Great Britain and British Commonwealth SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Sale No: 844
Lot No: 220
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PRESTAMP INTERNAL 4d-RATE COVER TO "GERMAN SWAMP" WITH "INVERBRACKIE" C.D.S.; 10 Oct. 1853 env. prepaid "4"[d] in cash with fine red single-arc "PAID/ADELAIDE S.A" cds on the front addressed to a German settler "near Lobethal at the German Swamp, P.O. Woodside" but with a very fine "INVERBRACKIE/SOUTH AUSTRALIA" double arcs cds on the flap. Rare thus.Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Jun-21-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 844
Lot No: 221
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ATHELSTON (RARE) + KEMP TOWN NUMERALS & SCARCE "ONE TREE HILL" CDS., ETC. (2d/6d-RATE COVERS); 1859 part E with roulette 2d tied by fine "88" Numeral with matching "KEMP TOWN/S-A" cds alongside, similar 1870 part E with DLR 2d tied by v. fine "180" Numeral (rated RRR) with matching "ATHELSTON/S.A" cds alongside; plus 1869/76 pair of envs. to GB each with single perf. 6d (different shades) cancelled by light Langhorne's Creek "56" Numeral (rated R) or by scarce "ONE.TREE.HILL/S.A" cds. Also unrelated 1876 printed Adelaide book-dealer price-list. (5 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-21-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 844
Lot No: 222
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AUBURN/CLARENDON NUMERALS ON 2d/6d RATES + RARE "KANMANTOO" SQUARED CIRCLE COVER, ETC.; 1859 front (faults) with 2d tied by v. fine rare "34" Auburn Numeral (rated RR), 1865 env. to GB by P&O with 3m Imperf. 6d tied by fine "64" Numeral with matching CLARENDON cds alongside, c.1900 usage of ½d purple wrapper to Tasmania, 1907 env. to Tasmania with 2d tied by v. fine "KANMANTOO/S-A" Squared Circle (rated "Rare"), and unused PPC of Clarendon. (5 items) Cross Reference: SQUARED CIRCLES (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Jun-21-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 844
Lot No: 223
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SWANPORT (MURRAY RIVER TOWNSHIP) "226" NUMERAL ON INTERNAL 2d-RATE COVER; 17 July 1868 env. (some dusting and edge wear) with roulette 2d (oxidised) tied by a unusually fine scarce "226" Numeral matching the "SWANPORT/S.A" double-arcs cds alongside; addressed to "Post Office, Callington" (fair small arrival cds on reverse). Plus c.1920 unused PPC of River Murray with steamers. (2 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Jun-21-2022, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 844
Lot No: 224
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PERF. 6d BLUE BLOCK OF FOUR ON QUADRUPLE-RATE COVER TO G.B. PER P&O; 6 May 1876 env. (creases clear of stamps and slightly reduced) from Clare to Scotland at the quadruple 6d rate with a block of four perf. 6d blue tied by blessedly light "CLARE/S.A" cds's with 12 July "EDINBURGH" arrival cds on the reverse; carried by P&O 'Bangalore' to Galle and then on the 'Hindostan' to Port Said and Southampton. Blocks of four of this issue are very seldom seen on cover. Exhibition item. (Image)
