NEW SOUTH WALES continued...
Postal History continued...
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2311 |
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 1858 (Jan 12) cover to Berkshire "p Mail Columbian" with very fine Diadems 6d grey & 'REGISTERED' (6d) folded around the cover at left
both tied by bars cancels with oval 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' d/s in red, London b/s of MR-15/58 in blue, 'd6' h/s & '[crown]/REGISTERED' h/s in red, 'FARRINGDON' arrival b/s.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
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 1866 (Oct 23) part-entire to GB "Via Marseilles" with Diadem 8d + DLR 2d tied by Sydney duplex, London arrival cds of 13DE66 in red on
the face, minor blemishes.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2313 |
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 1873 (Oct 7) cover to Massachusetts "Per China/via Brindisi" with DLR 2d & 'NINEPENCE' on 10d (very scarce on cover) tied by Sydney
duplex, London (24NO73) & New York (DEC/8) transits in red on the face & 'NEW BEDFORD/MASS' arrival b/s of the next day. Ex Dale Forster: sold for US$605. [During 1873, there were no trans-Pacific contract sailings. The rate to GB was 9d, & from GB
to USA was 3d but both incorporated the GB 1d internal rate, so the fee to USA was 11d]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2314 |
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 1878 (Nov 7) cover to Germany "Via/San Francisco" with Diadem 8d tied by Sydney duplex, very fine '1½D' h/s in violet, Berlin arrival
b/s of 26 12/78, minor blemishes. Carried per 'City of Sydney', ex Sydney 8.11.1878. Ex Ron Butler and 'Alvarado'. [Stated to be the ERD for the '1½D' marking]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$360.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2315 |
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 1901 (Jan 15) cover to "Tongatabu/Friendly Islands" (ie Tonga) "Via Auckland" with ½d & 2d tied by Goulburn duplex, faint
'NUKUALOFA/26JA01/TONGA' arrival b/s, some soiling/aging.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2316 |
PSE |
 'The Maritime Mails of Sydney' balance of exhibit with many worthwhile items remaining including 1840 to Great Britain with very fine
'PAID SHIP LETTER' crowned d/s, 1841 GB to "Melbourne/Port Philip" via Sydney rated "1/4" & "3/6", 1846 GB to New Zealand carried by Toulmin Brothers packet 'Waverley' via Cape of Good Hope & Sydney, 1846 from Tasmania "p Steamer Shamrock" & 1850 to
Tasmania with almost very-fine 'LAUNCESTON' arrival, 1846 from GB with 'PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER', four 1854 'Postal War' pre-paid entires from Melbourne with Sydney '3' tax h/s, 1855 to UK with Diadems 6d imperf, Sydney '5' accountancy h/s &
'AUSTRALIA/PAID/LIVERPOOL/PACKET' arrival, 1870 to California with 6d Diadem per HH Hall 'City of Melbourne' short-lived service, 1872 loose ship letter from Newcastle to Queensland with 1d & 2d tied by Sydney 'NSW'-in-oval-rings obliterators, 1876
to Scotland "via Sydney, Brisbane and E&A steamer via Brindisi/Torres Straits Route" with De La Rue 'NINEPENCE' on 10d scarce solo franking (stated to be one of only two surviving covers from NSW definitively via this Torres Strait service), 1876-90
to USA with 'PAID ALL' markings x4, 1879 registered to Paris with Diadems 8d x2 (one faulty), 1883 inwards with USA Large Banknotes 6c x2, 1889 Postal Card 2d blue 'Long Sea Route' to UK from Wardell (NSW) as a loose ship letter with Sydney
'SHIP-LETTER' duplex, 1899 Hawaii Postal Card 2c with 1c added to NSW, 1903 from New Zealand with Sydney oval 'LOOSE SHIP/ + LETTER + ' h/s & Postage Due 1d, other destinations noted Antigua (1878, plus 3 part-covers), Canada, Denmark, Germany,
Montenegro, Natal, New Caledonia & the Philippines (1857), quite a few postal stationery usages, German & French Paquebot markings, etc, also 20+ Commonwealth-era items, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Ex Dr Tony Orchard.
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2317 |
S= |
 POSTMARKS: Imaginatively & attractively presented collection based on maps of Sydney & Suburbs plus of rural mail routes, most of the
postmarks cut-square on piece with strength in the 1960s & 1970s but some earlier noted, many closed offices & very fine to superb strikes, plus a box with 1000s more pieces from the same period; also a range of South Australian cds on KGV 1d greens
including multiples.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2318 |
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 TAX MARKINGS: Accumulation of taxed mail many with Postage Dues affixed, wide variety of Sydney domestic markings from '1D' & '3D' h/s
on 1900s Great Britain PPCs, black circular 'MORE TO PAY/1D' & '.../2D', red oval 'TAX 1D' & '... 2D', lots of 1950s items noted boxed 'EXCEEDS ... OZS' h/s x20+ different including pre-set '6d' & '1/-' amounts & various identification inscriptions
and to USA with 'POSTAGE INSUFFICIENT/FOR AIR MAIL/SEND BY SURFACE/SYDNEY NO. 2', also non-Sydney markings including faint but legible 1937 'Posted at/ALBURY RAILWAY STATION/To Pay..', 1938 'LATE FEE/1D' alongside KGVI 2d tied 'TPO SOUTH/1' cds,
unusual triangular 'T' h/s alongside 5d Royal Visit tied 'BYRON BAY' cds, also 'TAXED', 'TAXED ARTICLE/TO PAY £...', manuscript endorsements, etc, condition a little mixed but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Datestamps and other Town Markings
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2319 |
S |
 Squared-circles 'ARLTUNGA' on 5/- punctured 'SA', 'BURRUNDIE' on 1d pink & 'WINNECKE' on 2d violet (corner fault), commercial airmail
covers from 'VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS/10JE54/NT' (underpaid & sent surface) & light 'ALICE SPRINGS EAST/NT AUST' (1956) to Melbourne with manuscript "ASPGS EAST" on provisional R label.
