1853-1912 Collection on Seven Seas album pages with used imperf 4d Courier, Chalons to 1/- incl. Star Wmk 4d, perforated Chalons to 1/-, Sidefaces to 5/- (fiscal) including rare 4d blue (cleaned pen cancel), Tablets incl. 2/6d, 5/- & 10/-, Pictorials simplified set mint (some aging); Revenues with perforated George & Dragon 2/6d, 5/- (2) & 10/- and £1 Tablet optd 'REVENUE', also 1888 1d Platypus Postal Fiscal with ovpt ''REVENUE' DOUBLED' mint (Cat, £325); some useful mint oddments throughout, however mint Chalons appear to be mostly/all cleaned fiscals. Careful inspection suggested. (60)     (Image)

Estimate AU$400-500
Min. Bid. AU$300

1870-1909 Sideface Selection on stockcards with useful mint/unused content including 1870-71 Wmk '10' (reversed) 1d rose-red (slight tone), 1871-91 P.11½ Wmk 'TAS' with or without Bars 1d shades (3), 3d red-brown & 3d purple-brown, 4d ochre & 4d buff; plenty more useful mint/unused issues; few used incl. 1870-71 Wmk '10' 1d rose-red; also two 4d Couriers cut-to-shape; condition variable. (34) (Image)

Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$160

1855 (SG.17) Star Wmk 4d deep blue pair, margins largely complete (just shaved at left), BN '68' cancel, Cat £260+. Lovely deep colour. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-140
Min. Bid. AU$80

1880-91 (SG.160a) 1d vermilion-red with spectacular "Queen obliterated" major over-inking flaw which has also blocked-out much of the frame detail. Impressive flaw; with normal for comparison. (2). (Image)

Estimate AU$80-120
Min. Bid. AU$60

1899-1900 (SG.230) 1d bright lake, DLR Printing, lower right corner blk.(4) with full Plate No. "2" in right margin, fresh MUH. (Image)

Estimate AU$120-160
Min. Bid. AU$100

1905-11 (SG.253c) 3d brown, perforated 12½ x 11 vertical marginal pair, both units also displaying the double vertical row of different gauged perforations at right. Upper unit Mint; lower unit MUH. Cat.£850+. (Image)

Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$240

1906-09 (SG.257c) 1/- Tablet Compound Perf. 12½x12½x12x12½, postally used with lightly struck cds and a blue crayon line cancel; Cat. £275 (unused), unpriced used. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-120
Min. Bid. AU$60

Postal Fiscals: 1900 (SG.F36d) 1d blue Platypus variety "''REVENUE' overprint doubled", some gum discolouration, Cat £325. RPSofV Certificate (1984). (Image)

Estimate AU$120-160
Min. Bid. AU$100

1857-67 (SG.27) 1d brick-red, horizontal strip (4) FU with margins all sides, just touching at base of 2nd unit. Attractive multiple. (Image)

Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80

1849 entire from Sydney to Launceston, endorsed "per Shamrock", posted as a local letter upon arrival with good strike of the scarce Launceston Twopenny Post '10.O.CLOCK/1MAR1/1849' datestamp in black. Remarkable use of this timed handstamp on incoming mail. (Image)

Estimate AU$160-240
Min. Bid. AU$120

1867 (May 6) 'On Public Service Only' printed court circular with 'Clerk of the Peace/Launceston' imprint at lower-left, sent locally with very fine strike of Launceston '[crown]/FREE/6MY6/1867' diamond datestamp in red (rated RR) on face.     (Image)

Estimate AU$100-140
Min. Bid. AU$80

1886 (Feb.6) cover to Ireland endorsed "By P. O. Steamer" and "Via Melbourne" with 6d Platypus Postal Fiscal tied by HOBART duplex, OMAGH arrival backstamp; also 1900 (Nov.30) 3d optd 'REVENUE' pair tied to local cover (unsealed flap) by Hobart datestamps. (2 covers) (Image)

Estimate AU$80-120
Min. Bid. AU$60

Postal Cards: 1d cards unused (8) all with blank backs except one with Official Souvenir illustration, used (6) incl. New Ponds to Hobart tied by BN '39' with GREEN PONDS 'SEP26/1882' datestamp alongside, New Norfolk to Hobart with largely fine 1892 NEW NORFOLK datestamp, most if not all printed in Hobart with a variety of shade & stock types; also PTPO 1d Card uprated with ½d indicium unused (2, indicium in yellow-orange or deep orange) and used in 1895 from Hobart to Wurttemberg with ULM arrival datestamp, 1898 1d Card to USA uprated with ½d Tablet; also KEVII 1d Cards unused & used (4) incl. 1908 to Sydney with superb GROVE datestamp, others from Zeehan (2) & Campbell Town. (23) (Image)

Estimate AU$120-160
Min. Bid. AU$100

Frank Stamp: 1902 (Oct.25) registered use of Post and Telegraph Department envelope (136x73mm) to South Africa with fine strike of 'POSTMASTER LAUNCESTON/[Arms]/TASMANIA /FRANK-STAMP' in blue overstruck with LAUNCESTON 'H' code datestamp,'R'-in oval and manuscript registration markings, addressed to Cape Town, redirected on arrival to East London and backstamped with oval registration handstamps for both, corner fault and large tape-repaired tear. Extremely rare impression. (Image)

Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$160