Bundle of mostly 1880s covers with some postmark interest including 'DOOGALOOK' cds, TPO Down Trains MG11, MG 14 & MG 16 x2, etc, small album of Emblems, Beaded Ovals & Laureates on piece with a few Barred Numerals including very fine First Type '141' of Penshurst (rated RRRR); also NSW covers including early TPOs 'RP/NSW' & 'GNRP/NSW' cancels, etc; condition variable.

Estimate AU$300

Post Office ephemera including a series of twenty clippings re takings at the GPO in January 1850 (Ex Purves) that prove that the Half-Lengths - available at the GPO from 1.1.1850 - were actually not sold until 3.1.1850; also three pieces signed "A McCrae" as Chief Postmaster of Victoria (1851-53) & as Postmaster-General (1854-1857), four Government Gazette extracts re postal matters & defective 1852 'REGISTERED LETTER' receipt. (28 items)

Estimate AU$100

1841-50 pre-stamp entires including 1845 Ship Letter to Melbourne with fair 'GEELONG/NEW S WALES' d/s, 1845-46 Overland Letters to Melbourne with 'ALBURY/NEW S WALES' oval d/s rated 11d, & to Sydney with 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP' oval d/s rated 1/5d, 1847 to London rated "7" in red amended to "8" in black, 1848 from London to "Melbourne, South Australia" rated 1/-, 1850 from London and India (large-part entire) with 'CALCUTTA/GPO/SHIP LETTER' boxed d/s in red both with 'GEELONG/PORT PHILLIP' crowned-oval arrivals, condition variable. (8)

Estimate AU$400

1847 outer endorsed "Paid & Registered" with very fine rounded-boxed 'THE GRANGE/POST PAID' h/s in red & watery 'THE GRANGE/PORT PHILLIP' b/s, rated "8" in red, poor Portland arrival b/s, two ironed-out vertical filing folds. A very early registered cover. Ex Bill Purves.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1854 small cover rated "6" in red with very fine boxed 'PAID AT/WANGARATTA' h/s unusually in black & fair oval 'WANGARATTA/VICTORIA' b/s, fine Melbourne arrival b/s.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1855 outer to GB "Per True Briton" with Woodblocks 6d pair (full margins but creased) tied by BN '10' of Warrnambool, largely fine 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/WARNAMBOOL VICTORIA' cds (note spelling) arrival b/s of DE9/1855 in blue, repaired opening tear; and part-entire from Sydney with Laureates 2d x3, to "Belfast/Port Fairy" with light but clear 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/ BELFAST VICTORIA' arrival b/s. (2)

Grade B/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1856 (Feb 22) outer to Melbourne with Campbell & Fergusson 1d orange-brown SG 27 [2] & 3d deep blue SG 31c [10] both with margins just touched to large tied by light BN '2' cancels of Geelong (superb oval b/s). A beautiful classic cover. Ex Pack. RPSofV Certificate (2011). [Fewer than 20 covers are recorded with the 1d SG 27]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1859 cover to USA with Emblems Rouletted 4d SG 71b strip of 3 plus Perf 12 1d SG 76 pair tied by BN '5', oval 'BALLARAT/FE14/59/VICTORIA' b/s, Geelong & London transit cds of AP11/59 in red, rated "8"(d) = "16"(c) with superb American '5' postage due h/s (Palmer #US13), minor peripheral damage & light overall soiling. A rare franking of rouletted & perforated multiples. Ex John Seybold, Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. Rodney Perry Certificate (2006). Ben Palmer's Census USA #132.

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1860 (Mar 17) outer to France with rare franking of Beaded Oval No Wmk (Laid Paper) 3d blue SG 88 pair tied by fine strikes of '1' "killer" of Melbourne (b/s), French mailboat cds 'AUSTRALIE V SUEZ/AMB C' cds in red on face, '5' (decimes) h/s & three different French b/s. Ex JRW Purves, Rodney Perry & Michael Silvasich.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$375

1860 (May 17) outer with rare franking of Emblems Poorer Quality Wove Paper 1d dull green SG 84 vertical strip of 4, poor to fair strikes of BN '214' (rated R) & oval 'BIRREGURRA' b/s, Geelong arrival b/s, ironed-out horizontal fold. Ex JRW Purves, Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. Rodney Perry Certificate (2006) states "1d green SG 84a".

