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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Sidefaces 1d & 2d array with potential Numeral & cds interest, a couple of hundred of each.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 55.00
Sold...AU$ 135.00
Closed..Nov-09-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 135
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2340
Symbol: O
Cat No: 4
1853 Couriers Worn Impressions 1d pale blue SG 4, margins close to good with outer framelines except at the top, BN '68'; and Plate I Second State 4d red-orange SG 7 with large even margins, a little grubby, superb BN '59'; Cat £1775. (2)
1855 Large Star 4d deep blue SG 18 horizontal pair, margins good to huge, light numeral cancels, Cat £280+. Superb & magnificent: one for the true connoisseur. BPA Certificate (2001).
1863-71 Experimental Separations Perf 12 6d slate-violet SG 75 horizontal strip of 3, and 1/- vermilion SG 77 block of 6 (3x2), apparently unused but manuscript cancellations have been removed still scarce & attractive multiples. Separate RPSofV Certificates (2022) both state "cleaned".
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1863-71 Experimental Separations Pin Perf 13½-14½ 6d grey-violet SG 116 horizontal pair with perforations at the base only and otherwise Imperforate and cut from the sheet clear of the design, vertical crease between just impinges on the left-hand unit & a little stained from the gum, just tied to a small piece by two very fine strikes of the Second Allocation BN '87' of Table Cape (renamed Wynyard on 1.1.1882), Cat £5000+. Extremely rare. Ex Gary Diffen. RPSofV Certificate (2013) states "...pin perf 13½ at base and imperf between...is genuine".
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2345
Symbol: *
Cat No: 251a/c var.
1905-11 Pictorials Crown/A Watermark Typographed 2d plum Perf 12½ Watermark Upright marginal pair from the top of the sheet with Double Perforations at top being an additional row of Perf 11 creating Irregular Compound Perforations 11x12½x12½x12½ as ACSC T43 (SG 251a/c var), well centred, large-part o.g. with minor gum-loss from where adhesion has been removed (not thinned) and a small hinge remainder in the margin, Cat $300+ for 'normal' compound perforations on sideways watermark stamps. [The ACSC does not list Watermark Upright in combination with compound perforations, stating in a footnote that "The existence of watermark upright...with compound perforations [is] unconfirmed". Watermark Upright is listed for regular Perf 12½ and Perf 11 stamps, where it is stated to comprise "approximately 5% of the total printing" and receives a premium of over three-times the price of Watermark Sideways stamps]
POSTAL FISCALS: 1888 'TAS' Watermark 2/6d lake SG F30 corner pair from the L/Rr of the sheet, untidy Hobart duplex cancels, Cat £200+, for singles. A very scarce postally-used multiple. [This pair shows both the haphazard plate-laying and the unusual plate format with partial impressions included in the lower margin; the left-hand unit is placed 2mm higher than the right-hand one, resulting in its design being cut by perforations at the top with the part-impression appearing at base]
