Gippsland collection of mostly pre-1913 covers with lots of 19th Century material including 'PORT ALBERT' Crowned-Oval on piece, 'TARRAVILLE' Crowned-Oval backstamp on 1854 cover with Half-Lengths 3d pair, 'KORRUMBURRA' Error, Belt & Buckles of Port Albert (ERD; recorded 2 years only) on 1890 Postal Card & Warragul on Wrapper, a few loose stamps including BN '326' Original State (rated RRRR) & '415' (RR), 19½mm 'TRARALGON' on 1871 piece (rare), numerous scarce to rare numeral/cds "ties" including '397' & 'BASS' (1865), 'WOODS POINT - VICTORIA' duplex (1871), '418' & 'JORDAN', '474' & 'MATLOCK', '522' & 'HAPPY-GO-LUCKY', '555' & 'TEN MILE', '644' & 'DARGO' (1888), '770' & 'ABERFELDY', '862 & 'QUEENSFERRY' both in blue (1896), 'M8' & 'MORWELL RY STN' (1888), 'M43' & 'BUNYIP RY STN' (1886), 'M96' & rare 'WATERLOO GIPPSLAND' (1883), 'MC/84' & 'JINDIVICK' (1885), '1652' & 'COALVILLE' (1893), '1832' (rated RR) & 'GAINSBOROUGH', '2000' & framed 'TONGIO WEST', '2063' (RR) & 'MT ECCLES', etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. Ex Max Watson. (140+ & pieces)

Estimate AU$1,000

Covers mounted on album pages with lots of useful material including 1858 to "Nine Mile Creek" with oval 'STANLEY' arrival b/s, 1865 with '265' & 'QUARTZ REEF, PLEASANT CK' cds, 1873 with rare 23mm 'DEEP LEAD' cds, 1890 & 1893 with 'BUTTLEJORK' b/s, 1869 with Original State '145' (rated RR), 1853 with boxed 'PAID/ BACCHUS MARSH', 1859 with '244' & oval 'BACK CREEK' b/s in red, 1883 with '793' (RR) & 'CALLAWADDA', 1859 with Reversed '6' & Crowned-Oval 'BELFAST' b/s, 1879 with '972' & 'LAEN' cds, lots of duplexes including 1893 Mildura on uprated Letter Card to NSW & Creswick used in 1934(!), rather mixed condition but those mentioned are good to fine. Ex Max Watson. (120+)

Estimate AU$500

Box of covers & Postal Stationery with apparently all-different duplex cancels including Williamstown 1889 in blue, Apsley 1906 registered, Colac 1873 & 1885 in blue, Coleraine 1879, Echuca 1870, Kyneton 1873, Prahran x13 with various codes, Sandridge 1877, St Kilda 1869 & 1875, Charlton East 1879, Taradale 1886, Yackandandah 1890 in blue, Eaglehawk 1889, Emerald Hill x3, Sebastopol 1900 in blue, Collingwood 1870, Ballarat East '139' Error x3, Learmonth 1905, Birregurra 1889, Kingston 1893, Chiltern 1876 & 1890 in blue, Hotham 1875 & 1881, Raywood 1905, Walhalla 1883, Natimuk 1895 on "Beer n Baccy" Postal Card, Warragul 1885, Numurkah 1883, St Kilda RS 1912 on Coronation Postal Card, Exhibition 1907, East Melbourne 1889 in blue, 'WOODS POINT - VICTORIA' 1868, etc, no Melbournes, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. Ex Max Watson. (280 approx)

Estimate AU$500

Box of covers and Postal Stationery with apparently all-different numeral/cds 'ties' including '100' & 'CARISBROOK' Crowned Oval on 1858 entire, '138' & 'HEXHAM' (1867), '144' & 'RUSHWORTH' in blue (1883) with superb 'TARIPTA' b/s (the only recorded example), '145' Original State - Rated RR - & oval 'CHEWTON' (1860), '163' Original State (RR) & oval 'CRESSY' (1858), '186' (RR) & oval 'BROWN HILL' (1860), Second Type '217' (RR) & 'STRATHLODDON' (1876), First Type '230' (RRRR) & oval 'INDIGO' (1859), Original State '249' (RR) & oval 'MORTLAKE' (1855), Recut '276' (RR) & 'FRESHWATER CREEK' (1883), Original State '289' (RRR) & oval 'HOTHAM' (1861), Original State '296' & oval 'NEW INGLEWOOD' (1865), '333' (R) & 'REDBANK' (1868), light but apparent '369' (RRR) & 'PRESTON HILL' (1863), '371' (RR) & 'CHINAMAN'S FLAT' (1874), '435' with Vertical Crack & superb 'WABDALLAH' (1889), '473' & 'PIGGOREET' (1883), poor '512' (RRRR) & 'REDESDALE' registered to GB (1877), '553' (RR) & 'BOWMAN'S FOREST' (mss "21.3/77"), superb '554' & 'WORDIEBOLUC' (1870), '574' & 'GLEN THOMPSON' (1867), '729' (RR) & 'HESSE' (1875), '807' & 'KRAMBRUK' (1889), '943' (R) & 'PANNOOBAMAWM' (1880), '999' & mss "Wunghnu/2.7.86", 'M80' (R) & superb 'POOTILLA/7FE11/VIC', 'MC/43' (R) & 'FERN HILL' (1887), 'MCC/94' & 'FERNHILL RY STN' in purple (1887), non-duplex 'MCCC/84' (RRRRR) & mss "C Hill/5.1.84", 'MCCCC/12' & 'LEEOR' (1886), 'MD/24' (RR) & 'MARKET SQUARE GEELONG' (1888), 'MD/87' & 'TOURELLO RY STN' in violet (1891), Second Type '1760' (RR) & 'ROWSLEY' (1907), '1808' (RR) & 'THORNTON UPPER' (1907), atrocious '1858' (RRRRR) & light 'WARRA YADIN' (1893), '1891' (RR) & 'BLACKWARRY' (1901), '1964' (RR) & poor 'QUANTONG' (1908), '1973' & 'HOPEVALE' (1908), etc, condition rather mixed but many are fine to very fine. Ex Max Watson. [NB: Remarkably, this lot contains no Tattersalls covers] (300 approx)

Estimate AU$5,000

Shoebox of covers & Postal Stationery with a wide-ranging array of numerals & datestamps including duplexes, numerous BN/cds 'ties' including '410' (rated R) & 'WINDERMERE', 'MCC/76' (RR) & 'ST ARNAUD NORTH', 'MCCCC/17' (R) & 'KOBYBOYN', '2002' (R) & 'MONTROSE', '2033' (RR) & 'MAFEKING', '2090' (RRR) & 'ITALIAN GULLY' etc, many other pickings throughout, lots of Tatts covers including many registered, etc, condition rather mixed but many are fine to very fine. Ex Max Watson. (500 approx)

Estimate AU$1,000

Collection of pre-1913 circular datestamps on Hagners arranged as per numeral allocations, many are part-strikes only and the quality is very mixed but we noted numerous fine to very fine strikes including 'BALLYROGAN', 'BUCKLEYS ROAD (ERD), 'CRAIGIE' (ERD), 'DIAMOND HILL', 'GIPSY VILLAGE', 'HODGKINSON' (ERD), 'HURDLE FLAT' (ERD), oval 'KENSINGTON', 'KRAMBRUK', 'MOKOAN/VIC' (ERD), small-part '[MOUNTA]IN CREEK', 'POMBORNEIT RY STN' in violet used at Pomborneit (2), 'TALANGATA' error (one 'L'; LRD), 'TARILTA' (ERD) & 'TERRICK TERRICK EAST' etc, likely to be many other record dates among the ones we didn't check. Ex Max Watson. (few 100)

Estimate AU$500

Remainders with lots of loose Barred Numerals including '1' Killer on Perf 12 3d Half-Length (Cat £250) & 2/- Woodblock, datestamps including Melbourne double-circle First Day usages on 1.1.00 x3 & double-oval 'STOCK EXCHANGE', pre-1913 Commonwealth types including 'TO BULLARTO SOUTH', 'KIRWANS', 'ST CLAIR', 'SERVICETON RLY' & 'TANDARA', etc. Ex Max Watson. (100s)

Estimate AU$350

Albums with extensive duplicated collection of mostly unrated Barred Numerals, also a range of Barred Ovals, etc, lots of very fine strikes & other pickings. Ex Max Watson. (1000s)

Estimate AU$300

Album of mostly pieces with all-different numeral/cds 'ties' including some rated numerals, many from the 1860s to 1880s, condition rather mixed with many partial strikes but many strikes are fine to very fine, some coloured inks. Inspection absolutely essential. Ex Max Watson. (330+ items)

Estimate AU$500

Crowned Ovals 1848-64 selection including 'BARWON' in red, 'BRIGHTON', 'BUNNENYONG', 'CHEPSTOWE', 'COLLINGWOOD', 'CORDUROY BRIDGE', 'CROWLAND', 'DANDENONG', 'DUNEED', 'KINLOCHEWE', 'MT BLACKWOOD', 'MT STURGEON', 'PLEASANT CK', 'PLENTY', 'PORT ALBERT' on 1d Half-Length, 'ROKEWOOD', 'SOUTH BRIGHTON' etc, mostly fine to very fine strikes. A very scarce lot. (26)

Estimate AU$400

This and the next nine lots, plus the single lots that follow, comprise the highest quality steel cds collection we have ever offered. The collection is strongest in the KGV to pre-decimal QEII periods but there is also some earlier material and a lot of more modern but less valuable items. There are numerous rated items & many record dates. The collection is also very strong in steel 'PAID' types with numerous rarities including postcode types in black. The vast majority are on very fine pieces and the quality of the strikes throughout is generally fine to superb. The covers include many appealing and/or rated strikes. Note, there is no 'MELBOURNE' & very little duplication. The ten volumes are expensive large format Lighthouse boxed albums with matching slipcases. [NB: Unless specified otherwise, highlighted strikes are Commonwealth Period steel 'VIC' types with Large Date Line (LDL)]

'A'BECKETT ST' to 'BIRREGURRA' including unframed 'ADELAIDE LEAD', 'AGNES', 'AIRLY', 'ALL AUST EXHBTN MELBNE N3', 'ALMA', 'ANGIP', 'ARCHDALE JUNCTION', 'ASHBOURNE', 20mm unframed 'AXEDALE', 'BANYAN', 'BARANDUDA' (inverted year wheel), 'BARNEDOWN', 'BEARII', 'BENETOOK', 'BENLOCH', 'BERRINGA/VIC-AUST', 'BERROOK', 'BIGGARA', 'BINDI', etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$1,000

'BITTERN' to 'CHILWELL' including 'BLACK LEAD', 'BLACKWARRY/VIC-AUST', 'BLAIN'S', 'BOCHARA', 'BLEAK HOUSE', 'BORLAND'S', 'BRANDY CREEK', 'BUDGEREE EAST', 'BULART', 'BUNNINYONG' (spelling error), 'CAHILLTON/VIC-AUST', 'CHARLEROI', 'CHEVIOT', etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$1,000

