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    USA (Texas) 1872 (Jan 1): Mourning envelope with complete contents, mailed from Ballarat to Hearne, Texas concerning the death of the writer's and the recipient's mother, franked by contemporarily defective Victoria 1870 2 d. brown-lilac and laureated 1863/74 1 s. blue on blued tied by 'Ballarat / 5' duplex. Overpaid 8 d. the cover travelled via Southampton with 'London / Paid' transit in red (Feb 19) and thence via New York to Texas, with '2' cents US credit noted in red. Despite faults, mail to Texas is very unusual and the letter itself is very tragic. Noted as #233 in the Palmer census.
    Starting bid : 375 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold