Postal Stationery - Envelopes - Stamped to Order Issues continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 721 |
PSE |
 ONE PENNY: 1d in various shades of red Printed Matter group for Harry White Mining Agent & Broker SO5.6 (rated R; front only), F
Milsom Commercial Travellers Association SO5.7 (a wrapper; rated R), EC Mace Sharebrokers SO5.8 (R) unused x2 for Mount Black Pty Mining Co and for Silver Queen Prospecting Association plus unused 1d+1d SO10.3 (RR; two vertical folds); and Brownell
Bros Department Store SO5.9 (S) with 3-line handstamp or imprint at upper-left. A very difficult group to assemble.
(7)Grade A/B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 722 |
PSE |
 ONE PENNY: 1d emerald + 1d emerald Error of Colour SO11 (rated RR; unrecorded unused) to Victoria with 'HOBART/FE24/93/P-R -
TASMANIA' duplex (Pillar Receiver), Melbourne arrival backstamp, repaired flap-tear and some faint toning.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 723 |
PSE |
 MULTIPLE EMBOSSINGS: ½d orange + 2d emerald SO12.1 (rated R) to Alliance Assurance Co with Hobart cds of JA29/1900 & London arrival
backstamp of 5MR00, a couple of minor bends. Illustrated at page 84.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 724 |
PSE |
 MULTIPLE EMBOSSINGS: ½d orange + 1d rose-pink + 1d rose-pink SO17.3 (rated RR; unrecorded unused) to England with BN '48' &
'BELLERIVE' cds below, 'WEST KENSINGTON W/AU29/98/ 3 ' arrival backstamp, redirected with double-struck Paddington cds at upper-left & part-Farnham arrival backstamp of the same date. Regulations for redirecting mail required that the item be re-sent
from the office of delivery, West Kensington: compare with Lot 727. It was clearly re-posted at Paddington so 1d local postage should have been affixed. Illustrated at page 87.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 725 |
PSE |
 MULTIPLE EMBOSSINGS: 1d+1d+½d all in scarlet SO17.4 (rated RR; unrecorded unused) uprated with Tablets ½d & 5d (very scarce on
cover) tied by BN '63' with 'NEW NORFOLK/AP2/93/TASMANIA' cds and 'R'-in-circle handstamp, to Wiltshire with light London transit on the face & poor Salisbury arrival backstamp. Very scarce usage of a 'Tripleton' uprated for double rate (2½d x2) + 3d
registration. Illustrated at page 90.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 726 |
PSE |
 MULTIPLE EMBOSSINGS: 1d rose-pink + 2d emerald + 2d emerald SO22.1 (rated RR; unrecorded unused) uprated with Platypus 3d
yellow-brown all tied by 1896 Hobart duplex, to India in 1896 with 'R'-in-oval and chamfered-boxed 'REGISTERED/...' cachet, three different Indian backstamps. Very scarce albeit philatelic usage of a 'Tripleton' uprated for double rate (2½d x2) + 3d
registration. Very colourful. Illustrated at page 90. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 727 |
PSE |
 MULTIPLE EMBOSSINGS: ½d+½d+½d+½d+½d all in orange SO27.2 (rated RR) to England with Hobart duplex of JY5/1898, 'WEST KENSINGTON
W/AU8/98/ 1 ' arrival backstamp, redirected with West Kensington squared-circle of the same date & 'FARNHAMAU9/98' arrival backstamp, light toning on the reverse in no way detracts from the facial appearance. An impressive little item, of which only
three examples (all of different size or stock) are recorded used and of which this is the only commercial usage. Illustrated at page 93. This item clearly demonstrates that the multiple embossings were applied from right to left, with the fifth
impression being placed below the other four and also at the right: see also Lots 723 & 724.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 728 |
PSE |
 ALLIANCE ASSURANCE CO (LONDON): 1d rose-pink SO5.12 (rated R; unrecorded unused) on grey-buff and on blue-grey both with
'[castle]/1824/MULTI SOCIETATE TUTIORES' on the flap, the second with 'INSURANCE DOCUMENTS ONLY' handstamp in violet, Hobart duplex cancels, the first is superb and the other has minor tonespots. (2)
Grade A+/A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 729 |
PSE |
 BANK OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND: 1d carmine-pink with '...IN LIQUIDATION' imprint at upper-left & stationer's imprint 'THE MERCURY
OFFICE, HOBART' beneath the flap SO5.10 (rated S; unrecorded unused), town usage with Hobart duplex of JY21/93, minor spotting. Very unusual for having the stationer's imprint.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 730 |
PSE |
 BANK OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND: 1d emerald Error of Colour with '...IN LIQUIDATION' imprint at upper-left SO6.3 (rated RR; unrecorded
unused), Hobart duplex of JA24/93 well clear of 'ONE PENNY', Launceston arrival backstamp of the next day, a few very minor tonespots.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 731 |
PSE |
 BURGESS BROTHERS: 1d rose SO5.17 (rated S) unused with Void at Upper-Right and used Hobart to Colebrook in 1902, both with oval
imprint on the flap in dark blue, minor blemishes; and 2d emerald SO7.5 (R) very fine trio with the oval imprint on the flap in dark blue (unused), light blue (uprated to London in 1900) or scarlet (to Sydney in 1899).
