Receiving Offices manuscript cancellations comprising "Brolgan/23 4 28" (to PO 1.7.1927), "Curlwa/NSW/14 2 16", "Eurimbla/30 3 15" on defective cover, "Martins/Creek/4 11 1914", "Medowie/31 8 14", "Mt Defiance RO/13/6/17" and "Mt Slow/6 7 15", all on Roos or KGV. Very scarce group. (7 items)

Grade A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Collection of Barred Numerals & Rays in Hagner album, some 1850s-1870s material but mostly later period, sparse beyond '1000', mostly fine to very fine strikes. Rarity ratings unchecked by us. (100s)

Estimate AU$150

ACT: 'CAMP ROYAL/2FE54/ACT-AUST' superb strike on Royal Visit FDC (peripheral stains), 'CAMP ROYAL ACT' h/s in violet as used on R labels. Temporary PO 1-17.2.1954.

Grade B A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Anzac Rifle Range (1): 'ANZAC RIFLE RANGE/11OC34/NSW' three fine to very fine strikes on cover with manuscript "Anzac Rifle Range" on red/white provisional registration label, water-stain on the reverse. Very scarce. Open only in October each year between 1920 & 1938.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Blathery Creek: Manuscript "BLATHERY CREEK/RECEIVINg OffICES/20-4-14" on Kangaroo 1d, overstruck in transit with part Queensland numeral. RO 1.2.1901; PO 1.7.1927; closed 31.1.1931.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Brindabella: Manuscript "Brindabella/13 4 33/[initials]" on KGV 2d on cover to Department of Agriculture in Sydney. [Snowy Mountains; road access from the ACT]

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Brolgan: Manuscript "Brolgan/13 1 17" (RO period) on KGV 1d red. RO 15.1.1900; PO 1.7.1927; closed 30.4.1942.

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Cundumbul (1): Manuscript "Cundumbul/23.3.15" in bright red (RO period) tying KGV 1d red to commercial cover to Sydney. RO 16.12.1881; PO 1.4.1916; closed 28.2.1923.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Government House Garden Fete: 'GOVT HOUSE GARDEN FETE/7OC32/SYDNEY' superb strike on spotty Letter Card to GB with letter within. [Used one day only]

Grade C A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Lord Howe Island: 'LORD HOWE ISLAND/DE29/1927/N.S.W' cds three strikes on KGV 1d green, 1½d red & 2d brown on philatelic cover with red 'LORD HOWE IS.' R label, also cds on other KGV Heads on piece x5 and very fine strike of cds alongside Kangaroo 1d tied 'L.H.I' in bars on piece, 'L.H.I' on NSW 1d and 2d on pieces and on Kangaroo ½d, plus 'LORD HOWE ISLAND/24JY46/N.S.W.' cds three strikes on KGVI 2d purple x3 on cover with blue 'Lord Howe Island' R label. [See also Lot 449 in Part One] (12 items)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Mount Defiance: Manuscript "Mt Defiance/RO/10/01/1917" (RO period) on KGV ½d green pair on commercial cover to Sydney, light toning. RO 23.7.1908; PO 1.7.1927; TO 1.12.1930; closed 1985. [It is very unusual for such cancellations to identify the Receiving Office status]

Grade C A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Sandgate: Manuscript "Sandgate/18.6.20" (RO period) on KGV 1½d on Monumental Mason's advertising cover to Parramatta, minor faults. RO 1.5.1913; PO 2.4.1923.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

Sandgate: manuscript "SANDGATE/NSW/6.8.20" (RO period) on KGV 1½d brown.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Sydney Harbour Bridge: 'SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE/24MR34/NSW' (no arcs) superb strike on KGV 3d on cover to USA, 'LOOKING DOWN ON SYDNEY' enclosure #2262, both items with embossed Bridge 'seal'. PO 19.3.1934; closed 14.7.1942. (2 items)

