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GB/EMPIRE DISINFECTED MIX: Diverse 1732-1940s group inc. 1732 Quarantine Act of Parliament; unused PPCs (2) of Aden quarantine island or Burma leper asylum; 1944 reused env. & contents from Aldershot to Sussex with "the corner[...] cut off to be fumigated"; 1930s parcel label from a Melbourne lab to the Quarantine Officer in Sydney with 2/- + 9d Kangaroos (2) + 2d + 3d issues, all perfined "OS"; etc. Also 1800s range to Europe inc. 11 Aug. 1865 EL to Messina franked 6d tied by Manchester duplex; 28 Sep. 1866 env. to Catania franked 6d tied by Liverpool duplex; 9 Oct. 1866 EL to Patras ex London rated '8'; and May/Sep. 1884 ELs to Barcelona franked 2½d tied by London ds, the latter due to reports of cholera in France. (12 items) Cross Reference: BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS, DISINFECTED MAIL, AUSTRALIA, PARLIAMENTARY
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