Bundle of early PPCs with datestamps including 'BINDA' (ERD), 'HARWOOD ISLAND', 'HOBBY'S YARDS' (ERD), 'MILLERS FOREST', 'NELSON'S PLAINS' (ERD by 8 years), 'WALLAROBBA' & 'WEISMANTEL'S' (with Rays '415'; closed 1916), one to Adelaide with mss "Late Fee" & 2d pair tied by 'EXPRESS RAILWAY/SA', a few numeral ties, condition rather mixed.
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Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 665
Symbol: S=C
Cat No: D27 & B27
Railway Sidings annotated datestamps with NSW including 'BUNYAN SIDING', 'GUNNINGBLAND SIDING', 'STOKER'S SIDING' & 'WEJA SIDING' (two different), also boxed 'Posted at/CHARLTON SIDING' h/s (cost $220 in 2009); also Queensland 'EUMINA SIDING', 'MINEHAN'S SIDING', 'GULLEN'S SIDING' on registered piece, 'WESTBROOK SIDING' (2 different) & PPC from "Yanna Siding"; South Australia 'HAMPDEN SIDING' x3 & partial '[L]YNDHURST SI[DING]' squared-circle (rated RR); Victoria 'KNOTT'S SIDING' & 'MOYNE SIDING' (both cut-to-shape); & Western Australia 'GEORGINA' #D27 & B27, 'EJANDING SIDING' & 1909 PPC redirected from Perth to "Wachinicup Siding"; etc, condition variable. A very scarce group. Ex John Booker.
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Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 666
Symbol: C
Anzac Rifle Range (1): 'ANZAC RIFLE RANGE/14OC36/N.S.W.' cds two fine to very fine strikes on Anzac 2d Plate '2' block of 4 plus b/s, manuscript "Anzac R Range" on provisional blue & black registration label, minor aging marks & small adhesions on back. Open only in October each year from 1920 to 1938.
Bartley's Railway Siding: manuscript "Posted/at Bartley's/Creek" on PPC to Orange with 1d tied by 'TPO No2 WEST/MR4/1907/NSW' cds (B1-), minor soiling..
Burrandong: 'BURRANDONG/15DE37/N.S.W' largely fine strike on KGV 5d brown on piece with 'BURRENDONG' blue R label alongside. Burrendong PO 1.1.1862; renamed Burrandong 6.5.1903; closed 17.2.1938.
Cullinga Mine: 'CULLINGA MINE/20NO1907/NSW' arrival cds on postcard addressed to "Cullinga" with 1d Arms tied 'GLADESVILLE cds of same day, a few blemishes. RO 1.10.1900; PO 19.11.1906; closed 30.11.1929.
Glenariff Railway Siding: manuscript "Glenariff Siding/Bourke Line" on registered cover to Sydney with ½d & 2½d x2 tied by 'TPO WEST/30MR48/ 3 /NSW-AUST' cds (B2), apparently endorsed "T[PO] West/OR 30" suggesting it was officially registered aboard the TPO (?), opened-out.
Maimuru Railway Siding: straight-line 'MAIMURU' in violet on fruiterer's advertising cover to Sydney with KGV 2d tied by 'TPO 1 SOUTH/12SE33/ 1 /NSW' cds (B2).
Nelungaloo Railway Siding: straight-line 'Posted at Nelungaloo Siding' largely complete strike in violet on PPC of the Courthouse at Parkes to Hay, 1d tied by TPO No2 WEST/DE22/1906/NSW' cds (B1). [One of the earliest of all Railway Siding items]
Early 1900s PPCs with cds including 'COORAN' unframed & framed, 'MONKLAND' with BN '455', 'ONE MILE', 'PITTSWORTH' with BN '306', 'TOOLBURRA', 'WALLANGARRA' with BN '406' on cover, etc, very mixed condition.
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Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 70.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 743
Symbol: S=
Cat No: Collection
Group of two-line 'REGISTERED/...' handstamps on 1900s Sidefaces mostly on piece with some used as cancellers, includes Alpha, Aramac, Bogantungan, Clermont, Cooran, Cresbrook, Engelsburg, Golden Gate, Harrisville, Hebel, Ilfracombe, Kilkivan, Kuranda, Mossman River, Murray Creek, North Killarney, One Mile Creek, Pomona, Ravenswood Junction, Richmond Downs, Rolleston, Springsure, Surat, Toompine, Torrens Creek, etc, etc, minor duplication, some with numeral cancels also, strikes & condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
(Qty 75+ items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 135.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 744
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Registered covers 1930s group all with KGV frankings and CDS cancels comprising 'COOKTOWN' with black & blue R label (to Canada), 'COTTONVALE' with blank blue R label, 'GOOMBI' with manuscript on blank red R label, 'KAPALDO' with manuscript on blank blue R label, 'MULLET CREEK' with manuscript on blank blue R label, 'MURPHY'S CREEK' with black & blue R label, and 'RAVENSBOURNE T.S.' with blank blue R label endorsed "Murphy's Ck" in manuscript presumably in transit, all but two carried by train with various TPO b/s including 'T.P.O. 4 S&W' (with the '4' reversed), strikes variable from just legible to very fine, condition generally fine unless noted with a couple of minor blemishes.
