Great Britain and British Commonwealth QUEENSLAND - Postal Stationery
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 324
Symbol: E PS
POSTAL CARDS: ½d William Bell Essay in orange with vertically-lined background and Reversed 'Q' of QUEENSLAND', on ungummed watermarked paper, marginal example from top of the sheet.
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Estimate AU$200-250 Min. Bid. AU$150
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 325
Symbol: E PS
POSTAL CARDS: Void Background ½d William Bell Essay in carmine-pink, with corrected 'Q' of QUEENSLAND', on ungummed watermarked paper (adhered to thick card), diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue.
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Estimate AU$180-220 Min. Bid. AU$140
Opening AU$ 140.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 330
Symbol: PS S
POSTAL CARDS: 1880-86 (H&G #1-3) range of issued 1d Cards with handstamped 'SPECIMEN' (3), two diagonally in violet or blue for UPU, the other horizontally in black from Printer's Book (only 3 recorded), also various shades unused (6) and used (8) including earliest recorded date of use 1880 (Nov.19) from Toowoomba to Brisbane, also 1886 Jondaryan to Toowoomba, 1887 to Brisbane with BN '233' cancel & 'TPO S&WR' datestamp; few with aging, generally fine. (17 items).
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Estimate AU$300-400 Min. Bid. AU$220
Opening AU$ 220.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 332
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #1) 1d Postal Card usage selection comprising 1886 (Mar.23) Ipswich to Hochkirch (Vic) not uprated for interstate transit so taxed with oval '3d/MORE TO PAY' handstamp applied; 1889 Rockhampton uprated to 2d letter rate with 1d added & tied by Bars '447' cancel, printed notice on reverse for sale of 'IMPROVED PASTORAL PROPERTY' in Rockhampton district; 1894 (Nov.22) Ipswich to America at 1½d rate (stamp removed) with BRISBANE transit & 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/PAID ALL' arrival datestamp; 1898 (Jan.9) rare use from Hughenden to Cochin, China (arrival cds) with TOWNSVILLE & HONG KONG transit backstamps. (4 items).
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Estimate AU$300-400 Min. Bid. AU$220
Opening AU$ 220.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 334
Symbol: PS S
Cat No: Collection
POSTAL CARDS: 1888 (H&G #4) 1d Postal Card assembly comprising UPU specimen examples (2), one with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in black, the other with BRISBANE 'JY29/91' CTO cancel; also used examples (8) incl. 1890 Townsville to Cooktown, 1892 uprated to Germany with 'TOO LATE' handstamp and ROSEWOOD Type 3c departure datestamp (rated 3R) & Bars '184' cancel tying the card, 1898 Toowoomba to Mt Gambier, 1899 Townsville to Netherland Indies with printed notice for The Australian Joint Stock Bank; also a single unused card; mostly fine. (11)
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Estimate AU$200-300 Min. Bid. AU$160
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 336
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #4) 1896 (Sep.11) use of 1d Postal Card uprated with ½d for transit to Jamaica tied by Bars '386' with fine strike of KILKIVAN JUNCTION Type 3c datestamp (rated R) alongside, dated message on reverse, BRISBANE & FOREIGN N.Y. (New York) transits and KINGSTON arrival datestamp. The only known commercially used example to this destination.
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Estimate AU$80-120 Min. Bid. AU$60
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sold...AU$ 70.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 339
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #5-6) 1890 (May 7) postal use of 2d Card from Cooktown to Germany, taxed on arrival, this being the only recorded use of the 2d Card to Germany; also UPU 3d specimen examples (2), one with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in violet, the other with BRISBANE 'MY19/92' CTO cancel. (3)
No used examples of the 2d or 3d Cards, taxed at origin in Queensland, are known.
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Estimate AU$180-240 Min. Bid. AU$140
Opening AU$ 140.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 340
Symbol: PS S
POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #6) UPU 3d Specimen examples (2), both with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue (one inverted); also an unused card and 1889 (Oct.21) postally used example from Brisbane to England with LONDON backstamp in red. (4)
The Postcard rate was reduced to 2d, via any route, in May 1891, thus negating the purpose of 3d Card. Of the 10,942 cards printed only 2,780 were sold. Only 10 are known correctly used within the period to May 1891.
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Estimate AU$150-200 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 280.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 342
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #7) 1891 1d Reply Postal Cards perf. 6 Type 'A' (2) Carmine on Coarse Cream or on Surfaced Buff Card, and Type 'B' Carmine on Coarse Cream Card; all fine unused. (3)
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Estimate AU$200-250 Min. Bid. AU$140
Opening AU$ 140.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 346
Symbol: PS S
Cat No: Collection
POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #8) 1891 UPU 1½d Postal Card chocolate on buff stock, with italicised 'Specimen' handstamp in violet, from the Printer's book; light vertical bends.
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Estimate AU$150-250 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 140.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 351
Symbol: E PS
POSTAL CARDS: 1911 1d Postal Card Essay in Blue showing an unissued 1d stamp design, with admonition in Italics 'The Address only to be written on this side' beneath 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA', additional instructions "Date stamp on reverse side.]" at lower left.
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Estimate AU$1,500-1,800 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 354
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #17) 1911 1d Four Cornersstamp design with printed 'ADDRESS' below header, unused and used examples with or without "Underline beneath 'W' of 'COMMONWEALTH'". (4)
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Estimate AU$120-160 Min. Bid. AU$80
Opening AU$ 80.00
Sold...AU$ 80.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 355
Symbol: S PS
Cat No: Collection
POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #17) 1911 1d Four Cornersstamp design with printed 'ADDRESS' below header study group including rare example on cream-surfaced stock unused (only recorded example), UPU specimen example with 'BRISBANE/JY27/11' CTO cancel and another with 'COLLECTION/DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR' specimen cachet; used examples including 1911 Townsville to Japan; various printings, settings or card thicknesses represented. (14 items)
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Estimate AU$340-380 Min. Bid. AU$280
Opening AU$ 280.00
Sold...AU$ 280.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 357
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: 1910-11 (H&G #17-18) 1d Postal Cards (3) uprated by Post Office in 1915 to meet a shortage of 1½d Cards, comprising Without 'ADDRESS' & With 'ADDRESS' (KGV ½d Green added), both unused, plus Without 'ADDRESS' with Qld ½d added, postally used from Albion to Germany. (3)
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Estimate AU$140-180 Min. Bid. AU$100
Opening AU$ 100.00
Sold...AU$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 359
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: (H&G #19) 1911 1d Four Cornersstamp design, Dividing Line on address side with 'A.J. CUMMING. GOVT PRINTER' imprint alongside, without view on reverse; postally used with 'TPO 4 S&W RLY/DOWN/29DE10' datestamp and 'UNCLAIMED/BRISBANE' oval datestamp. The only known used example.
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Estimate AU$1,600-2,400 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 360
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1909 Perf 'OS' Official Postal Cards printed for the Department of Lands utilising the design of the 1d Letter Card (example included), comprising 1910 used examples to Sydney or to Normanton, the latter with a missing puncture hole. Only four cards have been recorded. (3 items)
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Estimate AU$1,500-1,800 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 363
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1912 Four Corners 1d perforated 'OS' for the Department of Public Lands in 1913, comprising 1913 (Oct.8) and 1914 (Jul.14) usages, both used locally with BRISBANE Krag machine cancels, the former being the earliest recorded date of use; also a perf 'OS' cut-out and an unpunctured card with same text setting but with 'A' of 'ADDRESS' under 'O' of 'OF' (punctured cards have 'A' of 'ADDRESS' under gap between 'O' & 'F'); fine condition. (4 items)
Only 5 used examples, plus one cut-out, have been recorded, all postmarked at Brisbane.
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Estimate AU$1,500-2,500 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 364
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1917 1d Official Post Card Kangaroo Design with 'OS' in colourless dots (Type 2, 12 dots 'O', 11 dots 'S') for Department of Public Lands, printed 'ADDRESS' below the header, used to Maryborough in 1917 (Jul.2) with BRISBANE machine cancel; some creasing/wrinkling at left. The only known example.
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Estimate AU$500-750 Min. Bid. AU$400
Opening AU$ 400.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 365
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS - PTPO: 1912 Four Corners 1d in Vermilion on off-white card for user Alfred Shaw & Co (Brisbane), printed advice on reverse, used in 1911 (Feb.22) from Stanthorpe to Gympie. Only 8 PTPO postcards known, other recorded user is Burns, Philp & Co.
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Estimate AU$160-220 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 372
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): (H&G #10) 1898 1d Medallion Design with Two-Line Header, and Squared-Corners to Views, with unused (2) "South Brisbane and Coal Wharves" & "Charleville, S.and W. Railway" and 1898 postal usages (3) comprising "Mulgrave River, North Queensland" from Hughenden to Fairlight with 1d Railway Stamp added, "South Brisbane and Coal Wharves" from Gladstone to Launceston, "Charleville, S. and W. Railway" from Toowoomba to Brisbane; odd blemish, mostly fine. (5)
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Estimate AU$260-300 Min. Bid. AU$200
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 374
Symbol: P PS
POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): 1898 1½d Medallion Design Stamp Die Proof in black for Postal Card, on ungummed, unwatermarked wove paper. The only example known.
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Estimate AU$1,000-1,250 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 379
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): (H&G #11) 1898 1½d unused with erroneous caption for image "Charleville, S. & W. Railway", plus corrected examples captioned "Charleville, Terminus of S. and W. Railway", unused and used in 1898 from Brisbane to England. (3)
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Estimate AU$100-150 Min. Bid. AU$80
Opening AU$ 80.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 385
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): (H&G #15 & 15a) 1908 Medallion Portrait 1d with amended to 'POST CARD' heading, postal usages of 1d Violet-Brown (3), comprising "Arrowroot Field, Coomera River" used 1906 Monkland to Alberton (SA), "Corner Queen and Edward Streets, Brisbane" used 1906 Brisbane to Singapore, and "Parliament House, Brisbane" used 1907 Miles to Sydney; also 1d Plum & 1d Chestnut Cards both views "Ploughing and Harrowing, Green Hills Farm" used 1908 Toowoomba to Brisbane or 1910 TPO S&WRly/Down to Bunbaberg (uprated for late fee), plus a comparison example of an 1898 1d Card (H&G #10) illustrated with same scene; generally fine. (6)
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Estimate AU$360-440 Min. Bid. AU$260
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 387
Symbol: P PS
POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS) - OFFICIAL: Advice Card 'Proof' for the Department of Public Instruction with black & white view 'A Metropolitan School', without stamp impression, postally used with 'PAID/BRISBANE/29AP15' datestamp, typed address to "State School,Coominya"; some light staining. This is one of the 10 known views recorded on 'PAID' Cards.
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Estimate AU$250-350 Min. Bid. AU$200
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 391
Symbol: P PS
POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): 1910 Four Corners View Card Proof on sepia-toned card, black & white view 'Stoney Creek Falls, Cairns Railway - Half Flood', 'A.J. CUMMING. GOVT PRINTER' imprint along the dividing line; some age spotting/staining; also the issued card, unused. The only proof known. (2 items)
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Estimate AU$340-400 Min. Bid. AU$280
Opening AU$ 280.00
Sold...AU$ 400.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 393
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): 1910 Four Corners View Card view 'Scene on the Upper Johnstone River, North Queensland', four postally used examples comprising 1911 Red Hill to Howard, Coowonga to Tewantin or Warwick to Allora, the latter with printed advice for Perry Brothers Ltd, plus 1913 Gympie local use with printed notice for Hockley & Co. (4)
Estimate AU$300-400 Min. Bid. AU$240
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 395
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS (VIEWS): 1910 Four Corners View Card views comprising 'Bundaberg from the Water Tower, South Queensland' unused, and 'Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, from Parliament House' postally used in 1910 (Dec.19) from Boonah to Burradoo (NSW); few blemishes. (2)
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Estimate AU$300-400 Min. Bid. AU$240
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 399
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS - PROVISIONAL USE OF SEPARATED REPLY CARDS: (BW:P35) 1917 Four Corners 1d Red Outward Half, "with reply paid" & "The other half is for the reply only" obliterated by the Government Printer J.B.Cooke, undercatalogued at $6000. Only 4 known. A great rarity.
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Estimate AU$10,000-12,000 Min. Bid. A
Opening AU$ 7,500.00
Sold...AU$ 7,500.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 400
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS - PROVISIONAL USE OF SEPARATED REPLY CARDS: (BW:P35) 1917 Four Corners 1d Red Outward Half, "with reply paid" & "The other half is for the reply only" obliterated by the Government Printer J.B.Cooke, printed notice of reverse for 'The Telegraph Newspaper Company', 1917 (Apr.10) postal use from Brisbane to Townsville, Cat. $6000. Only 2 known. Another great rarity.
At least 1000 cards had printed notices on the reverse for the Brisbane Telegraph Newspaper Company or for Elliott Brothers (merchants).
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Estimate AU$6,000-8,000 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 4,600.00
Sold...AU$ 4,600.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 401
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS - PROVISIONAL USE OF SEPARATED REPLY CARDS: (BW:P36) 1917 Four Corners 1d Red Reply Half, "REPLY" obliterated by the Government Printer J.B.Cooke, printed notice of reverse for 'Elliott Bros' (merchants), 1917 (Aug.25) postal use from Charters Towers to Townsville, Cat. $6000. The only known example!
At least 1000 cards had printed notices on the reverse for the Brisbane Telegraph Newspaper Company or for Elliott Brothers (merchants).
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Estimate AU$7,000-9,000 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 5,500.00
Sold...AU$ 5,500.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 5500
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 404
Symbol: PS
LETTER CARDS: (H&G #1) 1895 2d Type 1 Card with "Double perforations" at left, unused.
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Estimate AU$80-120 Min. Bid. AU$60
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sold...AU$ 60.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 405
Symbol: S PS
Cat No: Collection
LETTER CARDS: (H&G #4) 1895 2d Type 6 (Head Die I, Front Arms Die B, Reverse Arms Die 2B) Card with with 'COLLECTION/DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR' specimen cachet in rosine.
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Estimate AU$160-200 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 406
Symbol: PS
LETTER CARDS: (H&G #4) 1895 2d Type 8 (Head Die II, Front Arms Die B, Reverse Arms Die 3A) Card, being a rare postally used example used 1907 (Jul.10) from Brisbane to Melbourne. Only three used Type 8 cards are recorded; no unused cards are known.
