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CAPTAIN H. T. FOX, MASTER MARINER, MARINE SURVEYOR & INSURANCE AGENT

The first item is a blue entire franked with a single and a pair of a blue ‘TWO PENCE QV’ stamp of Queensland with an indistinct postmarking, but it was mailed in September 61. At the top there are 2 unframed postmarks, one of a transit BRISBANE/SP 14/ 1861/ QUEENSLAND, the other an indistinct originating postmark of Rockhampton, probably of the same date. It is addressed to Henry T. Fox

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PROF. ARCHIBALD LIVERSIDGE 1846-1927, UNIVERSITY of SYDNEY

A front of a very simple cover was sent to Professor Liversidge, Sydney University and readdressed in manuscript to the Union Club, in Sydney. It had a duplex cancellation different from the first duplexes in that the date stamp part was upright instead of sideways and had a double circle instead of one, and the obliterator oval had 4 rings instead of 3. It was probably of local manufacture and

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PROFESSOR J. A. GRAY D. Sc., O.B.E., FRSC, FRS [ENGLAND/CANADA]

Australia’s gift in radiation physics to Great Britain and Canada: The cover has pairs of the two high values of the 150th Anniversary of Newcastle released on 8 September 1947, with a combined value of 1 shilling and six pence, the overseas airmail rate. The cover was postmarked MORNINGTON / 3 OC 47/ VICTORIA and it was addressed to Prof. J.A. Gray F.R.S., Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Figure 1).

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GEORGE LYELL, NATURALIST CO-PUBLISHER of BUTTERFLIES OF AUSTRALIA; AND, GOVETT’S LEAP, BLACKHEATH

The POST CARD had a red ‘ONE PENNY’ stamp of Victoria which was canceled with a duplex SALE/ PM/ 4.0/ 21 12 04/ VICTORIA and the barred numeral ‘72′.  It was addressed to Geo. Lyell Jnr Esq., Gisborne, Victoria (Figure 1). The reverse of the postcard showed a picture of an area in the Blue Mountains, N.S.W. known as Govett’s Leap, the Lookout from Blackheath, and there was a ms.

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EDGAR WAITE, AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, SYDNEY from STANFORD UNIVERSITY

The cover was sent from the Leland StanfordJunior University, Stanford University, California to Mr. Edgar E.(sic) Waite, Australian Museum, Sydney , N.S.W., Australia and it was franked with a single carmine 2c Washington stamp (Scott 319) which was postmarked with a duplex STANFORD UNIVERSIRY/ JUN/ 27/ 8 AM/ 1904, CAL. The cover had two taxing handstamps, a black 15/ CTMS/ Tas well as a black 3D. The cover was a front only,

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DR. LYON, EXPERIMENT STATION, H.S.P.A., HONOLULU, LETTERS from N.S.W.

Two letters were seen on Ebay, both addressed to Dr. Harold L. Lyon at the Experiment Station, H.S.P.A. (Hawaiian Sugar Plantation Association), P.O. Box 411, Honolulu, T.H., (Territory of Hawaii). Both covers had a pair of the red 1½d KGV Head stamps, the first cancelled BROADWATER/ 30 JE 28/ N.S.W and the second BROADWATER/ 13 AP 29/ N.S.W. (Figures 1 & 2). The front and reverse gave no clue as

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DR. ALAN CARROLL & MRS. D. IZETT, ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY, A’SIA

The privately printed postcard has an ornate crest of the Anthropological Society of Australasia which was situated at 7 Lincoln’s Inn Chambers, Elizabeth St., Sydney. N.S.W. and the red 1d ‘Shield” stamp of N.S.W. was postmarked with a SYDNEY/ OC 11 roller cancel. It was addressed on Oct 10th 1910 to the Secretary of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee, USA. There was a boxed ‘DEF 5/ DUE

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CARL CURT HOSSEUS, GERMAN BOTANIST, CORDOBA, ARGENTINA

This registered self-printed cover has a red registration label ‘Queensland/ Brisbane’ with five stamps totaling seven pence, made up of two 2d red KGV head stamps as well as three 1d purple KGV stamps, individually cancelled REGISTERED BRISBANE/ 15 SE 22/ QUEENSLAND, and it is addressed to C.C. Hosseus, Casilla de Correo 74, Cordoba, Rep. Argentina, South America (Figure 1). The reverse has the same origin postmark, a transit REGISTERED/

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BEDE THEODORIC GOADBY, SOLDIER & BOTANIST, HERBERTSHÖHE, 1914

The cover has a manuscript ‘Herbertshoe (sic)/ Garrison’ and the red 1d ‘Roo on Map of Australia’ stamp has been cancelled with a straight line purple HERBERTSHÖHE handstamp. It is addressed to Mrs.Goadby, Rowanhurst, McMillan Street, North Sydney, N.S.Wales. There is a red ms. ‘Censored’ and the sender is identified as ‘B.T. Goadby/ Lieut RAS/ o/c Lands & Survey’. The reverse was not seen, but the vendor states it was

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ARDASEER CURSETJEE WADIA, FIRST INDIAN ELECTED to ROYAL SOCIETY

I have to admit that this insignificant cover probably has little or no relationship to the person to be described in this paper, other than they both resided in India, and had a common surname.   The cover shows 3 green ½d KGV head stamps, two of which appear imprinted copies, with 2 postmarks of MELBOURNE/ 22/ 430A 12 NO 19/ VICTORIA.  It was addressed to Messrs. Curtsejee & Sons, Merchants,

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