Sale No: 4
Lot No: 566
Symbol: CL
Cat No: Collection
1874-84 Circular Datestamps on Court Returns group all with either Minister of Justice or Solicitor General Frank Stamps, includes 'BARFOLD' 1883 (second recorded strike; ERD), 'CORINDHAP' 1884 (RRR; ERD and earliest postmark from this office), 'CARAMUT' 1884 (RR; ERD), 'FERNTREE GULLY' 1881 (RRR; date error), 'HAWKESDALE' 1883 (22½mm diameter; unrecorded by WWW), 'IVANHOE' 1883 (ERD), 'JAMIESON' 1884 (recorded 1882-84 only), 'LEARMONTH' 1884 with Barred Numeral '176', 'LINTON' 1874 (ERD), 'LYONVILLE' 1884 in violet (ERD), 'PAKENHAM' 1874 oval, 'RAYWOOD' 1883 (21mm diameter), 'WILD DUCK CK' 1884 (second recorded strike; ERD), 'YAMBUK' 1874 (24mm diameter with dot arcs), etc, a couple with duplex cancels & barred numerals, quality of strikes varies but all are identifiable and many are fine, the circulars with minor blemishes as usual.
(Qty 21)
Sale No: 4
Lot No: 567
Symbol: CL
Cat No: Collection
1874-84 Circular Datestamps & Barred Numerals on Court Returns group all with either Minister of Justice or Solicitor General Frank Stamps, includes 'COROP' 1884 (RRRR) with BN '612', 'KOROIT' 1884 with BN '193' both in blue, 'MAJOR PLAINS' 1884 (ERD) with BN '703' (R) and 'CASHEL' (RRR; ERD) b/s, 'PENSHURST' 1883 (ERD) with BN '141', 'POMBORNEIT RY STN' 1884 (ERD) with BN 'MCCC/55' (R), 'POOTILLA' 1884 (ERD) with BN 'M80' (R), 'SKIPTON' 1874 (ERD; second recorded strike) with BN '184', 'WARBURTON' 1874 (24mm diameter; unrecorded by WWW) with BN '400' (second type; RR), 'WOODEND NORTH' 1884 with BN '414' (R; earliest recorded 'tie'), etc, quality of strikes varies but all are identifiable and many are fine, the circulars with minor blemishes as usual.
(Qty 17)
Barmah Township: 'BARMAH TOWNSHIP/FE [ ]/22/VIC' cds on KGV 2d orange on cover to Sydney, minor edge faults & part back flap missing. Rated RR; latest recorded date. PO 2.5.1902. [Murray Valley; 22km W of Nathalia]
Elizabeth Street: huge 'PARCEL OFFICE/MELBOURNE/ELIZABETH STREET' rubber h/s with frame-distortion, largely complete strike tying Kangaroos Third Wmk 1/- + KGV 2d brown to entire black/white Parcels Post label, weight entered as "2" pounds. [Between 1901 & at least 1925, the weight for an interstate parcel weighing between 1 & 2 lb was 1/2d]
Muskvale: 'MUSK VALE/20JE24/VIC' (error: two words; ERD) largely very fine strike on KGV 1d red 'OS' envelope for the Victorian Education Department. PO 1.5.1870; closed 15.9.1965.
Talgarno: 'TALGARNO/16JL13/VIC' largely fine strike on Kangaroos ½d green & 1d pair, on cover to the Canal Zone with superb 'EMPIRE CZ/AUG25/1913/RECD' arrival b/s.
Sale No: 4
Lot No: 572
Symbol: CL
Cat No: Collection
Travelling Post Offices: 1874-84 Justice of the Peace 'turned' lettersheets with various TPO strikes with some duplication, also lots of interest in the non-TPO cds including some record dates, condition variable. [From the final release of material from the hoard discovered in the 1980s]
(Qty 25) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Feb-18-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 4
Lot No: 573
Symbol: C
Travelling Post Offices: 'T.P.O.3/UP 11JA16/VICTORIA' largely very fine strike (the '3' is a little indistinct but confirmed) tying Kangaroo 2d grey punctured 'OS' (Cat $400 on cover) to cover to London, vice-regal crown in blue on the flap. Rated RRRRR: only the second example recorded on cover. [Almost certainly put on the train at Macedon: the Governors had a summer residence at Macedon Upper/Mount Macedon]
Travelling Post Offices: 'TPO 19/DOWN 3NO12/VICTORIA' largely very fine strike on 1d on PPC of Warrnambool with the message headed "Warrnambool", to Carlton with scarce 'T 1D/LATE FEE' h/s, Rated RRRRR: only the third example recorded on cover. [Use of Down cds on Up journey, as is one of the other two recorded covers]
