SOUTH AUSTRALIA continued...
Postal History continued...
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
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 1877 (June 13) homemade mourning envelope to Ireland "Via Brindisi" with QV Perkins Bacon Perf 11½-12½ 4d & '8 PENCE' on 9d tied by
'19' cancels of 'GLENELG' (cds at left), superb strike of the scarce 'REGISTERED-No' handstamp, very fine 'NEWRY' arrival backstamp affected by repaired opening tears. Attractive. Sold at our auction of 23.9.2011 for $1280 (Sale 168 Lot 441). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1877 (July 19) envelope to "Bethany, Brooke County, W Virginia, United States" endorsed "Via San Francisco" with QV Perkins Bacon
Perf 11½-12½ 6d Prussian blue tied by Adelaide GPO cds, 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/JUL/27/STSHIP' transit cds on the face where very fine '5' handstamp applied for the incoming steamship charge. Ex Don Pearce: sold at our auction of 6.12.2023 for $690 (Sale
254 Lot 2159). From -.2.1874, the trans-Pacific rate was reduced from 8d to 6d per ½oz. West Virginia was created during the Civil War, when Union supporters in the west of Confederate Virginia broke-away in 1863 to form a new State. In all periods,
it is one of the most elusive of all American destinations. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 583 |
PSE |
 1881-1911 Outback Mails comprising 1881 from Adelaide to "Guantambone Station/River Darling/Via Willcania/& Thackaringa" with rare
NSW transits of 'GNALTA' & 'MOUNT GIPPS'; 1890s wrapper to "Pelican Well, Mt Lyndhurst"; 1900 'FARINA' to Adelaide; 1904 Tatts covers from 'OONTOO/QUEENSLAND' via 'INNAMINCKA' (overrated at RRRR) & 'FARINA' and from 'MURNPEOWIE' via 'FARINA; 1905 &
1907 Shierlaw fronts from 'MIRRA MITTA' (RRR) and 'CHARLOTTE WATERS' (NT); and 1911 PPC to GB from 'MUTTOOROO' (RRRR). A very scarce and desirable group. Ex John Boykett.
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1884 (Oct 20) envelope to San Francisco USA with QV Perkins Bacon Perf 11½-12½x10 QV 6d Prussian blue with indistict numeral cancel
and largely very fine 'SEMAPHORE' framed cds alongside, Adelaide GPO transit backstamp and 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/DEC 2/REC'D' arrival cds (tying the stamp) where very fine 'U.S. CHARGE/TO COLLECT/5 CENTS' applied on the face for the incoming steamship
charge, and US Postage Due 5c brown affixed tied to the reverse by concentric rings cancel, minor blemishes & soiling on the reverse. Ex John Barwis. From -.2.1874, the trans-Pacific rate was reduced from 8d to 6d per ½oz, but the incoming charge
remained (except for Colonies such as New South Wales that made specific treaties to abolish it: see Lot 175. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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PSE |
 1887 (Dec 3) usage of Postal Card QV 1d violet to Hannover, Germany endorsed "Per German Steamer" with lengthy partly cross-written
message on the reverse and QV De La Rue 2d orange & 3d olive tied by 'PT ADELAIDE' squared circle cancels, carried by train from Switzerland into Germany with German Travelling Post Office 'FRANKFURT (MAIN)-BASEL/BAHNPOST/ZUG 4/18.[1].88' oval
transit and 'BEVENSEN' arrival backstamp of the next day, light vertical fold & minor aging marks. A scarce use of a Postal Card intended for domestic addresses only. There was no concessional postcard rate to destinations other than Great Britain
until after the Colony joined the UPU on 1.10.1891, so the prevailing 6d per ½oz ship letter rate applied. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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PSE |
 1891 (April 8) usage of Postal Card QV 1d violet to England with lengthy social message on the reverse and QV De La Rue 1d
blue-green tied by GPO Adelaide duplex cancel, light vertical fold & a few minor transmission marks. A scarce use of a Postal Card intended for domestic addresses only. South Australia & Tasmania were the only Colonies that did not issue specific
Postal Cards for the 2d Long Sea Route postcard rate to Great Britain introduced in 1888. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 587 |
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 1898 (July 14) usage of Post Office & Telegraph Department 'On Public Service Only' long-format envelope to Minnesota USA with QV
