LAUREATE QUARTET TO ENGLAND; 15 Jan. 1853 env. to Gosport fr...

Hammer

£220

LAUREATE QUARTET TO ENGLAND; 15 Jan. 1853 env. to Gosport franked 2d pair (further 1d missing) ex Bathurst, carried on the Sarah Sands, 13 June 1853 env. to Bedford franked 1d + 2d (variable margins) tied by Sydney bar cancels with Sydney and London d.s. on rear and Bedford d.s. on front. Rated '8'(d) and carried on the Oriental, 8 Aug. 1853 EL to England 'by Steamship Argo' franked 2d (may not belong) 3d & 6d with variable margins and Sydney bar cancels and with Sydney and London d.s. on front or rear and rated '8'(d), 6 Dec. 1853 EL to Scotland, carried on the Talavera franked 2d + 3d (variable margins) tied by '44' bar numerals and Lanark framed arrival d.s. Initially rated '1/-' then overscored and rated '8'(d). Rear with Tass, Sydney d.s. and step-framed "SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH". (4 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS