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VICTORIA continued...

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LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1121

RAILWAY STAMPS: 1917-1966 unused collection including 1917 3d 'BOINKA' 4d & 6d 'GALAH' 4d 'PATCHEWOLLOCK' 5d 'ANTWERP' 'WAIL', 10d+10d 'HIGH CAMP', 1934 strips of 3 and blocks of four, 1941 to 3/-, 1958 to 10/-, 1966 1c to $1 'SPECIMEN' set; plus Tasmania 1960 mint remainders to 4/-. (172)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

Local & Carrier Stamps

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1122

1870 (circa) Murray Steam Navigation Company ½d black, 1d red, 2d blue (no gum) & 3d green (a "jumbo" stamp), a few short perfs, large-part original gum. One of the finest sets we have seen. Ex 'Dubois' (I), acquired at our auction of 5.9.2009 for $5125, sold for SFr1035. Other sets of lesser quality sold at our auctions of 17.8.2012 and 31.8.2019 for $3030 and $3355 respectively. [Geoff Kellow at page 340 states "The stamps are quite rare, with possibly not more than two dozen sets being recorded"] (4)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$2,500

SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1123

1894 (circa) Boyd's City Express Messenger Service 'DESPATCH STAMP' in deep blue- green, a couple of short perfs otherwise above-average, unused.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

Datestamps & Other Town Markings

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1124

All different selection of Victorian Butterfly Numerals all on NSW Sydney Views 1d 2d x5 & 3d comprising '1' of Melbourne, '3' of Seymour (rated R), '4' of Broken River (RR), '5' of Ovens (RRRR), '10' of Alberton (RRR), '14' of Swan Hill (RRR) and '37' of Melbourne, the strikes are fine to very fine, the stamps with a few minor defects & the 3d with a heavy crease. A remarkable opportunity. Ex 'Manwood'. (7)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$2,000

SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1125

Chepstowe: Butterfly '26' of Chepstowe in blue on Half-Lengths 2d grey-brown (just shaved at left). Rated RRR+. PO 1.2.1849. Hugh Freeman states "always in black ink".

Grade A B2 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$85.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1126

Melbourne: Fully annotated pre-WWII collection on leaves with strength in the 1895 to 1930s numbered datestamps, numerous letter time-codes in the earlier material, special purpose types, and from other CBD offices, some mostly minor duplication, many on cover. Ex Ken Killeen. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1127

Melbourne: Scarcer types of 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER' marking x6 with four complete strikes including on 1880s piece from Fiji also with superb '2D/TO PAY'-in-Oval handstamp, plus rare 'LOOSE/SHIP PACKET' (two overlapping strikes) and 'LOOSE SHIP PACKET' x2. (9 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1128

Melbourne: 'LOOSE/SHIP NEWSPAPER' virtually full strike of this rare & unusual merking on KGV SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 1d green pair. We know of only two other examples, one of the three being an irregular usage on cover & no example recorded on a newspaper. The third example, on a New Guinea stamp, sold at our auction of 27.4.2022 for $855.

Grade B B1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

Postal History

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1129

PSE

Box of mostly unclaimed mail with an array of instructional markings from the 1860s to the 1910s with many excellent strikes and some from tiny settlements, many scarce datestamps including 1860s-70s oval 'KOROIT' & 'MT PLEASANT' and cds of 'DRUMMOND', 'MT MERCER' & 'STEIGLITZ' etc, several are registered, plus Postal Stationery including 1892 1d carmine-pink Envelope Error of Colour, 1900 1d Envelope uprated with 1½d only registered to Java but not taxed, and Registration Envelopes including to Belgium, Bulgaria (!), Italy & Wurrtemberg and 1912 last issue with Small Boxed 'REGISTERED' & red/white 'THE RIALTO' R label, etc, condition a bit mixed but more than compensated-for by the content of the lot. Mostly Ex Max Watson. (100 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

Estimate AU$850

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1130

Small group comprising 1854 Geelong to England "per Steamer Norna" unfranked rated "1/-" in red, 1854 Melbourne to London "per Harbinger" with Half-Lengths 3d blue, 1861 mourning cover Geelong to London with Queen-on-Throne 6d blue, plus six 1860s-70s envelopes to England, Scotland or Ireland each with Beaded Oval 6d blue, some on display pages with shipping information, condition variable. (9)

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

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1131

Miscellany with a few illustrated advertising covers including for 'GRAND HOTEL' (now The Windsor) and Sheahan's Hotel, selections of Melbourne duplexes & double-circle cancels, early front with light 'PAID AT/PORTLAND' handstamp in red, TPOs including 1909 'TPO 15/UP...' (rated RRR) & 'TPO 16/UP...' (RRRR) both on rare PPCs, etc, also some Australian items including 1947 uprated wrapper by air to America at 6/- rate, condition variable. (80 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1132

1843 (May 17) folded entire headed "Lodge of Australia, Sydney" signed by "J Aspinwall, Secty" with Masonic seal alongside, endorsed "per Overland Mail" to "R Forrest Esq/acting Secretary/Lodge of Australia Felix/ Melbourne" with Sydney GPO 'MY*18' crowned oval where rated "1/3[d]" single overland rate and largely fine 'MELBOURNE/MY*27/PORT PHILLIP' crowned oval arrival backstamps, very light file fold hardly detracts. Ex JRW Purves; illustrated by him on Plate 7 of 'The Postal History of the Port Phillip District' (1950).

