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

1849: Registered cover from Munro's Inn to Portland rated '10d.' and endorsed in manuscript on reverse "P.O. Munro's Inn 24/6/49" with oval "THE GLENELG / ♕ / PORT PHILLIP" datestamp (June 26) in black and faint oval "PORTLAND / ♕ / NEW S. WALES" arrival at left (June 28). Munro's Inn Post Office opened on 1 January 1849, It was re-named "Border Post" in December 1849. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Tom V. Roberts (Manuscript Cancellations), RL, London, 26 April 1989, lot 2331.rn                     Prestige, Melbourne, 22 April 2006, lot 443.