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Estimate AU$450-550 Min. Bid. AU$360
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 408
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
LETTER CARDS: (H&G #5) 1911 1d Four Corners Letter Cards (perfs not extending to edge of card) comprising specimen example with 'COLLECTION/DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR' cachet plus unused and used (2) with 1912 Brisbane to Port Taufiq, Egypt, re-directed on arrival, and 1913 to Switzerland, uprated ½d but still underpaid for 2½d rate, so taxed with Swiss postage due added. (4)
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Estimate AU$300-400 Min. Bid. AU$240
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 409
Symbol: PS
LETTER CARDS: (H&G #5) 1911 1d Four Corners Letter Card red on grey laid card Perf.12 with the "Perfs extending to edge of card", unused, less than three examples recorded; also two 1911-12 used cards on cream wove paper (selvedge removed), unrecorded by Collas. (3 items)
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Estimate AU$300-400 Min. Bid. AU$240
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 410
Symbol: S PS
LETTER CARDS - WITH REPLY: (H&G #6) 1911 1d Letter Card with Reply Perf 10½ CTO UPU Specimen examples (2); plus Perf 12½ CTO UPU specimen example, and unused; few blemishes. (4 items)
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Estimate AU$140-160 Min. Bid. AU$100
Opening AU$ 100.00
Sold...AU$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 411
Symbol: S PS
Cat No: Collection
LETTER CARDS - WITH REPLY: (H&G #6) 1911 Letter Card with Reply, Perf 10½, with unused (2, with & without perfs extending to edge of card), CTO with 'COLLECTION/DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR' specimen cachet, and used from Eudunda (SA) to Germany; also CTO Specimen card on cream stock, unrecorded by Collas; generally fine. (5 items)
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Estimate AU$450-550 Min. Bid. AU$380
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 414
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
ENVELOPES - PTPO: (H&G #2&3) No Corner Figures 1d in orange-red and 2d in ultramarine on cream stock for user 'Police Court, South Brisbane', the former 1896 (Oct.17) South Brisbane local use, the latter 1897 (Dec 3) to Gladstone (backstamp), both with 'OHMS' rubber handstamps, Police Court oval cachets and SOUTH BRISBANE Bars '215' cancels; some light spotting. The only recorded examples.
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Estimate AU$160-220 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 416
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
ENVELOPES - PTPO: (H&G #2&3) No Corner Figures 1d in pale vermilion (2) or bright vermilion and 2d in pale blue (2) or bright blue on off-white or cream stock for user 'R.S.Mews & Co' (stationers, Brisbane) with company's embossed imprint under flap; odd spot, generally fine, one 1d Envelope with flap stuck down. (6)
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Estimate AU$120-160 Min. Bid. AU$80
Opening AU$ 80.00
Sold...AU$ 80.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 420
Symbol: PS
ENVELOPES - PTPO: (H&G #4a) 1d Four Corner Figures in Vermilion on cream paper window envelope for user Cummins & Campbell/Townsville, embossed logo on flap, TOWNSVILLE '29JUL12' machine cancel. One of only two examples recorded.
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Estimate AU$180-220 Min. Bid. AU$140
Opening AU$ 140.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 426
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
ENVELOPES - PTPO - NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co: (H&G #4&5) 1902 Four Corner Figures 1d in vermilion & 2d in blue for New Zealand Insurance Co Fire & Marine (90x152mm) King Wherowhero First Design on buff stock, with Type 1 Illustration Panel at left, Knife Type 5; unused. (2)
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Estimate AU$160-200 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 427
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
ENVELOPES - PTPO - NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co: (H&G #4&5) 1902 Four Corner Figures 1d in vermilion & 2d in blue for New Zealand Insurance Co Fire & Marine (90x152mm) King Wherowhero First Design on buff stock, with Type 2 Illustration Panel at left, Knife Type 5, the former used 1904 (Sep.15) Brisbane to Toowoomba, the latter 1904 Brisbane to different address in Toowoomba; both with typed addresses. (2)
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Estimate AU$240-280 Min. Bid. AU$180
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 429
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
ENVELOPES - PTPO - NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co: (H&G #4&5) 1902 Four Corner Figures 1d in vermilion & 2d in blue for New Zealand Insurance Co Fire & Marine (105x242mm) King Wherowhero First Design on buff stock, with Type 3 Illustration Panel at left, Knife Type 1; the former used 1903 (Dec.4) Brisbane to Toowoomba (backstamp), the envelope re-used in 1910 as a 2d rate "Packet Post" cover to Indiana with US Customs (Seattle) handstamp; the latter 1905 (Jan.10) Brisbane to Toowoomba to same addressee, uprated with Four Corners 2d punctured with inverted 'NZ/ICo' perfin; both with typed addresses; vertical folds, slight edge blemishes. (2)
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Estimate AU$280-340 Min. Bid. AU$220
Opening AU$ 220.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 430
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
ENVELOPES - PTPO - NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co: (H&G #5) 1902 Four Corner Figures 2d in blue for New Zealand Insurance Co Fire & Marine, King Wherowhero First Design on surfaced/gloss buff stock (90x152mm), Type 3 Illustration Panel at left, Knife Type 6, without Return Address admonition, comprising 1903 Brisbane to Wellington and 1903 to San Francisco uprated with ½d to pay foreign letter rate. (2)
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Estimate AU$280-320 Min. Bid. AU$220
Opening AU$ 220.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 432
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
ENVELOPES - PTPO - NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co: (H&G #4) 1902 Four Corner Figures 1d in vermilion for New Zealand Insurance Co Fire, Marine, Accident, King Wherowhero First Design on buff stock (84x145mm), Type 1 Illustration Panel at left, Knife Type 6, with Return Address admonition; used 1906 (Oct.17) Brisbane to Woolloongabba. The 'Fire, Marine, Accident' envelopes are extremely rare.
