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Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Travelling Post Offices

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2167
Symbol:PS

EASTERN GOLDFIELDS RAILWAY: 22½mm 'TPO EGF/AU12/98/WA' (letters 3mm high) very fine transit on face of WA 1d Postal Card uprated to London with 'COOLGARDIE' duplex.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$120



Opening AU$ 90.00
Sold...AU$ 90.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 90

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2168
Symbol:C

EASTERN GOLDFIELDS RAILWAY: 22½mm 'TPO EGF/DE6/99/WA' (letters 3mm high) two very fine strikes one tying 2d grey to face of cover to Guildford, peripheral faults.

Grade C A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$120



Opening AU$ 90.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 160

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2169
Symbol:CL

EASTERN GOLDFIELDS RAILWAY: 'GOLDFIELDS/SP12/10/TPO' very fine transit b/s on solicitor's cover Menzies to Melbourne, a few faults.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150



Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 115

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2170
Symbol:C

EASTERN GOLDFIELDS RAILWAY: 'TPO - EG/AU2/04/WA' superb b/s on PPC from Adelaide to Kalgoorlie.

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 340

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2172
Symbol:C

GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY: 'PERTH-ALBANY/WA/ 12 /FE28/91/[TRAVELLING PO]ST OFFICE' worn b/s on cover from Launceston to Pertth.

Grade A- B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 340

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2173
Symbol:C

GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY: Unframed 'TRAVELLING POST OFFICE/MY1/1893/[WA]' transit b/s on taxed cover from GB to "Southern Cross Hotel/Yilgarn" also with York duplex transit & very fine 27mm 'SOUTHERN CROSS/=WA=' arrival b/s, two repaired flap tears.

Grade (B) B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$180



Opening AU$ 135.00
Sold...AU$ 280.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 280

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2174
Symbol:PS

GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY: 22mm 'TRAVELLING-POST-OFFICE/ A /AU11/93/WA' very fine transit b/s on 1d Postal Card from GB, returned with ½d x5 - unnecessarily paying the letter rate - affixed over the original address & tied by 'FREMANTLE/ =WESTERN AUSTRALIA= - F ' duplex with a second strike of the TPO cds of AU18/93 on the face. A remarkable two-way TPO item.

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 150

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2177
Symbol:C

GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY: 22½mm 'TRAVELLING POST OFFICE/AP22/[00]/GSR WA' (no year slug) largely very fine transit b/s on Tasmanian OHMS wrapper with scarce 'GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN/...' frank stamp in black.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$125



Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 120

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2179
Symbol:PS

MIDLAND RAILWAY: 'TPO MIDLAND RLY/AU31/97/WA' very fine transit b/s on 1d Postal Card to GB with 1d tied by very fine 'NANNINE' cds, a few blemishes mostly on the address side. This is the example illustrated in PMI: only one other example recorded.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 550.00
Sold...AU$ 2,000.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2000

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2181
Symbol:C

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: South Australian real photo PPC "408 Mile Camp East-West Rly" (outdoor dunny in the foreground), used under cover. Message dated "13 July 17" states "...I'm kept on the move as the line proceeds...we have only another 25 miles to go to link up with W Aust..."

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 135.00
Sold...AU$ 145.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 145

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2182
Symbol:C

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: Illustrated 'First/Overland/Mail/by/Trans-/Continental' cover with Perth machine cancel of 24OCT17 but to England so probably not carried on the train. Superb!

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 320

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2183
Symbol:C

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: Illustrated 'First Mail to Cross Australia Overland/...' cover printed in light blue, to Melbourne with KGV 1d red tied by Perth machine of 24OCT17. Superb! [This is by far the finest such envelope we have seen: most have much lighter printing]

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 360

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2184
Symbol:Δ

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: '634 MILE T.A.R./1AU36/W.A.' superb strike on KGV 2d. PO 1/4/1935; TO 2/6/1937; closed ? [An equally fine strike sold at the Prestige auction of 17.2.2012 for $559]

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380

image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2185
Symbol:C

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: '634 MILE T.A.R./3AP37/W.A.' three superb strikes on KGV ½d orange x6 on cover to the USA, minor blemishes. PO 1/4/1935; TO 2/6/1937; closed ?

Grade B A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$850



Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150
image Sale No: 239
Lot No:2186
Symbol:C

TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1930s Rose real photo PPCs printed in sepia x14 (including 'Meeting of Tracklayers...Oct 17 1917' & Prince of Wales at rear of the Observation Car), black & white x4 and tinted x6, unused & generally very fine to superb. [Excludes most of the common views] (24)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00


Closed..Nov-30-2019, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 440


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