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Overland via Marseilles 1859 (Aug 15): Cover from Sydney, New ...mehr
Overland via Marseilles 1859 (Aug 15): Cover from Sydney, New South
Wales to Offenbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse endorsed “Via Overland and
Southampton for Frankfurt a/m in Germany”, bearing 1854 New South
Wales Diadem 6 d. olive-grey, four close to large margins, just
touched at top right, lightly cancelled by the Sydney duplex and
prepaying 6 d. and underpaid 11 d. for a ¼ ounce ship letter of 1
s. 5 d. to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Despite endorsement, the cover
was placed in the Marseilles mails for quicker delivery. “A.U.UEB
FRANKREICH” in black (not listed by Van Der Linden) applied by the
Thurn & Taxis Post in Frankfurt for transit through France. “16”
manuscript in blue scored through and re-rated “25” (kreuzer)
credit to France plus an additional “9” (kreuzer) for internal
German delivery totalling 34 kreuzer. “34” (kreuzer) manuscript in
blue plus an additional “1” (kreuzer) for local delivery to be paid
by the recipient. Multiple transit datestamps on the reverse, a
small part of the lower backflap missing, otherwise very fine.
Illustrated in "Maritime Connections to and from New South Wales"
by Paul Wijnants on page 83. Highly colourful and a destination
rarity from the Australian Colonies, being the only recorded cover
from New South Wales to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Route - P&O
Line: Departed Sydney 15 Aug 1859 per “Salsette” via Port Louis (9
Sept) to Suez; overland to Alexandria; “Panther” (30 Sept) via
Malta (3 Oct) to Marseilles (6 Oct); by rail from Marseilles via
Paris and Frankfurt to Offenbach, arriving 8 Oct 1859 (55 days).
Note: The postal system of Hesse was privately operated by the
Prussian post. Provenance: Collection Palmer
Overland via Marseilles 1860 (April 22): Cover from Sydney, New
South ...mehr Overland via Marseilles 1860 (April 22): Cover from Sydney, New South Wales to Nordenhamm, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg endorsed “per Emeu in closed mail to France”, bearing 1860 New South Wales Diadem 6 d. grey-brown, perf. 12, pair, neatly cancelled by Sydney duplex and prepaying 1 s. and underpaid 8 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 8 d. to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. “F. 59” Franco-German Convention handstamp (Van der Linden fig. 1199) in black (tying the lower stamp) and “17” (silbergroschen) manuscript in blue to be paid on receipt. Fine and rare: the only recorded cover from the Australian Colonies to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg and the only recorded example of the “F.59” Convention handstamp on mail from New South Wales. Route - P&O Line: Departed Sydney per “Emeu” 22 April 1860 via Galle (17 May) to Suez (2 June); overland to Alexandria; “Panther” (4 June) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles (10 June) via Paris and Aachen to Oldenburg, arriving 12 June 1860 (49 days). Note: Illustrated in "Maritime Connections to and from New South Wales" by Paul Wijnants on page 76. Provenance: Collection 'Alvarado', Palmer
Incoming Mail Overland via Southampton 1870 (Nov 14): Cover ...mehr
Incoming Mail Overland via Southampton 1870 (Nov 14): Cover from
Christiania, Norway to Ballarat, Victoria, redirected to Godfrey’s
Creek bearing 1867 Norway 3 sk. violet and 24 sk. bistre-brown (Mi.
13+10) cancelled by Christiana datestamps (Nov 10) and prepaying 27
skilling for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Victoria with weiterfranco
"Wfr. 8" in crayon on obverse. Reverse with Flensburg transit
datestamp and arrivals of Melbourne and Ballarat. On arrival at
Ballarat, the addressee Oscar Wedel was unable to be located and
there is a manuscript endorsement on the reverse “Gone away” and
the “Not known by / Letter Carrier” handstamp in black applied on
obverse. The cover was subsequently redirected to the gold diggings
at Godfrey’s Creek (Feb 13). Route - By Steamship: Departed Oslo 14
Nov 1870 to Flensburg (18 Nov); by rail via London to Southampton.
P&O Line: Departed Southampton (26 Nov) per “Poona” via Malta
(5 Dec) to Alexandria (9 Dec); overland to Suez; “Mongolia” (12
Dec) to Galle (28 Dec); “Avoca” (29 Dec) via King Georges Sound 12
Jan 1871 to Melbourne (18 Jan); by rail via Ballarat (18 Jan) and
Melbourne (11 Feb) to Godfrey’s, arriving 13 Feb 1871 (95 days).
Note: Only three skilling covers are recorded from Norway to the
Australian Colonies, this being the second earliest and the only
example with this issue. Two covers are recorded from this recently
discovered correspondence
Overland via Marseilles 1857 (Oct 16): Cover from Cathcart,
Victoria ...mehr Overland via Marseilles 1857 (Oct 16): Cover from Cathcart, Victoria to Brunsbüttel, Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein bearing 1854 Victoria Octagonal 1 s. blue, imperforate, margins touched all round, 1857 Emblem 1 d. yellow-green with four margins and 4 d. dull rose, four large margins, neatly cancelled by barred numeral “93” and prepaying 1 s. 5 d. and underpaid 5½ d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 10½ d. to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. Postal markings include “15” (skilling) red manuscript credit to the Royal Danish PO in Hamburg scored through and rerated; “11¼” (silbergroschen) in red on the reverse, equivalent to 15 shillings and “52” (skilling) manuscript in red, including forwarding by Hamburg and internal postage to Brunsbüttel to be paid by the recipient. Multiple transit datestamps on the reverse confirm the journey. A destination rarity from the Australian Colonies in very fine condition. One of the earliest recorded covers from Victoria to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne 16 Oct 1857 per “Simla” via Galle (6 Nov) to Suez (20 Nov); overland to Alexandria. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co: “Tamar” (27 Nov) to Malta; “Vanguard” (30 Nov) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles (3 Dec) via Lyon, Paris and Hamburg to Brunsbüttel, arriving 7 Dec 1857 (60 days)
Overland via Marseilles 1857 (Dec 16): Internally ...mehr
Overland via Marseilles 1857 (Dec 16): Internally illustrated
lettersheet depicting the goldfields at Castlemaine, used from
Melbourne, Victoria to the City State of Hamburg bearing 1854
Victoria Octagonal 1 s. blue imperforate, 1854 Woodblock 2 s. dull
greenish blue and 1857 Emblem 4 d. dull rose, each with margins in
places, cancelled by barred numeral “1” of Melbourne and prepaying
3 s. 4 d. for a double rate 1 ounce ship letter to Hamburg. "50"
(schillings) manuscript in red for forwarding to be paid upon
receipt. Transit datestamps on obverse and reverse record the
journey with a very fine strike of the Hamburg arrival datestamp
(Feb 4). An important historical lettersheet in very fine
condition. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed
Melbourne 16 Dec 1857 per “European” via Galle (9 Jan 1858) to Suez
(24 Jan); overland to Alexandria. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co:
“Tamar” (26 Jan) to Malta (29 Jan); "Vanguard” to Marseilles (1
Feb); by rail from Marseilles via Paris to Hamburg, arriving 4 Feb
1857 (49 days). Note: Unrecorded in "Pre-UPU Mail of Victoria" by
Ben Palmer and one of the earliest covers recorded to the City
State of Hamburg known. Note: This illustrated lettersheet depicts
the newly discovered gold mining town of Castlemaine. Gold was
discovered at Mount Alexander, near Castlemaine in July 1851 and by
the end of the year, there were 25,000 people at the diggings. The
lettersheet was illustrated by Nicholas Chevalier, with his
monogram at the lower left and published by A. T. Hodgson of
Castlemaine. It is interesting to note that besides a depiction of
the new gold town, in the foreground are two Chinese miners, one of
the earliest images of Chinese miners recorded in the Australian
Colonies. Chevalier was one of the most prominent colonial artists,
emigrating to Victoria in 1854. For the next 15 years he painted
throughout Victoria, before returning to London in 1869. Based in
London, he was a continual exhibitor at the Academy until his death
in 1902. This lettersheet is very rare, being the only recorded
example - it is not present in the State Library of Victoria and is
the only example known in this dual sheet format
Overland via Marseilles 1858 (July 16): Entire from ...mehr
Overland via Marseilles 1858 (July 16): Entire from Melbourne,
Victoria to Gotheborg, Sweden bearing 1854 Victoria Woodblock 6 d.
dull orange with four margins, cancelled by barred numeral “1” of
Melbourne and prepaying 6 d. and underpaid 1 s. 2 d. for a ½ ounce
ship letter of 1 s. 8 d. to Sweden. Struck with “DETAINED FOR “1/2”
POSTAGE” handstamp in black representing the underpayment and
“1Rdr.24sBCO” in black for the postage to be paid by the recipient.
