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Section 2 begins at 1:00pm AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General | Collections and Accumulations 769 U A/B 1860s-1900s old-time accumulation all States very mixed condition on ancient SG Imperial album pages with likely postmark interest. Includes Officials, plenty of NSW and Qld Revenue types, NSW and Victoria p/dues, Commonwealth issues with official perfins (eg ‘OS/NSW’, ‘T’, ‘WA’, etc). More useful seen includes Charity issues from NSW and Victoria, Victoria with pen-cancelled Stamp Statute to £5 and large Stamp Duties to £10, Free Frank cut-outs, half-lengths, QOT and values to 5/- perf ‘OS’ and p/due, SA with Long Toms. Needs remounting but certain to reward at estimate. (100’s) 770 U A/B General Collection 32-page c5 size stockbook crammed with used all states mainly common values (not all however eg NSW to 5/-, Queensland many earlier Chalon perf types, SA Long Toms to 1/-, Tasmania imperf Chalons and many pictorials), includes OS opts and various perfins (‘OS’, ‘OS/NSW’, ‘WA’, ‘T’, etc). Postmark interest, pickings. (1150+) AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General 771 **/* A/B [1] Queensland 1895 2d blue (retouched plate) block of 4 2*/2** disturbed gum with some spotting, lower right unit variety FWO for TWO [R8/7] SG #204, a good original colour, plus 1899 2½d brown-purple/blue SG #238 right marginal vertical strip of 4 very fresh **; [2] Tasmania lightly hinged with 1899 surcharges ½d on 1d scarlet and 2½d on 9d pale blue SG #167-8, plus 1903 1/rose and green left marginal perf 11 SG #243a. (11) 772 F/G A neatly laid collection of used common stamps, with much duplication and some postmark interests. Strength in Victoria with a small selection of the other states. The only rarity we noticed was several part strikes of Cape York. (100s) 773 F/G A envelopes full of common stamps, strength in SA and no Victoria, postmark interest. Definitely a lot that will benefit from viewing. The FDC collector may be interested in some of the envelopes as they are unused H Taylor cacheted covers. (100s) 774 F/G A/B Revenue/Stamp Duty related selection from the six Colonies, NSW (5) with 1920 stub bearing Impressed 6d and Stamp Duty 6d unusual combination, 1960s Security Transfer docs franked NSW/Vic Stamp Duty combination or Impressed 9d, Qld (3) with 1919 cheque stub bearing 1d, later 2d mint strip, SA (15) mostly 5c Stamp Duty on cheques, also 1915 receipt for carbine and cartridges bearing 1d, Tas (4) plus adhesives oddments, Vic (38) mostly 3d Stamp Duty on receipts, plus 1950s taxed covers (4) bearing Stamp Duty illegal frankings, mint corner block of six ½d on 1d Stamp Duty, and 1890s/ early 1900s unused cheques (2, different Banks) and Promissory Note complete with stubs and Impressed/embossed Stamp Duty, WA 1916 receipt with 1d bi-colour, reprinted Revenue composite imperf/perf blocks (3 sets), also (SA?) Tram tickets (5) optd ‘SPECIMEN’. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - General | Postal Stationery 775P * A/C Postcards: small all States unused selection (ex one spiked South Australia H&G #1) range with 1984 cat cUS$230, majority fine (ex NSW H&G #7 & 8 with peripheral defects). Better noted are Tasmania PTPO uprated H&G #K5 and Western Australian H&G #5, both very fresh. Plus 1979 20c green Letter Card spectacles variety of H&G #A63 (ASC #L71) with uprated normal for comparison. (14) AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | Datestamps 776 D A1 Majura: N.S.W. ‘PARCEL POST’ (Form P.P.3) page removed from bound book showing 31 largely superb impressions of ‘MAJURA/F.C.T.’ cds, dated every day between between 1 and 31 JA 1930, some peripheral adhesions not affecting datestamps. [Very rare] PO 1/7/1899; closed 28/2/1958. 777 D A B2 Molonglo Settlement: ‘[M]OLONGLO SETTL’M’T/26DE27/[F.C.]T’ (recut from ‘C.C.T.) on 1½d red KGV. PO 30/5/1922; TO
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14/3/1945; closed 30/11/1947. $60 NEW SOUTH WALES | Collections and Accumulations 778P U A/B 1850s-1890s incomplete simplified collection on ‘Seven Seas’ pages. Noted 3d Sydney Views (2), 1854 1/- rosy vermillion Diadem, 6d brown on bluish grey paper, 1897 Charity pair and complete set of 1891 Postage Dues (higher values CTO). (c75) $150 779 **/* A/B 1850s-1900s incomplete simplified collection on ‘Seven Seas’ pages. Noted: 2d ultramarine (SG 52), 20/- Carrington, ‘OS’ and ‘Specimen’ ovpts. A fine starter group for ‘mint’ collectors. (64) $300 780P U A/B - semi-specialised collection in ‘Lighthouse’ album containing most issues except ‘Sydney Views’. Noted were two Jervis 2d Stars (SG 61), great range of Diadems both perf and imperf, numerous ‘OS’ ovpts and later issues with much duplication. Sure to contain a bargain or two for the postmark or variety collector. (c500) $250 781 U A/B 1860s-1900s duplicated accumulation on loose leaves. Noted 6d Registered (2) a number of ovpts and numerous numeral cancels and datestamps. Could well be a find or two here! (c400) $150 782P * A 1862 Wmk double-Lined 2 Paper proof blocks of four (2, one marginal), as utilized for 2d SG 189, very fine, rare. $180 783P **/* A 1888-99 Selection Stockcard with lightly duplicated range with mostly Centenary values including four 1d lilac (one optd ‘OS’), 2d blue optd ‘OS’, four 4d Cook optd ‘OS’ including strip of 3, 8d lilac-rose off centre, 1/- roo, oddments including KGV 1/- long Stamp Duty bi-colour no gum. Majority *, variable centring, some perf/gum imperfections, fresh colours with current retail (as cheapest) c.$200. (15) $80 NEW SOUTH WALES | Specimens & Reprints 784P U B/B- ‘Specimen’ Group consisting: 4d red-brown (SG 203), 10d lilac (SG 205), 6d lilac (SG 217), 9d on 10d (SG 220) ‘Specimen’ in blue, 8d yellow Diadem with perfs crudely removed and 5d green Diadem ovpt ‘OS’ (SG O28). (6) $100 785P * A-/B 1889 ‘Specimen’ ‘OS’ ‘POSTAGE’ in blue 10/- P12, ‘OS’ 7mm apart, thin and some perf faults. $275 786 * B Official Folder issued by the Government of NSW in 1892. Contains 41 individual stamps with various types of overprints used throughout the period. The folder is in five segments with segments three and four separated. Slightly toned but still an excellent historical reference. (41) $675 NEW SOUTH WALES 787P F A 1850 Sydney Views No Clouds Soft Yellowish Paper 1d crimson-lake 4-margins (1 close) [Pos 25], SG #1, Cat £475. $375 788P V A - 1d reddish rose double printing 4-margins [pos 6], like SG #3 but on strong horizontal ribbed paper (not the same as the later laid paper). Ceremuga certificate. $1250 789P F A - 1d brownish red 4 touching margins, SG #4, Cat £425, cancelled with light Vic Butterfly ‘5’ (D1 - rated RRRR) of Wangaratta in black, an attractive stamp. $315 790P V A 1850 Sydney Views Plate II Early Impressions 2d indigo 4-margins [Pos 14], SG #21, Cat £300. $375 791P G A 1851 Sydney Views Plate IV Hard Bluish-Grey Wove Paper 2d Prussian blue 4-margins, SG #32, Cat £140, cancelled with ‘55’ of Newcastle. $90 792P F A 1851 Sydney Views Plate IV Stout Yellowish Vertically Laid Paper 2d ultramarine 4-margins [Pos 4], SG #34, Cat £180. $325 793P G A - 2d ultramarine 4-margins [Pos 15], SG #34, Cat £180. $275 794P G B 1850 Sydney Views Soft Yellowish Wove Paper 3d yellow-green four good margins, SG #39, Cat £250, some thinning at right but nice appearance. $125
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- 3d yellow-green 4 margins, SG #42, Cat £275. 1850 Sydney Views Bluish to Grey Wove Paper 3d emerald-green 4 margins (1 touching), SG #43, Cat £225. 1851-55 Imperf Laureates Plate I No Wmk Blue to Greyish Medium Paper Fine Impression partial reconstruction of 2d plate. A great opportunity for someone to continue the work!, SG #51-55, Cat £480. 798P F A 1852 Imperf Laureates No Wmk Thick Blue Wove Paper 3d emerald-green vertical pair [Pos 8,18] 3-margins, SG #69, Cat £450. 799 W A 1888 Van Dyke Reprints 8d blue part sheet of 30 [Pos 1-30], arricators on selvedge. 800P W B 1854 Imperf Laureates Wmk Double-Lined Numerals 2d chalky blue with WALES partly covered by wavy lines, SG #86a, Cat £500, margins close, touching or slightly cut-in. 801 * A - 3d yellow-green on yellowish wove paper three margins close to good mint part gum SG 87 Cat £200. 802P U A/A- 1854-59 Imperf Large Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1/- imperf vertical pair with very light cancels, SG #99, Cat £140, good margins but touching at top and bottom left. A very nice pair. (1) 803P G A- 1/- rosy vermilion wmk 8, 4 large margins, SG #99a, Cat £180, minor paper faults. 804P F A - 1/- pale red four good margins SG 100. 805P F A - 1/- pale red pair, four good to big margins, SG #100, Cat £140+, pair partly separated. 806P V A 1856-59 Imperf Registered No Wmk Yellowish Paper (6d) vermilion & Prussian blue 4-margins (touching at left), SG #102, Cat £170. 807P * A1856-60 Imperf Small Diadems Recess Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 2d blue 4-margins, SG #112, Cat £160, paper discoloured by gum. 808P W A- 3d bluish green 2 close but clear margins & 2 touching, SG #116, Cat £900, mint no gum, attractive. 809P * B 1860-72 Diadems Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 13 1/- rose-carmine with large offset on reverse. SG #168. Some faults, but interesting example. 810P * A B1 1862-65 DLR Wmk Single Lined 1 Perf 14 1d dull red SG 186 Cat £90. 811P */** A A1 1871-1902 Wmk 1st Crown/NSW 5d bluish green perf 10 SG 215 pair with right hand unit imperf at right due to paper fold, attractive pair. 812P F A A1 1890 High Values Wmk Stamp Value 5/- Map Perf 10 SG 263. 813 U A/B - Carrington pair cancelled with ‘BROKEN HILL/NO14/1905/N.S.W’, slightly off-centre to the top, but still attractive. SG #264, Cat £150. 814P * A B1 1891 Small Diadem Wmk Single-Lined 10 3d dark green pair right marginal unit imperf at right. 815 * A 1897 Charity set SG 280-1 Cat £200, few gum wrinkles. 816P **/* A B1 1897-99 Chalk-Surfaced Paper Wmk 2nd Crown/NSW Perf 12x11 10d violet control 5 BRC block of 4 (2**), SG #310, small crease in margin detracts little from this nice block. NEW SOUTH WALES | Railway Stamps 817 ** A The Silverton Tramway c1966 1c red Parcels Stamp sheet of 50 rouletted. Large multiples uncommon. (50) NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery 818P ***/U A/B Selection: comprising Postal cards unused (8, one Reply) and used (9, one CTO), latter including ‘Greetings’ types (4 different), Envelopes used (3), Registered envelopes (4, one used), including ‘Specimen’ and ‘REPRINT’ opts, another with band endorsed ‘Recd/Sept/90’ in hand of Pioneer collector, David Hill, and Wrappers (6, one used), condition a little mixed. (30) NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards A 1908 USA Fleet Cards 1d red on white H&G 34. 819P ***