'CHRISTMAS HILLS' to 'EASTERN MAIL CENTRE' including 'CHUTE', 'CLONBINANE', 'CLOVER FLAT', 'CLYDESDALE' SDL, 'COOMA', 'CORACK', 'COSTERFIELD SOUTH', 'CORUNNUN/VIC-AUST', 'CROOKED RIVER' per favor, 'CULLEN', 'CURLEWIS', unframed 'DENICULL CK', 'DELEGATE RIVER', 'DOUTTA GALLA', 'DUNLUCE', 'DUNROBIN', 'EAST POOWONG', 'EARLSTON', 'FIELD PO/EASTERN GOLF CLUB' (on cover), etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$1,000

'EASTVILLE' to 'HAMPTON' including 'MO OFFICE/ELIZABETH ST MELB', 'ELLASWOOD', unframed oval 'ELSTERNWICK/VICTORIA' (previously unrecorded), 'EMU FLAT', 'ENGLEFIELD', 'ERINBANK' (RO Period), 'ESSENDON AIRPORT W6/VIC.-AUST.', 'EURAMBEEN', 24mm unframed 'EXHIBITION' & 'MC/97' on Postal Card (clipped corner), 'FERNHILL', 'FLINDERS ST MELB', 'GATUM', 'GEELONG (FORD'S WORKS)', 'MIL PO GHERANG No1/VIC-AUST', '___ GIPSY POINT' ('RO' removed), 'GLENAIRE', 'GLENHOPE', 'GLENISLA', 'GLENPARK', unframed 'GOWANGARDIE EAST' on PPC, 'GOSCHEN', 'PO GOULD' (recut 'RO'), 'GRASS FLAT' (superb but half-strike only), 'HALLORA', etc, significant cover content. (100s)

Estimate AU$1,500

'HAMPTON EAST' to 'LILYDALE' including 'HARSTON', 'HATTAH', 'HAUNTED HILLS', 'HAWKHURST' (per favor), 'HAYSDALE', 'HENSLEY PARK', 'HESKET STATE SCHOOL' (Inverted Dateline), 'HIGHTON/VIC-AUST' (the only recorded example), 'INDIGO', 'INDIGO UPPER' on cover, 'JACANA/VIC-AUST', 'JALUMBA' on cover, 'JEERALANG JUNCTION' SDL, 'JOHANNA', 'JOHNSTONE'S HILL', 'JUMBUK', 'KANANOOK/VIC-AUST', 'KANGAROO FLAT S/VIC-AUST' per favor, 'KANEIRA', 'KANYA', 'KANYAPELLA', 'KARNAK', 'KEELY RAIL', 'KENLEY', 'KERRISDALE', 'KERGUNYAH SOUTH', 'KIAMAL', 'KING VALLEY/VICTORIA', 'KINNABULLA', 'KNOTT'S SIDING', 'KOALLAH', 'KOIMBO', 'KORIELLA', 'KOORNALLA', 'KRAMBRUK NTH', 'KULWIN', 'KY VALLEY', 'LAANG', 'LABERTOUCHE', 'LAKE CONDAH', 'LANGI LOGAN', 'LANGLEY' per favor, 'LAURISTON/VIC-AUST', 'LAWLOIT', unframed 'LILLYDALE' on 1861 cover, etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$2,000

'LIMA' to 'MOUNT LONARCH' - no Melbournes - including double-oval 'POST OFFICE/LISMORE, VIC', 'LONDRIGAN', 'LONG GULLY' SDL, 'LONGWOOD EAST' in violet, 'LOY YANG', 'LOVAT', 'LOWER BENDOC', 'LURG' SDL, 'MACKINTOSH', framed 'MAJOR PLAINS', 'MARIONVALE', 'MATHIESON'S', 'McINTYRE'S', 'McMILLAN'S', 'MELVILLE FOREST', 'MELWOOD' in violet (TO period), 'MIDDLE BRIGHTON PIER', 'MIGA LAKE', 'MILDURA BCH UNIVERSITY', 'MOGLONEMBY' SDL, 'MONEA' on registered front with red 'MONEA RS' RL, 'MONUMENT CREEK', 'MOONLIGHT FLAT', 'MOORMBOOL WEST', 'MORTON PLAINS', 'MORWELL BRIDGE', 'MT BECKWORTH', 'MT BUTE', 'MT COLE CREEK', 'MT ECCLES', 'MT HOOGHLY', etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$1,500