(5)Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 732 |
PSE |
 CANE, TJ & CO: 1d emerald Error of Colour with 'INVOICE ONLY/From TJ CANE & CO' handstamp in violet at upper-left SO6.2 (rated RR;
unrecorded unused) to New Norfolk with superb 'HOBART/FE14/93/P-R - TASMANIA' (= Pillar Receiver) skewed duplex, the flap sealed but with cuts at the sides to allow inspection, faint horizontal bend. A marvellous Valentine's Day usage. Illustrated at
page 79.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 733 |
PSE |
 CLIPPER, THE: 1d rose-pink SO5.5 (rated RR; unrecorded unused) with 'INVOICE ONLY' at upper-right, sent unsealed to "Hospital/N
Norfolk with Hobart duplex of FE15/96 and weak arrival backstamp, minor stains. Stated to be the only recorded example. 'The Clipper' was a labour-orientated journal 1893-1909.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 734 |
PSE |
 GRAND LODGE OF TASMANIA: 1d deep rose with the embossing unusually low SO5.14 (rated RR; unrecorded unused) mourning envelope to
"Beaconsfield" with 'HOBART/SP24/03/P-R' (Pillar Receiver) cds, the reverse with Launceston transit of the same day & Beaconsfield arrival. Stated to be the only recorded example. With the enclosed matching notepaper on De La Rue watermarked paper
with a printed summons to attend the next meeting. The Grand Lodge was formed in 1890 by seven English, five Scottish and seven Irish Lodges. They would have had some interesting meetings, especially in 1916.
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 735 |
PSE |
 GRANGE, THE: ½d pale orange-yellow with embossed 'THE GRANGE/HOBART' in blue on the flap SO3.7 (rated RR; unrecorded unused),
endorsed "Card only" at upper-left & sent unsealed to "Miss Thea Basher/The Grange" with 'HOBART'-in-Bars cancel & cds of MR15/1899 on the reverse. ½d was the newspaper rate, so it should have been taxed. Illustrated on page 72. [The Grange is an
historic home at Campbell Town 120km almost due north of Hobart. Designed by the convict architect, James Blackburn, it was built in 1847 for Dr William Valentine and abuts Valentine Park]
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 736 |
PSE |
 GRANGE, THE: ½d pale orange-yellow + 2d pale emerald with embossed 'THE GRANGE/HOBART' in red on the flap SO12.2 (rated RR;
unrecorded unused), to "Harrow on the Hill/Middlesex" with 'HOBART'-in-Bars cancel & duplex of MR27/1899 on the reverse. 'HARROW/AP29/99' arrival backstamp, minor wrinkling characteristic of the flimsy stock. Illustrated at page 84.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 737 |
PSE |
 GRANGE, THE: ½d pale orange-yellow + 2d pale emerald with embossed 'THE GRANGE/HOBART' in red on the flap SO12.2 (rated RR;
unrecorded unused), to London with Tablets ½d & 'd./2½' on 9d pale blue added for the 3d registration fee, London transit of 13MY99 in red on the face & very fine 'CLAPTON SO' arrival backstamp of the same day, minor wrinkling characteristic of the
flimsy stock, a light vertical fold clear of the stamps & a small part of the flap missing. Very colourful.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 738 |
PSE |
 HOBART COFFEE PALACE: 1d red as SO5.11 (rated RR; unrecorded used) but on buff, 2d green/buff and emerald/grey-green SO7.2 (RR)
each with 'HOBART COFFEE PALACE/CO/LIMITED' crest on the flap, each with two small oily stains on the reverse only, unused. Stated to be the only recorded examples. In the 1880s & 1890s, the Temperance Movement built numerous residential hotels where
no alcohol was served. In Australia these often elaborate buildings were usually referred to as 'coffee palaces'.
(3)Grade C (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 739 |
PSE |
 HOBART SAVINGS BANK: 1d scarlet with 'Savings Bank Packet Only/.../HOBART SAVINGS BANK' at upper-left & embossed seal in blue on
the flap SO5.25 (rated R) larger size (177x125mm), to "Valleyfield/New Norfolk" with 'R'-in-oval & chamfered-boxed 'REGISTERED/No/2014' cachet in red, 'NEW NORFOLK' arrival backstamp, repaired flap tear and minor discolouration still unusually fine
for these items. The Packet Rate was 1d. Registration for sending passbooks was free!, making this a very significant postal history item. [Valleyfield was a hops farm west of New Norfolk]
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
| 740 |
PSE |
 MUNICIPALITIES: 1d rose with imprints 'Municipality of St Leonards' used in 1910 with Launceston machine cancel, or
'WESTBURY/MUNICIPALITY' (and OPSO heading) used in 1908 Westbury to "Rosevears" SO 5.27 & 28 (both rated RR; unrecorded unused), both sent unsealed, the first is superb.
(2)Grade A+/A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM |