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NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal History B 1848 outer inscribed on H M Service and with a Small Parcel, on the back inscribed via Berrima and neat oval ‘*YASS*/ 825P * (crown)/NO*30/1848/NEW.S.WALES’, to Deputy Registrar, MelbornePort Phillip (sic), part Melbourne, Port Phillip unframed datestamp also on the back, damaged on opening, very scarce early OHMS cover. $500 826 *F B 1850 (Mar 21) use of 4-margins 2d dull blue Sydney View Plate I (worn impression - SG #17), on OHMS outer from Sydney to Singleton, faults. $500 A- (Aug 2) use of 4-margins 2d Sydney View Plate II (worn impression - identified by vendor as Pos 6), on OHMS outer from 827P *F Sydney to Brisbane. $1400 A1851 (Apr 13) use of 4-margins 2d Sydney View Plate IV on bluish grey paper, cancelled with poor ‘35’ of Goulburn, on 828P *F part outer to Cooma, odd small tonespot. $500 829P *F A- (Aug 30) use of 4-margins 2d Sydney View Plate V on bluish grey paper, cancelled with fine ‘45’ tied by oval ‘BINALONG/ [crown]/AU*30/1851/NEW S.WALES’ (A2) backstamp, on wrapper to Sydney with poor Newspaper (White #N2) arrival on back $500 A1856 use of 6d Diadem, cancelled with poor BN ‘49’ tied by large unframed ‘WAGGA WAGGA/[JU]*6/1856/N.S.W’ on 830P *F cover to England, red ‘3’ accountancy handstamp on face, back is messy. $75 1860s-1910s accumulation amongst which is noted 1860 Kiandra ‘305’ (cover defective), 1898 Woodhouselee ‘356’, 1901 831P *F/G A/B Bulli Rly Stn and Pleasant Hills, rare 1911 ‘ENGLISH MAIL/N.S.W.’ TPO, many postcards including destinations of Argentina, China, Hungary, better amongst the cards with 1899 inscribed ‘ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL’ (National Park, near Sydney), 1908 Franco-British Exhibition (NSW Coat-of-Arms) to NZ, rates with ½d solos (2) for Printed matter, Officials, etc, mixed condition at times, generally good. (118) $250 A/B 1861 3 outers to Redbank Ispwich; 832P *F [1] 1/- Diadem cancelled with rare Ridout diamond duplex ‘D/SYDNEY/JY25/61 - 2’ (B1 - ERD); [2] 6d Diadem cancelled 61/JU27; [3] 6d Diadem cancelled 61/JY8. (3) $180 833P *F A1865-72 Money Order Forms (5 – restored spike holes) Sydney to Bowenfells, four via Hartley, with fine/very fine strikes of two types of ‘MONEY ORDER OFFICE/SYDNEY.N.S.W.’ datestamps, in red or in blue. $200 A 1866 ‘424’ of Araluen tieing perforated 6d on Nov.1866 cover to England, with ARALUEN, BRAIDWOOD, SYDNEY & 834 * YORK (JA 19) backstamps. $100 1889-1913 Official Mail selection including Official Stationery, adhesives include optd ‘OS’ 2d, perf ‘OS’ 1d, ‘OS/NSW’ 1d 835P **/U A/B (4, one with pairs x2) and 2d (2, one on Registered Envelope used 1905), ‘Free’ (7, various types), Postage Paid Sydney 2d, etc, odd fault, generally good (23, six items unused). $350 NEW SOUTH WALES | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 836 * A 1896 (Feb) use of 3d Registered Envelope from Sydney; uprated with 7½d on 6d Brown QV for delivery to Germany. $100 NEW SOUTH WALES | Numerals $115 837P S A C2 59: 1st BN on 1854 1d Laureate. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Dungog-PO 1/1/1835. 838P S A- B2 95: rays (2c) on 1882 1d DLR (faults). [Rated PPPP - appears to be the only copy recorded.] Allocated to Brownlow Hill-PO $115 1/4/1861; closed 30/6/1921. NEW SOUTH WALES | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations 839 A/B A-E Mounted Collection plenty of material here with a good range of material from 1900 to 2000, Organised by type with plenty of pre-WWII material. Excellent value at estimate. And no we don’t know what’s happened to the rest of the collection. (100s) $200 840P * A/B Aberdare - Young collection bundled by PO alphabetically in carton, appear largely 1940s-90s, stated to be all different, appear generally good strikes and cover quality. (c.2600) $2200 NEW SOUTH WALES | Datestamps A B1 Cullinga Mine: ‘CULLINGA MINE/9MY1907/N.S.W’ arrival on PPC from Tumberumba. [The first offered by us.] RO 1/10/ 841P * 1900; PO 19/11/1906; closed 30/11/1929. $90 842P * A- A1 Denistone East: cut-down relief ‘ UB/1JE50/N.S.W-AUST’ (Opening day) on 2½d red KGVI & 6d Kooka on Jamieson with blue provisional registration label, backstamps include ‘MATRAVILLE DEPOT/615A-6JE50/N.S.W-AUST’ (A2- no copies recorded by Hopson & Tobin.). PO 1/6/1950. $90 A A1 Lord Howe Island: ‘LORD HOWE ISLAND/6OC46/N.S.W.’ on cover to England with blue registration label. RO 1/6/1881; 843P * PO 1/8/1882. $125 A A1 Pilgoorie: ‘PILGOORI/1SP47/N.S.W’ (sic) on telegram. [TO only - Hopson & Tobin record onde date only in 1959!] TO 844P * $150 7/12/1926; closed 30/4/1968. 845P * A B1 Sydney Showground: ‘SHOW GROUND/15AP35/SYDNEY’ on 2d Macarthur & 3d Vic Centenary on plain cover with blue & black C2 provisional registration label. [ex Perry July 1995] PO c.1916. $100 NORTHERN TERRITORY | Collections and Accumulations Collection appear 1930s-90s, mostly datestamps, includes short-lived rubber types, few slogans, meters, special cancels, 846P *F/G A/B etc, stated to be all different, arranged by PO alphabetically in shoebox, appear generally good.strikes and cover quality. Useful lot. (c.250) $750 NORTHERN TERRITORY 847P S A A3+ Tennant Goldfield: ‘[TENNANT] GOLDFIELD/[?][J]A35/[N.]T.’ on 1/4d turquoise. [Rated RRRR - by Williams - used for $150 8 months only.] PO 4/10/1934; renamed Tennant Creek PO 1/6/1935. QUEENSLAND | Collections and Accumulations 848P U A/B 1860s-1900s disorganised accumulation in ‘Lighthouse’ album with much duplication. Unsorted by us and may prove rewarding for the postmark collector. (c500) $150 849P U A/B - collection on ‘G&R’ and ‘Seven Seas’ pages includes 1882 higher values to £1, 1880s to 20/- and numerous items of postmark interest. Inspection a must. (c120) $200 850P **/* A/A 1880s-1900s incomplete mint collection on ‘Seven seas’ pages. Good clean group. (30) $100 851 DS A/B Collection on Georgian Heads on Hagners, mainly common towns and most average to good strikes, many on piece. Noted Brooklands, both types x2, Coolabunia x2, Crawford, Goodger R.O. x3, Memerambi x2 & Yarraman Creek. (c.130) $130 852 U A/B Early 20th Century on paper accumulation of 1d and 2d values, single and multiple frankings, range of cancellations including rays and barred numerals, ‘R’, cds, etc. Some clearly Tattersall’s, maybe all?. (1000’s) $150 QUEENSLAND | Proofs & Essays 853P W B/C 2/- Sideface Plate Proofs by use of 2½d BW #Q50(PP)1 cat $300 each comprising wmk upright bright mauve shade ‘A’ small surface rub, wmk inverted pale violet-blue shade ‘S’ and turquoise-green shade ‘T’ (colour of the issued 2/-) with SPECIMEN handstamp applied upside down (not recorded BW). Also 1895 2½d rose (thinned) with CANCELLED handstamp, rarer than SPECIMEN opts (see 2004 BW P1/57). Scarce offering. (4) $325 854P W A 1868 2d Blue Chalon Plate II imperf horizontal pair. Very attractive - ex Pack. $700
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1872 Small Chalons 2d black Plate II imperf on ungummed no watermark paper. 1895-96 Void Oval ½d blue-green imperf plate proof vertical pair on ungummed watermarked paper, small shallow thin on top unit. 1860 Imperf Small Chalon 1d carmine-rose 4-margins, SG #1, Cat £800. A premium stamp. 1860-61 Small Chalon Wmk Small Star Rough Perf 14-16 1d carmine-rose, SG #14. - 1d carmine-rose pair, SG #14, MNG. - 3d brown x3 (shades), SG #16, one copy with dot above top centre of stamps (top row stamp), the other with a slight gum bend. - Registered (6d) strip of 3, SG #20, Cat £225, central unit creased, right unit with small crease, well centred and attractive. - Registered (6d) pair, SG #20, Cat £150, centred to top. 1862-67 Small Chalon Thick Toned Paper, No Wmk Rough Perf 13 6d apple-green, SG #26, Cat £130. 1880 Small Chalon Litho Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12 5/- yellow-ochre SG 124. 1879-80 Sideface Wmk 2nd Crown/Q 1d scarlet Die II with QOEENSLAND, SG #136ab, Cat £130. - 4d orange-yellow SG 141, Cat £160.
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1882-91 Lined-Oval Die I Wmk 2nd Crown/Q Perf 12 two pairs each of 2d blue & 4d pale yellow, overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ diagonally in black & violet respectively. Centring is poor. (8) 869P ** A 1906-10 Commonwealth Wmk Crown/Double-Lined A Perf 12x12½ 9d brown & ultramarine (Type A). SG #282, Cat £60. 870P **/* A/B 1907-11 Wmk Crown/A Perf 13x11-12½ 1d vermilion, mixed perf vertical corner block of 6 and bottom marginal block of 6. SG #302, Cat £90. (2) QUEENSLAND | Postal Fiscals 871P W A 1866-68 Stamp Duty 10/- green proof on unwmked paper, red crayon through middle, rare & fine. QUEENSLAND | Railway Stamps 872 ** A 1927 Sixth Series simplified set from 1d to 10/-, 1/-, 2/- & 10/- having the value in sans-serif capitals, all issued for Dalby except 3d which is issued for Howard. Fine unmounted. (11) QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery 873P * A/C Postcards & Wrappers: majority used with [1] Postcards H&G #1-7 range with some duplication, local and interstate use, one 1889 1d rose is Brisbane CTO, plus 1902 2d Letter Card H&G #A3 (11 items); [2] Wrappers unused (6), used in very mixed condition (9) H&G #1-9 range. Some possible postmark interest, condition poor to fine. (26) Selection: of Postal cards (22, eleven used) and Wrappers (7, five used), former including uprates, pictorial types (9, two 874P **/U A/C uprated – one to Denmark), two items to Germany, some mixed condition. (29) QUEENSLAND | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards A/B 1880-1892 unused range with wide variety of shades, condition a bit mixed but many fine and noting in particular 1889875P * 91 with three each 2d blue and 3d violet in good condition plus seven 1d shades a bit more variable H&G #4-6. High cat over US$500 (and that’s back in 1984!). (37) 876 *** A 1898 QV Sideface Views With 2 Line Heading 1½d black on buff, with view ‘Fitzroy Bridge Rockhampton’ H&G 11. A+ - 1½d black on buff with view: ‘Overshot Dam, Mount Morgan’, ‘Sheep under a bottle tree’, ‘On the North Coast Railway’, 877P * ‘A Queensland Schoolhouse’ and ‘Mulgrave Creek, North Queensland’. A couple of spots, but otherwise in excellent condition. Unused. (5) QUEENSLAND | Postal History A1867 illegal use of NSW 2d DLR on cover to Ipswich, cancelled with poor ‘40’ of Burdekin (Rated RRRR), taxed “4d” on 878P *F face, backstamps of Bowen, Brisbane & Ipswich. 879P *F A 1869 (Feb 20) use of 6d yellow-green (SG #27), cancelled with rays ‘214’ tied by unframed ‘TOOWOOMBA/FE20/18[69]/ QUEENSLAND’ (A2), on cover to London. 880P *F/G A/B 1880s-1900s Selection of mostly used postcards, covers include TPO cancels (5), 1884 10d rate with very fine handstruck ‘REGISTERED/GREENMOUNT’ and scarce datestamp (cover faults), five other registered items, some mixed condition, also part registered cover (Normanton) and a few pieces (one nice TPO No3 DOWN). (31)
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1894 Wreck of the Wairarapa cover Oct 1894 Brisbane - Auckland (arrival date 10 Nov 1894), part cachet, showing the 2-line ‘Saved from wreck of the / “WAIRARAPA”‘ cachet in blue. $425 QUEENSLAND | Numerals 882P S A 148: ½d-6d range of stamps, including pairs, all showing clear strikes of the rays of Thursday Island. Allocated to Thursday Island-Replaced Somerset PO c.1877. (14) $100 $60 883 S A A2- 152: light strike of NSW BN on 1d Sideface pair. [Rated RRRR by Manning] Allocated to Taroom-PO 1/4/1856. QUEENSLAND | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations 1930s-90s Paid Cancellations cds and machine cancels, apparently different (including date formats), generally good 884P *F/G A/B strikes. (90) $80 A/B Abercorn - Zillmere collection arranged by PO alphabetically in carton, appear largely 1930s-90s, strength in £SD-era, 885P * stated to be all different, appear generally good strikes and cover quality. Excellent starter collection. (c.1530) $2800 886P * A/B Collection of mainly modern covers, mainly Certified or Priority Paid, odd early item like 1914 Halifax on ½d green pair, a few 1930s Lucky Nolan covers one with a nice Mount Sylvia of 1935. Quite a good selection. (c.80) $100 887P S A/C Early 20th Century ALLORA to WYANDRA and over 100 different in between, most are on common 1d and 2d values, some on small piece and some pairs, includes framed and unframed types, odd sunburst duplex (eg Rockhampton). Rated types include HIGHTVILLE (4R) and OK MINES (3R) poor partial strikes, FRIEZLAND and TERRORS CREEK both (2R) a bit better. (c.105) $180 QUEENSLAND | Datestamps A B1 Brisbane Exhibition: ‘BRISBANE EXHIBITION N.I/9AU47/QLD AUST’ on 2½d red KGVI on plain neatly typed local 888P * coverc. [A rare postmark.] PO c.1899. $70 QUEENSLAND | Travelling Post Offices ATatt’s Covers: [1] 1905 cover fram Maryborough with transits of unframed ‘T.P.O.NO1 N.C.RWAY/DOWN/FE1/05/ 889P * QUEENSLAND’ (C1) & ‘T.P.O.4.S&W.R/UP-2FE05/QUEENSLAND’ (B1); [2] 1904 registered cover from Winton with transits of unframed ‘T.P.O.NO2 NORTHERN RY/DOWN/SP12/04/ QUEENSLAND’ (B1), ‘T.P.O.NO3 N.C.R/DOWN14SE04/QUEENSLAND’ (B2) & ‘T.P.O./A14SE04/QUEENSLAND’ (B1). $120 A- B1 Northern Railway: ‘573’ (rated R) on 1d 4-Corners pair tied with unframed ‘T.P.O.NO2 NORTHERN RY/DOWN/AU29/04/ 890P * QUEENSLAND’ (B1) on Tatt’s cover. $100 A B1 Southern & Western Railway: ‘T.P.O./D-1-MAR01/S & W. RY-QUEENSLAND NO1’ transit on PPC from Berlin, plus a 2nd 891P * similar PPC but with code A. (2) $60 SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Collections and Accumulations 892P U A 1850s-1900s almost complete simplified collection on ‘G&R’ loose leaf pages. Noted various ‘O.S.’ ovpts and Surcharges, thick and thin Postage to 2/6d and items of some postmark interest. Very nice group. (c70) $200 893P **/* A 1860s-1900s simplified Seven Seas hingeless pages collection from attractive 6d Humphrys imperf optd ‘REPRINT’ no gum, Long Tom ‘POSTAGE & REVENUE’ optd ‘SPECIMEN’ (gum faults), some OS opts and surcharges. Mainly more common values. (32) $100 894 U A/B 1870s-1900s accumulation in ‘Lighthouse’ album, mainly common issues, thick Postage to 2/6d, thin to 1/-, a number of paper flaws and ‘OS’ ovpts noted. Very good starter collection. (c300) $150 895P * A Selection [1] three ½d green GPO Adelaide and 10d thin POSTAGE SG #274; [2] ‘OS’ overprinted range with two each 1898 ½d brown Bantams P13 SG #O68 cat £27 each, 1900 ½d green SG #O80 cat £16 each, 1896 2d orange-red SG #O59 cat £25 each, 1900 2d bright violet SG #O82 (surface rub on one) cat £21 each. [3] a 5d dull purple Tannenberg P13 (SG 238) with ‘OS’ opt as SG Type O3 (which should be viewed with suspicion!). (13) $140 SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Proofs & Essays 896P W A1860 9d Black Plate Proof on unwatermarked paper, small abrasion in TLC. $100 897P * A1867 4d Lake Plate Proof block of 4 on unwatermarked paper, an attractive item despite the top units being creased. $375 SOUTH AUSTRALIA *
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery A1887 Specimen Postal Note Booklet: with fourteen values from 1/- to £1, all with serial number 00012. Each postal note 903P *** has ‘PAYABLE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA ONLY’ at base. Cover has been re-attached with sellotape. Very rare. $6000 904P **/U A/B Selection: of Postal cards unused (11, three intact Replycards – one ‘SPECIMEN’) and used (8), and Wrappers unused (5) and used (6), Official Postal cards (5, one Reply half, two used) and Wrappers (43), latter used to Postmaster Monarto (some variation in types and stock), some mixed condition. (78) $300 - of Postal cards unused (12, two intact Replycards, two Officials) and used (10), latter including 1885 use Official Reply 905P **/U A/B (blemishes), and Wrappers unused (5) and used (12, six Officials), moderate duplication, some mixed condition. (39) $200 A/B Selection of Mint Specimen Overprints: [1] Postal Cards; 1877 1d violet x2 (22x5mm ovpt), 1883 1d+1d rose x2 906P *** (22x5mm ovpt & 12½x2mm ovpt), 1893 1d dark brown x2 (large wavy ovpt - faults), 1893 1d+1d pink on buff (16x22mm ovpt), 1893 1d+1d pink on cream x2 (15x22mm ovpt) [2] Wrappers 1885 ½d violet on buff, size a x2 (22x5m ovpt - faults). (13) $200 SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Postal History
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1854 Stampless Entire to Curator of Intestate Estates Melbourne (poor backstamp in red ) with very fine Paid Adelaide My 26 1854 cds in red and mss “6” rate marking in red, vertical fold. B 1857 use of 3½-margins 6d deep blue (SG #3) cancelled with clear ‘[3]3’ (A2) tied by unframed ‘RIVERTON/AP25/1857/ 909P *F SOUTH-AUSTRALIA’ (B2) with ‘TOO-LATE’ alongside, on cover to England, part of back removed. A ‘d3’ handstamp in blue on face has been struck out. Also has 2 separate pieces of paper attached by wax to inside of cover, one which has the addressee written on it and is cancelled with a fine ‘RIVERTON/AP28/1857/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’. Presumably this is related to the too late handstamp. B 1858 use of poor 6d deep blue (SG #3) cancelled with illegible ‘33’ tied by unframed ‘RIVERTON/AP8/185[8]/SOUTH910P *F [AUSTRALIA]’ (A2), on cover to England. 911P *F/G A/B 1880s-1910s selection of mostly used postcards, noted taxed (with USA PDue), Intelligence and Tourist Bureau semiofficial (fine unused), and 1907 unusual ‘SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ obliterated and ‘COMMONWEALTH’ substituted used to France, 1884 use Postal card to ‘P.O. Emu Downs’ (six various backstamps), 1903 use Postal card at Gawler Railway with Terowie Railway datestamp, 1912 Wongulla datestamp on Mannum inscribed envelope, squared-circles including 1909 Lower Light, etc, some mixed condition (59), also bundle of 1960s cheques from Tasmania Govt to companies in S.A. and other printed ephemera . (60+) B 1900(C) use of ½d GPO wide ‘O.S.’ (SG #O81 cat £300+) & 1d rosine wide ‘O.S.’ (SG #O81) on ½d violet wrapper (HG 912 *F #DE5), used Adelaide to The Netherlands. A few faults but a scarce usage. SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Diamond Numerals A B1 138: on 1d DLR tied by part ‘HAR[ROGATE]/JA23/09/S_A’ on PPC. [Rated RR - but appears to be quite difficult.] Allocated 913P *
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$75 to Harrogate-PO 11/4/1860; TO 1/1/1974. 914P S A A2 188: ‘188’ on 1d rosine DLR. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Burnside-PO 21/7/1863. $100 915P S B A2- 222: light ‘222’ on 2d orange DLR (faults). [Rated RRR] Allocated to Bordertown-PO 1/10/1865. $100 SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations A/B Aberdeen - Yunta collection bundled by PO alphabetically in carton, appear largely 1930s-90s, stated to be all different, 916P * appear generally good strikes and cover quality. (c.1220) $1400 917 DS A/B Small Selection on stamps or piece, noted Yeelanna on 1d roo, Belair Corroberee on ½d orange KGV block of 4, Happy Valley on 1½d red KGV, Mount Cooper squared-circle. (c.50) $60 SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Travelling Post Offices 918P * A/B All Different Selection: [1] framed ‘EXPRESS RAILWAY/?/FE7/08/S_A’ (B2) on 1d DLR x2 on PPC. [2] 24mm framed ‘KADINA RAILWAY/4/OC9/07/S_A’ (B2) backstamp on cover from Gawler to Hobart. [3] 27mm framed ‘KADINA RAILWAY/4/SE”1”8/08/S_A’ (A1) on 1d DLR on PPC to Kadina [4] 25mm framed ‘P.A.RAILWAY/6/SE8/04/S_A’ (A1) backstamp on cover to Hobart. [5] 23mm framed ‘P.P.RAILW[AY]/6/DE10/04/[S_A]’ (C2) back stamp on Tatt’s cover [6] 26mm framed ‘’P.P.RAILWAY/6/OC27/99/S_A’ (#38 - A1) backstamp on cover from Melrose to Yeronga Qld. [7] 26mm framed ‘’P.P.RAILWAY/6/JY1/07/S_A’ (#39 - B1) backstamp on Tatts cover from Snowtown. [8] 24mm framed ‘’P.P.RAILWAY/6/OC13/09/S_A’ (#41 - A2) on 2d violet on PPC to Percyton. [9] 27mm squared-circle ‘SOUTHERN RAILWAY/4/NO13/06/S.A’ (A2) on 1d on PPC of ‘In the Adelaide Hills - After a Snowstorm’. [10] framed ‘TEROWIE RAILWAY/6/FE2/06/S.A’ backstamp on PPC from Angaston to Riverton. (10) $175
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TASMANIA | Collections and Accumulations 919 U A/B 1850s-1900s simplified collection on ‘Seven Seas’ pages, includes 3 margin 4d Courier, imperf Chalons to 1/-, 1899 definitives to £1 (faults). Very handy group. (57) $200 920 **/* A/B - mint collection on ‘Seven Seas’ pages, imperf Chalons 1d dull vermillion, 1d carmine and 2d slate-green, perf Chalons to 1/- and 1899 Pictorials and 10/- p12 orange fiscal. A very handy group. (40) $400 921P U A - used collection on ‘G&R’ pages, noted 1d Courier (white paper 3 margins with thins), 4d Courier (4 margins), imperf Chalons to 6d and to 1/- perforated, useful range in the mid-period including £1 green and yellow (SG 225). Some nice items here and well worth considering. (53) $400 922 U A/B 1870s-1900s accumulation in ‘lighthouse’ album consisting mainly of ‘Pictorials’ (250+) and other earlier issues. Great opportunity for the postmark collector. (c400) $200 TASMANIA | Proofs & Essays 923P W A 1870 Sideface Plate Proofs on Crown/CC wmk paper, 2d green top marginal single & 2d ochre horizontal pair. $200 924P W A- 4d blue block of 4 on card, minor toning. $200 TASMANIA 925P U 1858 Imperf Chalon 1/- forgeries of various shades and cancellations. (6) $75 926P G B 1853 Imperf Courier Thin Hard White Paper 1d blue 3-margins, SG #4, Cat £950; BN ‘35’ of Hamilton (Rated RR), several thins. $275 927P F A 1853 Imperf Courier Plate I Worn Impression 4d red-orange 4 even margins, SG #7, Cat £450; BN ‘64’. $400 928P F A - 4d orange 4 even margins, SG #8, Cat £425; BN ‘59’ strike. $275 929 F A 1857-69 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1d dull vermilion with Double print, three good margins not recorded in SG. $125 930P * A - 1d dull vermilion 4-margins, SG #28, Cat £140. $113 931P U A/A 1858 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 1/- vermilion shades 3 - 4 margin examples, one with frame of adjoining stamp, SG #41, Cat £225. (3) $180 932P U A/A - 1/- vermilion 4-margin example with very faint cancel. Fine looking item, SG #41, Cat £75. $100 933P U A/A 1860-67 Imperf Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral 6d dull slate-grey 3 - 4 margin examples, one on piece, another with a small tear BLC, SG #44, Cat £260. (4) $200 934P F A 1863-71 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Serrated Perf 19 1d carmine, SG #118, cancelled with 1870 Colonial Treeasury datestamp, Ceremuga certificate. $180 935P * A A1 1871-91 Chalon Wmk Double-Lined Numeral Perf 11½ 6d lilac SG 136. $125 936 W A 1880-91 Sideface Wmk TAS Perf 11½ 3d red-brown imperf single, SG #161, Cat £300 as pair, unused. $90 937P W A - 3d red-brown imperf single, SG #161, Cat £300 as pair, unused. $90 938P * AS 1891 Sidefaces Wmk TAS & Lines Perf 12 ½d orange imperf bottom marginal single, SG #172a, Cat £100. $75 939 ** A B1 1899-1900 Pictorials Engraved 2½d indigo plate 2 sheet of 60, SG #232, minor perf separation but otherwise in very good condition. Retail value $1,500++. $750 TASMANIA | Postal Stationery 940 *** A Postal Card Stock: unused comprising QV 1d with border (25) and with border removed (31), odd blemish, generally good, useful specialists’ lot. (56) $120 PTPO Selection: selection with 1d Postal card used 1901, Envelopes single impression 1d (2, unused) and 2d (2, used), 941P **/U A/C unused for ½d+½d, ½d+½d+1d, ½d+1d, 1d+1d, 1d+½d and 2d+1d+1d, Wrappers unused ½d red inscribed ‘Newspaper Only.’ (4, different colour stocks), 1d blue laid (2), and used ½d orange (5, The Mercury – fronts only), odd fault, generally fine. (22) $200 942P **/U A/C Selection: comprising Postal cards unused (17, five Replycards) and used (17), includes Walch’s card, good range of 1d card shades, etc, 1892 1½d Reply portion CTO, 1894-95 Exhibition 1d (2, one used) and 1½d Reply (rejoined), Lettercards (7), with 1898 unused (double perf at rear) and used (1899), 1900 views unused (4, three different), 1903 used, Envelopes (5, two used), Registered envelope unused (1892), also Frank stamp ‘THE CHIEF SECRETARY’ used 1899, and ‘THE TREASURY’ registered issue used 1902, odd fault, generally good, useful lot. (49) $400 TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards A 1908 American Fleet 1d, HG #13 very fresh mint. 943P *** $1100 TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards A/A- 1900 Unframed Views Small Arms 2d violet set with 6 different views on reverse H&G #A2, couple of minor faults. $500 944P *** 945 *** B 1908 New Unframed Views 2d violet with view ‘A Peek at Barn Bluff from Lake Windermere’. A bit grubby, but scarce mint. $90 TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes A1898 Views QV 2½d with view of Government House, Hobart HG #B3 (in 1984), creased flap, small rust mark mainly seen 946P ** on back (from paper clip?), light soiling cleanable with care, very attractive unused example. $125 TASMANIA | Postal Stationery - Franks B Secretary of Mines: poor strike on long formular registered envelope from Mines Office. Hobart, 1898 use to Zeehan. $80 947P *F TASMANIA | Postal History 948P *F/G A/A- 1840s-60s early stamped selection bearing imperf 4d (2, one Wmk Large Star) and 6d, from Hobart to Launceston or UK (2), perf 4d tied by 2nd Allocation ‘6’ of Bothwell, Postmaster’s provisional ‘New . . ./26/1/65’ lower left, to Green Ponds with Hobart ‘PRE-PAID’ datestamp, also 1843 stampless entire from Hamilton, Hobart rectangular datestamp arrival, generally fine. (5) $240 949P *F/G A/B 1859-1913 Selection including 1859 mourning cover (front and back flap) bearing imperf 4d cancelled mss. “31” with “Greenponds/7-10-59” alongside, balance largely Pictorials with ‘T’ perfin various printings 1d (2, one late 1910 use recess-printed) and 2d (3), 1d postcard to India, 2½d pairs x2 to Sydney (stained), and 4d solo to Sydney, also 1½d Surcharge postcard to Switzerland and 2½d Tablet to USA, 1907 taxed postcard, etc, odd fault, generally good, plus various stamps/ephemera. (40+) $200 A 1862 inwards Entire from GB to Launceston with “6” in red and fine Paid at Bristol handstamp together with London paid 950 *F SP 19 62 cds in red, backstamped with fine Ship letter Inwards Free 12 NO 1862. $125 951P *F/G A/A- 1870s-80s Letter Bills bearing various intaglio mail bag wax seals including for Avoca, Bothwell (2, one 1874 rare adaptation of Electric Telegraph form as a Letter Bill), Bridgewater, Gould’s Country, Mount Seymour, Upper Bagdad, etc, good decipherable wafers, also clear cds cancels (1871-85) of Antill-Ponds, Bothwell, Campbell Town, Mount Seymour and Westbury. Scarce lot. (14) $280 952 *F/G A/A- - bearing various intaglio mail bag wax seals including for Avoca, Antill Ponds, Black Boy (has 1877 ‘REEDY MARSH/ BLACK BOY’ cds internally), Bothwell, Bridgewater, Campbelltown, Evandale, Falmouth, Goshen, Jericho, Ross, Spring Hill, etc, generally good decipherable wafers (14) $280
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1870s-90s sideface-franked selection including 1870-72 usages of Wmk single-lined numeral ‘2’ 2d (2, one to ‘Mona Vale’, Australia’s grandest Colonial House), 1876 3d to New Zealand, 1894 2d on advert cover, 1896 to Brisbane bearing 1d rosine aniline (4), etc, odd fault. (7) $100 954P *F/G A/B 1897-1904 selection of ‘POSTAGE PAID’ datestamps, comprising Hobart denominated 1D ‘S’ code (33), these addressed to NZ (originally contained ‘sweepstakes’ invitations) bearing variety of ‘UNCLAIMED’, ‘NOT FOUND’, etc, markings, some backstampings, and 2D codes ‘H’, ‘L’ and ‘S’ (2), and the scarcer Launceston undenominated datestamp, odd fault, generally good. (38) $300 TASMANIA | MISCELLANEOUS 955 ** A Wmk Double-Lined 2 paper, a block of 6 impressions. This paper was used for the 2d Chalons. $150 956 ** A Wmk Double-Lined 4 paper, a block of 18 impressions. This paper was used for the 4d Chalons. $150 TASMANIA | PICTURE POSTCARDS Aattractive unused pair just slightly aged - Denison Gorge, Near Launceston and Gordon River. [Believed ex 1920s series.] 957 * (2) $100 TASMANIA | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations 958 * A/B 1885-1902 collection of twenty 1d postal cards (two spiked) to Launceston, 1885 (1) and 1898-1902 all different POs Avoca to Wynyard with many fine cds and each with coded Launceston arrival cds. (20) $100 A/B Allonah - Zeehan collection bundled by PO alphabetically in carton, appear largely 1960s-90s, stated to be all different, 959P * appear generally good strikes and cover quality (c.1040) $1200 960 DS A/B Datestamps on Pictorials in small stockbook, noted Daniel’s Bay (RR), Barnes Bay, Breadalbane, Cooee Creek x2, Crotty, Gawler, Levendale, Lymington (all R). Generally good readable strike. (97) $250 VICTORIA | Collections and Accumulations 961 U A/B 1850s-1900s untidy collection in ‘Lighthouse’ album that includes a few surprises: Half Lengths 1d (2), 3d (2), 6d ‘Too Late’, 1/- ‘Registered’ (4), 6d QoT (30), £1 carmine-rose (SG101) and many more. Inspection will reward. 2 Albums. (c1000) $400 962 U A/B - used collection on ‘Seven Seas’ and other loose pages. Noted 6d black and 2/- green Woodblocks, other common values to 5/- (4), 1/6d blue (SG 322), Stamp Duties to £10 and 4d Laureates (30). Well worth a closer look. (c230) $150 963 **/* A 1860s-1900s mint collect on ‘Seven Seas’ pages, mainly common values to 5/- (2), Stamp Duty to 10/- and Postage Dues to 6d. Good starter collection. (59) $200 964 U A/B Large Stamp Duty 1d green x4 to £5 selection all look to be cancelled before 1900 with all but four mss, some duplication and including Stamp Statute 1/- and 5/-. Condition varies, min cat (at 10% of postal) c£280. (53) $100 965 U A/B - 1d brown x4 to £10 selection all appear cancelled before 1900 with all but three mss, some duplication. Condition varies, min cat (at 10% of postal) c£320. (48) $120 966 **/* A/A- Mint Selection with 1901-12 fresh unmounted mint comprising 1901 Without ‘POSTAGE’ 3d, 4d (3, including pair) and 2/(3, two marginal), 1901-10 Wmk V/Crown 1½d (2), 3d (2, one perf 11), 6d, and Wmk Crown/A ½d, 1d, 4d, and 5d thin paper (3, including pair), these Cat £300+, also few others unmounted with minor blemishes, and mint Bell 2d (2), 1885 ‘STAMP DUTY’ opt 1/-, etc. (33) $200 VICTORIA | Proofs & Essays 967P W A 1922 Emblems Posthumous Proof 2d in reddish violet from defaced proof (reduced). $200 968 W A - 2d in blue-green from defaced proof (reduced). $200 969 * B - 2d in black from defaced proof, a bit tatty. $300 VICTORIA 970P U C 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 4th State 1d reddish brown, two battered examples tied to equally battered small piece by two crisp barred oval ‘1/V’ strikes SG #12, Cat £320. Plus, in much better though still faulty condition, later vertical pair in dull rose-red shade prob SG #27a, cat £150, stated positions 5 & 11, indistinct poss barred oval cancels. $80 971 U B 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 3rd State 3d blue, two horizontal pairs with barred oval cancels, SG #14, Cat £280+, units actually touching between. First pair [10-11] still on trimmed piece. Good value at estimate. (4) $100 972 U B - 3d blue, SG #14, all with faults. (3) $120 973 U B/C - 3d blue and greenish blue shades, faulty horizontal strips of 3 and 4 respectively, SG #14,14b, Cat £560+, with barred oval cancels; right unit from strip of 3 torn and reinforced, each shaved/cut into various places, couple small surface scuffs. Value at estimate. $140 974P G B 1850-53 Half-Length Ham Altered 4th State 2d lilac-grey as SG #16 with private roulette, pinhole and horizontal crease, Butterfly ‘45’ of Bulla. Rare. $280 975P W B - 2d cinnamon 2-margins, others margins close or slightly cut-into, SG #17, Cat £2500, re-backed, but still attractive & rare. $750 976P U C - 2d pale dull brown (almost ochre), vertical pair stated positions 6 & 12, SG #17b, Cat £220, cancelled with weak barred oval possibly ‘10/V’ (Kilmore), margin clear at right, others shaved or cut into, scissor cut between. $100 977P F A 1852 Imperf Queen-On-Throne Ham Recess 4-margins 2d purple-brown horizontal pair [YC-XD - engraving error for ZD]. $100 978 U B 1854 Imperf Queen-On-Throne two vertical pairs, the first Campbell grey-purple on toned paper SG #21 with clear margins all round, upper unit crease, indistinct barred oval; the second Campbell & Fergusson prob dull mauve shade SG #38a, shaved left and base with upper unit pinhole and crease, ‘BN 1’ cancel. Both more or less faulty. $100 979P U A 1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Ferguson 3d blue 4 margins 2mm wide on both sides, fine example, SG #24. $100 980P G B - 1d orange-brown horizontal pair SG #27, Cat £260+, rich colour, four clear to large margins and cancelled part Newspaper oval of Melbourne, pinholes. Very attractive examples of a better shade. $130 981P G B - 1d dull rose-red horizontal pair[21-22], SG #27a, Cat £90+, cancelled with barred oval ‘1/V’ appears Freeman & White Type 4, shaved at base, right unit ironed out crease. [Noted as SG #23a on back - we don’t agree, margin between much too large.] $80 982P G B - 1d pink (very pale) horizontal pair [23-24], SG #28, Cat £90+, four clear margins very close right, cancelled BN ‘5’. Very attractive. $80 983P G C - 1d pink (deep shade) quite faulty horizontal pair SG #28, Cat £90+; right unit 4-margins, left unit gashed at base, both creased, indistinct BN cancel. Despite its faults, still an attractive item. $60 984P W C - 1d rose, 3-margins, SG #28a, Cat £1000, badly creased. $90 985P F B - 1d dull brown-red horizontal pair[21-22], SG #28c, Cat £240+, cancelled with ‘BN 1’, four clear to large margins, scissor cut between at top, two shallow thins. Very attractive examples of a better shade. $125 986P U A- 1d dull brown-red SG #28c and 3d greenish blue deep shade SG #31a tied to small piece by two strikes barred oval ‘1/V’. 1d almost 4-margins, 3d shaved at top and touching SE corner. Attrctive. $100 987P F A- 3d Prussian blue SG #30, Cat £90; on back pencil note plate posn 20, four margins very close bottom left, BN cancel. $60
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- £7 violet/blue well centered, good colour and pen cancellation as usual for this issue, SG #250. 1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 1st V/Crown Perf 13 2/- deep blue on green P12½, SG 258b. - 10/- chocolate on rose SG 261. 1884-96 Stamp Duty Typo 2nd V/Crown Perf 12½ 3/- olive-drab, with plate flaw in lower right margin below ‘3’ and double perfs at right. SG #268a. 1008 *U B C2 - £5 rose-pink P12 & £10 mauve, plus blue on pink Exempt, variable centring on £5 (retail $175) and £10. (3) B C2 - £5 rose-pink P12 & £10 mauve, plus blue on pink Exempt, variable centring on £5 (retail $175) and £10. (3) 1009 *U 1010P F A/A- - fiscally used copies of £5 rose-pink x2, £5 pink x3 (one wmk sideways inverted), £10 mauve x5 (one wmk sideways inverted), SG #278-79, Cat £4800, small faults. (10) 1011P *U B C2 1884-95 £10 Stamp Duty Wmk 2nd Crown/V x2 plus blue on pink ‘Exempt’, with usual variable centring, pinholes. (3) 1012 DF A - with 1/6d orange & 2/- olive-green on green, SG #279, Cat £150, on Bank of New Zealand linen-backed piece, poor English Mail TPO duplex, no indication of previous fiscal use. 1013P F A-/B 1884-1900 High Values Litho fiscally used mixed wmk set, £25 wmk inverted used 1902, £50 wmk inverted used 1911, £100 wmk sideways used 1889, faults. (3) 1014P * A B1 1885 Stamp Duty Overprints Wmk 2nd V/Crown 4d rose red with blue overprint SG 309. 1015P F A1886-96 New Stamp Duty Designs Wmk 2nd V/Crown £5 to £9 set, SG #324-8, Cat £810, all fiscally used between 1888 & 1911, pinholes. (5) 1016P * A B1 1897 Hospital Charity Fund SG #353-4, current retail c$240. 1d (1/-) very well-centred with some gum stripping where hinge removed, 2½d (2/6d) just o/c left light hinge rems, both strong fresh colour. (2) 1017 * A- B2 1900 Empire Patriotic Fund SG #374-5, current retail c$375. Hinge remains, 1d (1/-) just o/c left with small gum stain and stripping where hinge removed, 2d (2/-) just o/c high, both strong fresh colour. (2) 1018P V A C1 1901-10 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk 4th V/Crown Perf 12x12½ or 12½ £2 deep blue KEVII perf ‘OS’, SG #400, Cat £300, CTO. 1019P * A/B 1905-13 ‘POSTAGE’ Wmk Crown/A Perf 12x12½ or 12½ £1 salmon centred to left slight toning on top perfs, otherwise a very nice example, SG #431, Cat £250. VICTORIA | Postage Dues 1020P * A1890 Dull Blue and Brown-Lake ½d to 5/-, SG #D1-10, Cat £425, 2/- creased otherwise only minor faults. (10) 1021P * A1895 New Colours ½d to 5/- red & green simplified set, odd hinge remainder. (10)
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VICTORIA | Revenues 1022 F/G A/B 1871-1960s Selection: on hagners first series 1/- blue on blue x4, 2/6d yellow x5, 10/- brown on pink x2, £1 mauve on yellow x2; 2nd series £1 yellow x7, £10 mauve x17; 3rd series £5 blue & maroon x3. (40) 1023 F AC1900 Stamp Act Instruments: blue on pink Exempt x3 (2 shades) & Payable x3 (2 shades), used between 1906 and 1913, minor faults. (6) 1024 */V A/B 1951-66 Stamp Duty Perf 11: 3/- yellow-orange, 5/- moss-green, 6/- green (very light cancel), and 10/- brown single and rare light brown pair (crease in one), unused part o.g. (6) 1025P * A1950s-66 Stamp Duty Designs 4th V/Crown Wmk Perf 11: £6 yellow and pale blue, noticable re-gumming attempt and partial text transference on rear VICTORIA | Postal Stationery 1026P ** A/B Accumulation: of unused comprising Postal cards (55), intact Reply cards (31), Letter cards (29), PO Envelopes (33), Wrappers (67), PTPO (23, one Wrapper), small number CTO, some mixed condition. (238) A/A- Collection: unused arranged on H&G basis in cover album comprising Postal cards (45, one ‘Specimen’, including joined 1027 ** Reply cards – one ‘SPECIMEN’), Letter cards (19), PO Envelopes (20), Registered envelopes (9), Wrappers (19), scarcer including A3c, B2b, E8, 9, 10, etc, little if any duplication, odd blemish, generally good. (112) - used arranged on H&G basis in cover album comprising Postal cards (35, one Reply portion, and joined pairs x3 CTO), 1028P *V/G A/B Letter cards (14), PO Envelopes (9, one registered), Registered envelopes (2), Wrappers (17), also couple Frank stamp items, scarcer including A6, E6, etc, small number are CTO, odd fault, generally good. (78) 1029 **/U A/A- PTPO Collection: PTPO collection arranged on H&G basis in cover album comprising Envelopes (63, four used) and Wrappers (4, unused), particularly comprehensive first 2d with different embossings for size ‘a’ (8), ‘b’ (11), ‘c’ (9), and ‘d’ (9), odd blemish, generally good. (67) VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1030P **/U A/B Selection (one Reply) inscribed for variety of users/purposes, comprising unused (12) and used (19), mostly 1880s-90s, some quaint inscriptions including for Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria, Beehive Clothing Co, The Australian Widows’ Fund, Land Boom Auctioneers Walstab & Son et al (claiming ‘purchasers at this Sale will reap speedy and enormous profits’), Castlemaine Brewery, Alliance Francaise de Victoria, Homes of Hope Orphanages, etc, odd blemish, generally good. (31) A1895 1d Blue Beer & Baccy Electro 16 with ‘DANDENONG & SOUTH BOURKE/Agricultural and Horticultural Society’ 1031 ** message on reverse, minor hinge damage on message side. [This card with printed messages, other than Wm Cameron, are very rare.] VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) A 1903 Education Department 1d rose size d with 7-line admonishment, Stieg #DB3e, uprated with ½d green KGV, 1032P *F cancelled with ‘BAYSWATER/19AU19/VICTORIA’. VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (PTPO) 1033 *F A1882 1d Violet Naish Reply Card Stieg #KP5, with pre-printed message and questionaire on reply-half for The Australasian Ironmonger, used 1895 to Yorketown, SA. [This user not recorded by Steig.] VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) A1907 1d Pink ‘OS’ on Die Commonwealth Period OHMS long P2 envelope for Education Department Melbourne 1034 *F cancelled with ‘WOORAYL/7MR24/VIC’ (B1), vertical fold away from indicia, scarce early official. VICTORIA | Postal Stationery - Franks 1882-1903 Selection: on covers (10, one registered) and cards (7), all different, the late item Dept of Agriculture large part 1035P **/U A/B cover to USA with 2½d placed over Frank and cancelled at Armadale, noted 1902 Minister of Defence from Bendigo Rifle Club and 1900 Custom House amended from Melbourne to Serviceton, some mixed condition. (17) 1036 *F AMinister of Defence: OHMS card with Minister of Defence handstamp frank cancelled by Williamstown duplex MR10/87, a special card printed for Captain Perrin Commanding Williamstown Artillery, address faded out but fine card. VICTORIA | Postal History A 1854 entire from Melbourne to Albury, rated “2” in red, cancelled with ‘PAID/[crown]/MA*31/MELBOURNE’ (C2), ‘ALBURY/ 1037 *F [crown]/AP*6/NEW.S.WALES’ (B2) arrival. A1859 (Feb 17) use of 3d greenish blue pair [11-12] (SG #29a - 4 good margins, creased along right margin of right stamp), 1038P *F cancelled with light BN ‘13’ on outer to Melbourne.
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- (Jul 5) use of 1/- octagonal, 2/- woodblock pair & 4d Emblems pair (SG #25,35,71) on front to Mohegno, Switzerland. stamps cancelled with ‘4’ of Sandhurst, red ‘PD-in-circle’ red ‘CROWN/REGISTERED’ and black ‘CHARGÉ’ on face. A lovely 3-colour franking. [5/8d is the correct registered rate to Switzerland.]