'MOUNT MACEDON' to 'PRAHRAN' including 'MT ROWAN', unframed 'MOUNT WYCHEPROOF' on Postal Card, 'MOUNTAIN VIEW', 'MURRINDINDI' SDL (per favor), 'MYRRHEE', 'TO NEWTOWN', 'NOORAMUNGA', 'NOORONGONG', 'NORTH MONEGEETA/VIC-AUST', 'NW MOOROOPNA/VIC-AUST', 'NORTH PRENTICE', 'NULLAN', 'OAKLEIGH WEST' on cover, 'OAKVALE', 'OFFICEDALE', 'OTWAY SAW MILLS', 'OVENS VALE', 'OZENKADNOOK', 'PARADISE' SDL (per favor), 'PARKERS CORNER/VIC-AUST' on cover, 'PEECHELBA TOWN', 'PIPER'S CREEK', 'PIRLTA', 'POMBORNEIT EAST/VIC-AUST', 'POMBORNEIT NORTH TO', 'POWER'S CREEK', etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$1,500

'PRAIRIE' to 'SOMERS' including 'PUCKAPUNYAL', 'PURDEET', unframed 'REDJACKET', 'RHYMNEY REEF', 'ROCKLANDS DAM', 'RAAF PO ROCKLANDS DAM', 'ROSLYNMEAD', 'ROSS BRIDGE', 'ROSTRON', 'RYANSTON', 'ST FILLAN'S', 'SALISBURY', 'SANDHILL LAKE', 'SANDSMERE', 'SEAVIEW', 'SEPARATION ST GEELONG' (per favor), 'MIL PO SEYMOUR/ 2 /VIC-AUST' & '4' on covers, unframed 'SLATY CREEK', 'SMOKO' on cover, etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$1,000

'SOMERVILLE' to 'TYABB' including 'SPENCER ST TEL OFFICE/VR' (per favor), 'STEIGLITZ', 'STRATHEWEN', unframed 'STRATHMORE', 'SUNSET', 'SWANWATER WEST', 'TAHARA BRIDGE', 'TALBOTVILLE', 'TANJIL BREN', 'TARRAWINGEE RLY STN' on cover, 'TEMPLESTOWE WEST/VIC-3107' (per favor), 'TEN MILE', 'THE BROTHERS', 'THREE BRIDGES' (RO Period), 'TIDAL RIVER CAMP/VIC-AUST', 'TIMMERING EAST' on cover, 'TOMAHAWK CREEK' in blue, 'TO TONGHI CREEK', 'TOPIRAM', 'MIL PO TORQUAY/VIC-AUST', 'TOSTAREE' SDL (per favor), 'TOWONG UPPER' (RO Period), 'TRAFALGAR WEST', 'TRINITA', 'TYAAK', etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$1,250

'TYERS' to 'YUULONG' including 'ULLSWATER', 'UPPER SANDY CREEK', 'UPPER THOUGLA CREEK', 'UPPER YARRA DAM', 'VALENCIA CREEK/VIC-3860', 'VASEY', 'VICTORIA STREET/RICHMOND-VIC', 'VITE VITE NORTH', 'W TREE' (per favor), 'WANDIN YALLOCK/VIC-AUST', 'WARANGA', 'WAREEK STATE SCHOOL', 'WATTLE CREEK', 'WATTLE VALE', 'WEERING', 'WENDOUREE POSTAL DEPOT', 'WENSLEYDALE', 'WERRIMUL' (error), 'WAAAF PO WEST MELBOURNE/VIC-AUST', oval 'WHIPSTICK/VICTORIA', 'WHITTLESEA NORTH', 'WHOOREL', 'WHOROULY SOUTH', 'WILLENABRINA', 'WINDERMERE', 'WINLATON', 'WOMERAH', 'WONGA PARK', 'RO WONYIP', 'WOORAYL' on cover, 'WOOROONOOK ', 'YAN YAN GURT', 'YANAC SOUTH', 'YANNATHAN', 'YARRAWALLA SOUTH', 'YARRAWEYAH NORTH' (error), 'YARTO', 'YERING', 'YERINGBERG', etc. (100s)