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Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 745
Symbol: S
Back Plains Clifton: 'BACK PLAINS CLIFTON/OC18/82/[QUEENSLAN]D' large-part fine strike on 1879-81 Sidefaces 1d orange, the 'BACK' struck on edge with only small part of base of letters visible. Rated RRRRR. PO opened 4.9.1878; renamed Mount Kent -.-.1887. Manning records only one 1883 strike; second recorded strike and ERD. [30km S of Toowoomba]
Bingera Plantation: 'BINGERA PLANTATION/("5 9 04")/QUEENSLAND' very fine strike of fancy-oval triple-ring datestamp in violet while Receiving Office only tying 1d orange to 'School of Arts, Bundaberg' vignette-view picture postcard sent to Brisbane, carried by train with largely very fine North Coast Railway 'T.P.O. No1 N.C.R'WAY/DOWN' cds struck alongside. RO opened 1894; to PO c. -.1.1907; closed 31.5.1976. [Sugar cane plantation 16km from Bundaberg; established by 1885] See also Lot 548.
Cobba-Da-Mana: "Coobadamana" manuscript in pencil on blank blue/black 'R.6' registration label on cover to Ipswich with KGV 2d red & 3d blue cancelled in transit with 'WARWICK/-6JE31/QUEENSLAND' cds, carried by train with 'T.P.O. 4 S&W' (the '4' reversed) and Brisbane transits and Ipswich arrival b/s, a couple of minor blemishes. RO 11.3.1909; PO 1.7.1927; closed 15.2.1968. Although designated a PO in 1927, the earliest recorded strike of a Cobba-Da-Mana datestamp is not until 1933.
Haly Creek (2): 'HALY CREEK/23AU38/QUEENSLAND' (ERD) largely very fine strike on KGV 2d red on partly cut-to-shape piece. RO 1.7.1925; PO 1.7.1927; closed 3.3.1955.
King's Creek (2): "Kings Creek/Qland" manuscript in pencil on blank blue/black 'R.6' registration label on cover to Brisbane with KGV 1d green & 2d red plus 2d Macarthur cancelled in transit with 'CLIFTON/10JE35/QUEENSLAND' cds, Brisbane arrival b/s, minor blemishes & L/R cover repaired. Rated RRRRR. RO 18.9.1879; PO 1.7.1927; closed 10.9.1954. Although designated a PO in 1927, the only recorded strike of a King's Creek datestamp is in 1937.
Leyburn: 'LEYBURN/1871/NO14/QUEENSLAND' very fine complete strike on soiled cover to England alongside Chalons 3d brown pair tied by 'Q.L'-in-Rays cancel, small Brisbane transit & superb 'FERRY-HILL' arrival backstamps. Recorded 1871-75 only. [Leyburn was an anomaly: it was issued with a 'QL' obliterator instead of a numeral]
Cheltenham: 'POST OFFICE/29MAR1949/CHELTENHAM S.22' boxed rectangle d/s in violet, very fine almost complete strike on 9d Platypus & 1/- Lyrebird on registered airmail cover to USA with blue R label alongside, another fine complete strike on back alongside Melbourne and US b/s. WWW620; rated RRRR; one other 1949 strike recorded only. PO 1.8.1857. [Suburban; 18km SSE of Melbourne GPO]
Elizabeth Street Stamp Kiosk: 'STAMP KIOSK/-4-/17JE49/ELIZ.ST.MELB' largely very fine strike on 2½d Lawson on cover to Hawthorn. Unrecorded by WWW, which records only counter numbers 1,2 and 3.
Elwood: 'POST OFFICE/23SEP1947/ELWOOD S.3.' complete largely very fine strike of boxed datestamp (37x34mm) in violet on KGVI 3d brown added franking on KGVI 2½d red envelope sent registered with blue R label on face, plus another very fine strike on the back. Unrecorded by WWW.
Flinnstead: 'FLINNSTEAD/23JE26/VIC' largely complete reasonably fine strike on KGV 1½d red. Rated RRRR; LRD. Renamed from Flynn's Creek Rwy Stn (1) PO 1.7.1894; renamed Flynn 21.9.1926. [Gippsland; 14km ENE of Traralgon]
Footscray: 'The Postmarks of Footscray' display on leaves featuring the numeral cancels, duplexes, datestamps, machine cancels & meters on stamps, pieces and covers, includes 1924 cover to England with KGV 4½d violet tied by double-circle cds and red R label, 1946 FDCs with 'GEELONG RD FOOTSCRAY' cds x2, 1956 registered cover with 'MIDDLE FOOTSCRAY' cds and R label, 1968 cover with 'RELIEF/96/VIC-AUST' cds, also Security Post, Priority Paid, undeliverable mail, postal stationery usages, etc, etc, condition generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..May-20-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 977
Symbol: S
Fourteen Mile Plain: 'FOURTEEN MILE PLAIN/29AU24/VIC' (LRD; TO period) largely fine strike on KGV 2d scarlet. Rated RRRR. PO 7.11.1921; RO 27.3.1922; TO -.4.1923; closed 31.3.1924. [23km WSW of Swan Hill]
This strike dated after the official closing date raises two questions: are we dealing with a simple date error or did the business extend beyond the official closure? The use of a 2d stamp may be seen to suggest a date error as the letter rate had decreased to 1½d from 1.10.1923. However, it may be just as likely that whatever stamps were to hand were used, or indeed that supplies of the new 1½d stamps had not been sent to this tiny office. A conundrum!
Gould: 'P.O. GOULD/11MY31/[VIC]' (recut from 'R.O.') largely very fine strike on KSmith 2d. Rated RR. [Gippsland: below the waters of Moondarra Reservoir]
Jalumba: 'JALUMBA/-7DE27/VIC' largely very fine strike on KGV 1½d red. Renamed from Carchap RO -.1905; PO 1.7.1927; closed 10.8.1956. [Wimmera; 24km S of Natimuk]
Johanna: 'JOHANNA/18JA38/VIC' largely fine strike on KGV 2d red on piece. RO 1.11.1913; PO 1.7.1927; TO late-1961; closed 28.6.1967. [Otways; 25km W of Apollo Bay]
Kincaid: 'KINCAID/9MY23/VIC' (ERD; RO period) light but legible strike on KGV 2d scarlet. Only the second recorded strike. RO 21.4.1921; PO 1.7.1927; closed 3.9.1928 (destroyed by fire). [Otway Ranges; 8km WSW of Beech Forest]
Kinnabulla: 'KINNABULLA/20MR17/[VI]C' large-part very fine strike on KGV 1d red. RO circa 1902; PO 5.11.1914, closed 11.11.1973. [Mallee; 14km NW of Birchip]
Londrigan: 'LONDRIGAN/15SE32/VIC.' largely-fine strike on NSW Sesquicentenary 2d on piece. PO 6.5.1892; closed 1.7.1954. [Murray Valley; 9km ENE of Wangaratta]
Longwood East: 'LONGWOOD EAST/[ ]/VIC' (no dateline) very fine per favour strike in violet on KGV 2d red Die III. Renamed from Longwood PO 21.10.1890; closed 31.7.1948. Unusual; not seen by us before.
Maidstone (1): 'MAIDSTONE/22NO13/[VIC]' large-part very fine strike on Kangaroo 1d. PO 1.10.1858; closed about 1919. The only recorded example. [Suburban]
Marionvale: 'MARIONVALE/16MR32/VIC.' almost complete very fine strike on KGV 2d red on small piece. PO 1.10.1928; closed 30.9.1960. [Goulburn Valley; 12km NE of Shepparton]
Melbourne Postal Hall: 'POSTAL HALL/[MEL]BOURNE' very fine almost complete strike of the undated oval parcel canceller tying Kangaroos SM Wmk 1/- (rounded corner) & 2/- plus KGV 2d brown Die II (fault at base) to 1930 (circa) parcel piece with small part 'PARCELS POST' label alongside. The scarcest of the various large-format parcel cancellers used at Melbourne CBD offices.
Mitta Junction Reservoir: 'MITTA JUNCTION RESEVOIR/-5JL22/VIC' (spelling error for 'RESERVOIR') very fine largely complete strike on KGV 2d red ('UNCTI' struck around edge with only small portions of letters visible). Rare: only three other examples recorded. PO 6.10.1921; renamed Mitta Junction 1.8.1922. The cds remained in use after the name-change but with 'RESEVOIR' excised. [9km E of Wodonga, just south of the Hume Weir]
Monument Creek: 'MONUMENT CREEK/26JY34/VIC.' superb strike on Victorian Centenary 2d. Renamed from Whan's as an RO about 1910; PO 1.7.1927; closed 31.1.1952. [Macedon Ranges; 8km from Romsey]
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.
Nullan: 'NULLAN/("9/7")/03/VICTORIA' two complete & reasonably fine strikes of the unframed cds plus another partial all in blue and with day & month slugs missing - one with date inserted in manuscript pen - on ½d Bantam x4 on Tatts cover, 'MURTOA' transit b/s, couple of minor blemishes. PO 20.11.1889; closed about 1960. [7km NW of Murtoa]
Paraparap: 'PARAPARAP/19JE50/VIC' almost fine strike on QM 1½d green on piece. RO 16.11.1910; PO 1.7.1927; closed 19.2.1955. [Surf Coast; 7km from Moriac. Australia's longest palindromic place name!]
Preston West: 'R.O.PRESTON WEST/29AP35/VIC' very fine strike on KGV 5d brown on piece. PO 28.4.1924. [The first cds used at this office even though it opened as a PO; recorded 1932-46 only]
Rowland: 'ROWLAND/27AU17/VIC' very fine strike on KGV 1d red on piece. Renamed from Rowan PO 15.8.1893; closed 31.10.1941. [Murray Valley; 14km SW of Cohuna]
