Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3358 |
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 1874 (July 21) envelope to England with 3d brown Crown CC Wmk (SG 63) horizontal pair tied by two light but discernable '6' 15-bar
Numerals, largely fine 'ALBANY/JY21/1874/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' unframed cds (PMI Type CDS 1) alongside, London 'SP 7/74' arrival backstamp, minor aging marks. The ship letter rate to the UK was 6d per ½oz. Not listed in Pope & Reynolds 'Western
Australia - The Obliterators' (2005) census.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 63] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3359 |
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 1881 (March 30) to England originally franked with Western Australia 3d brown x2 to pay the ship letter rate to the UK, carried
privately to Egypt - presumably by ship's passenger - and posted on-shore where the WA franking invalidated by 3 pen strokes in black ink and Egypt Sphinx & Pyramids 1p rose added tied by 'SUEZ/30MA81/DEPART' cds, 'ALEXANDRIE/30MA81/ARRIVEE' transit
and London 'JU 8/81' arrival backstamp, repaired edge faults & some aging marks. The P&O steamer 'Poonah' arrived at Suez from Western Autralia on 30.3.1881. The two months plus transit to England suggests that the item was delayed in Egypt for some
time.
Grade (B) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3360 |
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 1883 (Nov 10) complete The West Australian newspaper of 'November 3, 1883' endorsed from "WG Johnson Esq, Guildford", to Manchester,
England with rare newspaper rate franking of 1d ochre Perf 14 (SG 76) tied by largely very fine '5' 15-bar Numeral and 'GUILDFORD/NO 10/1883/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA' cds (PMI Type CDS 1-b) alongside, re-directed to Yorkshire with 'SALE/DE20/83' transit on
face, small closed tears at edges & in folds and a few light aging marks. A remarkable survivor. Carried via the Suez Canal & Brindisi during the time the overland route was closed due to the Egyptian cholera epidemic. The newspaper rate was 1d to
any place outside the Colony. Pope & Reynolds 'Western Australia - The Obliterators' (2005) census #34.
Includes shipping news for Adelaide Steamship sailings and P&O contract mail steamers to London & Victoria as well as "Wool Ship for London", court notices, telegraphic intelligence from the Associated Press, requests for 'Perth Yacht Club Regatta'
entries & 'Canning Races' nominations, etc, also numerous advertisements some illustrated for WC Hooper & Co (Fremantle) watch-makers, Marshall, Sons & Co (England) showing a steam engine being used for sawmilling and for Felten & Guilleaume
(Germany) steel barb fencing, etc.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 76] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$2,300.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3361 |
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 1884 (April 10) from England to "Mrs Robinson, GPO Perth, Western Australia" with QV '6d' overprint on 6d lilac (SG 162; Cat £425 on
cover) solo tied by London duplex cancel, unclaimed for over a year at the GPO with Perth 'JY 6/1885' duplex cancel and largely very fine 'ADVERTISED/AND/=UNCLAIMED=' handstamp in red on the face, light folds, edge faults & aging marks. Ex Cecil
Walkley. [The illustration is above Lot 3359]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 162;] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3362 |
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 1887 (Oct 25) mourning cover to England with 6d lilac Perf 14 (SG 80; a little oxidised) solo tied by largely fine 'ALBANY/W.A. -
K.G.S.' [King George's Sound] duplex cancel (PMI Type DxL 1), London 'NO26/87' arrival backstamp, a little soiled mostly on the reverse.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) 80;] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3363 |
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 1888 (Jan 18) mourning cover to England with Telegraph Stamp 6d lilac (SG T2; Cat £225 used) solo tied by largely very fine
'ALBANY/W.A. - K.G.S.' [King George's Sound] duplex cancel (PMI Type DxL 1), London 'FE20/88' arrival backstamp, a little soiled on the reverse. The 1d Telegraph Stamp was authorised for postal use from 25.10.1886; postal use of the 6d was not
specifically authorised, but was accepted. A very scarce franking: this is the first such example we have offered.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Western Australia) T2;] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$3,400.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3364 |
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 1893 (Dec 7) Orient Line of Royal Mail Steamers envelope to England endorsed written "7-12-93", posted on board ship with Great
Britain ½d orange & 1d lilac pair tied by 'ALBANY/5/DE 8/1893/=WESTERN AUSTRALIA= - A' duplex cancels where off-loaded, 'NOTTINGHAM/JA 7/94' arrival backstamp, a few mostly minor aging marks. The 2½d per ½oz UPU letter rate applied; the 2d British
Empire letter rate to the UK was not introduced until 1.4.1905.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$145.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3365 |
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 1894 (Sept 5) to "Bombay India, Punjab Lahore" addressed in both English & Arabic text with ½d green & 2d grey tied by two largely
fine strikes of 'GERALDTON/5/SP 5/1894/=WESTERN AUSTRALIA= - G' duplex cancels, Perth 'SP 10' and 'BOMBAY/OC.1/94' transits and 'LAHORE/4 OC./94' arrival backstamps, a little roughly opened at left with hinge repairs on back. The rate was 2½d per ½oz
UPU letter. Lahore is the capital of the Punjab province in the north-east of present-day Pakistan (on India's north-western border). Almost definitely sent by an 'Afghan' camel driver. Presumably numerous such letters were sent, however the survival
rate appears to be neglible, this being the first such item we have seen.
Commonly known as 'Ghans', the majority of cameleers originated from the north-west of India (including areas now part of Pakistan & Afghanistan) and arrived in Australia alone, leaving wives and families behind, to work on three-year contracts.
Before railways and motor vehicles, camels were the primary means of transporting goods in the north & east of Western Australia, where the conditions were too harsh for horses. The camels and their handlers supplied almost every inland mine and
station with provisions, goods and equipment, and hauled their products - mostly wool bales & gold - to market.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3366 |
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 1895 (Feb 28) OHMS envelope with colourless Coat of Arms impressed on back flap, to Victoria with 2d grey solo tied by Perth duplex
cancel, Melbourne 'MR 6/95' arrival backstamp, very minor blemishes. The inter-colonial letter rate was 2d per ½oz.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3367 |
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 1897 (July 1) to England with 2½d blue solo tied by largely very fine strike of 'ALBANY/JY 1/[ ]/W.A. - K.G.S.' [King George's Sound]
duplex cancel (PMI Type DxL 1; no year slugs) with another complete strike alongside, Birmingham 'AU 2/97' arrival backstamp, minor blemishes. The rate was 2½d per ½oz UPU letter.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3368 |
PSE |
 1897 (Aug 25) usage of Hawaii Postal Card 1c orange to "Wonnerup, Vasse, Western Australia" with Statue 5c rose added tied by Honolulu
duplex cancel and a short personal message, carried by Great Southern Railway with a partial 'TRAVELLING POST OF[FICE]/[G.S.R. W.A.]' transit and largely fine 'VASSE/SP 21/1897/ =WESTERN AUSTRALIA=' cds (PMI Type CDS 1) arrival backstamps, some
mostly minor blemishes. Wonnerup PO did not open until 2.3.1903. A wonderful origin/destination item. Ex Cecil Walkley.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3369 |
PSE |
 1898 (Nov 23) usage of Great Britain Registration Envelope 2d blue to "Sugar Loaf Mine, Kuranalling [sic], Coolgardie, Western
Australia" with 'REGISTERED/BRIGHTON STATION OFFICE' oval datestamp and QV ½d orange, 1d lilac pair & 2½d violet/blue pair all except the ½d with 'B/&Co' perfins added tied by 'ISLINGWOOD Rd No.1/BRIGHTON' cds, re-directed multiple times until
correctly addressed to "Kunanalling" with 'REGISTERED/PERTH W.A.' & 'REGISTERED LETTER/PERTH W.A.' x2 boxed rubber datestamps, 'REGISTRATION BRANCH/P.O. COOLGARDIE W.A.' oval datestamps x3, 'KUNANALLING/ DE27/98/W.A' cds and finally a largely very
fine strike of 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/10JAN1898/KUNANALLING W.A.' (PMI Type RRS 2; second recorded strike & earliest recorded date) all in violet on reverse, minor bends from bulky contents. Ex Cecil Walkley.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3370 |
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 1898 (Dec 15) usage of German Nord-Deutscher Lloyd 'Friedrich der Grosse' steamer Undivided Back postcard, to NSW with 1d carmine tied
by Fremantle duplex cancel, Perth 'SHIP MAIL ROOM' & Sydney transits and 'MILSON'S POINT/DE22/1898/NSW' arrival datestamp, a few aging marks. The new Fremantle Harbour opened in May 1897 to replace Albany as the entry point to WA; Nord-Deutscher
Lloyd began using it from February 1898 (P&O and Orient Line continued to use Albany until early-1900). Stated to be the earliest known use of a picture postcard in Western Australia.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$100.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3371 |
