Album of mostly ordinary covers & Postal Stationery but including several Imperf 2d frankings (two with 'TOO LATE' h/s), 1875 to Scotland with 9d violet pair, 1891 (May 19) pre-UPU 2½d rate to Wales, 1892 registered to London with 1d x3 & Perf 10 2½d on 4d pair, 1891 uprated 1d Postal Card to Germany, 1898 OHMS with 'O.S.' 1d Perf 15 pair, etc, condition rather mixed. (95)

Estimate AU$500

1856 coastal shipping cover to Port Lincoln "Per Bandicoot" with London Printing 2d rose-carmine SG 2 (slight bend at upper-right otherwise very fine), dumb cancel & 'PAID/JA21/1856/=ADELAIDE SA=' cds in red, no arrival b/s. A neat little First Issue cover.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1862 (Sep 29) entire with Rouletted 1d pair (folded-over the top of the cover) & 'PORT-AUGUSTA' cds, 'MELROSE' b/s & light 'UNCLAIMED' h/s, with the Adelaide Dead Letter Office 'RETURNED PAID LETTER' Envelope in which it was sent back to the sender, minor blemishes. (2 items)

Grade B/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1867 cover to Scotland "Via Marseilles" with scarce franking of Rouletted 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d orange-red SG 35 tied by GPO cds, unusually fine.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1899 (Nov 6) OPSO cover with 'Police Commissioner's Office' imprint at lower-left, to British Guiana with rare franking of Perf 10 '5D.' on 6d brown overprinted 'O.S.' SG O72 (Cat £18 x50+ on cover) tied by GPO cds, 'VICTORIA/BC' squared-circle transit b/s & 'GEORGETOWN/DEC29/B.GUIANA' arrival b/s, central fold & minor repaired tears at the top well clear of the stamp. Ex Anthony Presgrave. A remarkable destination & stated to be one of only three covers recorded with this stamp.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1910 Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau OHMS mourning cover to Melbourne with Long Type 4d punctured 'OS' paying 2d per ½oz rate x2 tied by Adelaide cds of SE6/10, Melbourne Letter Carrier Room arrival b/s.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

POSTMARKS: Diamond-Numeral '260' of Franklin Harbour very fine strike on apparently Imperf 6d slate-blue. Rated RRRR. [Considering that Franklin Harbour opened only in 1867 & Roulettes were introduced from 1858, this stamp has almost certainly had roulettes trimmed-off]

Grade A? A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200