The part pre-payment of 6 d. was not accepted by the Swedish postal
authorities and the entire was taxed as completely unpaid. Transit
datestamps of Melbourne, 'Australie V. Suez', Paris, Hamburg and
Gothenburg. A remarkable taxed cover from the Australian Colonies,
unrecorded by Ben Palmer, being the fourth earliest cover from
Victoria to Sweden. It is believed that there are just three
examples recorded of this Swedish tax handstamp. Fine and very
rare. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed
Melbourne per “Emeu” 16 July 1858 via Galle (7 Aug) to Suez;
overland to Alexandria. P&O Line: “Teviot” (26 Aug) to Malta
(30 Aug) Royal Mail Steam Packet Co: Wye” (30 Aug) to Marseilles (2
Sept); by rail via Paris to Hamburg (5 Sept); by steamer to
Gothenburg (9 Sept); overland to Stahla, arriving 11 Sept 1858 (160
days). Note: This cover was detained at the Melbourne G.P.O. from
the 4 April until the addressee had prepaid the additional 1 s. 2
d. (in manuscript within the 'Detained' handstamp). However, the
additional amount should have been 1 s. 8 d. for a total of 2 s. 2
d. via Marseilles. The additional 1 s. 2 d. only prepaid the letter
via Southampton
Overland via Marseilles 1859 (March 17): Cover from ...mehr
Overland via Marseilles 1859 (March 17): Cover from Melbourne,
Victoria to Bützow, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin bearing
1858 Victoria 6 d. bright blue, cancelled by barred numeral “1” in
black, prepaying 6 d. and underpaid 11 d. for a ¼ ounce ship letter
of 1 s. 5 d. to Mecklenburg-Schwerin. “17” (silbergroschen)
manuscript in blue scored through and converted to “27¼”
(schillings) manuscript in blue for forwarding from England to be
paid by the recipient. “F. 37” Franco-Prussian Convention handstamp
in black (Van der Linden fig. 1172) applied in error and re-rated
“F. 39” Franco-Prussian Convention handstamp (Van der Linden fig.
1174) in black. Missing side flaps, but a highly attractive and
colourful cover. Rare, there are five covers and a front recorded
in the Ben Palmer census to the Grand Duchy of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, this being number 3. The only cover recorded
with the "F. 37" Convention handstamp and the only cover from the
Australian Colonies with two Franco-Prussian Convention handstamps.
Cert. RPSL (2003). Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 17
March 1859 per “Emeu” to Port Louis (13 April). The Emeu broke her
shaft on route and the mails transferred, “Granada” (14 April) to
Aden (27 April); “Bengal” (27 April) to Suez (4 May); overland to
Alexandria. “Ellora” (7 May) via Malta (10 May) to Marseilles (13
May); by rail via Paris and Aachen (16 May) to Bützow (over 60
days). Provenance: Collection Davis, Hackmey
Overland via Marseilles 1859 (May 19): Cover from Melbourne,
Victoria ...mehr Overland via Marseilles 1859 (May 19): Cover from Melbourne, Victoria to Salem, USA endorsed "per Columbian via Marseilles" bearing 1859 Victoria Octagonal 1 s. blue and Emblems 4 d. dull rose (two examples), cancelled by barred numeral “1” obliterator and prepaying 1 s. 8 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to the United States. “8” (pence) manuscript in red credit from Victoria to England for forwarding to the United States and “16” (cents) manuscript in red credit from England to the United States for the Transatlantic shipment by American packet. “5 / N. YORK Am. PKT” datestamp in black for 5 cents US internal postage to be paid by the recipient. Fine and scarce, the earliest recorded usage of this printing of the 4 d. Emblems on cover. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 19 May 1859 per “Columbian” via Port Louis (24 June) to Suez (20 July); overland to Alexandria; “Panther” (22 July) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles (29 July) to London (1 Aug). Vanderbilt European Line: Departed Southampton (3 Aug) per “Vanderbilt” to New York (14 Aug 1859); by rail via Boston to Salem (over 90 days). Note: Australian colonial covers carried by the Vanderbilt Line are extremely scarce. The two 4 d. adhesives (Gibbons 83) are used on the First Day of Issue as stated by the SG catalogue