De La Rue 'Bantam' ½d brown overprinted 'OS' strip of 4 & two blocks of 6 tied by 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE' Squared Circle cancels, carried by ship via Vancouver with 'WINNIPEG/AU 16/98/CANADA' transit and 'REGISTRY DIVISION/AUG 17 1898/MINNEAPOLIS,
MINN.' three-line arrival datestamp in violet alongside, minor blemishes & small adhesions on reverse. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1904 (Dec 22) use of Adelaide 'Institute & Public Library' picture postcard to "Grand Turk, Turks Islands, WI" (= West Indies) with
De La Rue GPO ½d green & QV 1d red tied by 'KAPUNDA' Squared-Circle datestamps, 'NEW YORK FOR STA/JAN 28/1905' [Foreign Station] transit backstamp and superb 'TURKS-ISLANDS/FE 7/05' arrival cds on the face, presumably where the 'INSUFFICIENTLY
ADDRESSED' handstamp in violet (not listed as used there by Proud) was applied, a few minor transmission marks & bumped corners. The rate was 1½d foreign postcard; the British Empire 1d postcard rate was not extended to the West Indies until 1907. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
Datestamps and other Town Markings
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 589 |
S= |
 Collection on Colonial issues through to KGV Heads from 'ABERDEEN' to 'YORKETOWN' with lots of Squared Circles including 'ALBERT
HILL' (RR), 'BOOWILLIA' (RRR) on KGV 1d red, 'CARPA' (RRR) on KGV ½d green, 'GOLDEN GROVE' (RR), 'GRUNTHAL' Type 2 (RR), '[HI]LDESHEIM' (RRR), 'HYNAM' (RR), 'LE FEVRE'S PE[NINSULA]' (RR), 'LYNDHURST SIDING' (RR), 'MIRRA MITTA' (RRR) on Tall 1/-
brown, 'MULLOOWURTIE' (RR) on KGV 1½d green, 'MURAT BAY' (RR), 'NILDOTTIE' (RR), '[PAN]DAPPA DAM' (RRR), 'PARALLINA' (RR), 'WIRRIALPA' (RRR), etc, also other types noted 'CYGNET RIVER' unframed (RR) on Tall 4d orange punctured 'SA', 'DUTTON' framed
(RRR), 'EMU DOWNS' framed (RRR), 'KNIGHTSBRIDGE' framed (RR), 'MARINE P.O.' framed (RRR) on Tall 8d blue, etc, some TPO & miscellaneous markings incuding 'LATE FEE' & 'LOOSE LETTER', also a range of Diamond Numerals including '35' (RR) on Imperf 2d
red, '49' (R) & '122' (R) on Rouletted 6d blues, etc, plus a few Northern Territory items including 'ARLTUNGA' & 'KATHE[RINE]' Squared Circles' CHARLOTTE WATERS' framed, the quality of the strikes quite variable but many are fine to very fine. Ex Max
Melville.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 Extensive collection in four large binders on stamps, pieces and covers from the Colonial-era onwards including Squared Circles
'AMERICAN RIVER' (RR) 1898 on 2d orange, 'ANGAS VALLEY' (RR) 1897 on ½d Bantam & 2d orange on large-part cover to Germany, 'COOKES PLAINS' (RR) on 1d red pair on cover to Melbourne, 'CUSTON' (RRR) on 1d Kangaroo, 'FORDS' (RRR) 1924 on KGV 2d red,
'GRANGE' (RRR) 1915 on KGV 1d red, 'HUDDLESTON' (RR) on KGV 2d red, 'MILE END' (RR) 1894 per favor strike on ½d Newspaper Wrapper, 'MOOROOK' 1913 on 1d Kangaroo on-piece & 1923 on KGV 5d brown, 'TOTHILLS CREEK' (RR) on KGV 1d red, other unframed &
framed types noted 'MOUNT RAT' 1899 on 2d orange, 'VIRGINIA' (RRR) 1868 on cover to England (6d stamp does not belong), and later Commonwealth types including 'ATHENNA/SA' (R) on 1935 Howard Johnson cover with red 'R' label, 'MOAMA BEACH' double-ring
rubber (RRR) in violet on KGVI 2½d red on cover, 'PATA/28SE15/STH AUST' (RRRR; ERD) on KGV 1d red, some TPO & Relief cancels, Pictorial cancels on souvenir covers, 'Closing Day' covers, etc, plenty of postal history interest also, the quality of the
strikes a little variable but many are fine to very fine. Weighs 7kg.
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 Squared-Circles collection on covers and postcards, etc with many better items including 'BIRKENHEAD', 'ALICE SPRINGS' (1906),
'ANAMA', superb 'BLACK HILL', 'CHAIN OF PONDS', 'CURRAMULKA', superb 'GUMERACHA', 'GRUNTHAL', 'HANSON', unusually fine 'HINDMARSH ISLAND', 'HUDDLESTON', 'JOHNSBURG', 'KLEMZIG' (rated RRR), 'MITCHELLVILLE' (RRRR), 'MT HOPE', 'OODLA WIRRA', 'OVINGHAM',
'PARRAKIE', 'PEKINA', 'PT AUGUSTA WEST', 'ROSENTHAL', superb 'SNOWTOWN', 'SOUTHERN RAILWAY' two different, 'TINTINARA', 'UCOLTA', 'UNDALYA', superb 'WATCHANNIE', 'WINNINOWIE' (RRRR), 'WOLSELEY, etc and cds of 'ALLANDALE EAST' (1909), DUTTON/S A'
(1909) and '.../STH AUSTRALIA' (1913), some minor duplication including of scarcer strikes, postal history & plenty of picture postcard content, condition variable but many are fine to very fine Weighs 3kg.
