'Melbourne Metropolitan Postal District System: Street Directory showing the Relative Postal District Numbers' (1936), 96pp stapled, the cover detached otherwise very fine; with the foldout map 355x450mm, minor blemishes still very fine. Important documents for anyone studying Melbourne's suburban postal network. (Qty 2 items)

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

Allestree: 'ALLESTREE/24JE70/VIC' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRR: recorded 2 years only. Closed 30.6.1971.

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Arkona: 'APPIN SOUTH/25JE70/VIC' (SDL) superb strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.6.1970.

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Arkona: 'ARKONA/25JE70/VIC' (SDL) two very fine strikes. Rated RRR. Closed 14.5.1976. [Mallee]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

Baillieston East: 'BAILLIESTON EAST/10JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 28.6.1974. [Goulburn Valley]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

Baranduda: 'BARANDUDA/-AP70/VIC' (SDL) largely very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 20.6.1970.

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Barongarook West: 'BARONGAROOK WEST/18JE70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.7.1971. [Otways]

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Bayindeen (2): 'BAYINDEEN/31JY70/VIC' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 30.6.1975.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Benalla Railway Station: 'BENALLA/4JUL1970/ V.R. /TELEGRAPH OFFICE' two fine but watery strikes. Rated RRRRR. Closed 1.7.1977. A new discovery.

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Bessiebelle: 'BESSIEBELLE/3JY70/VIC' two very fine strikes. Rated RRR. Closed 31.12.1972. [Western District]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Bindi (2): 'BINDI/2OC70/VIC' (SDL) three largely very fine to superb strikes. Rated RRR. Closed 30.6.1971. [Alpine Region]

Grade A- A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

Blackheath (3): 'BLACKHEATH/30JE70/VIC' superb strike. Rated RRRRR: the first non-archival strike recorded. TO only c.1945; closed 30.6.1970. [Mallee; Blackheath (2) closed 30.8.1961 & it was only after that the cds was transferred to the Telegraph Office]

Grade A- A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Bleak House (2): 'BLEAK HOUSE/22SE70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) two largely very fine strikes. Rated RRR. PO 11.2.1946; closed 18.4.1977. [Mallee]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

Brit Brit: 'BRIT BRIT/2JY70/VIC' (SDL) largely very fine strike. Rated RRR Closed 3.9.1971 [Western District]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Buffalo River South: 'BUFFALO RIVER SOUTH/11JY70/VIC' (SDL) largely very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.6.1971. [Alpine Regions]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Bullengarook East: 'BULLENGAROOK EAST/--JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) two largely fine strikes. Rated RRR. Renamed Bullengarook (2) 24MY72.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

Bundalaguah (2): 'BUNDALAGUAH/1JY70/VIC.' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 29.6.1974. [Gippsland]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

Calulu: 'CALULU15JY70/VIC.' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 30.6.1971. [Gippsland]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

Carapooee (3): 'CARAPOOEE/7JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) fine strike. Rated RRRRR; the first non-archival strike recorded. Closed 17.8.1970.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

Castleburn: 'CASTLEBURN/17JY70/VIC-AUST' (SDL) superb strike. Rated RRRRR; the first non-archival strike recorded. TO only 10.4.1940; closed 26.6.1973' [Alpine regions. NB: the LDL has not been recorded]

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Chillingollah (2): 'CHILLINGOLLAH/6JY70/VIC' very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 2.6.1973.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Deep Lead: 'DEEP LEAD/25JE0/VIC ----' ('3378' ? removed) very fine strike. Rated RRRR: the original state has not been seen. Closed 2.11.1970. [About 1970, the postcode was changed to 3381]

Grade A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$125

Detpa: 'DETPA/23JE70/VIC-3423' very fine strike. Rated RRR. Closed 25.6.1974. [Mallee]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

East Melbourne: 'POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICEEAST MELBOURNE/AP4/1892' largely-fine strike of Belt & Buckle oval d/s on 3d red 'FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM/Via Italy' postal card sent to Germany, re-addressed with transits alongside, couple of minor blemishes. [Victoria joined the UPU on 1.10.1891, where-upon it became permissible to send postcards to all member countries at 1½d each. Previously-issued 'treaty-rate' postal cards could be used up for this purpose, but necessarily over-paid the UPU rate]

Grade A- A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Eden Park: 'EDEN PARK/6AP71/VIC' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRRR. Closed 39.9.1971.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100