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

1849 (March 1): Entire letter from Sneizort, Crawford River, Portland District to Charles La Trobe in Melbourne, struck with framed "FREE / PORTLAND" handstamp in red. Backstamped with "PORTLAND / ♕ / NEW S. WALES" in black (March 5) and Melbourne arrival (March 7).rnrnNote: The contents from Hector Macdonald and Kenneth Mackenzie concern complaints about sheep being allowed to run amok on their land at Hotspur, 30 miles north of Portland, for the previous 2½ years.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, Zurich, 13 May 1981, lot 571.