1867 (8.2.), FRANK STAMP: Pre-printed long-size 'On Her Majesty's Service' cover with blue frank stamp 'POSTMASTER GENERAL' used from Melbourne to Toorak, attractive cover! (Image)

1874, 3-colour-franking 1,2 and 6 d QV tied by "WILLIAMSTOWN VICTORIA JY 13 74" postmark on small envelope via Brindisi to London. Perforation a little short on margin. (Image)

1889 (8.5.), Lettercard 1d. blue on grey commercially used with octagonal 'DOWN TRAIN M.G. 17' pmk. to Melbourne with arrival cds. (9.5.) on reverse, small blemishes but a very scarce TPO pmk. rated RRRR with only seven covers known to exist with this one being a new discovery
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)

1890, QV 1d. brown-orange PTPO stat. envelope with enclosed 32pp booklet with advertisments for different companies and additional the flimsy insert from J. Bear, a most unusual postal stationery item, in which a crescent-shape was cut from the face of the envelope & the booklet was inserted with the pages folded so that when the embossing was impressed across the hole, parts of the embossing fell on each of the folded pages, the envelope could not therefore be used without the booklet, a few toning on the envelope and flimsy otherwise in good condition, very scarce! (Image)

1890, QV 1d. brown-orange PTPO stat. envelope with enclosed 32pp booklet with advertisments for different companies, a most unusual postal stationery item, in which a crescent-shape was cut from the face of the envelope & the booklet was inserted with the pages folded so that when the embossing was impressed across the hole, parts of the embossing fell on each of the folded pages, the envelope could not therefore be used without the booklet, some blemishes incl. heavier toning on both nevertheless scarce (Image)

1893 (22.6.), PTPO stat. envelope with impressions of QV embossed oval 1d. brown-orange and 1d. orange with printed address and advertisments for 'Messrs. Briscoe & Co.' in Melbourne commercially used from Hopetown with barred numeral '1875' with Murtoa (22.6.) and Melbourne (23.6.) transitmarks on reverse, very attractive envelope but has some heavier creases! (Image)

1905. "Bird Eye View of Melbourne" ppc addressed to South Africa, franked 1d rose, perf 12 : 12 1/2, tied by "MELBOURBE JAN 24/1905" machine postmakr, underpaid there 1 d indicated in black, handstamp adjacent to a scarce 5c black octagonal markiing (for underpayment in South African currency), Johannesburg 7 Feb 1905 arrival at ppc side. Pretty. (Image)

1914, wrapper QV 1/2d uprated QV 1/2d (6) and KGV 1d canc. "MELBOURNE 30 JL 14" registered to Wolfersdorf/Bohemia, Austria. Violet, UNDELIVERABLE / L.F.S." (London Foreign Section), red two-line "RETURNED UNDELIVERABLE/ON ACCOUNT OF WAR" w. on reverse "Officially sealed/in the Returned Letter Section, London Postal Service" tied by red "DEAD LETTER OFFICE MELBOURNE 16 NO 14", also violet "POSTED AT Birmingham / UNDER COVER TO... / POSTMASTER GENERAL / MELBOURNE". Amazing. (Image)