Postal History - Pre-Stamp Period 1838-1854 continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2021 |
 |
 1850 (April) OHMS front endorsed "Free" to the Colonial Engineer with bold postmaster's endorsement "PO/Wellington" at upper-left,
very fine GPO arrival cds of APx23/1850 in black and light but clear '[crown]/FREE/-AP/18--' handstamp (CrFree-7; recorded 10 weeks only) in red, two vertical folds. PO 16.6.1846. [There is enough of the letter on the reverse to identify the sender
as "William A[...]/Ferrym[an]". The Wellington Ferry still operates. In fact, those intrepid adventurers, Eastick & Watson, made the perilous trip earlier this year]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2022 |
|
 1850 (April) large-part OHMS outer to the Commissioner of Crown Land with postmaster's endorsement "PO/Clare" at upper-left (the first
of two types illustrated in the Handbook) and endorsed "Free" in red, GPO arrival cds of APx30/--50' in blue with an unusually complete strike of the '[crown]/FREE/30AP30/18--' datestamp (CrFree-7; recorded 5.3.1850 to 21.5.1850 only) in red
alongside. PO 29.4.1847.
Grade A- (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2023 |
|
 1850 (May) front endorsed "Free" to the Crown Solicitor with scarce postmaster's endorsement "PO/Watervale" at upper-left, on arrival
light but clear '[crown]/FREE/MY 14/18--' handstamp (CrFree-7; recorded 10 weeks only) in red overstruck with very fine GPO cds of 14xMY/1850 in blue, "Free" crossed-through & rated "8" to pay, two vertical filing creases. Renamed from Penwortham (1)
16.8.1849. [Official mail needed to be endorsed "OHMS" or similar, otherwise the free privilege failed and the addressee was liable for the postage]
Grade B (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2024 |
|
 1850 (June 29) entire headed "Meadows" signed "John Berry" to his brother "James Berry/Grote Street/Adelaide" with postmaster's
endorsement "PO/Macclesfield" at upper-left and "paid 4d" in red, light just legible strike of the 'MACCLESFIELD/[crown]' mailbag seal (rated RRRR; the ERD), GPO arrival cds of JYx2/1850 in blue and indistinct 'PAID' handstamp in red, endorsed at
right "opened by [...?] Berry/but not for him", a second strike of the GPO cds of JYx9/1850 on the reverse & apparently returned to the sender, vertical filing fold. Macclesfield PO 23.6.1847. Meadows PO opened 18.7.1850, only three weeks after this
letter was sent. [Both the manuscript and the seal are those illustrated in the Handbook]
The writer speaks of paying £1 to have an impounded horse released "...The poundkeeper said that she would have brought £20 at the sale...The miller at Noarlunga is offering 4/- per bushel [for wheat] but I would much rather take it into Adelaide if
the merchants are giving as much..."
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2025 |
|
 1850 (Aug) cover to Dorsetshire with postmaster's endorsement "PO/Angas" at upper-left & "Pd 6d" at upper-right, part-GPO cds of
AUx2/1850 in blue and rated "6" in red, London transit of 27JA27/1851 where rated "8" delivery fee, light 'WAREHAM' arrival of the same date in blue. Angaston (1) PO 25.9.1846; closed 1.3.1852. [Angaston, in the Barossa Valley Wine Region, was named
after the pioneer settler George Fife Angas, who had also been the founding Chairman of the South Australia Company. The endorsement is the first illustrated in the Handbook, recorded in several versions from 7.8.1849 to 2.11.1850]
Grade A- A1 (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2026 |
|
 1850 (Aug) OHMS front endorsed "free" in red with legible to fine strike of the rare curved 'KOORINGA' handstamp (rated RRRRR; ERD),
GPO arrival cds of AUx6/1850 in blue and largely very fine strike of the '[crown]/FREE/AU-6/184-' datestamp (probably CrFree-5 but with month & day slugs; the '184-' was part of the permanent inscription) in red. The Handbook states that the PO was
renamed from Burra Burra 1849 and Martin Walker states it was "before 29.3.1849". However, the manuscript "PO/BB" [Burra Burra] is recorded until 28.12.1849. Perhaps the name change was on 1.1.1850; renamed Burra 1.12.1939. [The Handbook records the
Kooringa marking from 30.11.1850 to 14.2.1851 only. John Griffiths' example of 30.11.1850 on entire sold in 1992 for £495]
Grade B (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2027 |
|
 1850 (Aug) large-part outer to the Colonial Tresurer with superb and almost complete strike of the rare undated
'LINDOCH/VALLEY'-in-cicle handstamp (rated RRRR), initialled "HS" (Hans Schroeder, who was the fourth postmaster) at lower-left & rated "4" in red, GPO arrival cds of AUx25/1850 in blue & '[crown]/PAID' handstamp in red characteristically struck
largely off the face, minor blemishes. PO 24.2.1848; renamed Lyndoch -.11.1857. This is the strike illustrated in the Handbook, without comment about the spelling error. [Lyndoch, in the Barossa Valley, was settled largely by German Lutherans]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,200.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2028 |
|
 1850 (Sept 16) entire headed "Mowary [?]" signed "RR Leake", to his father in Tasmania with postmaster's endorsement "PO/Mt
Gambier/17.9.50/paid" at upper-left & rated "6", Adelaide GPO transit of SEx24/1850 in blue on the face & very fine 'LAUNCESTON/12OC12/1850' cds across the flap & rated "5", light soiling. PO 22.9.1846; renamed Gambierton 10.1.1862. [Brothers Robert
Rowland Leake and Edward John Leake ran sheep for their father in van Diemen's Land. Robert became the first Superintendent of the 'Saxon' Merino flock imported by the South Australia Company, and was later the owner of the vast Glencoe run near the
Victorian border]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2029 |
|
 1850 (Dec) large-part outer endorsed "On Service" & "Free" with a largely superb strike of the rare 'MORPHETTVALE/[crown]' mailbag
seal (rated RRRRR) at lower-left, to the Surveyor-General with GPO arrival cds of 6xDE/1850 in blue & light but obvious '[crown]/FREE/----/184-' datestamp in red. PO 1.4.1841, minor blemishes.
Grade A- (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$1,600.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2030 |
|
 1850 (Dec 10) cover to "Lincoln's Inn/London" endorsed at base "via Marseilles" and manuscript "Reg 583" at upper-left, largely fine
GPO cds in blue, rated "6" outwards ship letter, superb London arrival backstamp of 3MY3/1851 & '[crown]/REGISTERED' handstamp both in red, rated "10" & "2/2" both crossed-out then "2/8" inland delivery fee, a few minor tears repaired with archival
tape. Early registered mail: as was customary at this time, the additional 6d registration fee is not indicated. Between them, the John Griffiths, Harry Lower & Michael Blake collections did not contain a single pre-stamp registered item. Only seven
registered items in the pre-stamp period have been recorded, of which four are offered here: see also Lots 2017, 2054 and 2056.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2031 |
|
 1851 (Jan 8) OHMS outer to the Surveyor-General with postmaster's endorsement "PO/Truro" at upper-left (illustrated in the Handbook
but recorded as 9.1.1850) and faint "Free" at upper-right, GPO arrival of JAx9/1851 in blue and light but clear '[crown]/FREE/ ---/184-' handstamp (CrFree-5; ERD) in red, light horizontal fold at base. Truro (1) PO 1.1.1851; closed 21.2.1852. Mail in
this period must be rare, especially only a week after the office opened. [Barossa Valley]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2032 |
|
 1851 (March 3) outer endorsed "FREE" with very fine strike of the oval 'POST OFFICE/("3") MAR 51/MT BARKER' handstamp (rated RRR+;
scarcer with the date slugs) with manuscript day inserted, to "Captain Freeling/Surveyor-General" with fine GPO arrival cds of MAx4/--51 in blue & very fine 'FREE' handstamp in red struck partly off the face, light horizontal filing fold. PO 1842.
See also Lot 2018 for an example with manuscript dateline.