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1133

1843 (Nov 10) large-part outer with largely very fine well above-average strike of the 'KILMORE/[crown]/NO 10/1843/PORT PHILLIP' framed oval datestamp (earliest recorded date) on the back flap, rated "7"[d] on the face with partial Melbourne Crowned Oval arrival backstamp of the next day, light soiling & minor internal re-inforcing. The rate was 7d for a single inland letter carried over 30 & under 50 miles. PO 1.2.1843 [Destroyed by fire 23.12.1853]. This and the similar markings of Port Fairy and of Ovens - see next lot - are the only three known framed Crowned Oval datestamps. Ex JRW Purves.

Grade B A1- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1134

1847 (April 18) large-part outer with largely very fine well above-average strike of the 'OVENS/[crown]/ AP*18/1847/PORT PHILLIP' framed oval datestamp on the back flap, rated "10d" at upper-right with Melbourne Crowned Oval arrival backstamp of the next day, some re-inforced folds & edge faults. Ex JRW Purves. The rate was 10d for a single inland letter carried 120-170 miles. PO 1.2.1843; renamed Wangaratta 1.1.1854. This and the similar markings of Kilmore - see previous lot - and of Port Fairy are the only three known framed Crowned Oval datestamps. [Gold Mining]

Grade B A1- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1135

1849 entire headed "Geelong/3rd Jany 1849" but with a very fine strike of the rare 3-line 'GEELONG/JANY 1/1849' provisional datestamp in red, to Ireland rated "3" in red for prepaid shipletter, British transits & very fine 'ATHL[ONE]/AP2[6 ?]/1849/ A ' arrival b/s, rated "8" in black for internal carriage, minor blemishes. One of the great items of the Port Phillip District. [The Geelong datestamp was absent from Max Watson's collection. This example is better struck than the only other recorded example in red, on entire dated 31.12.1848 with a London cds also in red obscuring the Geelong marking, Ex Brian Peace. A third example, in black on entire dated 28.12.1848, Ex Hugh Freeman and Michael Silvasich, sold at our auction of 22.4.2006 for $6990. It's a small sample but all three examples are dated JANY 1/1849, and with this entire being dated after 1.1.1849, we are confident that the date on the handstamp was fixed, which makes this an even more remarkable item] (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$4,000

SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1136

1849 outer to "His Honor the Superintendent, Melbourne" [Charles La Trobe] originally endorsed "Paid" but crossed-out and a light but largely very fine strike of the rare rounded-boxed 'FREE/BURN BANK' handstamp (Watson F17) in red at upper-left, largely superb 'BURN BANK/[crown]/FE*20/184-/PT PHILLIP' (no year slug) & fine Melbourne Crowned Oval arrival backstamps, ironed-out vertical filing fold. PO 1.7.1848; renamed Lexton 1.1.1854. Ex Max Watson and Brian Peace; sold at our auction of 27.7.2009 for $1553.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1137

1849 outer with very fine rounded-boxed 'THE GRANGE/POST PAID' handstamp in red and largely fine 'THE GRANGE/[crown]/PORT PHILLIP' oval backstamp, rated "8"[d] in black for a single letter between 30-50 miles, somewhat indistinct Portland Crowned Oval arrival backstamp of the next day, two ironed-out vertical filing folds. PO 1.7.1844; renamed Hamilton 1.1.1854.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1138

1850 (May 17) outer endorsed "Union Bank of Australia/Adelaide 21st Jan 1850 per 'Brightman' to Melbourne" with largely very fine Adelaide 'G.P.O/[crown]/SOUTH AUSTRLAIA' cds rated "9[d]" paid for double ship letter rate, 'SHIP LETTER/FE*2/MELBOURNE' in red & largely fine 'PORTLAND/FE*10/NEW S. WALES' arrival backstamps and rated an additional "10[d]" payable for double 3d inwards ship letter plus double 2d inland letter, vertical file fold clear of the markings & minor blemishes. Ex JRW Purves.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1139

1852 (June 19) outer endorsed "p Coldstream/London 19 June 52" sealed with undamaged blue/white 'UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA' wafer, carried privately with a largely very fine strike of the scarce large-format 'FORWARDED BY/J.B. WILCOKS/SHIPPING & EMIGRATION/AGENT/PLYMOUTH' handstamp applied on the face, put into the mails on arrival with 'SHIP LETTER/OC*10/MELBOURNE' in red where rated "3[d]" intra-colonial ship letter & just-discernible 'PORTLAND/OC*18/VICTORIA' arrival backstamps, two minor file folds that do not affect the Wilcocks marking. Ex JRW Purves; illustrated by him on Plate 12 of 'The Postal History of the Port Phillip District' (1950).

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM

1140

1853 (Feb 7) large-part outer to Ballarat with Queen-on-Throne Thomas Ham Printings 2d brown 'AF' Pos [26] (margins good to large) just tied by very fine Barred Oval '1' cancel and largely very fine Melbourne Crowned Oval datestamp on the reverse, a couple of very minor blemishes. Nice early usage only six weeks after the 27.12.1852 first day of issue.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..May-21, 08:00 PM