Lot 51315 – 1852 Entire from Tasmania, Australia, to San Francisco, with contents about whaling and mining

1852 Entire from Tasmania, Australia, to San Francisco, datelined Hobart Town, endorsed « pr Architect » and seemingly carried by favour and placed into the mails with San Francisco 15 May cds and a very fine strike of the fancy « SHIP / 6 » hs, with interesting contents written by a ship’s master who states « I am waiting the arrival of more American whalers to furnish me with more oil…Capt Libby and all the Ship’s company has gone to the Victoria diggings… », « Colonial gold…and its quality and value per oz considerably exceed that of California gold. This is really a 2nd California. It is with great difficulty that good order can be maintained at the Mines. All kinds of depredations are being committed, as bad if not worse than California ever was », some minor foxing, an interesting cover.