Grade A- (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2033 |
|
 1851 (March 11) mercantile entire headed "Adelaide" signed "John Hector" to London "pr Punch via Singapore" with GPO cds in blue &
rated "6" in red, London arrival backstamp of 20JY20/1851 in red where rated "1/-", unusually fine. The writer refers to "the present falling rate of interest" and "...The Colony continues its onward progress & the late favorable accounts of wool &
copper are very encouraging...a great excess of imports beyond our wants...if continued lead to evil consequences..." Unusual routing via Singapore. [John Hector was the first salaried officer of the Savings Bank of South Australia]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2034 |
|
 1851 (March 15) cover from New South Wales with rare inter-colonial franking of Sydney Views 3d deep yellow-green SG (remarkably fine
impression, three good to large margins, just shaved at the base), tied by bars cancel with Sydney backstamp & 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/*SYDNEY*' cds, addressed in the rather scrawly hand of Governor Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy signed by him at
lower-left, to the South Australian Governor Sir Henry Edward Fox Young, repaired tear at the top well clear of the stamp & postmarks. Ben Palmer's Census of Sydney View covers #95. Only two Sydney View usages to South Australia have been recorded.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) (remarkably] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2035 |
|
 1851 (March 17) OHMS outer endorsed "Free" in red to the Colonial Treasurer with largely very fine strike of the rare 'KAPUNDA
MINES/17 MAR 1851' two-line datestamp (rated RRRR; recorded 11.11.1850 to 17.3.1851; LRD; vastly superior to the example illustrated in the Handbook), GPO arrival backstamp of MAx18/1851 in blue, largely superb '[crown]/FREE/184-' handstamp
(CrFree-5) in red. Kapunda PO 24.3.1847. There was no separate PO called Kapunda Mines; this is the only marking so inscribed.
Grade A1 (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2036 |
|
 1851 (June) entire headed "Adelaide ... June 20th" signed "John Andrews Jones" to a draper in Sydney with Adelaide cds of JU19/1851
(type UF1; ERD in red) rated "3", 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/JY 13/1851/SYDNEY' arrival backstamp, redirected to "Union Store/Albury" and rated "6" inland delivery, light but clear unframed-oval 'ALBURY/[crown]/19*JY/ 1851/NEW S WALES' datestamp across the
flap, light horizontal fold at top. The writer states "In consequence of the great excitement ...in reference to the Gold Regions near Sydney ... [do] you think I should do myself some good if I went there...The news here are so flattering that [ ? ]
are going for the Gold ... Mr Lav Glyde was married here some few months ago he is exceedingly Haughty ..." [The Hon Lavington Glyde arrived in 1847 and served in the Legislative Assembly 1857-1884]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2037 |
|
 1851 (Aug 11) large-part OHMS outer endorsed "free" with an almost very fine strike of the Mordan-type 'KOORINGA/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA='
cds (rated RR), to the Surveyor-General with GPO arrival backstamp of the next day in blue & very fine strike of the '[crown]/FREE/----/184-' datestamp (CrFree-5) in red, light folds.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2038 |
|
 1851 (Aug 25) entire headed "Adelaide" signed "John Hector" to England, unusually endorsed "pr St Michael via Batavia" with Adelaide
cds rated "6" both in red, London arrival backstamp of 1851/20DE20 where rated "1/-" inland delivery, unusually fine. [John Hector was the first salaried employee of the Savings Bank of South Australia. He tells of "an immense accumulation of
[copper] ore at the mine ready for shipment & smelting ... about selling shares ... we must now wait till the market rallies ..."]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
Get Market Data for [Australia (South Australia) Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2039 |
|
 1852 (early) stampless front probably from England to "Mr Williams/Soda Water Manufactory/ Morphett Street/ Adelaide" with GPO arrival
cds of JY15/1852, endorsed "Not here/Left", 'ADVERTISED/ JY ' and superb 'UNCLAIMED' handstamp both in red, light soiling. Neither marking is recorded in the Handbook, although they clearly are Adelaide markings. We believe the 'ADVERTISED' was
produced as a crowned-circle of similar pattern to the early 'FREE' & 'PAID' markings; it appears that the frame & ornament were removed as there are no traces of either but the text is fully legible. Only two pre-stamp Advertised items have been
recorded.
Grade B (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
| 2040 |
|
 1852 (Aug 16) stampless entire headed "Taibach" signed "H Le Powell" to "James C Coke/Messrs Stevens & Coke" with a largely superb
strike of the large framed-oval 'FORWARDED BY/JB WILCOCKS/ SHIPPING & EMIGRATION/AGENT/PLYMOUTH' handstamp on the reverse, carried per favor and placed into the mails on arrival at Adelaide where GPO cds of FE9/1853 applied and rated "6" inland
delivery, light soiling. [Taibach ('Little Houses' in English) is a hamlet in South Wales, developed early in the 19th century as housing for coalminers. James B Wilcocks was the most successful of seven emigration agents in Plymouth. His efforts,
funded by the South Australian government, contributed to the disproportionately high levels of migration from Devon & Cornwall. The large cachet is much scarcer than the earlier unframed type: see Lot 2016]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM |
