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Tasmania. 1867 (Oct 18) Mourning cover from Hobart to "Miss Reid, Cricket-Ground, Launceston" franked 4d (2 margins), red "PRE-PAID" despatch and arrival datestamps, and enclosed letter from William Collins. The letter includes "The Cricketers here are all sleeping, only fancy, not one letter has yet been sent to ascertain whether the Victorians will come over or not, I had to get into one of my put on fits of indignation and now they are commencing to move, a letter was to have been sent on Wednesday last, both the grounds however are in a bad state. The new one is hopelessly beyond being fit to play on this season & the old ground will require considerable time & money to prevent the Northern & Victorian Cricketers complaining". The earliest cricket related philatelic item from Tasmania. Photo on Page 12.
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