Sale No: 248
Lot No: 643
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
Duplicated accumulation of Postal Cards with a wide array of shades & stocks plus a few with printed advices, Letter Cards, STO Envelopes including commercial usages, Registration Envelopes including early issues without creasing & STO Wrappers, about 10% are used, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. An excellent study opportunity.
(Qty 600 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 525.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 644
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
ENVELOPES: Post Office 2d green used to Zeehan (b/s), Stamped to Order 1d bright carmine town usage (repaired opening tears), 1d vermilion unused & town usage, 1d dull rose for Roberts & Co Auctioneers (very worn die) to Mangalore in 1912 & window envelope for AG Webster & Son NSW (faults), and 2d blue-green/grey granite paper to NSW in 1896 with Sydney b/s. Scarce group.
(Qty 7) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 645
Symbol: PS
ENVELOPES: 1898 Scenic Issue complete set of views with 2d Sideface x6 or 2½d Tablet x6, superb unused. An immaculate set! [Some of Waterlow's best work. Between 306 & 312 of each view were issued. Perhaps 10% were used, the balance being retained as souvenirs. Some were cancelled-to-order. Most surviving sets exhibit blemishes and/or the flaps adhering]
(Qty 12)
LETTER CARDS: 1885 Walch & Sons formular issue set of 4 colours (stated to be "one of two complete sets known"), also post office issue 2d green unused & with 'SPECIMEN' h/s, 1900 2d 'CATARACT GORGE' & 'GREAT LAKE' both used and 'RIVER DERWENT' with 'SPECIMEN.' h/s, 1901 Mining Series 'MOUNT LYELL MINE' (very fine unused), 1905 Large Views 'ENTRANCE ISLAND' (no margins) & 'LAKE HARTZ' both unused and 'LAUNCESTON' used to "Servia" (= Serbia), some characteristic aging & soiling. (Qty 13) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 647
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS - STAMPED TO ORDER: Embossed 1d vermilion on plain card with printed Price List for W Boon & Co (Plumbing Supplies) G&S SO5.23, from Hobart to "Sorell Creek" in 1892 with 'NEW NORFOLK' arrival cds. Superb & rare: rated RR (the highest rating).
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 648
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
POSTAL CARDS: 1880 'WALCH'S/TASMANIAN POST CARD' private formular issue on white/off-white stock unused x4 (one miscut & one with handwritten advice "...issued in October 1880...to promote the introduction of the postal card system in Tasmania..." & signed "James A Walch": illustrated in G&S at page 9) and used in 1881 with BN '91' & part-'TORQUAY' cds (the addressee's name erased), and on buff stock unused x4 & late commercial usage in 1892 to NSW with BN '63' & 'NEW NORFOLK' cds; also STO 1d carmine + ½d orange on white & on buff all unused, generally very fine. A scarce group.
(Qty 13) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 649
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
POSTAL CARDS: 1881-1912 Issues with PC1 to "Govt Printing Office/Adelaide" endorsed on the face "Specimen Card only/from J Walch & Sons" (G&S state "Specimens: Not seen"), another with 1882 advice for Hobart Chamber of Commerce & 1882 uprated usage to Victoria, array of later QV stocks & shades mostly used, the rare provisional issue PC8 unused, Exhibition & reply cards, KEVII printings including two to Belgium (one underpaid & taxed), and STO with Embossed Impression Added x13 (one with 1882 printed advice for J Bidencope (Men's Outfitters), generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 86) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 650
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: Punctured 'T' QV 1d on white & 1d on buff and KEVII 1d on pale buff G&S PC5T PC7T (a couple of very minor pinholes) & PC9T all used to/from official sources, very fine to superb. Each rated RR (peculiarly, the highest rating). These three cards are illustrated by G&S at page 33.
(Qty 3)
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 651
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
WRAPPERS - STAMPED TO ORDER: Embossed ½d red to vermilion on various colour stocks unused x13, 1d rose on plain white stock, ½d orange + 1d rose-pink with sans serif 'TASMANIAN MAIL' banner (rare), 1d rose + 2d blue-green with Gothic 'TASMANIAN MAIL' banner (unused: rare), and ½d orange solo for J Walch & Sons for town rate (rare); and Post Office KEVII ½d & 1d both CTO.
(Qty 19) (Image1)
