'Dictionary of Western Australians' in five hardbound volumes: Vol I: Early Settlers 1829-1850; Vol II Bond 1850-1868; Vol III Free 1850-1868; Vol IV Part One 1868-1888 A to K; and Part Two 1868-1888 L to Z (University of WA, 1979-85). Biographical details on thousands of arrivers. The first volume is especially important. An outstanding reference that we use regularly, and only the second set we have seen. Weighs 8kg.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1833 piece from a laid paper outer (77x63mm) with a fine strike of the First Type '[crown]/GENERAL/POST OFFICE/PERTH.' handstamp, small part of the address & non-contemporary endorsement "17.9.1833" (LRD). Believed to be Ex Absalom (1920s). [PMI states that the implement was crafted from wood, that it wore rapidly & was soon discarded. Only eight examples have been recorded, between 18.4.1833 to 1.9.1833 only, of which 4 are institutionalised. Between late-1833 and late-1841, letters bore no postal markings]

Grade A- A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1844 mercantile entire headed "Bunbury 9th Feby 1844" and endorsed within "Triplicate pr Velocity/original pr Ganges/Duplicate pr Shepherd", to London endorsed "pr Velocity", rated "4d" with very fine strike of the boxed 'PAID/("13.3.44")/FREMANTLE' h/s in red, London 'SHIP LETTER' h/s & ' VT /20OC20/1844' arrival cds both in red & rated "8" for an inwards shipletter, ironed-out vertical fold at left. [The writer, James Kaye Child, arrived at Australind per 'Henry' on 20.4.1841, aged 25. During 1844, he commenced a whaling venture at Bunbury but died in 1846]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1849 envelope endorsed "Western Australia/May 17th 49" to London with a generally fine strike of the second undated '[crown]/GENERAL/POST OFFICE/PERTH' Handstamp & a worn but largely legible strike of the large-oval Ship Letter h/s in red, rated "9" for a letter exceeding ½oz & "2/-" for an inwards shipletter, docketed at right "Mr Henry Trigg/17th May 1849". [Henry Trigg was a very early settler who arrived in the Colony per 'Lotus' on 6.10.1829. Trigg became a prominent landowner & Congregational lay preacher. Like so many of his contemporaries, in 1850 he was named as a defaulter in the Western Australian Mining Company]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1855 (late) envelope to Northamptonshire with Imperf Penny Black pair (three large margins, cut-into at the base) & 4d pale blue (margins close to large - except where a little cut-into at U/R - with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right), the pair tied by neat void-grid cancels in black & the 4d similarly cancelled at the same angle, very fine undated-oval 'POST OFFICE/[crown]/FREMANTLE/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' Handstamp at L/L, London transit b/s of 24MR24/1856 in red & 'KETTERING' arrival cds of the same date in green on the face. A handsome cover.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1860 cover-front to Scotland "Via Southampton" with very scarce franking of Hillman Lithographs 6d grey-black SG 19 (apparently from the base of the sheet with margins just shaved - at right - to very large), very fine 15-bar '6' cancel & 'ALBANY/NO1/1860/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds at L/L.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1872 cover to Bunbury with a very fine strike of the scarce Framed-Oval 'GREENOUGH/MAY3/18[7]2/+WESTERN AUSTRALIA+' (LRD) on the face, 2d chrome-yellow tied by Void Grid (LRD), Perth Maltese Cross transit of MY13/1872 & 'BUNBURY/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' arrival b/s, repaired opening fault at U/L & part of the flap missing.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1912 commercial usage of 1½d blue/green Postal Card PSSA #PC19 to Germany with 'CHRONOMETER, WATCH & CLOCK-MAKER/P.A.KAYSER/PERTH' cachet on back, Perth '15JUL12' machine cancel and 'EINGEGANGEN/ 12AUG1912/...' private arrival cachet on face, Cat $1000 but unpriced "used at correct rate". The four known used cards described in PSSA are either over-paid or late usages; we know of ony one other commercial example paying the intended foreign postcard rate.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

POSTMARKS: 'TELEGRAPHS/30.SEP.19/FREMANTLE' cds (26mm diameter) two strikes on Commonwealth of Australia 'TELEGRAM' form 'E.T.No.2' to passenger on board SS Orsova wishing "God speed good luck/Rabbi & Mrs Freeman", minor blemishes. Type unrecorded in PMI.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100