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Australasia South Australia
Rates for South Australia followed from rates extended to New South Wales. For South Australia, a 1/- rate was in place
until 1 October, 1854. The 8d rate via Brindisi was extended 1 July, 1876.
Registered from South Australia
Il 1/6 unpaid
Port Adelaide, 27 August, 1853-60 days
li- rate and 6d registration, sent unpaid to Leith, Scotland. Manuscript, "per first ship''
Manuscript "Registered on front, partial back, received Edinburgh 27 December 1853.
Registered mail from South Australia is limited
8d paid
Sanquhar, 25 September, 1878-39 days
Paid letter (2 x 4d Sage Green) to Glenely, tied by two strikes of 13 bar 303 Sanquhar
obliterator. Routing via Brindisi. 2 November, Adelaide receiver, 3 November Glenely.
Limited mail is found to South Australia because of low population, fewer migrants came to South Australia from Scotland.
