Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

1823 (Feb 2): Entire letter to Charles Barnard in Hobart, struck with fine circular "LAUNCESTON" handstamp in black. Illustrated in W.E. Tinsley 'Tasmania Stamps & Postal History' on page 9. An extremely early and very rare entire: Post Offices opened in 1822 and all mail had to be prepaid.rnProvenance: Christie's, Melbourne, 3 May 1988, lot 121; DF, Geneva, 28 May 2002; Collection Brian Peace, Prestige, Melbourne, 27 July 2009, lot 1011.rn