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LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

2931

1775 (June 17) folded entire headed from "Cooks Lane" addressed to "Mr Collingwood, Lambs Conduit Street, near the Foundling Hospital" with largely-fine strike of London General Office 'PENNY/POST/PAID/G/SA' Dockwra-type triangular h/s and very fine Temple Office 'o'CLOCK/5/T' circular time marking alongside on reverse, minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2932

1780s-1850s London Local Post entires including 1790s fair 'PENNY/POST/PAID' Dockwra with Westminster time marking (repaired faults), 1801 very fine 'Two-Penny/Post/Lombard St' in black (aged) & '.../Minories' in red to Holborn with large '2' charge mark, 1812 largely very fine 'Two-Penny/Pt Paid/Ludgate Hill' in black (aged), 1821 largely very fine 'T.P./Sunbury' boxed h/s to Scotland with '½' cachet, also six used in 1840 or later noted 1851 very fine 'Chief Office/1D PAID' in blue, condition variable but the strikes are generally well above-average. (30) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2933

PSE

1780s-1890s London markings on entires including 1821 with largely very fine 'PUT IN AFTER/7 o'CLOCK AT NIGHT' double-lined boxed h/s in red, 1837 front with very fine 'SUN' Sunday Flower d/s alongside Crowned 'FREE' both in red, 1838 envelope from Cheltenham with superb 'TO PAY 1d ONLY' unframed h/s on face, 1830s 'CURZON ST', 'GT RUSSELL [ST]' & 'JERMYN ST' double-lined boxed h/s, various Branch Office 'Maltese Cross' d/s including 'PAID' types, 1840s-60s District Numerals group x18 including 1845 overweight entire to Oxford Street with White Lines 2d blue pair 'MI/MJ' (margins good to touching at L/L) tied '72'-in-circle with 'T.P/Charles St West' h/s in blue alongside and 1861 covers to Genoa & Cadiz with Twin Numerals '45-45' & '47-47' respectively plus '46-46' on 1d red x2 Late Fee cover to Dover, 1880s-90s Fancy Geometric Cancels x5 different on cards & covers to USA & Germany, Late Fee duplexes, Newspaper markings on wrappers, etc, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine. (75) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50) (Image51) (Image52) (Image53) (Image54) (Image55) (Image56) (Image57) (Image58) (Image59) (Image60) (Image61) (Image62) (Image63) (Image64)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2934

1790s-1850s English Provincial Post entires including Single-Line 1792 'BRANDON' rated "4"[d], 1797 'BIRMINGHAM' rated "5"[d] & 1797 'NEWARK' rated "2/4"[d] and Double-Line Curved 1794 'SOUTH/ AMPTON' rated "4"[d] all to London, Boxed Mileage Marks 1802 'LITCHFIELD/119' to Bath re-directed with 'BATH' Single-Line h/s & 1803 fine 'DEVIZES/92' to Hull rated "7"[d] amended to "11"[d], Lined Mileage Marks 1815 'HENLEY-T/38' to Bally Castle, Ireland rated "2/8"[d] & "3/10"[d] both crossed out and replaced with "4/-" and 'WANTAGE/73' to Highworth rated "6"[d] and Undated Circular 1827 'LAUNCESTON/216' in blue, also 1813 largely fine 'BEDALE/Penny Post' and 1819 light 'FAREHAM/Penny Post' both with boxed 'No3' Receiving House h/s, 1836 'LEDBURY' undated circular cancel in red, two 1837 items with Crown Inspector h/s in red to indicate official re-ratings, Post Office Reform range with 'PAID' markings and "1"[d] manuscripts including three pre-May 1840 (one with Shrewsbury 'TOO LATE' h/s) and another from Leeds with '1d' h/s plus 1841 Buckhurst Park illustrated letter sheet endorsed "Pd1" with superb 'TADCASTER' cds, 1842 from Wales with superb 'BANGOR' in black & 'Pd 1d' h/s in red, 1843 Bramham College illustrated letter sheet from York with 'PAID/1' h/s in red and 1847 with 'PAID/1D/CHELMSFORD' oval h/s in red, also unpaid items with "2"[d] to pay, etc, condition a little variable but many of the strikes are well above-average. (50+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50) (Image51) (Image52) (Image53) (Image54) (Image55) (Image56) (Image57)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2935

PSE

1790s-1890s Maritime Mail including 1797 from "Northumberland" (USA?) with fair 'LONDON/SHIP LRE', 1820 to France with London Local Posts 'Streatham/2 py P Paid' h/s and superb 'PAID ["1/2"]' oval cachet, 1820 Westmoreland (Jamaica) letter referring to a list of slaves (no longer included) endorsed "1¼oz" rated "3/4"[d] crossed out and "6/8"[d] with fine 'GREENOCK/SHIP LETTER' stepped h/s, 1837 from France with 'FOREIGN PAID' curved-box h/s in red, 1826 to Switzerland via France with 'ANGLETERRE' in red and 'GENEVE/29 8tre 1826' arrival, unfranked trans-Atlantic group to USA comprising 1839 with 'NEW YORK/SHIP' cds, 1850 with '10/CENTS' h/s, 1852 with 'Br PACKET/24' cds, 1853 with 'BOSTON Br PKT/24/PAID' cds overstruck with '5' h/s and 1855 with '3/CENTS' h/s overstruck '24' plus 1861 to Baltimore with 1/- solo (SG72; Cat £425 on cover) and 'BOSTON Br PKT/24/PAID' cds, 1860 to France with 4d rose, 1863 to France with 4d red, 1876 to Bavaria with 1d & 1½d for the UPU rate, 1879 mourning cover to Australia with 8d orange (SG 156; Cat £625 on cover), etc, also 1904-48 Paquebot markings x20 noted 1933 'RML "ALMANZORA"/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' oval d/s and some ship postcards, etc, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine. (58) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2936

1839 (Nov 27) large-part outer addressed to "Ebenezer Smith Esq, 7 Billeter Square, City" with largely very fine strike of 'Rosamond S[t]/2D PAID' h/s in black lightly overstruck at top by a London GPO Paid marking in red, plus part of the enclosure being on mourning-bordered stationery, a couple of minor blemishes. The Rosamond Street Office is not listed in Collect British Postmarks; a proof strike of a single-framed upper case rectangular datestamp of '9.6.1835' is reported.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2937

1840 (August 22) National Bank of Scotland notice sent as a folded entire to Stirling with Penny Black [L-I] solo, good to large margins, tied by red Maltese Cross cancel, 'HAWICK' despatch & Edinburgh transit b/s, a little roughly opened with part of the despatch cds missing & a few minor blemishes, Cat £850 on cover with Maltese Cross in red. An attractive early Scottish usage of the world's first postage stamp.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2938

PSE

1840-44 Maltese Cross cancels on entires with 1840 (Nov 11) Mulready Envelope 1d with MC & 'T.P/Bayswater' h/s both in black (minor faults), 1840 (Nov 30) 1d black (margins good to touching at top) tied by MC in black with London Local Posts 'Tower St' h/s in blue alongside, 1840 (Dec 5) 2d blue (margins good to touching at top & right) tied by MC in red with very fine 'STOKE-FERRY' h/s alongside, 1841 (Feb 10) 1d black (4 good margins; small surface scuff) tied by MC in red with 'GOLSPIE' boxed d/s, then a range of later strikes all in black including 1841 on 1d red pair 'SE/SF', 1842 on 1d red from Northampton with another strike in the opposite corner of the cover, 1843 Irish MC on 1d pink envelope from Cork, 1844 on White Lines 2d blue from Manchester, 1844 on 1d red with very fine 'POSTED AFTER/7.o'CLOCK AT NIGHT' double-lined box h/s in red, also London Numbered MCs comprising '3' superb strike on 1d red on part-entire, '7' very fine strike on 1d pink envelope with 'TP/Sutton' h/s (the 'TP' faint; possibly excised?) alongside plus another on 1d red on part-entire, '9' largely very fine strike on 1d red on entire to Glasgow, and '11' very fine strike on 1d red on large-part entire with 'Sloane St NO' h'/s alongside, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine. (20) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2939

1840s-1950s Late Mail plus loose covers including 1844 with boxed 'PAID/1d EXTRA' of Edinburgh, 1851 & 1855 1d pink Envelopes with 'L'-in-circle in red, 1869 entire to Germany with 6d + 1d both with 'S M/& Co' perfins & superb boxed 'L1', 1874 entire with 3d rose paying 2d + 1d late fee, 1888 2½d Envelope + ½d orange to Germany with hooded 'MANCHESTER STA/LATE BOX' d/s, 1892 cover to Italy & 1897 Postal Card to Belgium both with 'TOO LATE/F.B.G.P.O.' h/s, various duplexes indicating late fee paid including 'L 1/ GRACECHURCH ST/AU1/79 - GS/1' on 4d sage-green to Mexico, 1904 from London with boxed 'LATE FEE/PAID.', etc, a few into the KGVI period, other destinations include Belgium France Holland & Spain, generally fine to very fine. (36 + pieces) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$675.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2940

PSE

1844-1900s Numeral & Duplex Cancels range on entires, envelopes & postal stationery noted 1846 with 'Hawkshead/Penny Post' h/s in blue and 1d red pair 'HA/HB' tied by BN '13' and 'AMBLESIDE' b/s, 1852 1d red imperf margins close to enormous with 'SIDE of the Letter' inscription at left tied BN '415' and 'KIDDERMINSTER' b/s, 1853 White Lines 2d blue (4 margins; Cat £350 on cover) tied BN '5' & 'ACCRINGTON' b/s, then Spoon Duplexes x11 including Chester 1855 on 2d blue (rounded corner) on entire to Chesire, Hull (two different types), Manchester 1859 on 4d red pair on cover to Holland and a very fine Shrewsbury, also a selection of Squared Circle & Hooded Oval postmarks, 1893 Wrapper ½d with ½d orange x2 added all tied 'LIVERPOOL/LATE FEE' cds, etc, plus the balance of collection including some earlier pre-stamp entires as well as a stockbook of loose mostly QV stamps selected for postmarks, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine. Weighs 2½kg. (150+ covers + Qty of stamps) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50) (Image51) (Image52)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2941

1856 (Sept 25) double-rate local entire with White Lines Perf 14 2d blue tied by very fine to superb strike of the Edinburgh '131' numeral roller-cancel (without separating bars between), superb 'POSTED SINCE 7.20 LAST NIGHT' in red on reverse, light folds slightly affecting stamp, plus White Lines Perf 14 2d blue strip of 3 cancelled with similar '159' roller-cancel of Glasgow. (2 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2942

1857 (Nov 3) envelope to Wales with 1d red 'F-D] tied by largely very fine strike of the scarce 'WALSALL/834' Spoon duplex cancel, Aldgate transit & Carnarvon arrival b/s, a few minor aging marks.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2943

PSE

1859-1900 London early machine cancels comprising 1) 1859 to York with 1d red tied by a superb complete strike of the Charles Rideout '1' cancel; 2) 1871 Midland Railway entire with 1d red tied by very fine almost complete strike of the Azemar 'A1' twin cancel; 3) 1883 to New Zealand with '6d' on 6d (Cat £425 on cover) tied by very fine Pearson Hill 'SE/2' parallel motion cancel; 4) 1885 Postal Card 1d to Switzerland with very fine single-ring Hoster cancel; 5) 1890 Baptist Union envelope to Bahamas with 1d lilac x4 largely very fine double-ring Hoster cancel; 6) 1900 Envelope ½d to Chile with Bickerdike 'V[Crown]R/6'; and 7) 1900 Schwann & Co to Germany with 5d solo 'S&Co' perfin tied by Bickerdike 'V[Crown]R/3', a couple of minor blemishes. (7)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2944

1867 (Nov 25) large-part folded entire to Shropshire with 1d red Plate 106 x2 and 2d blue Plate 9 pair tied by '75' of Birmingham (R d/s in red alongside) with 'WEM' arrival b/s of same day alongside, minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2945

