b'73VIC Postal History506 507506C 1870 (Sept.10) cover to Scotland endorsed Via Marseilles, but sent via Brindisi due to the ongoing Franco-Prussian War, with 10d brown/pink Laureate tied by Melbourne duplex; superb strike of INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE - 3d handstamp, very fine EDINBURGH OC31/70 arrival backstamp.Carried per Avoca, departed Melbourne 11/9/1870; per Candia from Galle; per Cairo from Alexandra, arriving at Brindisi 26/10/1870.$1,5001,800507C 1878 (Feb.21) cover to Glasgow Via Brindisi with 8d red-brown/pink (with variety Colour flaws at base of value tablet) tied by fine ST KILDA 78 duplex cancel, on reverse MELBOURNE transit and HILLHEAD/GLASGOW arrival datestamp.$160200Western Australia508508O 1854 (SG.1) Imperforate 1d black horizontal pair, each unit with void grid cancels in red, complete margins that just touch in two places. Most attractive. .$8001,000509510509* 1854-55 (SG.3a,3x) Litho 4d Blue, rejoined block (4) comprising vertical pair at left and two singles at right, upper-right unit variety Coloured Line above AGE of POSTAGE [R.8/6, Inverted Frame position] (thin under PE of PENCE), upper-left unit Spur below F of FOUR [R8/5], lower-right unit E & S of WESTERN break outer frameline [R9/6], complete margins, large-part o.g., Cat. 5100. $2,5003,000510(*)1854-55 (SG.4c) imperforate 1/- pale brown, top marginal vertical pair with close to huge margins, fine unused, Cat. 1,000+ $9001,200'