Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, Brazil 1843 –1870 - Day 1

1847 (Oct 7): Printed official entire letter (Leases of Crown Lands beyond the Settled Districts) from the Colonial Secretary's department to Melbourne, struck with framed "FREE / SEYMOUR" in red, backstamped with fair only "SEYMOUR / ♛ / PORT PHILLIP" (Jan 22, 1848) and in Melbourne two days later. A scarce and fine entire.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 6-7 April 1982, lot 561.rn                     Collection Brian Peace, Prestige, Melbourne, 27 July 2009, lot 1224.