1856: Woodblocks, 6 pence dull orange and 1 shilling registered rose-pink & blue die I, both fresh colour and large margins all around, tied by barred numeral “9” of Beechworth, to mourning entire sent registered to Warminster, England, endorsed "Per RMS Marco Polo", with red “Crown REGISTERED” handstamp alongside a black "D6" mark and manuscript "5" in red. Reverse, despatch “BEECHWORTH VICTORIA MA 20 56”, transit “MELBOURNE MA 24 1856”, “AUSTRALIA PACKET LIVERPOOL JU 21 56”, and London cds “23 JU 56”, together with an arrival “WARMINSTER JU 23 1856”. Contents is from a daughter to her father regarding the death of her mother. Minor flaws. Fine.
