Lot 73
Tasmania SG 37 1860 4d x 4 on large piece of banker's letter

Stamps and Covers of the World Including the Hambledon Collection Part III | S26027
Auction: 17 & 18 November 2026, 10:30 GMT
Description
Postal History. 1860 large blue piece 8 x 4" bearing 4 x 4d blue, tied by ‘60' numerals of Launceston (the right stamp, which overlaps the edge, showing a distinct double print), paying the special postage rate for up to 16oz. Tied by red PRE-PAID diamond. Endorsed at left “Bank cheque book only. Bank of Tasmania. Wm. Tyson Jr”. Faults, but believed to be the only recorded banker’s letter from the Chalon era, and a very large franking of the 4d Chalon
Footnote
A "banker's parcel" was required to "bear a stamp the value of Four Pence for each 4ozs in weight", to be open at each end and not contain "epistolary communication"