Estimate AU$2,000

Pre-1913 registered covers with all-different datestamps including 'MONEY ORDER/BRIGHTON', 'CHILTERN VALLEY No2', 'BROADMEADOWS', 'CROWLANDS', 'ELIZABETH STREET NORTH', 'MONEY ORDER/FITZROY' in blue, 'LALBERT', 'LORQUON', 'MOLIAGUL', 'NORTH PORT', 'RAYWOOD', 'STAFFORDSHIRE RF', 'SUNNYSIDE', 'WARANGA BASIN', 'WARNCOORT', 'WHITELAW', 'WOOLSTHORPE', WYNDHAM, 'YARCK' etc, many Money Order types, a few with Barred Numerals & a few duplexes, mostly Tatts correspondence but far above average for these. (100 approx)

Estimate AU$500

Post-1912 commercial registered covers with all-different datestamps including 'P O CASTERTON', 'DARLIMURLA' with red 'DELBURN' RL, "FRASER", 'FLINDERS ST MELB', '___ GLENALBYN' SDL ('TO' removed), 1948 'KEILOR EAST', 'PUCKAPUNYAL TOWN', 'PURA PURA', 'RUBICON' (poor; better b/s), 'SEVEN CREEKS', 'WARBURTON EAST', etc, labels include reds & provisionals, only a few Decimal Period. (100 approx)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Post-1912 philatelic registered covers with all-different datestamps including 'PAID AT RELIEF/ 53 ' with Ascot Vale RL, 'BAILLIESTON EAST' with 'BAILIESTON' (error) RL, 'BRODRIBB RIVER', 'BUNGEET', 'CAPE SCHANK', 'CHRISTMAS HILLS', 'COSGROVE SOUTH' SDL, 'GLENLUCE', 'MURRINDINDI', 'NEWHAVEN', 'RHYLL', 'SAILORS FALLS', 'STRATHEWEN/VIC-AUST', 'TOLMIE' SDL, 'TOOTGAROOK', 'WINTON NORTH', 'YUNDOOL' etc, also 'ANGIP' h/s with 'YELLANGIP NTH' RL, only a few Decimal period, fine to very fine. Nice lot. (37)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Small collection of mostly fine to very fine strikes with many better items including 'AIRLY', 'BARWITE', 'BURNBANK', DEDERANG', 'DELEGATE RIVER', 'DUNROBIN', 'HALLORA', 'HOTSPUR', 'INDIGO', 'KARAWINNA', 'KULWIN', 'LAMPLOUGH', 'LOCKWOOD EAST', 'MAJOR PLAINS', 'MAJOR'S LINE', 'MT DANDENONG NTH', 'PEECHELBA TOWN', 'PIEDMONT', 'PIRLTA', 'RHYMNEY REEF', 'ROCHFORD', 'ST FILLAN'S', 'ULLSWATER', 'VALENCIA CREEK', 'WARANGA', 'YULECART' etc.; also 'Datestamps of Victoria' Volumes One & Two. (100s)

Estimate AU$400

1851 Victorian Goverment 'Post Office' Report foolscap 29pp including appendices with a plan of the CBD showing five Letter Carrier Divisions, also with impressions of the seven then-current postmarks including 'FREE/ MELBOURNE' & 'PAID AT/MELBOURNE' both in red & the rare 'MISSENT TO/MELBOURNE'. Historically important.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200