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SOUTH AUSTRALIA continued...

Postal History - Pre-Stamp Period 1838-1854 continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

2041

1852 (Dec 11) cover to London "Per 'Sydney' Steamer" with very fine Mordan-type 'NORTH ADELAIDE/=SOUTH AUSTRALIA=' cds (RR) in red and rated "6", light 'Too late' handstamp and Adelaide backstamp of DE13/1852 both in red, indistinct London arrival backstamp where rated "1/-" inland delivery. North Adelaide (1) 3.1.1850; Receiving House 1860; closed 1.1.1861. [The Too Late handstamp is not recorded in the Handbook, but was presumably applied at the GPO]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2042

1853 (Feb 15) cover to a solicitor in Sydney with very fine Mordan-type 'NORTH ADELAIDE/ =SOUTH AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RR) in red and rated "6" in black, Adelaide backstamp of the same date in red, large 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/MR*16/1853/SYDNEY' arrival backstamp where the very fine '3' handstamp for the inwards shipletter fee was applied. Scarce inter-colonial mail.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2043

1853 (March 12) duplicate lengthy entire in English headed "Melbourne" signed "John Orr", to France endorsed "pr Chusan via Singapore...", apparently initially carried by hand with Mordan- type 'PORT-ADELAIDE/AP11/1853/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' cds, London transit backstamp of 2JY2/1853 & boxed 'COLONIES/&c ART 13' handstamp both in red, three French datestamps and superb '90' (decimes) handstamp, remarkably fine for being on very flimsy paper. Ex Ron Butler (2004): sold for £287.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$700.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2044

1853 (March 31) entire headed "Noarlunga" signed "Samuel Hughes", to Adelaide with largely fine strike of Mordan-type 'NOORLUNGA/AP1/1853/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RR) and rated "4", GPO arrival backstamp of the same date. Noorlunga (2) 23.6.1847; renamed Noarlunga circa 1862. The letter states "... We have nearly got the Tramway completed. I expect it will be finished tomorrow ..." [Addressed to prominent businessman GD Sismey, who was a landholder on the Onkaparinga. In 1853 funds had been made available for construction of a wooden tramway from the town (Old Noarlunga) to the coast. In 1857, it was proposed to extend the Tramway inland by means of a bridge across the Onkaparinga River]

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

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2045

1853 (June 22) chatty entire to the writer's brother headed "San Francisco" endorsed "per G Ship Damblat" and presumably carried per favor across the Pacific with fine 'SHIP LETTER/ [crown]/DC*7/1853/ MELBOURNE' transit backstamp in red, rated "3" crossed-through then "5" for inter-colonial delivery, very fine Adelaide GPO arrival of JA11/1854 on the face, some aging mainly within. : Very few pre-1860 items have been recorded from America and this is one of the earliest. It is telling that Dale Forster had nothing this early in his famous collection of mail between America & Australia.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2046

1853 (Aug 15) large-part outer endorsed "Post paid" rated "4/Pd" in red, to the Colonial Engineer with very fine Mordan-type 'WILLUNGA/=SOUTH AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RRR), 'G.P.O/ AU16/1853/ADELAIDE. S.A' backstamp (UFM-1) & light but clear ' A /PAID/1' handstamp in red on the face. PO 14.7.1839.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2047

1853 (Sept 27) OHMS outer to the Surveyor-General endorsed "Free" in red with almost fine Mordan-type 'CURRENCY CREEK/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RRRR; LRD) at upper-left, GPO arrival backstamp of SE28/1853 & light but clear strike of the '[crown]/FREE/ ..../184-' datestamp (CrFree-5) in red. PO 22.5.1844.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2048

1853 (Dec 26; Boxing Day) outer to the "Deputy Surveyor-General" with very fine Mordan-type 'ANGASTON/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RRR; manuscript "6" inserted before the '2' to read 'DE62'), rated "4" in red, GPO backstamp of DE27/1853 confirms the date error, slightly doubled ' A /PAID/1' handstamp in red, central filing fold. Angaston (2) PO 11.3.1852.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2049

1854 (circa) OHMS front to the Surveyor-General with largely fine Mordan-type 'STAUGHTON/JY22/185-/ =SOUTH AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RRRR; no year slug), endorsed "Paid" and rated "2d" in red, very fine Adelaide ' A /PAID/1' handstamp in red, filing crease impacts the cds. Staughton (2) PO 1.10.1852; replaced by Kanmantoo 13.10.1855.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2050

1854 (Jan 21) entire headed "Willunga" signed "Thomas Atkinson" to Middlesex, England with largely very fine Mordan-type 'WILLUNGA/=SOUTH AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RRR) rated "6d" shipletter in red, similar Adelaide & London (4AP4/1854) transit backstamps both in red and rated "1/-" inland delivery, horizontal & vertical filing folds. PO 14.7.1839. [Thomas Atkinson arrived 12.11.1839 and was one of the earliest settlers at Willunga, 47km S of Adelaide on the Fleurieur Peninsula. He was an early adopter of new farming techniques & equipment. The letter is to an absentee landlord offering £400 to purchase land from him. It highlights the difficulties of attending to such matters, directly or via an agent, from opposite sides of the globe]

