Donnelly's Creek: "Donnelly's/Creek/21.3.66" manuscript cancel, very fine & complete on Laureates 4d red (corner fault). PO 1.12.1862; closed 11.9.1876; PO re-opened shortly afterwards; closed circa -.4.1923. [Goldmining; Gippsland; 21km N of Walhalla] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $1789 (along with the next lot).
Donnelly's Creek: 'PAID AT/DONNELLY'S CK' rounded-box handstamp, very fine complete per favor strike on piece with boxed very fine 'REGISTERED' h/s alongside. PO 1.12.1862; closed 11.9.1876; PO re-opened shortly afterwards; closed circa -.4.1923. [Goldmining; Gippsland; 21km N of Walhalla] Ex Hugh Freeman (see previous lot).
Grenville: 'GRENVILLE/AP14/98/VICTORIA' unframed cds, fine large-part strike on piece with superb complete Barred Numeral '551' (rated R) alongside. The only recorded strike of this CDS and the earliest dated postal marking known from this office. PO 1.2.1866; closed 31.7.1963. [Goldmining; 22km S of Ballarat]
Rockville: 'ROCKVILLE/DE17/07/VIC' unframed cds (24mm), largely very fine complete strike alongside 1d pink tied by just discernible strike of Barred Numeral 'MD/71' (rated RRR) on British postcard sent to Port Melbourne, minor blemishes. The first recorded strike of this CDS and the earliest known dated postal marking from this office. Renamed from Dookie West PO circa 1889; closed circa 1912. [20km NW of Dookie]