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Estimate AU$180
SOLD for AU$135.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
QUEENSLAND
Queensland
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2320 |
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 1860 Large Star Perf Clean-Cut 14-16 6d green SG 6, minor blemishes, the gum redistributed, Cat £1800.
Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2321 |
E/P |
 1897 Diamond Jubilee ½d Widow's Weeds essay with '1837 - 1897' in the lower corner tablets, in rose-pink on ungummed unwatermarked
paper. Scarce. [The issue was not proceeded with but the design - with the dates removed - was issued as a definitive, for which a perforated plate proof in the issued colour on ungummed unwatermarked paper is included]
(3)Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2322 |
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 1900 Boer War Patriotic Fund 1d imperforate plate proof pairs on ungummed watermarked paper in blue-green or dark blue, margins good
to large, plus the issued stamps SG 263 & 264 mint 1d (very fine) & 2d (gum aging & some loss of gum), and CTO 1d with 'BRISBANE' 1900 cds (small paper inclusion & a couple of thinned perfs at top) & 2d with 'GEOR[GE STREET]' cds, Cat £930 for the
issued stamps. [Bernie Manning's 'set' of 12 1d proof singles in different colours sold for $4140 at our auction of 13.6.2009, an average of $345 each]
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2323 |
G |
 1906-10 'COMMONWEALTH' Perf 11 9d yellow-brown & ultramarine Type B ACSC Q45b (SG 285), well centred, 'TOOWONG' cds, Cat $1500 (SG
£800). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2016) states "extremely rare with only around a dozen recorded". The ACSC states that two of those are in the Royal Collection. [As an obvious forerunner to the country-wide Kangaroo & Map issue, this is an
important and underrated stamp]
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2324 |
G |
 1906-10 'COMMONWEALTH' Perf 11 9d yellow-brown & ultramarine Type B punctured 'OS' ACSC Q45Ab (SG 285var), well centred, Bundaberg
duplex, Cat $1500 (SG £800). Superb. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2015) states "extremely rare with only around several recorded". The ACSC states that only one example has been recorded, despite which it is priced the same as the normal stamp. [As an
obvious forerunner to the country-wide Kangaroo & Map issue, this is an important and underrated stamp]
Grade A+ B1 (Image1)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Queensland) 285 var.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2325 |
#O |
 REVENUES: 1895 'IMPRESSED DUTY' 3d to £500 each with colourless embossed 'cancellation' (no gum) plus used selection including 4/- to
9/- & 11/- to 13/- inclusive, some characteristic rough/irregular perfs & minor perf toning.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
Postal History
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2326 |
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 1867 entire town letter being a largely printed shareholders' notice for the Brisbane Gas Company with Chalons 1d vermilion tied by
'QL'-in-Rays cancel, superb b/s of the distinctive & rare Type 2 '67/MR2/ B / =BRISBANE=' cds, two vertical folds just clear of the stamp with associated soiling. [See Hugh Campbell at page 176, where his Types 1 & 2 are transposed. At page 175, he
states that the LRD is 2.2.1867]
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2327 |
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 1873 cover from an unknown Queensland port to "Redfern/Sydney", rated "3" & endorsed "Late Fee" with 3d greenish grey SG 66 x2 - one
damaged - cancelled on arrival at Sydney where superb double-oval 'LOOSE SHIP/LETTER' handstamp struck below, minor blemishes. Ben Palmer's Census at page 110. [The inter-colonial rate was 3d + 3d late fee]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Queensland) 66] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2328 |
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 1890 (Dec 1) to Germany endorsed "via Melbourne & Brindisi" with three-colour franking of 1d orange 2d blue & 6d green tied by
Numeral-in-Rays '95' and BEENLEIGH/QUEENSLAND' unframed cds alongside paying the 9d pre-UPU ship letter rate, Brisbane & Brindisi transits and 'HERMANSBURG/19 1/91' arrival b/s, a couple of minor blemishes. See Ben Palmer's Census at page 149.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2329 |
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 TAX MARKINGS: Accumulation of taxed mail the majority with Postage Dues affixed, wide variety of Brisbane domestic markings including
1913 with Kangaroo 1d (fault) tied 'TPO No3 S&W' with 'T1D' h/s endorsed "Late Fee" and 1d Due tied 'FORTITUDE VALLEY' cds, 1924 Great Britain PPC with 'T1½D' h/s, 1940 with KGVI 2d tied 'KIN KIN' cds and boxed 'EXCEEDS ["one"] OZS/TAX ' cachet
with 'T4D' h/s inserted in space and 4d Due tied GPO cds, 1944 endorsed "PACKET POST" with Kangaroo ½d x3 'CLOSED AGAINST/INSPECTION' cachet & 'T6D' h/s plus two 1960s oversized covers with similar cachets, 1952 with Adhesive Duty 1d violet
disallowed and 'TAX2D' h/s, two 1950s underpaid registered items (unusual, as these were suposed to be checked when submitted over the counter), etc, also undenominated types & manuscript endorsements used outside Brisbane such as 1914 large "T2d"
blue pencil on cover from Duchess with 2d Due tied 'REGISTERED/TOWNSVILLE' cds, and plenty more, condition variable but many are fine to very fine.
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Queensland) Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
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