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South ...mehr Overland via Marseilles 1860 (April 22): Cover from Sydney, New South Wales to Nordenhamm, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg endorsed “per Emeu in closed mail to France”, bearing 1860 New South Wales Diadem 6 d. grey-brown, perf. 12, pair, neatly cancelled by Sydney duplex and prepaying 1 s. and underpaid 8 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 8 d. to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. “F. 59” Franco-German Convention handstamp (Van der Linden fig. 1199) in black (tying the lower stamp) and “17” (silbergroschen) manuscript in blue to be paid on receipt. Fine and rare: the only recorded cover from the Australian Colonies to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg and the only recorded example of the “F.59” Convention handstamp on mail from New South Wales. Route - P&O Line: Departed Sydney per “Emeu” 22 April 1860 via Galle (17 May) to Suez (2 June); overland to Alexandria; “Panther” (4 June) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles (10 June) via Paris and Aachen to Oldenburg, arriving 12 June 1860 (49 days). Note: Illustrated in "Maritime Connections to and from New South Wales" by Paul Wijnants on page 76. Provenance: Collection 'Alvarado', Palmer
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Victoria ...mehr Overland via Marseilles 1857 (Oct 16): Cover from Cathcart, Victoria to Brunsbüttel, Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein bearing 1854 Victoria Octagonal 1 s. blue, imperforate, margins touched all round, 1857 Emblem 1 d. yellow-green with four margins and 4 d. dull rose, four large margins, neatly cancelled by barred numeral “93” and prepaying 1 s. 5 d. and underpaid 5½ d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 10½ d. to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. Postal markings include “15” (skilling) red manuscript credit to the Royal Danish PO in Hamburg scored through and rerated; “11¼” (silbergroschen) in red on the reverse, equivalent to 15 shillings and “52” (skilling) manuscript in red, including forwarding by Hamburg and internal postage to Brunsbüttel to be paid by the recipient. Multiple transit datestamps on the reverse confirm the journey. A destination rarity from the Australian Colonies in very fine condition. One of the earliest recorded covers from Victoria to the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne 16 Oct 1857 per “Simla” via Galle (6 Nov) to Suez (20 Nov); overland to Alexandria. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co: “Tamar” (27 Nov) to Malta; “Vanguard” (30 Nov) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles (3 Dec) via Lyon, Paris and Hamburg to Brunsbüttel, arriving 7 Dec 1857 (60 days)
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Victoria ...mehr Overland via Marseilles 1859 (May 19): Cover from Melbourne, Victoria to Salem, USA endorsed "per Columbian via Marseilles" bearing 1859 Victoria Octagonal 1 s. blue and Emblems 4 d. dull rose (two examples), cancelled by barred numeral “1” obliterator and prepaying 1 s. 8 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter to the United States. “8” (pence) manuscript in red credit from Victoria to England for forwarding to the United States and “16” (cents) manuscript in red credit from England to the United States for the Transatlantic shipment by American packet. “5 / N. YORK Am. PKT” datestamp in black for 5 cents US internal postage to be paid by the recipient. Fine and scarce, the earliest recorded usage of this printing of the 4 d. Emblems on cover. Route - P&O Line: Departed Melbourne 19 May 1859 per “Columbian” via Port Louis (24 June) to Suez (20 July); overland to Alexandria; “Panther” (22 July) to Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles (29 July) to London (1 Aug). Vanderbilt European Line: Departed Southampton (3 Aug) per “Vanderbilt” to New York (14 Aug 1859); by rail via Boston to Salem (over 90 days). Note: Australian colonial covers carried by the Vanderbilt Line are extremely scarce. The two 4 d. adhesives (Gibbons 83) are used on the First Day of Issue as stated by the SG catalogue
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