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1860s-1900s Accumulation including taxed with notable 1866 to France very fine framed ‘INSUFFICIENTLY/PAID’ in red (small portion address excised), few items cancelled in other Colonies/States, useful stamp frankings with 1901 1d olive, 1909 use 9d on Official registered cover, scarce combination 1½d + 1d Kangaroo to USA (cover fault), etc, very mixed condition (51), also PCs (25, some later), various printed ephemera, loose stamps (noted Barred Numerals), Frank stamp cut-outs, etc. (76)
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1863 (Jul 14) inwards cover (opened three sides) from UK bearing 6d (SG 83) addressed “John Robertson/care Francis Henty/Merino Downs/Merino/Portland Bay”, backstamped with poor Heywood, etc. [Pioneer at renowned Station.] 1042P * C 1867 (June 27) reinforced front of mourning envelope Ballarat to USA franked 1863-74 6d blue Laureate and 1/Hexagonal tied Ballarat duplex plus London transit, mss “8”, black ‘5/AUG/23/N.YORK BR PKT’ arr and ‘16/CENTS’ charge. Attractive. A1869 use of 10d dull purple P13 on cover from Melbourne to London endorsed “Via Marseilles”. 1043 *F A1873 (Feb 27) us of 9d on 10d purple-brown/pink on cover from Melbourne to Glasgow, endorsed “Via Brindisi”. 1044 *F 1045P *F A- (21 Aug) solo use ½d on 1d Laureate on ‘Melbourne Stock Reports’ wrapper, tied by Sale duplex, Stratford backstamp (across join). This stamp extremely rare as solo franking, absent from Purves and Perry collections. A1882 (Sep 25) use of ½d Bantam & 8d Laureate on commercial cover from Melbourne to Berlin, ‘Per S.S. “Indus”/Via 1046 *F BRINDISI’ printed in TLC. A1884 (Sep 19) use of 8d Laureate & ½d Bell on cover to a cigarette factory in Germany “Per Cusco Via Naples”, a single 1047P *F disinfection slit. Remarkably fine. 1048 * A-/B 1890s Selection in mixed condition to foreign destinations [1] 1890 (June 2) registered env to London with 1d x4 and 6d all cancelled oval ‘REGISTERED’ with oval datestamp alongside; [2] 1894 (Jul 23) startling front of 1¾lb parcel to Scotland with three different Victorian parcel labels and 2d mauve block of 8 each cancelled unframed ‘MO&SB/JY23/94/KILMORE’ cds, another 2d removed along with corner of one label; [3] 1895 (Apr 23) env to Germany with handstamp of The Philatelic Society of Victoria with ½d and 1d x2 heavily cancelled. B1892 (May 31) long OHMS envelope of ‘THE EXHIBITION TRUSTEES’ with fair Chief Secretary frank in violet, vertical 1049 * fold, peripheral faults. A - (Dec 5) use 1d Stationery envelope locally addressed at Melbourne bearing superb strike of rare ‘RECEIVED OPEN/AT 1050P *F G.P.O/WITHOUT CONTENTS’ (unlisted Rigo de Righi). A/B 1895-1912 Late Fee covers on annotated pages, two to England, one USA, mixed condition with 1051 * [1] Melbourne Club env lightly soiled to London 1895 (Apr 2) with 2½d red/yellow x3 + 1d paying 2½d postage and 6d fee, English Mail TPO duplexes, backstamp London EC hooded circle transit in red; [2] long stained env folded over at left to Manchester, three strikes ‘LATE FEE/6DE11/MELBOURNE VIC’ cds tying 1d strip of 3 and single paying triple rate and fee; [3] commercial env 1912 to USA 1d red strip of 5 paying 2½d rate and 2½d fee, three double-circle ‘ENGLISH MAIL T.P.O./ OUT/5JE12’, fine. 1052P * B 1898 (June 15) damaged envelope to New York with 7½d franking made up by two pairs and single 1897 1½d apple-green SG #333 each tied cds ‘MELBOURNE/10 O/JE15/98’; on the back resealed with stamp selvedge tied three magenta strikes ‘H M C/(crown)/VIC’ unframed, part New York arr cds in black. A bit fragile. B 1899 ‘PASS BOOK ONLY’ cover from The Savings Bank Shepparton, 1d brown cancelled with framed duplex 1053 *F ‘SHEPPARTON/B/MY9/99/VIC - 170’ (A1) to “Charlie Ah Sing Numurkah”, unframed ‘M.O&S.B/MY10/99/NUMURKAH’ (B1) arrival on back, a bit tatty around the edge. VICTORIA | Postmarks 1054 S A/B hagners, bundleware and packets (significant qty from 1880s & 1890s) from same European source as similar material under Western Australia; totally unchecked by the vendor or us, and, except for one packet opened for display on hagners, are as originally packed/bundled. Includes postage dues, shilling values, postmark interest for sure. Similar lots in Sale 5 realised $500 or $550 each. (c.4000) 1055 S A/B hagners, bundleware and packets (significant qty from 1880s & 1890s) from same European source as similar material under Western Australia; totally unchecked by the vendor or us, and, except for one packet opened for display on hagners, are as originally packed/bundled. Includes postage dues, shilling values, postmark interest for sure. Similar lots in Sale 5 realised $500 or $550 each. (c.4000) 1056 S A/B hagners, bundleware and packets (significant qty from 1880s & 1890s) from same European source as similar material under Western Australia; totally unchecked by the vendor or us, and, except for one packet opened for display on hagners, are as originally packed/bundled. Includes postage dues, shilling values, postmark interest for sure. Similar lots in Sale 5 realised $500 or $550 each. (c.4000) 1057 S A/B hagners, bundleware and packets (significant qty from 1880s & 1890s) from same European source as similar material under Western Australia; totally unchecked by the vendor or us, and, except for one packet opened for display on hagners, are as originally packed/bundled. Includes postage dues, shilling values, postmark interest for sure. Similar lots in Sale 5 realised $500 or $550 each. (c.4000) 1058 S A/B Postmarks: Stockbook with collection barred numeral, duplex, numbered cds for Melbourne and others, registered, parcel post, few meters; majority on common lower values late 19th and early 20th century, some perf ‘OS’, inverted watermarks. Condition varies, good entrée to increasingly popular area. (100’s) VICTORIA | Barred Ovals 1059P A(1) 1 of Melbourne on 2nd QoT, 6d Woodblock (3) and 1/- Octagonal (2) 3 of Williamstown on QoT [Rated R] (3) 6 of Barwon on QoT [Rated RRR] (4) 23, no tie recorded [Rated RRR] (5) 38 of Kinlochewe on 3d Half Length [Rated RR] (6) 42 of Gisborne on 6d Woodblock [Rated R] (7) 72 of Elphinstone on 6d Woodblock [Rated RR] (11) 1060P A/B 31: no tie recorded, on 1d Emblem close margins all round. [Rated RRRR] 1061P A 32: of Chepstowe, larger figures, on 2d QoT 4-margins close at top. [Rated RRRR] VICTORIA | Barred Numerals | Collections and Accumulations 1062 S A/B Collection of numerals and datestamps, very messy and nothing special seen by us, did notice a good range of Melbourne killers from 1d Laureates to 4d Roo and 1d red KGV, a few common numerals were also noted on 1d reds and roos. Significant duplication. (100s) VICTORIA | Barred Numerals 1063 S A A2- 646: light clear strike on 1d brown. [Rated RRR] Allocated to Green’s Creek-PO 1/5/1868; TO 1/10/1962, provisionally closed 31/3/ 1064P S
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Silvan PO 20/8/1913. $125 1068 S A B2 1976: 2nd type on 1d pink. [Rated RRRR] Allocated to Sunnyside-PO 27/5/1896; closed 21/12/1919. $60 VICTORIA | Datestamps | Collections and Accumulations 1069 S A/B 1d Reds mounted on pages with range of Melbourne & T-W pmks, while this has been picked many nice pmks have been left, including Wallacedale, Victoria Valley, Waranga. Plus small selection of common pmks on 1d pinks. (100s) $100 1860s-1900s Accumulation of POs other than Melbourne, comprising covers (50+) and Stationery (100+), few Barred 1070P *F/G A/B Numerals, largely datestamps and duplexes, amongst which are noted M.O.S.B. (one registered), moderate duplication, few adverts, etc, mixed condition and quality of strikes. (160) $250 1895-1907 Money Order & MO&SB datestamps (16, ten registered), comprising Ballarat East, Brunswick, Camberwell, 1071P *F/G A/C Camperdown, Kilmore, Korumburra, Malmsbury, Mansfield (2 types), Mitiamo (illustrated advert cover), Prahran, Queenscliff, Seymour, St.Kilda Ry Stn, Traralgon and Yarrawonga, very mixed condition, generally good strikes. $120 1072 *DS A/B 1930s-80s Collection in 12 fat volumes, many fine strikes throughout with an extensive range of covers. While a senior collector has removed the top items there is still much left and inspection will be rewarded. $600 1073 D A/B A-Y Mounted Collection in 10 fat home-made albums, many fine strikes but most cut-to-shape. Includes registration labels, machine cancels, cash register receipts. A very useful collection of pmks. A few covers included. $150 1074P *F/G A/B Abbotsford - Yarraville Registered covers selection arranged by PO, 1950s-60s £SD-era, little if any duplication, odd fault, generally good. (145) $250 A/B Abbotsford - Yundool collection bundled by PO alphabetically in carton, appear largely 1930s/1990s, stated to be all 1075P * different, appear generally good strikes and cover quality. (c.2530) $2200 1076 A/A- Early 1960s Broadcast Licence Fee Cards from a wide variety of suburban post offices, many of the cancels are quite difficult although the quality is not always that good. Unusual material for the postmark collectors with values from 1/- to 5/-. A few examples seen are Dennis, Williamstown Central, Kingsville, Regent, Thornbury North. (c.100) $125 1077 S A/B Postmark Remainder Collections in box, total of five mounted collections. While there are still some pickings, this lot is more suitable for a beginner. Mainly ranges from the 1920s to the 1980s. Hours of fun here. (1000s) $100 VICTORIA | Datestamps B Avon Plains: mss “x” on 6d Adapted Design tied by mss “Avon Plains/25/12/65” on back flap on cover to England. [This 1078P * $200 PO was not supplied with any cancellers for at least 4 years from its opening.] PO 14/1/1862; closed 28/2/1976. 