PSE |
 1898 (Dec 22) scarce town usage of Postal Card ½d brown with printed advertising on the reverse wishing clients "A Right Merry
Christmas and A Happy and Prosperous New Year" from HC Mott & Co, Superior Printers, 352 Shaw Street "also at Kalgoorlie and Kanowna", used locally with largely very fine 'COOLGARDIE/WA' cds, minor blemishes.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$110.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3372 |
PSE |
 1898 (circa) usage of Great Britain Wrapper ½d brown to "Sugar Loaf Mine, Kunanalling via Coolgardie, Western Australia" with QV ½d
orange added tied by London 'NPB/A' [Newspaper branch] undated bars cancels, endorsed "via Brindisi" with 'STANGE & CO/POULTRY' sender's handstamp on reverse, a few edge faults & roughly opened on reverse. Ex Cecil Walkley.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3373 |
PSE |
 1899 (April 1) usage of Russia Envelope Arms 5k violet registered to Western Australia with Arms 1k orange, 4k red & 5k violet pair
added tied by Moscow cds, 'R'-in-circle handstamp & red R label alongside on face, Fremantle transit and largely very fine 'REGISTRATION BRANCH/17MAY.99/P.O. COOLGARDIE W.A.' double-ring oval (PMI Type ORS 1) in violet arrival backstamps, a couple of
rather minor blemishes. Another wonderful orgin/destination item. Ex Cecil Walkley.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3374 |
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 1899 (Sept 9) to Canada with Swan 2½d blue tied by 'NEWCASTLE/WESTN AUSTRALIA - N' duplex cancel, Albany (WA) transit backstamp,
re-directed with 'FORREST/OC27/99/ONT' split-ring cds on face and 'BRADFORD/ONT' arrival of the next day on reverse, a couple of small edge faults & minor blemishes.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3375 |
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 1899 (Dec 8) British & Foreign Marine Ins Co Ltd envelope from London to "Tambourrah, NW, West Australia" with 2½d violet/blue,
'ROEBOURNE/JA27/00/W.A' transit and very fine complete 'POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE/6-FEB.1900/TAMBOURAH, W.A.' double-oval rubber datestamp (PMI Type ORS; recorded 1899-900 only) in blue arrival while Telegraph Office only on reverse, minor edge faults
& blemishes not affecting the backstamps. Tambourah TO 6.12.1897; PO 1.7.1901; closed 28.12.1901 [Gold Mining; 87km SW of Marble Bar]. An A2 strike on 1d carmine pair sold at our auction of 7.4.2019 for $620. Ex Cecil Walkley.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3376 |
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 1899 (circa) envelope with Fremantle 'classifieds' box-adverts for J Allpike Saddle & Harness, T Haley Cabinet & Furniture Maker,
James Burns Saddle & Harness, Treanor & Smeddles Boot Mart, JG Flindell Hotel & Billiards, and C McNess (Perth) Iron & Tinplate on reverse, very fine unused. Ex Cecil Walkley.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
| 3377 |
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 1899 (circa) 'On Merrie Christmas Service' mock Postal Card with undenominated Swan indicia and 'No. 1899/1900 From the Letter
Carriers GPO Perth WA' printed on the face and 'Compliments of the Season/May we have the pleasure of bringing you many Letters of Value and Prosperity' on the reverse, a couple of minor blemishes. Presumably dropped into local letter boxes by the
Perth letter carriers. Ex Cecil Walkley.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$180.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM |
