b'100TasmaniaPostal History509C 1830 (May 10) Leake correspondence: Launceston to Rosedale outer (faults on reverse from previous poor mounting), showing a very fine strike of the Type 2 double oval handstamp of Launceston. Strikes of this quality are hard to source. Ex Viney. $500750510C 1832 (Mar.3) outer from Hobart Town to John Leake at Rosedale, with fair strike of the ovalHOBART TOWN/V.D.L handstamp, signed at lower-left by Stephen Adey, Superintendentof Stock and Farms for Van Diemens Land Company and director of the Derwent Bank. .$400500511C 1832 (Apr.30) Fingal to Rose Vale entire, sent by foot messenger, endorsed by postmaster John Wallace Paid J.W. Fingal, being a very early endorsement which was not officially required until June; also endorsed Speed/J. Grant as recipient, John Leake had been complaining of slow delivery times. Fewer than five examples known of this early instructional marking. Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale for $3,000. .$600800512 514512C 1832 (Aug.10) Hobart to Campbell Town entire showing the latest known date of the oval HOBART TOWN/V.D.L handstamp, the letter rated at 10d under the 1828 Act for a single letter carried between 70 and 80 miles. Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale for $2000+$600800513C 1833 (Nov.14) Launceston to Campbell Town entire on H.M. Service from Lewis Gilles to John Leake, showing a very good strike of the Type 2 double oval handstamp of Launceston, rated 4d following the Sept.27 1832 rate reductions, minor soiling. [In 1833 Leake purchased part of Gilles estate near Ross Bridge on the Macquarie River]$300500 514C 1835 (Aug.17) Launceston to Rosedale entire, showing a good strike of the Type 2 double oval handstamp of Launceston, rated 5d under the 1834 Postal Act, being the single rate for a distance of between 30-45 miles (Rosedale at 41 mile distance). Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale for $2300. $500750517515515c 1840 (June 16) entire to Roslin, Scotland, sent p Hamilton departing from Launceston with largely complete strike of the large oval [Crown]/GENERAL POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL/16JU16/1840 datestamp struck in black , initially rated 8 but scored-through and re-rated 9, SHIP LETTER and 8NO8/1840 datestamp in red applied in London, ROSLIN/PENNY POST handstamp applied on arrival in Scotland, re-directed to Edinburgh. Fine example of the Hobart crown oval datestamp, struck in black in 1840 only.The subject of the letter is the number of sheep missing from the flock on the farm owned by the recipient. The writer advances his suspicions regarding who has stolen them. $300400'