1833 letter re William Hopwood of Guildford having been given permission to visit Sydney, signed by the Principal Superintendent (of Convicts?), very fine; 1853 Affidavit of parties wishing to marry, rather soiled; and 1874 OPSO cover with very fine '[crown]/FREE/23JY23/1874' cds of Hobart, 'RICHMOND' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. (3)

Estimate AU$100

1855 entire headed "Empression Bay 1855/November 25" & signed "Ed BA Hardy/Westmoreland", to Lancashire endorsed "Convict Letter" & at U/L "Exd/AJV/I Kerr" (= Examined), GPO cds & '[crown]/FREE' cds of the same date, 'AUSTRALIAN/LIVERPOOL/26MR/56/=PACKET=' transit & 'KENDALL' arrival b/s, minor defects. Ex Michael Blake.

Impression Bay Probation Station was located on the northern shore of the Tasman Peninsula, on the site of Premaydena. Edward Hardy had the dubious distinction of having been transported three times!, firstly to Bermuda in 1833; then to VDL in 1841 for seven years; finally again to VDL in 1849 for life. This is extraordinary because it was a term of a convict's parole that he was not to return to England. The reference to "Westmoreland" is to the ship on which he arrived in 1841. He states "...I have been in a great deal of trobele through drink...[I] will put myself to better may please god..."

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$12,500

1868 cover to London with scarce Two-Issue franking of Imperf 4d blue SG 37 (margins close to large with a chunk of the adjoining unit at right) & Perf 10 2d yellow-green SG 60 (Cat £150 x10+ on cover) with neat bars cancel & 34mm GPO cds of 23AP23/1868 in red at left, London arrival cds of JU19/68, minor faults.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1887 cover to England with Sideface 1d red strip of 6, 2d green and 4d yellow all tied Barred Numeral '63' with 'NEW NORFOLK/JY27/87/TASMANIA' cds alongside paying 6d per ½oz ship letter rate x2, Hobart b/s, couple of minor marks. Apparently originally franked with the 1d strip and found to be over ½oz as the other two values have been affixed over a small part of the address, making a lovely three-colour franking.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

FRANK STAMPS: Seven covers with different Franks of varying quality, another with very fine 'CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SHEEP' CTO, then three pages of what are apparently proof impressions dated 1895 x27 including 'CHAIRMAN HOSPITAL BOARD HOBART', 'CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SHEEP', 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH', 'MARINE BOARD HOBART', 'ADMINISTRATOR OF CHARITABLE GRANTS', 'HD QR DEF FORCE', 'HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE...', 'HM CUSTOMS HOBART', etc and old 'REGISTRY OF DEEDS/V.D.LAND'.

Estimate AU$350

REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1903 Melbourne Printings 4d ultramarine size 230x100mm with V-cut below the flap #R4d (HG C4a) commercial usage to New York with Tablets 2½d & Pictorials 1d tied by Hobart cds of JA19/06, Vancouver Winnipeg & St Paul MN transit & 'WALL STREET STA NEW YORK NY/REGISTERED' arrival b/s, minor soiling & a small piece of the flap missing. Rare: only two other commercially used examples have been recorded, along with several philatelic usages. [David McNamee's example had a mutilated flap]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1854 Couriers First State of Plate I 4d bright red-orange SG 5, good even margins, neat BN '59' cancel of Launceston, Cat £1000.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1857-67 Double-Lined Numeral Watermarks 4d imperforate plate proof in pale ultramarine on ungummed pelure paper. Rare.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1863-71 Experimental Separations Perf 12 by Walch & Sons 1d carmine SG 70 block of 4, virtually full o.g., Cat £440+.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$240

1891-93 Surcharges 'd/2½' on 9d pale blue Double Surcharge One Inverted SG 168a horizontal pair, a couple of minor blemishes, large-part o.g., Cat £1500+.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1892-1907 Tablets neat collection on leaves with mint set, used set x3 (including 10/- pair) & 'SPECIMEN' Overprints plus some extras, also 1904 '1½d' on 5d Surcharge group including 'SPECIMEN' Overprint & Misplaced Surcharge block of 6, 1906-09 Crown/A 1/- various perfs including Perf 12½&12 mint x2 & used (unpriced thus) and 10/- Perf 12½ mint x3 & CTO and Perf 11 mint, also a few used official punctures to 10d x2, generally fine to very fine, Cat £4500+. Ex "Chartwell". (130 approx)

