VIA BRINDISI MAIL INC. TAXED, REDIRECTED, MISSENT & FROM HON...

Estimate

£280 - £400

VIA BRINDISI MAIL INC. TAXED, REDIRECTED, MISSENT & FROM HONG KONG; Group with 17 Sep. 1874 env. to Waverley franked 3d (3 inc. a pair) carried on the Ceylon from Brindisi with scarce "MISSENT/TO-BRISBANE" h.s. on front, 24 Dec. 1874 env. to Cambooya franked strip of three 3d tied by Dublin duplexes with very rare framed "MISSENT" h.s. on front and carried on the Bokhara and Sunda from Southampton to Singapore, 20 May 1876 env. to Rockhampton franked Hong Kong 24c tied by 'B62' cancel carried on the Brisbane - the only example of mail to Queensland in the pre-UPU period, 27 Feb. 1879 env. to Cambooya franked 8d ex Dublin carried on the Menmuir from Singapore to Brisbane, 23 Mar. 1881 defective front to Rockhampton franked 6d ex Stalybridge with "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6d/FINE------6d}1/-" h.s. on front, redirected to Aramac with pair 2d Bell and carried on the Almora, 6 Oct. 1881 env. 'via Torres Strait' to Cambooya franked 3d pair ex Dublin carried on the Bangalore 22 Feb. 1883 env. to Cambooya franked 6d on 6d ex Dublin carried on the Tanjore 6 Aug. & 24 Dec. 1886 envs. to Brisbane franked 6d Green ex Edinburgh or Newcastle both carried on the Tanjore, latter redirected to Melbourne with oval "MORE TO PAY" h.s. on front, and 12 June 1890 env. to Toowoomba franked 4d Jubilee tied by Clapham SW cds for the long sea route and carried on the Arcadia from Gravesend to Adelaide. (10 covers) Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL, REDIRECTED MAIL