Superb proof impressions of 'BOHNOCK/24MR63/NSW-AUST' and 'BROUGHTON VILLAGE/24JA63/NSW-AUST' on Morag Campbell covers. The latter is rare, the PO closing 29.6.1963. (2 covers)

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

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$400

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.

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

Bonum: 'BONUM/11SE25/N.S.W' cds, very fine almost complete strike on KGV 1½d red. PO 20.4.1925; closed 14.12.1929. [14km E of Barham]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

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.

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Cundumbul (1): "Cundumbul/7.5.12/R.O.K" RO period manuscript in bright red ink tying Arms 1d red on commercial cover to Sydney, two strikes of 'REGISTERED/10MY12/SYDNEY, N.S.W' applied alongside on arrival, some aging marks mostly on back. RO 16.12.1881; PO 1.4.1916; closed 28.2.1923; The "R.O.K" signifies 'Receiving Office Keeper'; the item was not registered but apparently this Sydney cds was the nearest to hand when it was processed. [32km S of Wellington]

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Mascot Aerodrome (1): 'MASCOT AERODROME/26MR38/NSW-AUST' cds, two very fine strikes on QE 1d green on cover endorsed "First day of use of the Aerodrome Postal cancellation", the first strike incorrectly dated '36' and altered in blue ink to "8" with Postmaster "AW O'Hara" signature at L/L in same pen, also two Ernest A Crome covers with NSW Sesquicentenary 2d red tied by fine to very fine strikes of the ' RG /-7FE38/N.S.W.- ' cut-down relief canceller on opening day of the office, one also signed "AW O'Hara", each with a couple of very minor blemishes. PO 7.2.1938; closed 20.6.1942; re-opened 27.4.1943; renamed Sydney Airport 1.7.1960. (Qty 3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

Sterculia: 'STERCULIA/16SE24/N.S.W' cds (Type 2A) largely fine & complete strike on KGV 1½d red. PO 1.7.1924; closed 31.8.1926; replaced by the new Kurrajong Railway Station PO. Rated RRRRR: the first recorded strike. Hopson & Tobin speculated that the cds would be Type 2A. [20km WNW of Windsor. 'Sterculia' is the first part of the genus name for the Illawarra Flame Tree]

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Sydney: 'TELEGRAPH BRANCH/ R /28 JA/14/SYDNEY, N.S.W' 32mm cds with tall letters, very fine & complete per favour strike on Kangaroo ½d green on view side of PPC ('Cabbage-Tree Palms, typical of the Illawarra District') postcard, minor blemishes & added address.

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

The Exchange: Collection of CDS, Duplex & machine cancels on covers & cards including 1898 to Switzerland endorsed "per SS Oroya" with 5d Diadem tied 'THE EXCHANGE/NSW-1134' duplex, 1907 Woronora General Cemetery envelope with 1d Arms tied 'THE EXCHANGE' cds, 1916 PC Jones & Co Marble & Granite Merchants cover to USA with Kangaroos 2½d indigo tied 'THE EXCHANGE' bars machine cancel & 1924 local cover with 'THE' excised from this machine, 1919 mourning cover with '[ ] EXCHANGE' machine slogan cancel 'HELP REPATRIATION...' with last line of slogan excised, 1921 OHMS registered to Ultimo with Kangaroo 6d blue punctured 'OS/NSW' (minor faults) tied '[ ] EXCHANGE/NSW' cds, 1928 'PAID AT/EXCHANGE' machine cancel (price 1½d) in red, 1936 registered airmail to France with 1/- Lyrebird x2, 1937 OHMS registered with KGV 1d & 4d 'G/NSW' perfins, also a few picture postcards & lots of strikes on loose stamps & pieces, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine. PO 1.7.1882; renamed Exchange -.4.1917; renamed Royal Exchange 1.7.1938. (Qty 21 covers & cards + stamps) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Widemere: 'WIDEMERE/21MY26/N.S.W' cds, almost very fine & large-part strike on KGV 1½d red. Renamed from Prospect Reservoir PO 1.11.1900; closed 30.6.1931. Recorded by Hopson & Tobin for 1913 only; a later strike of '18FE28' was sold at our auction of 24.6.2006 for $151. [33km W of Sydney]

Grade A A2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Two-Line 'REGISTERED/...' handstamps on group of Tatts covers from a wide variety of offices with a range of frankings up to 6d, almost all with Barred Numerals tied to CDS also, noted McCallum & Co, General Merchants envelope with very fine 'REGISTERED/TAMBO' and another strike used as canceller on 3d brown & 4d yellow & Royal Hotel, Bedourie envelope with 2d blue & 5d brown tied BN '372' with '...BEDOURIE' h/s, also '.../ARAMAC', '.../AVONDALE', '.../BELL', '.../CUNNAMULLA' with three-colour franking, '.../GIN-GIN', '.../KYNUNA' with BN '522' (R), superb '.../THORNSBOROUGH', etc, etc, quite a number with TPO transit b/s, minor duplication, condition mixed as to be expected. (Qty 80+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Archer Point: 'ARCHER POINT/13SE54/QLD.AUST.' cds (LRD), almost very fine & complete per favor strike on 3½d Railways "First Day Cover". Smithies rated RRRR. Telegraph Office only c.1953; closed c.1956. Recorded from 8.7.1954 to 13.9.1954 only; a couple of purported "First Day" covers were found in 2007, dated a year later than the approximate opening of the office. [15km S of Cooktown]