Estimate AU$2,000

1892-1907 Tablets imperforate Keyplate plate proof for 6d in violet & brown with 'TASMANIA' hand-painted in Chinese white on gummed unwatermarked wove paper, good even margins. Rare.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1892-1907 Tablets 2/6d brown & blue SG 222 corner block of 12 (3x4) from the upper-left of the right-hand pane, exceptional centring, one unit VLMtd otherwise unmounted, Cat £380++ (mounted). Ex "Chartwell".

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1899-1900 De La Rue Pictorials imperforate colour trials on gummed watermarked paper comprising ½d in grey-blue, 1d in sepia (no gum), 2d in deep blue (no gum), 2½d in vermilion, 3d in British Racing green, 4d in bright yellow-green, 5d in olive-bistre & 6d in brownish claret (the only one close to the issued colour), four are marginal examples. A beautiful & rare "set". Ex "Chartwell".

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$10,000

1899-1900 De La Rue Pictorials imperforate plate proof/imprimatur marginal pairs in the issued colours on ungummed watermarked paper. Gorgeous! (8 pairs)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1902-12 Pictorials collection on Godden leaves with shades, perfs, official punctures, ½d Perf 11 SG 249d unmounted block of 15, ½d Perf 12½&11 SG 249b mint x3, 1d Perf 12½&12 SG 250c mint x2, 1d Perf 11&12 SG 250d, 2d Perf 12½&12 SG 245c, 2d Perf 12½&12 SG 251d, 2d Perf 11&12 SG 251e, 3d Perf 12½&11 SG 246b used x2 (one punctured 'T'), 3d Thin Paper SG 262 unmounted pair, 4d mint x22, 6d mint x17, 'ONE PENNY' on 2d 'CA' Monogram x2, etc, condition is generally very fine. Ex "Chartwell". (400+)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1902-04 V/Crown ½d green Irregular Compound Perf 12½x12½x12x12½ ACSC #T4 (SG 237d), large-part o.g., Cat $750 (£600). [The ACSC states "Very few are recorded"]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1903 Sidefaces V/Crown 9d blue with the Watermark Sideways ACSC #T65aa (SG 242c), large-part o.g., undercatalogued at $200 (£350). [Less than a dozen unused examples recorded]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1905-12 Litho Crown/A 4d orange-yellow Perf 12½x11 ACSC #T55C (SG 247bb), large-part o.g., Cat $750 (SG £475). RPSofV Certificate (2002).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1905-12 Litho Crown/A 6d lake Irregular Compound Perf 11x12½x12½x12½ ACSC #T59 (SG 248b), exceptional centring, large-part o.g., Cat $500 (SG £500). [The ACSC states "This variety is rare"]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1905-12 Litho Crown/A 6d lake Irregular Compound Perf 12½x11x12½x12½ ACSC #T59 (SG 248b), 'ULVERSTONE/AP27/09/TASMANIA' cds, Cat $500 (SG £500).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1905-12 Litho Crown/A 4d orange-buff Mixed Perf 11x11x12½x11 ACSC #T56A (SG 247bbvar) from the base of the sheet with misplaced perfs at base corrected with Perf 12½, large-part o.g., Cat $750 (SG £475).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1905-11 Electrotype Crown/A 1d rose-red Mixed Perf 11x11x12½x11 ACSC #T17 (SG 250bvar) lower-left corner example with misplaced Perf 11 at base corrected with Perf 12½, large-part o.g., Cat $200.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1905-11 Electrotype Crown/A 2d violet from the base of the sheet Imperf at Base ACSC #T37b from the lower-right corner, the side margin folded back & adhering, large-part o.g., Cat $1000.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1905-11 Electrotype Crown/A 2d violet Perf 11 block of 4 with Horizontal Double Perfs Between ACSC #T37var, large-part o.g. with suntanned gum on the upper units. The variety unlisted in the ACSC.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100