Bundle of early PPCs with datestamps including 'BINDA' (ERD), 'HARWOOD ISLAND', 'HOBBY'S YARDS' (ERD), 'MILLERS FOREST', 'NELSON'S PLAINS' (ERD by 8 years), 'WALLAROBBA' & 'WEISMANTEL'S' (with Rays '415'; closed 1916), one to Adelaide with mss "Late Fee" & 2d pair tied by 'EXPRESS RAILWAY/SA', a few numeral ties, condition rather mixed.
(Qty 33) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 5
Lot No:665
Symbol:S=C
Cat No:D27 & B27
Railway Sidings annotated datestamps with NSW including 'BUNYAN SIDING', 'GUNNINGBLAND SIDING', 'STOKER'S SIDING' & 'WEJA SIDING' (two different), also boxed 'Posted at/CHARLTON SIDING' h/s (cost $220 in 2009); also Queensland 'EUMINA SIDING', 'MINEHAN'S SIDING', 'GULLEN'S SIDING' on registered piece, 'WESTBROOK SIDING' (2 different) & PPC from "Yanna Siding"; South Australia 'HAMPDEN SIDING' x3 & partial '[L]YNDHURST SI[DING]' squared-circle (rated RR); Victoria 'KNOTT'S SIDING' & 'MOYNE SIDING' (both cut-to-shape); & Western Australia 'GEORGINA' #D27 & B27, 'EJANDING SIDING' & 1909 PPC redirected from Perth to "Wachinicup Siding"; etc, condition variable. A very scarce group. Ex John Booker.
(Qty 25 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 5
Lot No:666
Symbol:C
Anzac Rifle Range (1): 'ANZAC RIFLE RANGE/14OC36/N.S.W.' cds two fine to very fine strikes on Anzac 2d Plate '2' block of 4 plus b/s, manuscript "Anzac R Range" on provisional blue & black registration label, minor aging marks & small adhesions on back. Open only in October each year from 1920 to 1938.
Bartley's Railway Siding: manuscript "Posted/at Bartley's/Creek" on PPC to Orange with 1d tied by 'TPO No2 WEST/MR4/1907/NSW' cds (B1-), minor soiling..
Burrandong: 'BURRANDONG/15DE37/N.S.W' largely fine strike on KGV 5d brown on piece with 'BURRENDONG' blue R label alongside. Burrendong PO 1.1.1862; renamed Burrandong 6.5.1903; closed 17.2.1938.
Cullinga Mine: 'CULLINGA MINE/20NO1907/NSW' arrival cds on postcard addressed to "Cullinga" with 1d Arms tied 'GLADESVILLE cds of same day, a few blemishes. RO 1.10.1900; PO 19.11.1906; closed 30.11.1929.
Glenariff Railway Siding: manuscript "Glenariff Siding/Bourke Line" on registered cover to Sydney with ½d & 2½d x2 tied by 'TPO WEST/30MR48/ 3 /NSW-AUST' cds (B2), apparently endorsed "T[PO] West/OR 30" suggesting it was officially registered aboard the TPO (?), opened-out.
Maimuru Railway Siding: straight-line 'MAIMURU' in violet on fruiterer's advertising cover to Sydney with KGV 2d tied by 'TPO 1 SOUTH/12SE33/ 1 /NSW' cds (B2).
Nelungaloo Railway Siding: straight-line 'Posted at Nelungaloo Siding' largely complete strike in violet on PPC of the Courthouse at Parkes to Hay, 1d tied by TPO No2 WEST/DE22/1906/NSW' cds (B1). [One of the earliest of all Railway Siding items]
Early 1900s PPCs with cds including 'COORAN' unframed & framed, 'MONKLAND' with BN '455', 'ONE MILE', 'PITTSWORTH' with BN '306', 'TOOLBURRA', 'WALLANGARRA' with BN '406' on cover, etc, very mixed condition.
(Qty 13) (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 70.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 5
Lot No:743
Symbol:S=
Cat No:Collection
Group of two-line 'REGISTERED/...' handstamps on 1900s Sidefaces mostly on piece with some used as cancellers, includes Alpha, Aramac, Bogantungan, Clermont, Cooran, Cresbrook, Engelsburg, Golden Gate, Harrisville, Hebel, Ilfracombe, Kilkivan, Kuranda, Mossman River, Murray Creek, North Killarney, One Mile Creek, Pomona, Ravenswood Junction, Richmond Downs, Rolleston, Springsure, Surat, Toompine, Torrens Creek, etc, etc, minor duplication, some with numeral cancels also, strikes & condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
(Qty 75+ items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 135.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 5
Lot No:744
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection
Registered covers 1930s group all with KGV frankings and CDS cancels comprising 'COOKTOWN' with black & blue R label (to Canada), 'COTTONVALE' with blank blue R label, 'GOOMBI' with manuscript on blank red R label, 'KAPALDO' with manuscript on blank blue R label, 'MULLET CREEK' with manuscript on blank blue R label, 'MURPHY'S CREEK' with black & blue R label, and 'RAVENSBOURNE T.S.' with blank blue R label endorsed "Murphy's Ck" in manuscript presumably in transit, all but two carried by train with various TPO b/s including 'T.P.O. 4 S&W' (with the '4' reversed), strikes variable from just legible to very fine, condition generally fine unless noted with a couple of minor blemishes.
(Qty 7) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..May-19-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 5
Lot No:745
Symbol:S
Back Plains Clifton: 'BACK PLAINS CLIFTON/OC18/82/[QUEENSLAN]D' large-part fine strike on 1879-81 Sidefaces 1d orange, the 'BACK' struck on edge with only small part of base of letters visible. Rated RRRRR. PO opened 4.9.1878; renamed Mount Kent -.-.1887. Manning records only one 1883 strike; second recorded strike and ERD. [30km S of Toowoomba]
Bingera Plantation: 'BINGERA PLANTATION/("5 9 04")/QUEENSLAND' very fine strike of fancy-oval triple-ring datestamp in violet while Receiving Office only tying 1d orange to 'School of Arts, Bundaberg' vignette-view picture postcard sent to Brisbane, carried by train with largely very fine North Coast Railway 'T.P.O. No1 N.C.R'WAY/DOWN' cds struck alongside. RO opened 1894; to PO c. -.1.1907; closed 31.5.1976. [Sugar cane plantation 16km from Bundaberg; established by 1885] See also Lot 548.
Cobba-Da-Mana: "Coobadamana" manuscript in pencil on blank blue/black 'R.6' registration label on cover to Ipswich with KGV 2d red & 3d blue cancelled in transit with 'WARWICK/-6JE31/QUEENSLAND' cds, carried by train with 'T.P.O. 4 S&W' (the '4' reversed) and Brisbane transits and Ipswich arrival b/s, a couple of minor blemishes. RO 11.3.1909; PO 1.7.1927; closed 15.2.1968. Although designated a PO in 1927, the earliest recorded strike of a Cobba-Da-Mana datestamp is not until 1933.
Haly Creek (2): 'HALY CREEK/23AU38/QUEENSLAND' (ERD) largely very fine strike on KGV 2d red on partly cut-to-shape piece. RO 1.7.1925; PO 1.7.1927; closed 3.3.1955.
King's Creek (2): "Kings Creek/Qland" manuscript in pencil on blank blue/black 'R.6' registration label on cover to Brisbane with KGV 1d green & 2d red plus 2d Macarthur cancelled in transit with 'CLIFTON/10JE35/QUEENSLAND' cds, Brisbane arrival b/s, minor blemishes & L/R cover repaired. Rated RRRRR. RO 18.9.1879; PO 1.7.1927; closed 10.9.1954. Although designated a PO in 1927, the only recorded strike of a King's Creek datestamp is in 1937.
Leyburn: 'LEYBURN/1871/NO14/QUEENSLAND' very fine complete strike on soiled cover to England alongside Chalons 3d brown pair tied by 'Q.L'-in-Rays cancel, small Brisbane transit & superb 'FERRY-HILL' arrival backstamps. Recorded 1871-75 only. [Leyburn was an anomaly: it was issued with a 'QL' obliterator instead of a numeral]