1888-1913 Official mail mostly with 'O.S.' Overprints including 1888 with 2d & 4d to the Governor of Victoria, 1889 with 6d pale ultramarine pair to GB, 1898 with 2½d violet-blue pair & 'Imperial Pension Office' imprint to Chelsea Hospital in GB, 1913 front with Long Tom 4d punctured 'SA', etc; Education Department covers 1893 with 2d & '5D' on 6d, 1895 with '2½d.' on 4d pair and 1909 with punctured 'SA' 2d & 5d; stampless items with 'CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE/GPO' cds x2, or 'SECRETARY GPO/SA' cds, 1902 'RETURNED PAID LETTER' envelope with DLO cds (opened-out); condition rather mixed but most are good to very fine. (19)

Estimate AU$800

1890 cover endorsed "From Gunner J Woolley RMA [= Royal Marines Artillery] HMS Curacoa Australia" & counter-signed "IMRG" (Lieut Ian MR Grant), to London with South Australian 2d tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/ JY9/90/SA - S.AUST' duplex, 'LONDON-SE/ 10 /AU13/90' arrival b/s in red, repaired flap fault. Rare: the only sailor's letter from South Australia that we have offered.

Grade B

Estimate AU$1,000

1901 (July 13) Boer War usage of British 2d Registration Envelope to Largs Bay endorsed "From/Lt [?]/IBC" at upper-left, ORC 1d & 6d Surcharges tied by 'HEILBRON/ORC' cds, 'Passed Censor' h/s in violet, Cape Town transit & Adelaide arrival b/s of AU20/01, repaired flap fault. Boer War covers to South Australia are very scarce.

Grade (B) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

POSTAL CARDS: c.1891 skilfully rendered essay in India ink & China white for a proposed 2d issue, artist's pseudonym 'Finis Coronat Opus' at L/L, the reverse with a rough sketch for a different design & 'South Australia/POST CARD' heading slightly affected by a surface abrasion where removed from a backing page. Delightful! [Most so-called postal stationery essays from South Australia are amateurish efforts that can best be described as rubbish. This is an entirely different standard of work, offered at what should prove to be a very conservative estimate]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400