1863 (Dec 7) part-entire to "Captain WD Van Wyke/American Barque James Allen" at Sydney with unusually fine franking of 'TASMANIA' Imperf 6d grey-violet SG 46 x2 (the first with full margins, the other just touched at top & right but with a fragment of the adjoining unit below; Cat £170 x5+ on cover) tied by very fine bars cancels of Hobart with 35mm GPO cds in red below, 'SHIP-LETTER/DE15/1863/=SYDNEY=' arrival b/s, stained on the reverse & some internal faults but of very fine facial appearance.
1870 cover to "Rosetta/Launceston" with postmaster's private handstamp 'SOMERSET/RIVER CAM/("10 2 70")' & boxed 'PRE-PAID/12FE12/1870' b/s, Perf 12½ 4d bright blue SG 86 cancelled with BN '52' of Launceston, overall light soiling & repaired tear across the flap. [Another cover dated "14 12 69" from the same correspondence was also cancelled on arrival]
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2349
Symbol: C
Cat No: 75 tied
1878 (June 26) cover with Tasmanian Club embossing in red on the flap, to Oxfordshire "Per Chimboraza" [sic] with very fine Perf 12 6d slate-violet SG 75 tied by very fine 'HOBART TOWN - TASMANIA' duplex, 'PLYMOUTH/AU10/78/SHIP-LETTER' & 'OXFORD' transits & part-'CHIPPING NORTON' arrival b/s. Ex Gene Tinsley.
1892 commercial usage of 2d green + 1d red STO Envelope to GB with BN '68' cancels & 'NEW NORFOLK' cds, on arrival redirected to "Bank Top/Kendal/Westmoreland" [sic] with 'HALIFAX' transit & 'KENDAL' arrival b/s. [Westmoreland is today part of Cumbria & still the least densely populated region in England]
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2351
Symbol: C/CL
Cat No: Collection
1903-09 Postage Dues 'Blank-At-Base' on Tatts covers group mostly from Victoria with either 2d or 4d Dues affixed, a variety of frankings, cancellations & tax markings, noted one with 1d pink pair tied 'UP TRAIN/MG11' cds, a few with complete Tatts labels, also one from NSW with 'DEFT 2D/FINE 2D/4D' boxed h/s and another from Queensland with Dues 1d & 3d (both faulty) tied by Hobart cds, condition variable as to be expected.
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TAX MARKINGS: Selection comprising 1909 unfranked PPC with Launceston oval 'MORE TO PAY' h/s and Postage Due 'Blank-At-Base' 2d affixed; 1933 airmail cover to Victoria with KGV 2d red & 3d Airmail tied 'SHEFFIELD' cds over ½oz and taxed with local 'T'-in-circle h/s endorsed "6d" and uncancelled 6d Due (a few blemishes); 1946 unfranked cover with Hobart oval 'T5D' h/s and Dues 1d & 4d tied Brisbane cds; 1954 airmail to Sydney franked 5d only taxed with oval 'T3D' h/s and 3d Due; 1961 local long cover franked 8d but with boxed 'EXCEEDS "2" OZ./TAX. D' h/s in violet and Dues 1d block of 6 with Hobart cds affixed (light central fold clear of markings & stamps); 1962 unfranked cover with Launceston circular 'T10D' h/s & 10d Due tied Melbourne cds; and 1968 long cover (minor edge fault) with 9c Hermit Crab solo 'CLOSED AGAINST INSPECTION' & 'EXCEEDS ["3"] OZ/TAXED ["16C"]' h/s and Hobart cash register docket affixed on face.
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