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  • Lot# : 30333 Victoria

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    1848 (Sept 19): Entire letter from Cecil Pybus Cooke at 'The Pine Hill' (near Harrow) to Wimmera District, rated '1d.' as a drop letter in manuscript, struck on reverse with two superb strikes of oval "BURN BANK / ♛ / PT. PHILLIP" in black (Sept 23 and Sept 26). Displays werll, a fine and rare entire.rnrnNote: Cecil Pybus Cooke (1813-1895) arrived at Portland in mid-1839 and became a prominent pastoralist. His letter asks the Commissioner to visit Pine Hill to confirm disputed boundaries. In 1867 he gave land to the Anglican Church to establish the Lake Condah Aboriginal reserve.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, Zurich, 13 May 1981, lot 602.rn                     Collection Ray Kelly, Premier, Melbourne, 19 July 2003, lot 905.rn                     Collection Brian Peace, Prestige, Melbourne, 27 July 2009, lot 1199.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF