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Auction: 18047 - The Chartwell Collection of Australian States and Commonwealth, an unreserved auction for the benefit of the Chartwell Philanthropic Educational Programme
Lot: 197

(x) Tasmania
Early Letters
1828 "Supplement to the Hobart Town Gazette" with 2d. Newspaper handstamp at top, 1840 entire letter from Hobart to Adelaide, rated "3" and showing large part "general post office hobart town/vdl" Crowned datestamp, contents mentions grounding of the Caroline on Swan Island, off Shortlands Bluff (now Queenscliff), 1847 entire letter to Launceston with manuscript "Deloraine 5th Decr 47", 1849 entire letter, headed "Shell Island" to Hobart Town with manuscript "P Sorell 28/7/49", 1851 Launceston local entire with superb "10.0. clock" datestamp and 1854 entire from Hobart to Geelong with "general post office/hobart town/vdl" Crowned circular datestamp in red; a few small faults though a generally attractive group

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Sold for
£240