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

1851: Soldier's Concessionary rate cover endorsed "From No. 849 Private Robertson 99th Regiment V.D. Land", countersigned "H. Despard, Col. Comg. 99th Regiment" at lower left and "via Sydney", struck on despatch with circular "GENERAL POST OFFICE / HOBART TOWN / ♚" in red. Reverse with London cds (13 Feb 1852) and Blairgowrie boxed daatestamp in blue (Feb 16), where charged '4d.' due to pay. A rare cover at Soldier's Concessionary rate.rnrnProvenance: Collection Prof. Enrico Bombieri, Spink, Melbourne, 27-28 March 1999, lot 1129.rn                     Prestige, Melbourne, 27 July 2009, lot 404.