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Overland via Marseilles 1864 (Oct 22): Cover from Hunters Hill, ...mehr
Overland via Marseilles 1864 (Oct 22): Cover from Hunters Hill, New
South Wales to Locarno, Switzerland bearing 1862 New South Wales
Diadem 6 d. reddish-purple, perf. 13, small tear at top, cancelled
by rays numeral “221” of Hunters Hill (rated RRR in “The Numeral
Cancellations of New South Wales” by Freeman), prepaying 6 d. and
underpaid 1 s. 4 d. for a ½ ounce ship letter of 1 s. 10 d. to
Switzerland. “90” (rappen) manuscript in red for internal postage
to be paid by the recipient. Unusually, mail from New South Wales
to Switzerland is very scarce, with the Swiss immigrants following
the Victorian gold rushes and not venturing north over the border.
A small portion of the backflap is missing and minor soiling
confined to reverse, otherwise fine and a very scarce destination
for New South Wales. Route - P&O Line: Departed Sydney 22 Oct
1864 per “Bombay” to Galle (15 Nov); “Simla” (17 Nov) to Suez (3
Dec); overland to Alexandria; “Euxine” (5 Dec) via Malta (8 Dec) to
Marseilles; by rail from Marseilles (11 Dec) to Locarno, arriving
16 Dec 1864 (55 days). Note: The temporary rates increase appears
to have only applied to mail to Great Britain. This envelope was
addressed to Switzerland, and routed via Marseilles which avoided
the British mail system and the potential postage due. However, it
was still grossly underpaid, and not identified by the postal
officials of either New South Wales or Switzerland. Provenance:
Collection Davis, 'Alvarado'
1902 postcard from Luzern Switzerland addressed to Spring ...mehr
1902 postcard from Luzern Switzerland addressed to Spring Bluff
Queensland with 'T.P.O. S & W.R./DOWN' c.d.s. 'AU 29 02' with
inverted '2' in the year slug
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