Grade A- A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Arran: 'ARRAN/24DE08/QUEENSLAND' cds (Smithies rated R; Manning RRR), largely very fine complete strike alongside Sideface 1d orange tied by a similar strike of Barred Numeral '457' (Manning rated RR) on Christmas postcard to Southport. PO -.12.1903; renamed Hamilton Central -.1-.1959. Numeral '457' was originally allocated to an unknown office and later re-allocated to Arran, presumably on its opening; this is stated to be the only recorded tie of '457' to any office. [5km NE of Brisbane GPO]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Barnes School (1): 'BARNES SCHOOL/OC 2/94/Q[UEENSL]AND' cds (ERD), almost fine reasonably complete strike on Sideface 2d blue. Manning rated RRRRR; Smithies rated RRRRR. RO -.-1887; PO 15.7.1890; closed -.-.1898; re-opened as RO -.-.1901; closed mid-1911. Sold at Torsten Weller's auction on 13.8.2014 for $320. [6km NNW of Childers; located at the Isis North School]

Grade A B3 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Bellevue: 'BELLEVUE/20MR50/QLD-AUST.' cds (LRD), very fine complete strike on KGVI 2½d red on piece. Smithies rated RRR. Renamed from Bellevue Station RO -.10.1909; PO 1.7.1927; TO 19.7.1958; closed 30.11.1960. [17km SE of Esk]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Boondooma (2): 'T. O. BOONDOOMA/11DE40/Q[LD-AU]ST' cds, very fine large-part strike on QE 1d green pair. Smithies rated RRRRR; the only recorded strike. TO only; dates of operation not known. [28km W of Proston]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Bulonga: 'BULONGA/25MY17/[Q[UEE]NSLAND' cds (LRD), very fine almost complete strike on KGV 1d red. Smithies rated RRRR. Sold at a Melbourne auction in 2014 for $360. Unlisted by Joan Frew, not listed in the 1920 Post Office Guide, and presumably a short-lived Receiving Office only. [This is the latest of three recorded items from this office, the others are of '20AP17' also on KGV 1d red, and two part-strikes of '30MR17' (ERD) on a pair. Mining; 60km SW of Cloncurry & 53km ESE of Mount Isa]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Buneru (2): 'BUNERU/1DE36/QUEENSLAND' cds (ERD), very fine complete strike on KGV 1d green pair. Smithies rated RRRRR; one of only two recorded strikes. no strikes of this cds nor any other postmark are recorded from the first opening period. PO c.1930; closed 31.10.1944. [28km W of Proston]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Cape York: 'CAPE YORK/18JUL08/QUEENSLAND' cds while RO only, superb complete strike on Chalon 2/6d orange paying Telegram fee. Manning rated RRRR (for pre-Commonwealth period); Smithies rated R (for recorded postal use to 1930). Replaced Paterson as TO -.-.1894; RO -.-.1897; PO -.3.1910; closed 14.9.1960. [220km NE of Weipa] The Paterson Telegraph Station was originally situated at the mouth of Paterson Creek at the end of the Cape York Telegraph Line, near the landing point of the undersea telegraph cable to Thursday Island. In 1894 the station was relocated to Punsand Bay on the West Coast of Cape York, approximately 3km from the northern-most point of the Australian Continent. At that time, the facility was renamed the Cape York Telegraph Station.

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Charters Towers: 'PAID BULK RATE/4NO18/CHARTERS TOWERS' cds, fine & reasonably complete strike on KGV 1d red. Smithies rated RRRRR; the only recorded strike; intended for unfranked bulk mail and struck in error on stamp. PO 17.5.1872.

Grade A B2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Clifton Homestead Area: 'CLIFTON HOMESTEAD AREA/14AU34/Q'LAND' cds (LRD), largely very fine (the '...REA' underinked) & almost complete strike on Victorian Centenary 2d orange on piece. Smithies rated RRRR; recorded use in 1933-34 only. RO -.-.1878; PO 1.7.1927; renamed Back Plains 21.9.1935. [40km SSW of Toowoomba]

Grade A A2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Diamantina Lakes (2): unframed 'DIAMANTINA LAKES/SP12/03/QUEENSLAND' complete and almost very-fine strike arrival h/s on back of Griffiths & Weaver, Stock & Station Agents, Sydney envelope addressed to "Diamantina Lakes/Winton" with NSW 2d Emu tied Sydney duplex and 'WINTON/[fleurons]/QUEENSLAND' transit b/s, a couple of very minor blemishes. Manning rated RRR. RO -.6.1903; closed c.1920. [Diamantina Lakes Station was a pastoral lease on the floodplains of the Diamantina River, part of the Kidman landholdings, and is now a National Park. 193km NE of Bedourie & 245km SW of Winton]

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

Flinton: '[F]LINTON R.O./11JE16/[Q]UEENSLAND' cds, largely very fine & reasonably complete strike on KGV 1d red. Smithies rated RRRRR; the only recorded example. RO 19.10.1913; PO 1.7.1927; closed 31.10.1930. Later, a TO operated at the site, with an archival strike of its 'QLD-AUST' cds dated 1975 recorded. [95km E of St George; a station homestead near the junction of Sheep Station Creek and the Moonie River]

Grade A A3 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Frenchton: 'FRENCHTON/-2AU27/QUEENSLAND' cds (ERD), largely very fine & reasonably complete strike on KGV 1½d red. Smithies rated RRRR; recorded 1927-30 only. Renamed from Minden (1) RO -.10.1916; PO 1.7.1927; renamed Minden (2) -.4.1930. [21km NW of Ipswich]

Grade A A2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100