1079P D B2 Boorhaman North (2): ‘BOORHAMAN NORTH/13?64/VIC’ on 5d green. [Rated RRRR] RO c.1902; PO 1/7/1927; closed 12/6/ 1968. $70 A A2 Italian Gully (2): 24½mm ‘ITALIAN GULLY/24MAR08/VIC’ on 1d pink on PPC. [Rated RRRR] RO c.1904; PO 14/7/1905; 1080P * $125 closed 11/12/1957. 1081P * A/B Melbourne (1): 1890s-1900s Melbourne numbered datestamps, all different, covers and postcards, also duplexes (2), mixed condition. PO 13/4/1837; renamed Elizabeth Street PO 4/6/1917. (48) $150 A/B - selection with coded duplexes and datestamps, numbered datestamps, little duplication, some useful PPCs and 1082 * Stationery, condition bit mixed, quality of strikes generally good. (80+) $150 VICTORIA | Travelling Post Offices A/B Selection: including good strike 1907 Down Train octagon ‘M.G.17’, 1909-12 inwards covers from Italy (5, stamps mostly 1083 * removed – lengthy enclosures) to Loy Yang, Gippsland, with machine-applied ‘ENGLISH MAIL T.P.O.’, and 1913-14 inwards covers Germany to Footscray (5, also lengthy enclosures) with fair/fine strikes rare ‘ENG.MAIL.T.P.O./IN/VIC’ datestamp reverse, mixed condition. (12) $150 WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Collections and Accumulations 1084P U A/A 1850s-1900s incomplete used simplified collection on ‘Seven Seas’ pages, good starter lot with some postmark interest but misses out on the key values. (40) $150 1085P U A - used collection on ‘G&R’ pages including many higher value items, noted 1d black (SG 1), 1/- pale brown (SG 6a), 6d sage-green (SG 28), £1 orange-brown (SG 128) and surcharges. Excellent value at estimate. (52) $500 1086P **/* A/A 1860s-1900s mint collection on ‘Seven Seas’ pages mainly common values but noted 5/- emerald and 1/- revenue (F22). (34) $350 1087P U A/B - collection in ‘Lighthouse’ album, mainly duplicated common values with great postmark potential. (c300) $200 1088P U A/B 1863 Onwards Selection on Stockcards includes 1863 6d dull violet (SG #51a), 1874 1d Surcharge (SG #67), most value in pre-1870 issues, Cat c.£300. (c.50) $120 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1089P U A1854 Imperf Recess 1d black almost 4-margins, thin on rear, SG #1, Cat £225. $120 1090P U A- 1d black close all round with hinge remnant, SG #1, Cat £225. $120 1091P W A- 1d black 2 close margins, 2 slightly cut-into, SG #1, Cat £900, no gum, fresh and attractive. $500 1092P U A- 1d black huge 5mm side margin other close with top cut into, SG #1, Cat £225, cancelled with void grid cancel. $100 1093P F B 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs 3d blue with tilted border, 3 margins, SG #3i, Cat £1200, repaired cut at left. This variety absent from the Baillie sale. $300 1094P W A1857-59 Imperf Hillman Litho Wmk Swan 6d grey-black (pale shade) 3 good margins touching at left, SG #19, Cat £4500, no gum, couple of very minor thins $500 1095P G A 1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan 6d sage-green 4 close margins, SG #28, Cat £400. $200 1096 U A/B 1861 Recess Wmk Swan [1] 2d blue clean-cut perf 14-16 x5, SG #41, shades, few small perf faults [2] 6d purple-brown intermediate perf 14-16 x2, SG #36, shades, perf faults [3] 1d rose-carmine rough perf 14-16 x3, SG #44, shades. (10) $250 1097P V A C1 1861 Recess Wmk Swan Clean Cut Perf 14-16 2d blue with significant pre-entry on POSTAGE & AUSTRALIA. $150 1098P H A1861 Recess Wmk Swan Very Rough Perf 14-16 1/- deep green, SG #46, Cat £350, messy cancel. $200 1099 F/G A/B 1863-64 No Wmk Perf 13 6d lilac shades x36, SG #51,51a, Cat £1500+, noted 15-bar ‘16’, ‘5’ & ‘18’ all in blue & light boxed ‘PERTH/JA1/1869’ (A2-). $200 1100 F A/A- 1864-79 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 12½ 6d violet x3, 6d violet wmk reversed x4 & 6d indigo-violet wmk reversed x4, postmarks include blue 15-Bar ‘6’, light 15-Bar ‘14’ & 15-Bar ‘20’. (11) $150 1101 U A/B 1876-81 Wmk Crown/CC (Sideways) Perf 14 1d x9 & 6d x6 with range of shades & wmk postions, noted light 1885 Roebourne (#3a - very rare known 1884-85 only) amongst the postmarks. (15) $100 1102 F/G A 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 12½ or 12½x12 2/- brown-red on yellow (2 wmk sideways, 1 wmk sideways perf ‘OS’) and P11 x2, SG #124,124b,134, Cat £350. (7) $250 1103P ** A B1 - 1d carmine wmk sideways TLC block of 24, SG #117, Cat £368++, one unit torn. $125 1104P V A A1 - £1 orange-brown 4-ring CTO, SG #128 no gum. $275 1105P W A B1 1902-12 Wmk V/Crown Perf 11 2/- bright red on yellow, SG #134 no gum. $150
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Official Stamps 1106P F/G A Perf ‘OS’ all-different range of values with Crown/CA 3d, ½d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 1/-, W crown A 6d & 1/- & V/Crown 1d x2, 2d, 8d, 9d & 10d, generally good commercial used. (14) 1107P F A ‘Medical’ Overprint on 1d carmine-pink wmk V/Crown x2, 1st with fine ‘B’ duplex & 2nd with indistinct cancel. (2) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Fiscals 1108P F A 1882 I.R. Surcharges 2d cancel with 13-Bar dumb cancel, 3d on piece cancelled with part 1893 Fremantle ‘F’ duplex & 6d cancelled with 1901 oval Registered. (3) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Local Stamps 1109P W A/B 1895 Coolgardie Express Company 6d Camel (small faults) & 2/- Camel, both no gum. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1110P **/* A/B Selection comprising ½d unused (7, one white stock) and used, 1d unused (2) and used (2), 2d unused (2, one foxed), 3d unused, and 1½d on 3d (2), odd blemish, generally fine. (17) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Franks A Land Titles Department: 1898 use of long OHMS registered cover to Melbourne with Land Titles Department Frank 1111P *F handstamp in violet at left with fine NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIERS MELBOURNE oval handstamp in black and fine Dead Letter Office Perth backstamp in red AU8/98. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers A 1902 ½d Green Swan 1903 use from Fremantle to Singapore, underpaid, mss “T5c” & “2” on face. Very fine. 1112P *F WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1113P *F A1893 (Nov 15) use of 2d Postal Fiscal (cat £600+ on cover) on National Bank of Australia cover from Perth to Penang. Rare. 1893-1912 Selection with 1897-98 registered Official covers from Land Titles Office, handstamped ‘A.R.B.’ Frank, locally 1114P *F/G A/B addressed at Perth where unclaimed, variety of associated markings, including DLO, also 1893-1912 covers (2) and postcards (4), one of latter to India, etc. (10)
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1895 use of 1893 1d Postal Fiscal x5 on cover to England, stamps cancelled with 13-bar dumb oblierator tied by framed ‘NORTH FREMANTLE/31OC/95/W.A’ (C1), couple of little spots otherwise fine & rare.
1896 use of 3d purple Postal Fiscal, cancelled with poor Esperance duplex of OC17/96 (ERD), on home-made newspaper wrapper to Scotland, quite unusual. 1117P *G C 1901 Lands Titles Franks on registered Official covers (2) Perth to Fremantle with curved corners ‘REGISTERED/ PERTH, W.A.’ datestamps, both with framed ‘UNCLAIMED’ and adhesive stamps selvedge affixed and with mss. ‘Worn in office/Resealed by [initial]’ or ‘Resealed at PO Fremantle/24.1.01’, ‘D.L.O.’ markings in red, blue or green (last unusual), etc, much-handled. A/B 1907 use of ½d & 1d x2 on Western Australia AR form, one 1d with typical pin hole damage, but a rare survivor. 1118P *F A 1909 use of 1d strip of 3 on Western Australia AR form, unusually there is no pin hole damage to the stamps 1119P *F 1120P *F B 1911 use of 2½d on Western Australia AR form, pin holes in stamp. WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Postmarks 1121 S A/B common value Swans on hagners, packets and bundleware from a European source; not checked by the vendor or us and, except for one packet opened up for display, are as originally packed/bundled and, in many cases, signed (presumably) by the original packer before 1908. Certain postmark interest - similar lots in Auction 5 were knocked down for $850 or $900. (c.3400) 1122 S A/B common value Swans on hagners, packets and bundleware from a European source; not checked by the vendor or us and, except for one packet opened up for display, are as originally packed/bundled and, in many cases, signed (presumably) by the original packer before 1908. Certain postmark interest - similar lots in Auction 5 were knocked down for $850 or $900. (c.3400) 1123 S A/B common value Swans on hagners, packets and bundleware from a European source; not checked by the vendor or us and, except for one packet opened up for display, are as originally packed/bundled and, in many cases, signed (presumably) by the original packer before 1908. Certain postmark interest - similar lots in Auction 5 were knocked down for $850 or $900. (c.3400) 1124 S A/B common value Swans on hagners, packets and bundleware from a European source; not checked by the vendor or us and, except for one packet opened up for display, are as originally packed/bundled and, in many cases, signed (presumably) by the original packer before 1908. Certain postmark interest - similar lots in Auction 5 were knocked down for $850 or $900. (c.3400) 1125 S A/B common value Swans on hagners, packets and bundleware from a European source; not checked by the vendor or us and, except for one packet opened up for display, are as originally packed/bundled and, in many cases, signed (presumably) by the original packer before 1908. Certain postmark interest - similar lots in Auction 5 were knocked down for $850 or $900. (c.3400) WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Datestamps 1126P S A- A1 Marble Bar: violet triple-oval ‘TELEGRAPH OFFICE/19JAN1900/MARBLE BAR, W.A.’ (#ORS 3 - ERD) multiple strikes on 2d grey rejoined block of 20. [PMI has not recorded any complete strikes of this cancel.] PO 25/8/1894. 1116
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