Pre-stamp internal entires including 1830 to "Lake River" with typically poor strike of the small undated 'HOBART' oval h/s, 1849 with postmaster's endorsement "Oatlands/19.2.49", 1853 printed lettersheet with '10 O CLOCK' cds (stated to be the LRD), Money Letters 1850 with postmaster's endorsement "Cleved 25 4 50", 1851 with boxed 'CAMP TOWN' d/s & 1853 with postmaster's endorsement "Emu Bay 2 Aug 53", two others, plus 1869 OHMS with very fine '[crown]/FREE' diamond-d/s, generally fine to very fine. (9)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1837-53 entires from England x3 or Scotland (the earliest, with 'OLDRAIN' d/s) all with various boxed 'SHIPLETTER' datestamps of Hobart, one of 1843 is a mourning letter, apart from the first - which is stained - the others are fine to very fine. [One, of 1841, is to "Frank Allison/Streanshall/Macquarie River", father of William Race Allison] (4)

Grade A/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

FRANK STAMPS: Group of envelopes with 'CORPORATION OF HOBART', 'CORPORATION OF LAUNCESTON' (registered to England), 'GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN' (a wrapper), 'GOVERNOR' Types 1 & 2, 'INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION' CTO, 'MARINE BOARD HOBART', superb 'MARINE BOARD LAUNCESTON', superb 'RE DUTIES DEPARTMENT' & 'UNIVERSITY OF/TASMANIA' (a postcard), condition a bit variable; also cutouts with superb strikes of 'MERSEY MARINE BOARD FORMBY', 'MARINE BOARD OF LEVEN' & 'THE MARINE BOARD OF MERSEY DEVONPORT'. A very good lot.

Estimate AU$450

POSTMARKS: Large box with an extensive array of mostly unsorted Pictorials, numerals and cds in profusion including in two Hagner albums. (many 1000s)

Estimate AU$500

TELEGRAMS: 1887-90 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH' forms x6, one with 'TELEGRA' Error, five with oval 'TELEGRAPH OFFICE/HOBART' d/s in violet, blue or magenta, characteristic folds; also a few Australia pre-decimal booklets.

Estimate AU$150

Accumulation of Pictorials mostly 1d & 2d in quantity in bundles plus much on piece, all denominations well represented including 6d x100 approx, also mint groups with ½d complete sheet of 60, 2½d x30 including a block of 6, 3d x29 including two blocks of 4 & several Thin Paper & 6d x37 including two blocks of 4, condition a bit variable but most appear to be fine to very fine & some are probably unmounted, completely unchecked by us for printings, watermarks, perfs or postmarks, significant catalogue value (1000s); also Postal History with many Pictorials frankings including 1d perf 'T' used in lieu of Postage Due, 'ONE PENNY' on 2d, and a marvellous piece with punctured 'T' 2d 3d x4 & 6d x2, a few PTPO Envelopes, a few telegrams, finally a batch of official mail including unstamped envelopes & lettersheets one with 1892 'HOLLOW TREE' cds, etc. Ex Estate of Dr Owen Ingles. (Qty)

Estimate AU$1,500

Range from imperfs, Sidefaces including 9d blue Control Number strip of 6 **/*, 'REVENUE' Overprints & fiscal usages, strongest in Pictorials mint & used in quantity with plenty of postmark interest including some later noted bold 'WESTERN JUNCTION/25MR35/TAS' cds in violet on KGV 2d on piece, plus two Deeds with 2/6d St George & 5/- Sideface x7 respectively. (1000s)

Estimate AU$500

Oldtime mostly used collection on leaves with a rather scrappy group of Chalons many fiscally used, Tablets to 10/- *&U, a few useful Pictorials including 1899-1900 mint set & later mint to 6d x5, 'SPECIMEN' Overprints including Tablets to 10/-, etc, condition variable. (few 100)

Estimate AU$500

1853-54 Couriers Thin Hard White Paper 1d blue SG3/4 [13], margins good to large with complete outer framelines, light but probable BN '18' cancel of Campbell Town, Cat £1300. Ceremuga Certificate (2017) mentions "small repaired thin".

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1853-54 Couriers Plate I First State 4d red-orange SG 5 and Plate II Coarse Engraving 4d dull orange SG 11 x2, all with full margins, untidy Barred Numerals, Cat £1750. Peter Holcombe or BPA Certificates. (3)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1856-57 No Watermark 1d pale brick-red SG 19 horizontal pair, margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, light untidy cancels, Cat £1300+. A rare multiple. Ex Koichi Sato. RPSofV Certificate (2016).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1857-67 Double-Lined Numerals 1d pale red-brown SG 26 block of 6 (3x2), margins just clear to good, ironed-out central horizontal crease & minor soiling, unused, Cat £3600++. Ex Trevor Hiscock. RPSofV Certificate (2016).

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$950

1857-67 Double-Lined Numerals 1d carmine as SG 29 but with Dramatic Double Print, margins just shaved - at upper-left - to large with fragments of the adjoining units above & at right, a trifle oxidised, unused. BPA Certificate (2007) states "...variety double print unused is genuine". [Previously listed as SG 29a & unpriced unused; acquired at auction in 2008 for $US3250]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1896-1909 Ninepence annotated selection with shades including Ultramarine, corner block of 4 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Crown/A Perf 12½ pair with Double Perfs at the Base, Irregular Compound Perfs Perf 12½x11, Perf 11x12 x2 shades, Perf 11x11x11x12, horizontal pair Perf 11x12 & Perf 11x12x12x12, horizontal pair Perf 12½x11 & Perf 12½x11x11x11 (**), etc, generally very fine. A very desirable group. (37)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1906-07 Crown/A Perf 12½ 1/- rose & green upper-left corner block of 4 with Plate Number '1' BW #T76z, unusually well centred, a couple of minor gum blemishes but unmounted, Cat $250+ (mounted).

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

POSTAL FISCALS: 1863-80 St George & the Dragon Perf 11½ 10/- salmon SG F25 horizontal pair, large-part o.g., Cat £1100++. A very rare multiple. Ex Trevor Hiscock. RPSofV Certificate (2013).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$650