Great Britain and British Commonwealth VICTORIA Postal History
Sale No: 84
Lot No: 715
Symbol: c
1841 (Aug 26) use of undated 'MELBOURNE/NSW' on local Melbourne entire, endorsed "2" for town delivery, mounted on exhibition page. [Vendor notes This is the earliest recorded item for of mail delivered by letter carriers in Melbourne and the only known use of Victoria's first handstruck postal marking on a local letter.] (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 2,000.00
Sold...AU$ 2,600.00
Closed..Dec-03-2020, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 84
Lot No: 716
Symbol: c
1851 stampless inwards cover from London to Private Box No 718, Melbourne, endorsed "8" in red and Pr Great Britain, backstamped with Liverpool Shipletter cds and red Melbourne Ship Letter Free cds, damaged back. (Image1)
Estimate AU$120
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..Dec-03-2020, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 84
Lot No: 717
Symbol: c
1856 inwards covers from GB to Thomas Jarman, Letter Carrier, Melbourne[1] (Oct 17) front with cut-to-shape 6d, mounted on Exhibition page; [2] 1d Stars on Aug 24 Newspaper piece endorsed Per Marco Polo. [Thomas Jarman was employed as a letter carrier from 3 Oct 1853.] (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Dec-03-2020, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 84
Lot No: 718
Symbol: c
1857 (Feb 14) use of imperf 6d Woodblock x4 on ¾-1oz entire to London via Marseilles, endorsed "1/-" in red and "p Simla". There was an additional 3d per ¼oz using this route, hence the endorsement. The letter discusses alcohol shipments, payments and the lack of improvement in the economy. On annotated page. Ex Perry & Lancaster. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 290.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Dec-03-2020, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 84
Lot No: 719
Symbol: c
Cat No: Collection
1870s-90s Small group incl 1870 cover to Long Gully (grubby), 1893 ½d rose red QV wrapper used (2), 1898 usage of ½d yellow-orange wrapper, 1898 usage of QV 1d Post Card with fine advert for Durham Ox Salt on reverse, etc. (9) (Image1)
Estimate AU$45
Opening AU$ 70.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Dec-03-2020, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 84
Lot No: 720
Symbol: c
Cat No: Collection
1880s-1912 shoebox of covers, many Tatt's, very mixed condition, no rarities seen, some less common cancels and odd registered noted. Also small group of covers from other states. Something for those days at home. (few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 480.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Dec-03-2020, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 84
Lot No: 722
Symbol: c
1898 inwards home-made cover from Richmond, Virginia to Melbourne endorsed Via San Francisco, stamped with 2c Washington x2 &, unusually, 1c Franklin 'I.R.', Vancouver transit and Melbourne arrival on back. Not known, Unclaimed & List Room handstamps on face. Unclaimed instructions were to forward to Dundee, Scotland, but there is no indication this was done. Quite interesting. (Image1)
