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TASMANIA continued...

Postal Stationery - Envelopes - Stamped to Order Issues continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

741

PSE

NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION...: 1d rose-pink SO5.16 (rated RR; not recorded used) and 2d emerald SO7.4 (RR) illustrated with the company seal at upper-left, unused. Superb. (2)

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

742

PSE

NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION...: 2d emerald SO7.4 (RR) illustrated with the company seal at upper-left, Hobart to Launceston in 1901, minor wrinkles.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

743

PSE

OONAH SILVER MINING COMPANY: 1d rose SO5.13 (rated RR; not recorded used) with pre-printed address of the company in Hobart, unused. Superb.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

744

PSE

PERPETUAL TRUSTEES...OF TASMANIA: 1d rose SO5.44 (rated R; unrecorded unused) used in 1895 with two-line handstamp in violet on the face, a bit aged with minor blemishes, and a very fine long envelope with embossed oval imprint on the flap used in 1905. (2)

Grade B/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$200

Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

745

PSE

PERPETUAL TRUSTEES...OF TASMANIA: ½d orange + 2d emerald SO12.1 (rated R) with two-line handstamp in violet on the face, Hobart to Washington State in 1902, redirected to California with 'VENTURA CAL' arrival backstamp & again from there, soiled. STO envelopes posted to overseas are very scarce.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

746

PSE

PERPETUAL TRUSTEES...OF TASMANIA: 2d emerald SO7.3 (rated R; unrecorded unused) with embossed oval imprint in blue on the flap, Hobart to Launceston in 1906.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

747

PSE

WEBSTER, AG & SON: ½d bright orange with imprinted 'CIRCULAR ONLY' in red at upper-left SO3.8 (rated RR; unrecorded unused), local unsealed usage with '20 COPIES POSTED' handstamp in blue, a bit knocked-about & with a repaired 50mm tear at upper-left still quite attractive. Stated to be the only recorded example. This is a significant postal history item, being the only recorded usage of the short-lived Printed Matter ½d rate for town delivery. Illustrated at page 72.

Grade C (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

748

PSE

WEBSTER, AG & SON: 1d rose with illustration of 'McCormick Mower' (horse-drawn farm machinery) in pale green & 'ACCOUNT ONLY' printed at upper-left SO5.32, to Glenorchy with Hobart cds of OC15/1903 cds and arrival backstamp of the next day, sent unsealed to qualify for the concessional Printed Matter rate, minor imperfections. Illustrated on page 77.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

749

PSE

WEBSTER, AG & SON: 1d rose with illustration of McCormick Harvester (horse-drawn farm machinery) in pale green & 'ACCOUNT ONLY' printed at upper-left SO5.32, to Franklin with superb Hobart cds of 23AU04, sent unsealed to qualify for the concessional Printed Matter rate. Illustrated on page 77.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

750

PSE

WEBSTER, AG & SON: 1d rose with illustration of 'McCormick Hay Rake' (horse-drawn farm machinery) in pale green & 'ACCOUNT ONLY' printed at upper-left SO5.32, to Glenorchy with Hobart cds of OC27/1903 and partial arrival backstamp, sent unsealed to qualify for the Printed Matter rate. Illustrated on page 77.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

751

PSE

WEBSTER, AG & SON: 2d blue-green (almost as deep as the original Post Office issue) as SO7.6 but on grey Thomson's Patent security envelope with imprint in black on the flap, uprated to Philadelphia with ½d Pictorial tied by Hobart machine cancel of 18.1.09.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

752

PSE

WEBSTER, AG & SON: 2d blue-green with multi-coloured chromo-litho illustrations of a Farmer using his Planet Jr hand-held tiller on the face & three 'teams' hard at-it on the reverse SO7.7 (rated RR; unrecorded unused), to Launceston with Hobart continuous-machine cancel of 14.12.09 and arrival backstamp of the next day. Only a handful of multi-coloured illustrated advertising envelopes are known from Australia & the Colonies. Beautiful and superb. Illustrated on page 81.

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$800

Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

753

PSE

WEBSTER, AG & SON: 2d pale emerald for MCormick Farm Machinery with Webster's imprint on the flap, three vignette illustrations of horse-drawn machines on the face and 'PLOWING WITH AN IHC GASOLENE/ TRACTION ENGINE' on the reverse SO7.8 (rated RR; unrecorded unused), light soiling & the flap with faults, poor 'RANELAGH JUNCTION' arrival backstamp. Very attractive and much scarcer than the 'Planet Jr' envelope. The American spelling on both sides indicates that the embossing and imprint were applied to American blanks. Illustrated on page 81. [With the enclosed invoice for half-cases of fruit]

Grade C (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$300

Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

Postal Stationery - Wrappers - Stamped to Order

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

754

PSE

Exhibit pages with mostly unused embossings on plain stocks of various colours comprising ½d orange x6 (three locally used to the same address, one with cds of JY11/94), ½d vermilion 'error of colour' WS15.2 (rated R), ½d carmine-pink 'error of colour' WS15.3 (rated RR), ½d Albino Impression Only WS15.4 (rated RR; no used example recorded), 1d shades of red x6 (two philatelic usages at Sydney), 1d+1d carmine-pink WS19 x2 (one impression underinked; rated RR; no used example recorded) and 2d blue-green WS18 (rated RR; not recorded used), plus the 120x320mm 'Ascher Reference Copies' of the ½d 1d & 2d all on buff, the first 2d with faults otherwise fine to very fine. (19)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$1,000

Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

755

PSE

Wrappers with Double Red Border Lines of various widths comprising ½d orange x2 (rated R), 1d rose-pink x2 (RR), 2d emerald (RR), and ½d+1d (RR), a few minor adhesions on the reverse otherwise very fine unused & the 2d is superb. Illustrated on pages 157-159. (6)

Grade A+/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

756

PSE

Wrappers with Double Red Border Lines ½d orange (uprated with Tablet ½d), 1d rose and 2d emerald all on buff with red borders on both sides W27 (rated R) W28 (RR) and W29 (RR) all to Switzerland with 'BERN' arrival backstamps of 3.XII.99. (3)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$600

Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

757

PSE

HALF PENNY: ½d scarlet on stocks of various colours & widths all with 'Newspaper Only/From' above the embossing comprising Single Embossing x10 and Double Embossing x4, fine to very fine facial appearance but some blemishes & minor splits as a result of the poor-quality stocks. Very colourful. All rated R: all but two unrecorded used: see Lots 761 & 762. (14)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$200

Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

758

PSE

HALF PENNY: ½d bright orange WS15.1 (rated R) on off-white stock with gummed flap, local commercial usage endorsed "Proof sheets only" with superb 'HOBART, SOUTH/FE16/99/oTASo' cds. Superb. Most wrappers originated at Hobart, where the vast majority were cancelled with 'HOBART'-in-Bars. Dated examples are therefore very scarce.

Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

759

PSE

HALF PENNY: ½d red-vermilion Error of Colour orientated horizontally on white stock with four blue lines at both sides WS25.1 (rated RR; unrecorded used) and 1d scarlet orientated horizontally on bluish stock with three blue & red lines at both sides WS26.1 (rated R; unrecorded used), both with light folds (the 1d through the stamp) and minor flap damage. Not previously seen by us. Illustrated on page 156. (2)

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

760

PSE

HALF PENNY: ½d orange on off-white with red borders on both sides W27.1 (rated R) commercial usage between lawyers to London with Tablets ½d tied by 'HOBART'-in-Bars cancel, a trifle soiled. Illustrated on page 157.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM