 412

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Customs and Marine Boards
1872 (26 Jan.) official envelope from Hobart to Swansea, signed by Collector of Customs Department Hobart and showing despatch and arrival datestamps; 1893 (10 Feb.) letter headed "Board of Examination", showing "marine board hobart/Arms/tasmania/frank stamp" overstruck by large "marine board/hobart" oval d.s. with another strike alongside, all in blue; 1897 (22 Apr.) official Marine Board, Hobart envelope (222x97mm) to Sydney, showing "marine board hobart/Arms/tasmania/frank stamp" in blue cancelled by Hobart duplex; also official Customs Department, Tasmania envelope with "h.m. customs/Arms/tasmania/frank stamp" in blue marked "Specimen", two unused official Marine Board, Hobart envelopes and Frank Stamp cut-outs of H.M. Customs Hobart in blue (2, one cancelled), H.M. Customs Launceston in blue cancelled, Marine Board Hobart in violet and Table Cape Marine Board in red

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Estimate
£250 to £300