'Advertised and Unclaimed' Handstamps 1860 cover from England to Ballarat "Via Marseilles" franked with 1854 QV 4d carmine rose pair & 1d red-brown tied by BN '315' of Thornbury (near Bristol) with two strikes of 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' oval handstamp, accompanied by OHMS Returned Paid Letter envelope used to return the cover to the sender, with 'OFFICIAL-PAID/JA22/61/LONDON' arrival cds in red on face. Rare. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

'General Despatch' Handstamps 1912 use of WA 2d 'OS' pair on registered Titles Office cover from Perth to Melbourne. Very rare 'G.D.B./2/8OC12/G.P.O. VIC.' on face (better backstamp - 1st recorded by WWW) with Unclaimed and Called handstamps, also Perth & Melbourne DLOs on front and back respectively. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

'General Despatch' Handstamps 1913 use of WA 4d 'OS' on registered Titles Office cover from Perth to Melbourne. Rare 'G.D.OFFICE/8-30A30JA14/G.P.O. VIC.' on face with Unclaimed and Called handstamps, also Perth & Melbourne DLOs on front and back respectively. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

'LC' Handstamps 1863 local Ballarat entire with oval 'LC/AU12/63/BALLARAT' and boxed 'UNCLAIMED' on face. [This is the only example of LC/Ballarat recorded, and the only example from a non-Melbourne PO.] (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

'LC' Handstamps 1857 cover NSW 6d Diadem on cover to Melbourne, oval 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' and red oval 'LC/NO10d/1857' (ERD). Plus similar 1866 front from Sale to Melbourne, oval 'UNCLAIMED' on face. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

'LC' Handstamps 2 unclaimed fronts from Sale to the same addressee, [1] oval 'UNCLAIMED' and oval 'LC4/NO3/66' and [2] boxed 'UNCLAIMED/AT/MELBOURNE' and boxed 'L.C.5/AP1/68' both on face. Both these LC cancels are the only recorded examples. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

'LC' Handstamps 1866 GB 6d plate 5 on entire to Melbourne, oval 'LC/MAd17/1866' on face. Form letter offering a £500 reward for identifying the beneficiaries of an intestate estate. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

'LC' Handstamps 2 unclaimed Melbourne covers with boxed 'L.C.13/MR44/68' on cover from Sale and boxed 'L.C.6/OC20/69' on local Melbourne cover, both ERD. Mounted on exhibition page. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

'LC' Handstamps 1872 GB cover with 6d plate 11 from Glasgow to Melbourne early boxed 'L.C.3./NO22/72' (the only recorded example) on face, fine small 'UNCLAIMED/AT/MELBOURNE' also on face, endorsed Refused at Sewerage Water Supply Office. Light soiling, rare. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

'LC' Handstamps 1885 unclaimed local Melbourne 1d Postal Card from Melbourne Jewish Philanthropic Society, oval 'L.C.10/MR23/1885' (the 1st recorded) on face. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

'LC' Handstamps 1885 unclaimed local Melbourne 1d Postal Card from South Melbourne, oval 'L.C.13/MR4/1887' (the only recorded example) on face. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

'List Room' Handstamps 1898 GB cover with 1d lilac ('K' perfin) from London to Melbourne, oval 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/MELBOURNE' and very fine oval 'LIST ROOM/N^O2/JE22/1898' (LRD). Originally addressed to Threadneedle St London & then redirected to Melbourne. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

'Missent' Handstamps 1872 (Dec 20) OHMS Education Office printed envelope with Chief Secretary Frank addressed to Concongella (PO closed Feb 1868), boxed 'MISSENT TO/GREAT WESTERN' handstamp on face, Ballarat (Dec 20) & Stawell & Great Western x2 (Dec 22) backstamps. Rare. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

'Not in Melbourne' Handstamps 51x11½mm boxed 'NOT IN MELBOURN[E]/LETTER DELIVER[Y]' on 1d Postal Card from Melbourne to Church of England Grammar School (Melbourne Grammar), St Kilda Rd. The card was then redirected to South Yarra. The only example recorded. Presumably this was applied when mail was sent to the letter carriers and then it was determined to be out of their delivery area. The card is from the Melbourne Cricket Club Football Club advising the addressee that he has been selected to play. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