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1867 cover endorsed "From 61 Co Wm Grimes Sergeant Royal Marines LI/HMS Galatea Melbourne" and countersigned (Marines Captain) "RF Taylor", to London with GB 1d Plate '91' tied by light 'A81' mailboat cancel used aboard P&O "Tanjore", light 'LONDON N/ A6 /FE17/68' arrival cds in red on the face, repaired flap tears & a few moderate tonespots. Carried per P&O "Geelong", departed Sydney 24/12/1867; "Nubia", departed Galle 18/1/1868; "Tanjore", departed Alexandria 5/2/1868, arrived Southampton 17/2/1868. Ex Gerald Ellott. [The only naval cover from Victoria in Gerald Ellott's exceptional collection of Royal Naval Mail]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,200

1872 (Sep 30) cover to London "Via Marseilles" with scarce franking of '9 9/ NINEPENCE' on Laureates 10d brown/pink SG 171 tied by Melbourne duplex, London arrival cds of SP30/72 in red on the face, GB 1d added for redirection fee & tied by superb 'LONDON-W/ 6 /SP30/72 - W/31' duplex, 'DEAL' arrival b/s, minor soiling & part of the flap missing.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1876 (Nov 30) double-rate outer with superb 'HOGG, ROBINSON & CO/MELBOURNE' cachet at lower-left, to London "via Brindisi" with rare franking of '8d 8d/EIGHTPENCE' on Bell 9d horizontal pair tied by Melbourne duplex, London arrival cds of 13JA77 in red on the face, light ironed-out filing fold well clear of the stamps and markings. [Geoff Kellow at page 197 states "Covers are of considerable rarity"]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$550

1897 Hospital Charity Fund QV Diamond Jubilee 1/- (1d) pair tied 'ST KILDA/OC25/97/VICTORIA-78' duplex cancels on local cover, couple of minor blemishes. Used three days after issue on 22.10.1897.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1910-11 three large (card table-size) sheets of paper printed with different combinations of table games including Snakes & Ladders and Ludo all folded to 255x190mm & endorsed "Printed Matter" posted locally at Melbourne with 1d pink single (2) or pair tied by Melbourne cds, some aging/soiling & some minor separation along the folds. Truly AMAZING! [Also included is an unrelated batch of receipts, illustrated letterheads etc] (3 + documents)

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1912 complete black/red 'VICTORIA/INTERSTATE/PARCEL POST' label with 2d and 6d tied by indistinct 'PP/MELBOURNE' cds, minor wrinkles. [The rate for an interstae parcel up to 1LB was 8d]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

GOLDFIELDS EXPRESS COVERS: 1858 stampless OHMS cover (267x115mm) with 'Police Department' imprint at lower-left & endorsed "Ballarat/Nov 3 1858" below, rated "8/6" & endorsed "pr Escort" in the same hand at upper-left, to the Chief Commissioner of Police at Melbourne, no postal markings, two vertical folds. Ex Rod Moreton. Nothing to look at but very rare.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

GOLDFIELDS EXPRESS COVERS: 1852 (Jan 6) return-half of an entire with defective 2d Half-Length & fine Melbourne b/s of JA*6/1853, light 'FORREST CK/JA*3/1853/VICTORIA' alongside indicates that this is the "reply-half" of a letter that originated at what was later Castlemaine (9km NNW of Fryers Creek). The writer states: "...On Monday next I shall send you a further sum by private escort and the letter containg the receipt will also be sent by the Escort...I enclose a printed form of the Private Escort Arrangements for the coming year and also send you a few stamps as all letters sent by the Escort must be stamped as if sent by post".

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

MANUSCRIPT CANCELLATIONS: 1) "X" on Emblems 2d with tiny 'FITZROY/AU2/62/VICTORIA' b/s of Fitzroy (1), part South Yarra arrival b/s, flap damage; 2) "Big Hill/17 10 62" unusually as an arrival on reverse of cover from Melbourne with poor oval 'LOCKWOOD' transit d/s unusually on the face; 3) "PO Maidens Punt/20 2 52" on reverse of part-entire to GB with Half-Lengths 1d & 2d pair (all with clipped corners) cancelled in transit at Melbourne; and 4) "Tallarook/12 8 71" unusually on the face of cover with DLR 2d tied by recut BN '343'. (4)

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

POSTAL STATIONERY - POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1905 (circa) 1d with 'OS'-of-Dots in the Die for Board of Advice, local usage at Winchelsea with duplex of JE21/05. Rare. [There are at least four sub-types of the Board of Advice cards. This is Carl Stieg's #D5, of which he records only one usage, on 11.5.1905]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPES - STO: 1901 'STAMP DUTY' Removed QV 2d violet Die I long-format OHMS envelope Stieg #KB24 with 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER' imprint at L/L to Brisbane (b/s) with QV 2d violet x2 added tied Melbourne '3 2 03' cds, overall soiling and flap removed. Rare: Stieg states an estimated 1500 issued and records only one example, of 1906]

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$250