2: '2' Type 1 of Geelong, very fine almost complete strike irregularly in red on Laureates 1d green. PO 1.1.1841. The only coloured strike recorded. Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $227.
17: '17' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Drysdale, superb virtually complete strike on Laureates 2d violet (trimmed perfs at right & base). Rated RRR. Allocated to Bellarine (1) PO 1.1.1855; renamed 7.1.1862. [19km E of Geelong] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $149.
37: '37' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Elephant Bridge, two largely very fine virtually complete strikes on Emblems 2d violet Rouletted 5½-6½ pair. Rated RR. PO 1.3.1848; renamed Darlington 1.10.1860; closed 13.1.1994. [23km ENE of Mortlake]
41: '41' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Euroa, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Emblems Imperf 4d vermilion (four margins). Rated RRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p38. PO 1.1.1854. [33km SW of Benalla]
52: '52' of Janefield, largely very fine almost complete strike on Bell 2d violet (edge tear clear of strike). Rated RRRR. PO 1.9.1853; closed 30.6.1888. [3km N of Bundoora] Ex Max Watson; sold for $503.
53: '53' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Kangaroo Ground, largely fine virtually complete strike on Emblems Rouletted 4d rose. Rated RRRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p45. PO 4.10.1854. [6km ESE of Diamond Creek] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $510.
66: '66' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Oakleigh, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Laureates 2d violet (two rounded corners). Rated RRRRR. PO 1.8.1854. [14km SE of GPO] The figures are 8.5mm tall; by comparison, BN 99 has 9.5mm tall figures.
77: '77' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Somerton (1), largely very fine virtually complete strike on Emblems Perf 12 4d rose (minor blemishes). Rated RRRR. PO 1.1.1854; closed circa 1864. [18km N of GPO] The '77' Type 2 (large spaced figures) was later used at Campbellfield PO, which had opened 1.6.1856.
79: '79' Type 3 (large thick figures) of Streatham, very fine large-part strike on 2d mauve. Rated RRRR. Renamed from Fiery Creek PO 1.1.1854. [20km E of Lake Bolac]
99: '99' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Wickliffe (2), very fine virtually complete strike on Netted Corners 1d green. Rated RRRR. PO 1.3.1856; closed 29.4.1988. [11km W of Lake Bolac] The figures are 9½mm tall; by comparison, BN 66 has 8½mm tall figures. Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $310.
101: '101' Type 1 (three bars at each side) of Windsor (1), superb virtually complete strike on Woodblocks Imperf 6d orange (minor thins). Rated RRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p68. PO 1.2.1856; renamed St Kilda 1.7.1858. [6km SSE of GPO] Ex Max Watson; sold for $204.
103: '103' Type 1 (three bars at each side) of Belvoir, very fine almost complete strike on Adapted Design 6d black (perf faults at base). Rated RRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p69. PO 1.6.1856; renamed Wodonga 26.7.1869. [56km NE of Wangaratta] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $204.
105: '105' Type 1 (three bars at each side) of Goldborough, very fine virtually complete strike on Woodblocks Imperf 6d orange (minor blemishes). Rated RRR. PO 1.3.1856; closed 5.1.1859 when Dunolly PO opened nearby. [Goldmining; 21km N of Maryborough]
107: '107' of Melton, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Emblems Rouletted 1d green (four margins; superb). Rated RRR. PO 1.3.1856. [40km W of GPO] Replaced by BN '189' in 1858, presumably after the office was destroyed by fire. Ex Max Watson; sold for $300.
108: '108' Type 1 (three bars at each side) of Preston, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Laureates 2d violet (minor blemishes). Rated RRR. PO 1.3.1856. [9km N of GPO]
110: '110' of South Brighton, largely very fine almost complete strike on Laureates 1d green. Rated RR. South Brighton (1) PO 1.3.1856; renamed East Brighton 1.9.1857. South Brighton (2) PO 1.9.1857 on new site; renamed Brighton South (2) circa 1886; renamed Moorabbin 17.5.1909. The BN moved with the original name to the new site in 1857, East Brighton being allocated BN 161. [17km SE of GPO]
134: '134' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Woolshed, very fine almost complete strike on Beaded Ovals 4d red (gum stains). Rated RRR. PO 1.9.1857; TO 31.12.1943; closed 31.3.1953. [Goldmining; 7km NNE of Beechworth]
141: '141' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Penshurst, fine complete strike on Laureates 2d violet on piece (minor aging marks). Rated RRRR. PO 1.9.1857. [31km SE of Hamilton]
150: '150' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Gnarwarre, very fine slightly faint virtually complete strike on Emblems Perf 12 4d red. Rated RRRRR. PO 1.10.1857; closed 30.6.1963. [17km WSW of Geelong] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $596.