1878 (Sep 25) cover to South Australia with very scarce franking of 4d sage-green SG 153 Plate '16' horizontal pair ['LE - LF'; the first unit with a small corner repair] tied by Scottish Numeral '303' of 'SANQUHAR' (b/s), Adelaide transit on the face & 'GLENELG' arrival b/s. [On mail to Australia, the 4d - Cat £600 on cover - is much scarcer than the 8d orange - Cat £625 on cover]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2946

PSE

1890-60s collection with many better items throughout and emphasis on postmarks including cds, Skeletons, Squared-Circles, Duplexes, Slogans noted London 'BUY/BRITISH/MADE/GOODS' h/s on KGV ½d Daily Mail wrapper to Sweden, Machines, etc, WWI & WWII Military, Censor & POW Mail noted 1917 'LOFTHOUSE/PC/PARK' censor h/s, advertising covers including a spectacular 1907 Victoria Churn illustrated envelope to Finland, also 1931 KGV 1d red pair one an unauthorised bisect taxed, 1940 with KGV 1d coil starter strip, etc, lots more Postal Stationery noted 1890 Penny Postage 1d envelope unused & used and 1925 Wembley 1½d Envelope with 1d & 1½d adhesives added tied by 'EMIPRE EXHIBITION' cds, plus PPCs, a few FDCs noted 1948 Silver Wedding, etc, condition mostly fine to very fine. Weighs 4kg. (250+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2947

1900s-1950s Underpaid mail with Australian Postage Dues group from 1905 PPC with KEVII 1½d solo with message alongside address and taxed as a letter with Adelaide '2' h/s and 2d Completed Design affixed, 1920s-30s PPCs x20+ with KGV frankings and a variety of markings & Dues, then a range of airmail covers including 1935 with KGV 6d solo with strips of 3 2d & 4d Dues on reverse, 1937 with KGV 4d solo taxed "1/10"[d] with Dues on back, 1938 Empire Airmail Scheme with KGVI 1½d brown solo, London '30' [centimes] h/s, boxed 'PLEASE ADVISE SENDER THAT/LETTERS SHOULD BE PREPAID/1½D FOR EACH HALF OUNCE' h/s on reverse and 3d Due tied 'MURRABIT/VIC' cds on face, various post-WWII KGVI frankings noted 1947 with 3d & 1/- taxed "2/6" with Dues 2d strip of 3 & 6d x4, 1948 1/- Olympics solo taxed 'T6D', also 1959 'SECOND CLASS' with QEII 3d violet pair and Dues 1d pair, etc, most are fine to very fine. (50) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2948

1905 (May-Oct) PPCs underpaid to Tasmania each with KEVII ½d only & Australian Postage Due 1d Blank-at-Base affixed, all but one with Jersey views including Great Western Mail Boat, St Peters Windmill, Greve de Lecq, Broad Street Obelisk, David Place St Helier, Rozel & Portelet Bays, etc, fine to very fine. (12)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2949

1911 (Sep 9) Coronation Aerial Mail postcard in brown-red, unusually with KEVII 5d tied by superb #2 cds.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$180.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM

2950

PSE

1911-50s Airmail covers including 1911 Coronation Airmail postcards in green or brown, 1928 Liverpool Flying Boat, Irish Sea Flying Boat & Sweden Night Airmail covers, 1929 India x2, 1934 MacRobertson Air Race, etc, then a range of commercial airmails including 1929 to Germany with PUC 2½d pair, 1933 KGV 1½d Envelope to Perth (WA) with KGV 3d added for internal Australian airmail, 1935 to Argentina with KGV 6d 1/- & 2/6d Seahorse, WWII censored incuding 1940 to Chile "via Air France" with KGVI 5/- red solo, 1940 postcard to USA "North Atlantic Airmail" with KGVI 7d solo, 1942 to USA with KGVI 2/6d brown pair, 1942 to Venezuala with KGVI 3d & 2/6d green, 1934 & 1944 Red Cross Message Scheme to Switzerland at 5d rate, 1945 large-part registered cover to Argentina with KGVI 3d & 10/- light blue, etc, generally fine to very fine. (60+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50) (Image51)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$675.00
Closing..Nov-10, 06:00 PM