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Overland via Marseilles 1857 (June 19): Entire from Melbourne,
Victoria to Gothenburg, Sweden bearing 1854 Victoria Woodblock 6 d.
dull orange, single and horizontal pair, each with good to large
margins and 1857 Emblem 2 d. pale lilac, touched at left, cancelled
by barred numeral “1” of Melbourne, prepaying 1 s. 8 d. for a ½
ounce ship letter to Sweden. Manuscript “32” (skilling) at left and
italic “36s BCO” handstamp in black for ship letter inwards fees to
be paid by the recipient. Some minor blemishes and pressed filing
crease, however very rare, being the third earliest cover recorded
from Victoria to Sweden. Illustrated in colour in “The Pre-UPU
Destination Mail of Victoria” by Ben Palmer on Colour Plate 12.
Route - European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Melbourne
19 June 1857 per “European” via Galle (23 July) to Suez (14 Aug);
overland to Alexandria. P&O Line: “Vectis” (21 Aug) via Malta
(24 Aug) to Marseilles; by steamer via Hamburg (30 Aug) 1857 to
Gothenburg (over 67 days). Provenance: Collection Burrus, Purves,
Perry
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