Grade B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2051

1854 (May 10) outer with odd endorsement "RBPO" (Rapid Bay Post Office: mentioned but not illustrated in the Handbook) at upper-right & "Paid" at upper-left, very fine Mordan-type 'YANKALILLA/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' transit cds (rated RR) and rated "2" in red, Adelaide arrival backstamp of MY11/1854 & ' A /PAID/1' handstamp in red on the face. On the Fleurieu Peninsula, 25km NW of Victor Harbor. Rapid Bay (1) 1.3.1854; closed 5.1.1860. Yankalilla (2) PO 21.8.1849. [The addressee, William Giles arrived at Kangaroo Island 16.10.1837, and from 1841 to 1861 was the third manager of the South Australia Co]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2052

1854 (May 24) large-part entire with the letter written in old German, to "Mt Barker Township" with largely very fine Mordan-type 'BALHANNAH/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA' cds (rated RRRR) and rated "2", similar 'HAHNDORF' transit backstamp (RRR) of the same date, minor blemishes. According to the Handbook, there was no Balhannah Post Office operating in 1854. Martin Walker states that Balhannah (3) closed 25.8.1853 with operations transferred to Hahndorf, and that the earliest record of the fourth Balhannah PO is 1.1.1855. This item clearly shows that both Balhannah & Hahndorf were operating as separate POs in mid-1854.

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

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2053

1854 (June 27) front to the Surveyor-General with largely fine Mordan-type 'O'HALLORAN HILL/=SOUTH AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RRR; part-manuscript date) in black, endorsed "Prepaid" and rated "2", Adelaide ' A /PAID/1' handstamp in red, central file fold. PO 1848.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$180.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2054

1854 (July 27) repaired cover to Ireland "via Southampton" with 'PAID/ADELAIDE' (Pd-M2) and very fine straight-line 'REGISTERED,No' handstamp both in red and signed by the sender "John T Bagot" on the reverse as required by Regulations, rated "6" outwards ship letter, English transit & Dublin arrival backstamp of OC7/1854 where rated "1/6" inland delivery fee, repaired tears largely clear of the markings. Early registered mail: as was customary, the additional 6d registration fee is not indicated. Only seven registered items in the pre-stamp period have been recorded: see also Lots 2016, 2030 and 2056.

Grade (B) (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2055

1854 (July 28) front to the Inspector of Roads & Bridges with superb Mordan-type 'STRATHALBYN/=SOUTH- AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated R) in blue, rated "2d" in red, Adelaide ' A /PAID/1' handstamp in red, filing crease at the base & a little soiled. PO 19.1.1844.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$85.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2056

1854 (Aug 29) outer to Adelaide endorsed "Registered 1967" with fine Mordan-type 'MOUNT BARKER/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RRR), rated "8" in red, GPO backstamp of the next day and very fine strike of the undated ' A /PAID/ 1 'handstamp also in red, minor blemishes. PO 1842. The rate was 8d for an inland letter up to 2oz (2d for the first & second ½oz, then 4d per additional 1oz). Early registered mail, all the more desirable for originating outside Adelaide and being an over-weight item (as was customary at this time, the additional 6d registration fee is not indicated). Only seven registered items in the pre-stamp period have been recorded: see also Lots 2017, 2030 and 2054. [G Phillips & Co were Adelaide merchants & importers]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2057

1854 (Oct 23) outer to the Surveyor-General with Mordan-type 'TANUNDA/=SOUTH AUSTRALIA=' cds (rated RR), endorsed "ppd" and rated "2" in red, Adelaide GPO arrival backstamp (UF1-3) and ' A /PAID/1' handstamp in red. PO 9.11.1848. [Barossa Valley]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

Postal History - Stamp Period pre-UPU 1855-1891

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

2058

1855 (Jan 12) small cover to "Capn Jno Bishop/Port Lincoln" with a very fine Perkins Bacon London Printing 2d rose carmine SG 2 (margins just clear - at lower-right - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit above), part circle-in-bars cancel clear of the portrait, very fine 'PAID/ L /=ADELAIDE SA=' cds in red alongside. [South Australia's first stamp was issued 1.1.1855. Usage in the first fortnight of issue is very scarce]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2059

1855 (Nov 19) complete 'ADELAIDE PRICES REALISED' over the name of Edward Stirling, to Oxfordshire "p James Baines/Via Melbourne" with very fine Perkins Bacon London Printing 2d rose-carmine SG 2 strip of 3 (margins just clear to large) tied by dumb cancels of the GPO, Liverpool (MR4/56) & London transits the latter also tying the stamps, indistinct 'CHIPPING NORTON' arrival b/s. Remarkably fine for such flimsy paper. Edward Stirling was born to a Scottish slaver & Jamaican mother of African descent. His father financed his pastoral interests in the Colony, where he arrived in 1839. His woolbroking & produce business was established in 1855, so this is a very early Prices Realised. Only a year later, he entered into partnership with Thomas Elder, which later morphed into Elders Ltd. The firm financed early copper mining operations at Moonta & Wallaroo.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM

2060

1856 (Feb 7) large-part flimsy entire to "Batavia" endorsed "pr Walvish" with very fine Perkins Bacon London Printing 6d deep blue SG 3 (margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit above) just tied by dumb cancel, 'PAID/ 3 /=ADELAIDE SA=' cds in red alongside, unusually without an arrival marking but rated "30", remarkably fine with a lovely First Issue franking, to a scarce destination. [The letter is apparently written in Dutch]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$2,000

SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Dec-05, 06:00 PM