Lot
3290 
Australian States: South Australia, Post Office, Adelaide, bold strike of lion and crown double circle handstamp on 1839 folded letter to Oatlands, Van Diemensland with "10d" rating, letter from South Australia pioneer Robert Gouger datelined "16 July, 1839" with content including the increasing value of his Adelaide town acres…I have 17 town acres, and two of them for which I gave originally about £18 - are now worth £3,000…The society is excellent, the Governor is an accomplished scholar and a gentlemen…Pray excuse my hurry to save the post; cover with central tear at top, Very Fine, letter carried by the ship "Emma" and is one of the earliest known South Australia covers to Tasmania, ex-John Bell. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Robert Gouger is a famous originator of South Australia who was appointed the first Colonial Secretary in 1835 and then arrived at Holdfast Bay in December of 1836.