161: '161' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of East Brighton, largely very fine almost complete strike plus another fine large-part strike on Half-Lengths 3d blue vertical pair (four margins; very fine). Rated RRRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p91. PO 1.9.1857 (on the site of the old South Brighton PO); renamed Brighton North (1) 1.3.1882; renamed Little Brighton 1.3.1887; renamed Brighton North (2) 7.9.1891; closed 18.12.1924 when replaced by North Brighton. [10km S of GPO] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $805.
169: '169' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Crowlands (2), very fine large-part strike on Naish 2d brown. Rated RRRR. PO 1.4.1858; closed 29.8.1975. [Goldmining; 21km NE of Ararat]
172: '172' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Baringhup, four largely very fine complete strikes on Netted Corners 1d green x4 (two pairs) on piece (minor aging marks). Rated RRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p94. PO 12.2.1858; closed 31.12.1974. [10km W of Maldon] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $72.
208: '208' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Carlsruhe (2), largely very fine large-part strike on Beaded Ovals 4d red. Rated RRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p105. PO 1.8.1858; closed 21.6.1957. [6km SE of Kyneton] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $107.
217: '217' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Strathloddon, fine almost complete strike on Woodblocks Perf 6d black. Rated RRRRR. PO 18.9.1858; closed circa 1880. [Goldmining; 6km S of Castlemaine]
219: '219' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Peter's (Diggings) / Carapooee (1), largely very fine virtually complete strike on Laureates 2d violet. Rated RRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p109. PO 14.9.1858; renamed 26.3.1872; closed 1.7.1895. [Goldmining; 12km SSE of St Arnaud] Ex Max Watson; sold for $407.
226: '226' of Glendaruel, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Naish 2d brown. Rated RRR. PO 11.10.1858; closed 8.7.1895. [Goldmining; 17km NW of Creswick]
227: '227' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Anakie, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Emblems Perf 4d red (minor blemishes). Rated RRRR. PO 15.10.1858. [Goldmining; 21km ESE of Meredith]
230: '230' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Indigo, clearly discernable large-part strike on Beaded Ovals 4d red (some uneven perfs). Rated RRRR. PO 6.11.1858; closed 31.8.1970. [Goldmining; 8km NW of Chiltern]
231: '231' Type 1 of Military Encampment, very fine complete strike on 2d violet alongside '1/MILITARY/AP 2/--/ ENCAMPMENT' shield d/s (no year plugs) on piece endorsed "3.4.1900". Numeral rated RR. Illustrated in Freeman at p111. Used at various temporary Military Camps. Ex Hugh Freeman, sold for $239.
231: '231' Type 2 (vertical bars) of Military Encampment, largely very fine large-part strike on 2d violet. Rated RRRR. Used at various temporary Military Camps, most notably the various Easter Encampments. Ex Max Watson; sold for $335.
232: '232' Type 1 (with side-bars) of Cathcart (2), very fine virtually strike on 2d violet. Rated RRR. PO 7.2.1859; closed 6.9.1946. [Goldmining; 6km WSW of Ararat]
253: '253' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Framlingham, very fine virtually complete strike on Beaded Ovals 4d rose (fault at base). Rated RRRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p117 (fault 'touched up'). PO 1.3.1859; closed 31.7.1975. [25km NE of Warrnambool; site of an Aboriginal Mission Station until 1916] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $745. A similar strike sold in our auction of 25.3.2021 for $8686(!).
257: '257' of Yan Yean (1), largely very fine virtually complete strike on Emblems 4d rose. Rated RRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p119. PO 1.3.1859; replaced by Morang 1.4.1861. [about 10km S of Whittelsea] Ex Max Watson; sold for $503.