Grade A- A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Telegherry: 'TELEGHERRY/-5JL13/NSW' cds on 1d Roo punctured 'OS/NSW' on piece. RO 15.4.1882; PO 1.5.1911; closed 14.12.1916. [The only recorded strike, which is the only known postmark from this office]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Travelling Post Offices: Annotated range of mostly cancels on loose stamps & pieces but with some covers/PPCs including 1886 with 'TPO/No 1 W/ A ' & oval 'TRAVELLING POST WEST' (b/s), 1898 with 'TRAVELLING PO NORTH', 1905 with 'TRAVELLING PO No 2 SOUTH', 1912 with 'TPO 2 SOUTH', 1907 with 'SYDNEY TO WERRIS CK/TPO', etc, condition variable. (approx 100 items)

Estimate AU$250

Collection of PPCs, postal staionery & covers (mostly Tatts) with all-different cds & some numeral ties, some better items including very fine strikes & two with messages in code or shorthand, otherwise the quality is very mixed. (180 approx)

Estimate AU$750

Receiving Office maniscript cancellations comprising "Miallo/5 5 15", "Toolooa/8 10 13" overstruck with 'TPO 4 NCR' cds and "Wolston/5-1-15", also "Wolca/11:9:30" tying 2d on 1½d to cover & overstruck with Bundaberg cds. Very scarce quartet: the last two offices are unrecorded by Joan Frew. (4 items)

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913-14 registered covers from 'ALLORA' (blue cds), 'ALPHA' (also with 2-line h/s), 'HOME HILL' (poor cds), 'KINGSTHORPE' (blue cds on 4d orange), 'PINKENBA' (with BN '609' & 2-line h/s, the R label on the revese) & 'TOLGA', all with scarce red & black/white R labels, some minor problems. (6)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Post & Telegraph Department requisition with 'proof' impressions of cds & obliterators for Brisbane x2, Maryborough, Rockhampton, Townsville, Ipswich & Toowoomba with instructions for replacements, some light discolouration. An important document.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Numerals collection '21' to '701' with many very fine to superb impressions but some of the higher-rated items are questionable, stated to include those rated R x114, RR x58, RRR x21, RRRR x4 comprising '174', '466', '639' & '650' and RRRRR '495' in violet. For the list of rated items, see our website. (400 approx)

Estimate AU$500

Numerals collection on Kangaroos & KGV Heads stated to comprise numbers rated RR x2, RRR x11, RRRR x31 & RRRRR x40, many fine to superb strikes but some are questionable, some on cover. A very difficult lot to assemble. For the list of rated items, see our website.

NB: Bernie Manning provides separate rarity ratings for usage of numerals on Colonial/State and CofA issues. This approach skews the ratings, with many numbers that are common pre-1913 being used for only a short time after that and thus rated highly in the later period. (This is the same approach as used for Tasmanian datestamps.) However, many of the higher numbers are extremely rare across both periods. (84 items)

Estimate AU$1,000

'783' of an unknown office, largely superb strike on KGV 1d red. Rated RRRRR: illustrated by Bernie Manning. [Prior to the discovery of this example, the highest recorded number was, and remains, '749'. The existence of '783' raises the possibility that all numbers between '750' and '783' were allocated, possibly to receiving offices, but this is mere speculation.

Grade A A2+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Baree: Manuscript "Baree/25-12-13" (Christmas Day; RO period) three times on Kangaroo ½d & 1d pair, on cover to USA with the ½d overstruck with Rockhampton machine of 26DEC13. Superb! RO 1901; PO c.1917. One of the best Receiving Office covers we have seen.

Grade A+ A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Burdekin (1): 'BURDEKIN/13.12/67/QUEENSLAND' cds (LRD; rated RRRR & the only recorded example with numeric month) on 1867 outer to London with Chalons 6d yellow-green & Rays '40', very fine 'TOWNSVILLE' transit & fair Brisbane transit b/s, London arrival cds of MR30/68 in red on the face. Burdekin (1) 1.4.1864; renamed Dalrymple 1868. This is the only recorded "tie" of Rays '40' to Burdekin. [Burdekin is 1250km NNW of Brisbane, a little SE of Townsville]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400