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 Aberdeen: 'ABERDEEN/MA2/76/S A' very fine transit on face of cover from 'YATINA' to "Burnside/Near Adelaide", 'BURNSIDE/MR2/1876/S
. A' arrival backstamp (rated RRRR), minor blemishes. Rated RRRR: absent from Don Pearce's collection. PO 1874; renamed Burra North 1.12.1939. Ex John Boykett. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 593 |
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 Clare: framed 'CLARE/OC29/77/S-A' and a second strike tying QV Perkins Bacon 6d & De La Rue 2d to cover to Scotland "via Brindisi",
superb 'RAILWAY/ 4 /OC29/77/S-A' transit (arcs 8mm; rated RRR) and 'EDINBURGH/ DE17/77' arrival backstamp, light horizontal bend & clipped corner at upper-right. Rated RRR. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 594 |
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 Grunthal: unframed 'GRUNTHAL/JU10/78/S.A' largely very fine strike on face of mourning cover to Surrey GB with QV Perkins Bacon 6d
tied by bold '154' cancel (rated RR), very fine 'FARNHAM/AU4/78' arrival backstamp, minor faults and the flap removed. Rated RRR. Absent from Don Pearce's collection and stated to be the only recorded '154' cover. Ex John Boykett. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 595 |
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 Orroroo: 'PEKINA STATION/JY14/76/[SA]' two large-part strikes on cover to "Burnside/Near Adelaide", the reverse with 'KOORINGA' and
'RAILWAY/ 2 /SA' transits and 'BURNSIDE/JY20/1876/S . A' arrival (rated RRRR), light toning. Rated RRRRR: the only recorded examples. Pekina Station 1.6.1876; renamed Orrorroo 1.7.1876. Illustrated in the Handbook under Pekina Station. Ex John
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 Pioneer Bend: 'PIONEER BEND/18FE46/SOUTH-AUST' cds very fine complete strike on Peace 2½d red on Rex Pillar, Hamley Bridge
illustrated First Day Cover with printed map hand-coloured & hand-painted 'VICTORY' flag added. Handbook "no marking known". Telegraph Office only 7.2.1938; replaced by Stokes Bay 28.10.1949. [34km W of Kingscote; Kangaroo Island] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 Port Adelaide: huge '[crown]/POST OFFICE/PORT LINCOLN/SA/28MY/1847' datestamp largely fine strike & large-part GPO arrival of
JU*3/1847 on "Free On Service" address-panel to "Chas Bonney/Commissioner of Crown Lands", central vertical fold. Ex John Boykett.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
TASMANIA
TASMANIA
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 598 |
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 Single volume collection with Classics in very mixed condition including QV Couriers 4d x7, Large Star Wmk 1d (no margins) 2d x2 &
4d x5, No Wmk 1d x2 & 2d, Experimental Separations including ImperfxOblique Roulette 4d SG 91 (small closed tear, superb BN '64'), some other numerals & postal manuscript cancels, then Sidefaces including mint 4d blue (trimmed perfs at top), Imperf
10d, Imperf ½d orange & 1d rosine pairs, 1d with Wedge Flaw mint x3 & used x2, 3d with Chisel Flaw mint x3 & used, 4d yellow mint x2, 1891 'd./2½' on 9d Double Overprint One Inverted mint, 1902-04 9d ultramarine & 9d indigo x2, 'SPECIMEN' Overprints
x10, Tablets mint to 10/- plus blocks of 4 to 5/- and 'SPECIMEN' set, DLR Pictorials mint, Melbourne Printings including Compound and Irregular Compound Perfs, selections of 'A', 'T' and 'OS' punctures, etc, condition variable but generally fine to
very fine. Ex John Boykett.
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Tasmania) 91] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$9,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1853 QV Couriers 1d pale blue SG 1, large even margins with outer framelines on all sides, ironed-out vertical crease, enhanced
manuscript "12" of Brighton, Cat £1500. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Tasmania) 1] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1853 QV Couriers Medium Soft Yellowish Paper 1d pale blue SG 1 [Pos 16], margins large to huge & well clear of the outer framelines
on all sides, BN '60' of Hobart, Cat £1500. Superb. Sold at our auction of 14.8.2010 for $2680 (Sale 157 Lot 337). Almost the equal of the magnificent Burrus/Bombieri example that sold at our auction of 10.4.2010 for $6035 (Sale 155 Lot 212). RPSV
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Tasmania) 1 [Pos 16]] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,750
SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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