Melbourne bot. Garden
16/8/64
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to cause the byefollowing envelopes & wrapper papers to be stamped for the use of postal transmissions in this establishment. The number of envelopes herewith forwarded is
| 1. small |
100 |
| 2. middle size |
50 |
| 3. large size |
25 |
| Wrapper papers |
12 |
I have the honor to enquire, whether possibly any difficulty can arise by the new regulations in effecting communications with places beyond British possessions, it being expected in most instances that the letters should be free to the place of destination.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your obedient servant
Ferd. Mueller
Mr Undersecretary Moore
&c &c &c1
On 19 August 1864, Moore minuted: 'A franked Envelope will be treated in all respects as one carrying the requisite number of postage stamps'. J. Moore to M, 22 August 1864, informs M of this.
Please cite as “FVM-64-08-16,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on