Victoria > Postal History - Colonial Victoria's Overseas Mail Routes

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1838 – 1854 Various Routes
under sail and by early contract steamships
1854 – 1856: Clipper Ships
Due to loss of steamships during the Crimean War
1857 – 1871: Post-War Return of Steamship Service
Via Southampton or Trieste
1857 – 1870: Steamship Services
Via Marseilles or Cape of Good Hope
1870 – 1896: Steamship Services
via Marseilles or Naples
1851 – 1901: Pacific Routes
Via Callao, Panama, San Francisco or Vancouver