'Not Known By' Handstamps small group of covers: 1880 Stawell local cover redirected to Hamilton 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS' and 'UNCLAIMED AT/HAMILTON' on face; 1896 Melbourne to Maryborough Post Card for Purves' Genuine Seeds 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIER/MARYBOROUGH' on face and redirected to Queensland; 1901 Moulton & Renowden advertising cover from South Melbourne to Port Melbourne, 'UNCLAIMED AT/PORT MELBOURNE' and 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/PORT MELBOURNE' on face; 1902 inwards Postal Card from Belgium to Bendigo then redirect to St Kilda, 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIER/BENDIGO' on face; 1907 stampless taxed PPC from Melbourne to Healesville, then Essendon and then Ascot Vale, 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIER' on face; 1908 inwards PPC from England to Melbourne, then Hawthorn, and then Melbourne again, 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS MALVERN' on face (6) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

'Not Known By' Handstamps Camberwell two different handstamps on Post Cards from 1900 & 1909; St Kilda two different handstamps on Post Cards from 1898 additionally with 'NOT KNOWN/LETTER CARRIERS/BRUNSWICK' & 1910 additionally with 'NOT KNOWN/LETTER CARRIERS/CAULFIELD'. (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

'Not Known By' Handstamps generic 41x11mm boxed 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS' on Geelong unclaimed covers. 1881 (Feb 25) Chief Secretary franked cover from Police Department to Geelong with fine early strike on face, 1911 (Nov 18) cover from Melbourne to Geelong with worn impession from same handstamp, boxed 'GEELONG' and boxed 'UNCLAIMED [AT]/GEELONG' also on face. Mounted on informative exhibition page. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

'Not Known By' Handstamps violet double-oval 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS,/MELBOURNE' on local registered front fine boxed 'UNCLAIMED' on face. A very rare handstamp with only two recorded examples. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

'Not Known By' Handstamps small group of Melbourne Not Known covers 1899 (July) inwards cover from USA with boxed 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIER' handstamp (uncommon use in Melbourne); 1903 inwards Mauritius Newspaper Wrapper with 'NOT KNOWN BY LETTER/CARRIERS MELBOURNE', PO Box invalid and then redirected to street address; 1893 (Feb 8) 1d Envelope from Melbourne to Coffee Palace Sandringham, redirected to Coffee Palace Bourke St, oval 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/MELBOURNE' and oval 'LIST ROOM/N^O 2/FE13/1893' both on face; 1909 (May 26) cover from Melbourne to East Melbourne with oval 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS/MELBOURNE', boxed 'UNCLAIMED AT/MELBOURNE', boxed 'N^O1 LIST/MY27/1909' and 'MY2709/7AM' all on face; 1906 mss Not known my part WCS 24,12,06 endorsement on PPC from Geelong to Russell St, then redirected to Spring St and finally redirected to Parramatta, NSW. (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

'Received Open' Seal 'RECEIVED OPEN/L C D./MELBOURNE' wax seal used to reseal back of 1859 (Aug 8) cover with 6d QOT, from Richmond to Bradford, England. Mounted on informative exhibition page. An exceptional item. This is the only recorded example and the seal is in wonderful condition. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

'Redirected' Handstamps 1884 (Sep 18) Solicitor General reversable wrapper, originally addressed to Cressy and then re-addressed to Lismore, 34x6mm boxed 'REDIRECTED' on face, one of two recorded. Ex Purves. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

'Returned to the Post Office' Handstamps 46½x11mm boxed 'RETURNED TO THE POST/OFFICE MELBOURNE FROM/"Coffee Tavern Bourke St"' on cover from Melbourne to Fitzroy and then reditercted back to the Coffee Tavern. Very fine blue double-oval 'MELBOURNE COFFEE PALA[C]E/BOURKE S^T E./C.T.C^O L^D' handstamp on back. A very attractive example of this uncommon handstamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

Cutout Group on Hagner, mainly Colonial period, Missent Bachcus Marsh, Rosedale, Officially Registered supposed to contain coin, Paid Ararat, Creswick, Melbourne, Post Town not known in Victoria, Received Open DLB, Received Torn GPO Melbourne, Too Late from Sandhurst (1855), Unclaimed Melbourne x2 (1864-65), Traralgon. Generally fine. (13) (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

Detained Postage Notice 1864 printed circular from Ballarat PO to Town Hall, Ballarat, advising that 4d postage due is required on a letter held at Ballarat. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Detained Postage Notice 1862 printed circular from Beechworth PO to Curator of Estates of Deceased Persons, Melbourne, advising that 4d postage due is required on a letter held at Beechworth. Plus similar part circular from Williamstown. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150