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Great Britain and British Commonwealth Datestamps
Sale No: 2
'Melbourne Metropolitan Postal District System: Street Directory showing the Relative Postal District Numbers' (1936), 96pp stapled, the cover detached otherwise very fine; with the foldout map 355x450mm, minor blemishes still very fine. Important documents for anyone studying Melbourne's suburban postal network.
(Qty 2 items)Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 2
Allestree: 'ALLESTREE/24JE70/VIC' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRR: recorded 2 years only. Closed 30.6.1971.
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Arkona: 'APPIN SOUTH/25JE70/VIC' (SDL) superb strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.6.1970.
Grade A A1+ (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Arkona: 'ARKONA/25JE70/VIC' (SDL) two very fine strikes. Rated RRR. Closed 14.5.1976. [Mallee]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 2
Baillieston East: 'BAILLIESTON EAST/10JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 28.6.1974. [Goulburn Valley]
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 2
Baranduda: 'BARANDUDA/-AP70/VIC' (SDL) largely very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 20.6.1970.
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Barongarook West: 'BARONGAROOK WEST/18JE70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.7.1971. [Otways]
Grade A- A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Bayindeen (2): 'BAYINDEEN/31JY70/VIC' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 30.6.1975.
Grade B A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Benalla Railway Station: 'BENALLA/4JUL1970/ V.R. /TELEGRAPH OFFICE' two fine but watery strikes. Rated RRRRR. Closed 1.7.1977. A new discovery.
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Bessiebelle: 'BESSIEBELLE/3JY70/VIC' two very fine strikes. Rated RRR. Closed 31.12.1972. [Western District]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Bindi (2): 'BINDI/2OC70/VIC' (SDL) three largely very fine to superb strikes. Rated RRR. Closed 30.6.1971. [Alpine Region]
Grade A- A1+ (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sale No: 2
Blackheath (3): 'BLACKHEATH/30JE70/VIC' superb strike. Rated RRRRR: the first non-archival strike recorded. TO only c.1945; closed 30.6.1970. [Mallee; Blackheath (2) closed 30.8.1961 & it was only after that the cds was transferred to the Telegraph Office]
Grade A- A1+ (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sale No: 2
Bleak House (2): 'BLEAK HOUSE/22SE70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) two largely very fine strikes. Rated RRR. PO 11.2.1946; closed 18.4.1977. [Mallee]
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 2
Brit Brit: 'BRIT BRIT/2JY70/VIC' (SDL) largely very fine strike. Rated RRR Closed 3.9.1971 [Western District]
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Buffalo River South: 'BUFFALO RIVER SOUTH/11JY70/VIC' (SDL) largely very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.6.1971. [Alpine Regions]
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Bullengarook East: 'BULLENGAROOK EAST/--JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) two largely fine strikes. Rated RRR. Renamed Bullengarook (2) 24MY72.
Grade A B1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 2
Bundalaguah (2): 'BUNDALAGUAH/1JY70/VIC.' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 29.6.1974. [Gippsland]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 2
Calulu: 'CALULU15JY70/VIC.' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.6.1971. [Gippsland]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$120
Opening AU$ 90.00
Sale No: 2
Carapooee (3): 'CARAPOOEE/7JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) fine strike. Rated RRRRR; the first non-archival strike recorded. Closed 17.8.1970.
Grade A B1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$120
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sale No: 2
Castleburn: 'CASTLEBURN/17JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) superb strike. Rated RRRRR; the first non-archival strike recorded. TO only 10.4.1940; closed 26.6.1973' [Alpine regions. NB: the LDL has not been recorded]
Grade A A1+ (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 210.00
Sale No: 2
Chillingollah (2): 'CHILLINGOLLAH/6JY70/VIC' very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 2.6.1973.
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Deep Lead: 'DEEP LEAD/25JE0/VIC ----' ('3378' ? removed) very fine strike. Rated RRRR: the original state has not been seen. Closed 2.11.1970. [About 1970, the postcode was changed to 3381]
Grade A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sale No: 2
Detpa: 'DETPA/23JE70/VIC-3423' very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 25.6.1974. [Mallee]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 2
East Melbourne: 'POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICEEAST MELBOURNE/AP4/1892' largely-fine strike of Belt & Buckle oval d/s on 3d red 'FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM/Via Italy' postal card sent to Germany, re-addressed with transits alongside, couple of minor blemishes. [Victoria joined the UPU on 1.10.1891, where-upon it became permissible to send postcards to all member countries at 1½d each. Previously-issued 'treaty-rate' postal cards could be used up for this purpose, but necessarily over-paid the UPU rate]
Grade A- A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Eden Park: 'EDEN PARK/6AP71/VIC' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 39.9.1971.
Grade B A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Enfield: 'ENFIELD/17JY70/VIC' (SDL) largely very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 31.12.1971. [Goldmining; 32km SSE Ballarat]
Grade A B1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Exhibition: 27mm 'EXHIBITION/OC/28/PO' in magenta struck centrally on Kookaburra M/S affixed to the face of a Victoria Letter Card. An obvious fake that we have not previously seen.
Grade B A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 40.00
Sale No: 2
Fairy Dell: 'FAIRY DELL/27MY71/VIC-3561' largely fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.9.1971. [Goulburn Valley]
Grade A B1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 2
Flaggy Creek: 'FLAGGY CREEK/--JY70/VIC' (SDL) fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.9.1971. [Gippsland]
Grade A- B1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 125.00
Sale No: 2
Flinders Street Railway Station (2): rubber triple-circle 'STATION MASTER'S OFFICE/REGISTERED/4JUL1970/FLINDERS STREET' very fine strike. Not previously seen by us.
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Fryerstown: 'FRYERSTOWN/15JY70/VIC-3451' very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 28.11.1975. [Central Highlands; goldmining]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sale No: 2
Fulham (2): 'FULHAM/15JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) largely very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 28.2.1974. [Gippsland]
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 2
Gatum: 'GATUM/--JY70/VIC-AUST' (arcs 16,15½) very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 30.11.1971. [A very similar cds with arcs 13,15 was in use 1959-62 only]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Germantown: 'GERMANTO[WN]/5MY14/VIC' very fine strike on Kangaroo 3d. Rated RRR. Renamed Grovedale 1.3.1916. [During WWI, many Germanic or presumed-Germanic placenames suffered the indignity of being renamed]
Grade A A2 (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 2
Gipsy Point: 'GIPSY POINT/3AP70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) largely very fine strike, the cover adorned. Rated RRRR. [Gippsland]
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sale No: 2
Glenlyon: 'GLENLYON/15JY70/VIC' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 13.10.1973.
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Goongerah: 'GOONGERAH/15JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 31.12.1974. [Alpine regions]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 48.00
Sale No: 2
Greenwald: 'GREENWALD/16JY70/VIC' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.6.1971.
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Hawthorn: 'HAWTHORNE/MY23/71/VICTORIA' unframed cds (24½mm; ERD) largely fine strike on back of cover to Sydney with Laureate 3d orange tied by slightly-unclear strike of barred numeral '48' (First Type; Rated RR) paying coastal ship letter rate, Melbourne transit & Sydney arrival b/s, minor blemishes. PO 1.1.1854. Hawthorn began using a duplex without 'E' from 1871.
Grade A- A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Healesville Sanctuary: 'HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY/15JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) largely very fine strike. Closed 30.4.1979.
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 85.00
Sale No: 2
Healesville West: 'HEALESVILLE WEST/15JY70/VIC.' (SDL) very fine strike. Closed 24.7.1971.
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Heatherdale: 'HEATHERDALE/13JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) very fine strike. Closed 12.11.1971. [Recorded 2 years only]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 2
Hesket: 'HESKET/16JY70/VIC' (SDL) very fine strike. Closed 31.3.1971. [Recorded 2 years only]
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
HMAS Cerberus: 38½mm 'HMAS CERBERUS WESTERNPORT VIC 3920/1JY70/NO 1' (SDL) largely very fine strike. [Victoria's largest general purpose steel cds & longest inscription]
Grade A A1- (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sale No: 2
Irrewarra (2): 'IRREWARRA/5JY70/VIC.' (SDL) very fine strike. Closed 30.6.1973.
Grade A A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Jeeralang Junction: 'JEERALANG JUNCTION/10JY70/VIC' (SDL) superb strike. Closed 31.3.1975. [Gippsland]
Grade A A1+ (Image1)
Estimate AU$60
Opening AU$ 46.00
Sale No: 2
Kialla West: 'KIALLA W[EST]/JL25/07/[VIC]' fine part-strike on JWK & Co PPC ('LAKE TYERS/GIPPSLAND') from Melbourne to "Thornley/Kialla West". A rare cds of which only a few examples have been recorded between 1905 & 1907. PO 22.2.1875; closed 14.7.1951. [Goulburn Valley]
Grade A B3 (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sale No: 2
Melbourne: 'MELBOURNE/ 6B /DC7/74 - VICTORIA' duplex very fine strike on OHMS envelope with 'CHIEF SECRETARY' Frank h/s in blue. Time code 'B' is rare: it was used 1873-84 only between 6.30am & 7.30am.
Grade B A1 (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sale No: 2
Melbourne: 1900-12 mounted selection of the Double-Circle cds #1 to 13 including sub-types & timecodes, minor duplication, noted First Day of Use 1.1.00 of #6 & with number not showing, plus some Commonwealth-period types used pre-1913, a few useful covers noted 1903 to USA with ½d Bantam block of 4 and 1½d orange/yellow pair, condition variable but mostly fine.
(Qty 130+ plus 6 covers/cards)Grade A/B (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 70.00
Sale No: 2
Yarra Flats: unframed 'YARRA FLATS/JA11/86/VICTORIA' (later of only two recorded strikes) & BN '328' cancel, minor blemishes. PO 1.1.1861; renamed Yarra Glen 1.4.1889.
Grade A- (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
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