The Addition of 'Accident' reflects the merger of the New Zealand Insurance Co and the New Zealand Accident Insurance Co in 1905.
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Estimate AU$250-350 Min. Bid. AU$180
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 436
Symbol: PS
ENVELOPES - PTPO - MOUNT MORGAN GOLD MINING Co: (H&G #2) 1895 & 1896 Rockhampton to Brisbane use of No Corner Numerals 1d Envelopes (120x288mm) in orange or in salmon-red; also 'Numerals in Two Lower Corners' Envelopes (120x280mm) in vermilion unused and used in 1896 Rockhampton to Melbourne; all are endorsed 'Printed Matter Only' with the 'Limited' type company logo on flap. (4)
Estimate AU$400-500 Min. Bid. AU$300
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 437
Symbol: PS
ENVELOPES - PTPO - MOUNT MORGAN GOLD MINING Co: (H&G #4/4a) 1897-1901 uses of Four Corners 1d Envelopes (4, 124x280mm, 284mm or 287mm) in lilac-red (shades) to Brisbane (2), London or Paris; all are endorsed 'Printed Matter Only' with the 'Limited' (2) or 'Rockhampton' (2) type company logos on flaps; also doubleton cut-outs in vermilion (3) with 1mm, 2mm or 2.5mm spacings, being three of the only five known cut-outs recorded (none are known on complete envelopes). (4 envelopes & 3 cut-outs)
Estimate AU$450-550 Min. Bid. AU$340
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 440
Symbol: PS
ENVELOPES - PTPO - COMMONWEALTH ERA: (BW #ES1) 1913 use of ½d Kangaroo Envelope (230x150mm) for Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co, Rockhampton (embossed on flap), MOUNT MORGAN '9JE13' datestamp tying stamp, SYDNEY arrival backstamp; central fold and some light aging, Cat. $500. Low survival rate.
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Estimate AU$160-260 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 140.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 458
Symbol: PS
WRAPPERS: (H&G #1) ½d Lined Background Type 3 (indicia aligned with end of text) Wrappers in different settings (3), the indicia either 12mm, 9mm or 10mm below last line of text; all postally used. Rare. (3)
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Estimate AU$150-180 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 140.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 465
Symbol: PS
WRAPPERS - USED IN B.N.G.: 1898 OHMS Wrapper front for the British New Guinea Government Gazette with typed address label to the Resident Commissioner at Tulagi, with Queensland ½d adhesive tied by bold strike of Lee Type 7 'B.N.G' Bars cancel, fine adjacent strike of 'PORT MORESBY/16AP97/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' datestamp.
Comparison item to the previous lot showing there was a demand for Newspaper Wrappers in BNG.
1898 British New Guinea Government Gazette wrapper front to the Resident Commissioner at Tulagi with Queensland ½d tied by poor 'BNG' cancel, fine 'PORT MORESBY/10AU98/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' cds below. Ex "Sepik": sold for $2640 in Macray Watson auction of 31/3/1998. *FKS12*
Comparison item to previous lot showing there was a demand for Newspaper Wrappers in BNG
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