258: '258' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Vaughan (1), largely very fine large-part strike on Laureates 2d violet on piece. Rated RRRR. PO 15.3.1859; closed 15.6.1922. [Goldmining; 10km S of Castlemaine]
259: '259' Type 1 (reversed '9'; two bars at each side) of Tullamarine, largely very fine complete strike on Adapated Design 6d black (horizontal fold) on cover to England with very fine 'TULLAMARINE/ MA-24/64/VICTORIA' oval d/s (ERD) on reverse, Melbourne transit & Falmouth arrival b/s, multiple folds, some edge faults & addressee's last name scribbled out. Numeral rated RRRR. PO 4.3.1859; closed -.1-.1992. [15km NNW of GPO] This is only the second recorded strike of this datestamp, and the earliest known dated postal marking from this office. Hugh Freeman's lesser example of the BN on loose stamp sold for $286.
262: '262' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Reedy Creek, largely very fine large-part strike on Laureates 2d violet. Rated RRRR. PO 1.4.1859; closed 31.3.1965. [Goldmining; 14km SE of Broadford]
268: '268' of Chiltern (Type 4; very large thick figures), very fine almost complete strike on ½d pink newspaper wrapper to Melbourne, minor opening faults on back. Rated RRRRR. PO 1.9.1859. Extract illustrated in Freeman at p122. [25km W of Wodonga] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $954. The illustration is above Lot 1417.
269: '269' of Sulky Gully, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Reading 1d brown (minor edge fault). Rated RRRR. PO 5.10.1859; closed 1.7.1966. [Goldmining; 12km N of Ballarat]
274: '274' of Big Hill, fine large-part strike on Laureates 2d violet. Rated RRR. PO 21.1.1860; RO 1.8.1917; closed 10.4.1922. [Goldmining; 9km SSW of Bendigo]
276: '276' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Freshwater Creek, faint but discernable virtually complete strike on Laureates 2d violet (minor perf faults). Rated RRRRR. PO 21.1.1860; closed 25.3.1961. [14km SSW of Geelong]
281: '281' of Mount Pollock, very fine to superb virtually complete strike on Emblems 2d violet. Rated RRRRR. One of two recorded strikes, the other being on cover. PO 1.1.1860; closed 30.9.1863. [14km NNE of Winchelsea]
283: '283' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of McCullum's Creek, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Adapted Design 6d black. Rated RRRRR. PO 1.1.1860; renamed Craigie 14.12.1874; closed 31.12.1949. [Goldmining; 7km SE of Maryborough]
285: '285' Type 1 (two bars at each side) of Italian Gully (1), largely very fine virtually complete strike on Emblems 2d violet (trimmed perfs at base). Rated RRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p126. PO 1.1.1860; closed -.9.1878. [Goldmining; 10km ESE of Linton] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $191.
288: '288' of Inglewood, largely very fine large-part strike on Queen-on-Throne Rouletted 6d blue (minor blemishes). Rated RRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p127. PO 12.3.1860; renamed Old Inglewood circa 1865; closed 15.5.1882. [Goldmining; 42km NNW of Bendigo] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $155.
296: "296" manuscript in black ink of Inglewood, superb & complete on Naish 1d green (minor blemishes). Freeman states at p129 that "Manuscript '296' seen on 1884 1d green", presumably refering to this item. Renamed from New Inglewood PO circa 1865. [Goldmining; 45km NNW of Bendigo]
297: '297' of King Parrot Creek (1), largely very fine virtually complete strike on Beaded Ovals 4d red (rounded corner). Rated RRRRR. PO 7.6.1860; closed 31.1.1863. [Goldmining; Yea district] Ex Max Watson; sold for $899.
305: '305' of Hartwell (1), largely very fine virtually complete strike on Bell 2d violet. Rated RRRR. Illustrated in Freeman at p131. PO 11.7.1860; closed 14.5.1883. [10km ESE of GPO] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $191.
306: '306' of Yallock, light but clearly discernable virtually complete strike on Beaded Ovals 4d red (horizontal crease & minor faults) on cover to "Strath Avon by Stratford" with very fine 'YALLOCK/FE-17/62/VICTORIA' oval d/s on reverse, Melbourne transit & 'STRATFORD/VICTORIA' oval arrival b/s, some edge faults & light staining. Numeral rated RRRRR; the only recorded strike of this datestamp, and the only known dated postal marking from this office. Extract of stamp illustrated in Freeman at p131. PO 1.8.1860; closed 19.4.1862. [Gippsland; 7km E of Koo Wee Rup] Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $1491.
