1890-1909 Range incl 1890-94 ½d to 4d used, 1895-1908 ½d (5, toned gum, strip of 5 & a pair, MUH), ½d to 4d & ½d to 5d used also Customs Labels (mint) 3d, 6d & 1/- partially adhering to stockcard. Retail $225+. (21) (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1870s-1900 Accumulation incl 1873-87 1/- blue, 1884-95 Stamp Duty 2/- apple green block of 4 (MUH/MLH), 1885 Stamp Duty Opts 3d yellow mint, 2/- used, 1899-1900 5d brown (6, strip of 4 & pair, MUH), 1901-10 1d corner block of 4 with double perfs on 2 units & double perfs in the margins, etc. Mixed condition. (70+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

Small: box of mainly 2d DLR & 2d Bell on cover to White Hills with BN cancels, mostly '145', '192' & '258'. Noted '145' 1st type 2R x3 & '258' 1st type 4R, however much duplication, several useful CDS. Condition poor to good. (70) (Image1)

Estimate AU$160

Small: box of mainly 2d DLR & 2d Bell on cover to White Hills with BN cancels, mostly '145', '192' & '258'. Noted '145' 1st type 2R x3 & '217' 2nd type 2R, however much duplication, several useful CDS. Condition poor to good. (60+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$140

RMSS Hobsons Bay: first type '[R.]M.S.S./T/JA28/75/[HO]BSONS BAY' large-part fine strike on Bell 2d mauve, [Rated R]. The same date as example illustrated by Molnar & Waugh. (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

TPO 4: 1867-68 large octagon 'DOWN/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/VICTORIA/M.G.4.' (fair to poor) backstamps on covers x3 from Elphinstone ('38' on 2d Laureate) to White Hills [Rated 3R] Plus 'T.P.O./1' on 2d Bell on piece x9. (12 items) (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1854-57 Half-Length Campbell & Fergusson 1d Rose margins close to touching with a couple of blemishes. Although catalogued at the same price as the pink, the rose is much scarcer, SG #28a, Cat £1,500. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1896-99 New Stamp Duty Designs Wmk 3rd V/Crown 1d brown marginal block of 8 (2x4) showing Shifted perfations and excessive inking on right hand units (6 units MUH). (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1894(C.) Boyd's City Express Messenger: green, unused, small tear. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90

1903 1d Rose 'OS' on unwatermarked diagonally laid paper for user Education Department (Melbourne) with 7-line private user warning at top left, postally used from Numurkah to Melbourne, with '1½D' oval tax handstamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$65

1843 (Dec 20) entire to Scotland endorsed "per James" rated "6" in red & "8" in black, with early example of oval 'SHIP LETTER/MELBOURNE' datestamp in red, May 12 1844 arrival datestamp, some blemishes. (Image1)

Estimate AU$65

1856 cover to England with 6d Woodblock cancelled by BN '35' of Hardy's Inn [4R] with light strike of the Crowned datestamp at left. Some minor blemishes, but rare on cover. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1875 (Mar 11) Colonial Bank registered cover to Melbourne with 6d Laureate plus 2d Bell strip of 3 tied by fine strikes of BN '382' of Gaffney's Creek (backstamped), manuscript "Registered/No22" endorsement and 'REGISTERED'-in-oval handstamp, cover with puncture at lower-left, otherwise fine condition. [Rate was 2d x3 for letter weighing between 1oz and 1½oz plus 6d registration] (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1899 (Dec 5) cover to Prince Edward Island with 6d blue, 1½d apple-green x2 & 1½d brown-red/yellow paying 7½d triple foreign letter-rate plus 3d registration, on reverse Vancouver & Montreal transits and Charlottetown arrival datestamp. Attractive tri-colour franking and a rare destination for the period. (Image1)

Estimate AU$190

Government Reports: [1] 1853 Geelong Mails Report listing correspondence from 1851 to 1853; [2] 1856-7 1-sheet list of telegraph charges; [3] 1863-4 Electric Telegraph Report with fine map. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

9: (B2) unusual Type 3 on 1d Laureate which Freeman muses may have been an experimental cancel, [Rated 5R]. Only two examples recorded. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

56: (A2) almost very fine strike on 4d Beaded Oval [Rated 5R].
Allocated to Keilor-PO 2/3/1854; LPO 29/3/1993. (Image1)

Estimate AU$280

86: (B2) First Type (with side-bars) fine strike on 1d Laureate, [Rated 4R].
Allocated to Yowen Hill-PO 10/3/1854; renamed Charlton East PO 21/2/1876; renamed Charlton PO 1/9/1879; LPO 7/7/1993. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

136: (A2) 1st type on imperf 2d orange Woodblock. [Rated 3R]
Allocated to Eaglehawk-PO 1/8/1857; LPO 1/9/1997. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

172: (A1) very fine Type 1 strike on perforated 4d Emblems, [Rated 3R].
Allocated to Baringhup-PO 12/2/1858; closed 31/12/1974. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

182: '182' (A2) on imperf 2d orange Woodblock. [Rated 4R]
Allocated to Harcourt-Replaced Mount Alexander PO 1/3/1858; LPO 5/7/1994. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

230: '230' (A2) 1st type on 1d Emblems (imperf at left with part marginal inscription). [Rated 4R]
Allocated to Indigo-PO 6/11/1858; closed 31/8/1970. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

269: (A2) on 1d pink. [Rated 3R]
Allocated to Sulky Gully-PO 5/10/1859; closed 1/7/1966. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

312: (B2) on 4d Beaded Oval (small faults). [Rated 4R - under-rated? Bought for $1,500!]
Allocated to Joyce's Creek-PO 20/8/1860; closed 20/12/1952. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

409: (A2) on 1d Netted Corners. [Rated 3R]
Allocated to Rocky Flat-PO 16/9/1862; closed 4/11/1886. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90