Postal History continued...
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 701 |
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 1840 (Oct 16) entire letter to London endorsed "per Mary Hay" with fine strike of the huge oval 'GENERAL [crown] POST OFFICE/HOBART
TOWN/VDL/16OC16/1840' datestamp (Hardinge Primitive (iv); rated RR) in black, the reverse with British straight-line 'SHIP LETTER' handstamp and London arrival cds of '12MR12/1841' in red, a few blemishes & small part back flap missing not affecting
the markings. Ex John Barwis: sold at our auction of 7.4.2019 for $448 (Sale 234 Lot 971). Although recorded in use 1840-46, this datestamp is known in black during 1840 only. From 1841 it was struck exclusively in red. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 702 |
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 1843 (Aug 19) part-entire letter to London "Per Eudoria/Augst 28/1843" rated "5" (faint) with fine strike of the half-circle
'PAID/29AU29/1843' datestamp unusually in red, British straightline 'SHIPLETTER' handstamp across the flap, rated "8" for an incoming shipletter & with London arrival backstamp of '13JA13/1844' in red, light central filing fold and minor blemishes.
Ex Colonel Harrie Evans: sold at our auction of 4.5.2002 for $560. Malcolm Groom recorded the 'PAID datestamp in black to 4DE4/1840 and only one example in red, of 25NO25/1845. The part-letter signed "Gregory Bateman/Chaplain of Oatlands & Jericho"
states "...box of seeds...the Porter...can bring it away without its being opened by the Customs House Officers..." (little has changed in almost 200 years). Rev Gregory Bateman was something of an activist and opponent of the death penalty. Colonial
chaplains were obliged to tend to condemned men and, after one execution, Bateman publicly washed his hands at the gallows and declared he was "innocent of the man's blood". He was dismissed for crossing the line between Church and State relations. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1843 entire letter headed "Lincoln 1st Sept 1849" and signed "E Sherwood" with postmaster's endorsement "C. Town/3 9 49", to "Wm
Johnstone/Spirit Merchant/Launceston" and rated "4", very fine 'LAUNCESTON/ 4SE4/1849' arrival backstamp, small filled spikehole otherwise superb. An online 'nub' states Lincoln is a hamlet at the junction of the Macquarie and Isis Rivers. The writer
notes he has fallen behind financially "...owing to the dulness of Business" and heavy flooding. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 704 |
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 1848 (August 14) entire Bank of Australasia, Launceston printed dishonour notice sent locally unpaid with superb strike of
'10.O.CLOCK/15 AU 15/1848' cds in black (Hardinge Type City Post Dumb (i); rated RR) at upper-left, rated "2"[d] in black payable by the recipient, small repaired spike hole on the face. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. Launceston 2d town letter rate (three
deliveries per day, at 10am, 1pm & 4pm). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 705 |
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 1848 (Oct 19) outer endorsed "Paid & Registered" and virtually-intact 'BANK OF AUSTRALASIA/ LAUNCESTON/1835' wax seal on the
reverse, to "The Manager, Bank of Australasia, Hobart Town" with largely fine strike of 'LAUNCESTON/19OC19/1848' double-ring cds in black (Hardinge Type Primitive (iii); rated RR) at left rated "8"[d] paid for 4d letter plus 4d registration fee,
largely very fine Hobart 'PAID/20OC20/1848' tombstone datestamp in red (Hardinge Type Paid Dumb (iii); rated R) arrival on the face, light horizontal filing fold almost completely clear of the markings, small closed opening tear on the reverse. Ex Dr
Owen Ingles: stated to be the earliest known usage of the word "Registered" on VDL private mail - until 1853, the term was used interchangeably with "Money Letter" - to combat thefts from the mails. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 706 |
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 1848 & 1849 small envelopes to "Henry Condell Esq/Melbourne/Port Phillip" both with postmaster's endorsement "Westbury Feby 14" or
"...15.5.49" and endorsed in red "Paid Sea Postage/9d" or "Paid Ship/Letter 5d", on arrival rated "6" or "3" in black,'LAUNCESTON' and discernible strikes of the oval 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/MELBOURNE' arrival backstamp in red, the first is very fine,
the other a bit soiled and with minor peripheral damage. An interesting duo. Henry Condell moved from VDL to Port Phillip in 1939 where he established a brewery. 1842-44, Condell was the first Mayor of Melbourne, and a member of the New South Wales
Legislative Council 1843-1850.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 707 |
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 1851 (Jan 6) large-part entire letter sent locally with superb strike of '4.O.CLOCK/PAID/6 JA 6/1851' cds in red (Hardinge Type
City Post Dumb (vi); ERD; rated RRR) at upper-left, rated "2"[d] in red paid by the sender, internal paper deterioration & staining that has been trimmed away only slightly affecting the otherwise fine facial appearance. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. Stated to
be the earliest recorded example of the 'PAID' datestamp from this time. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$2,200.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1851 entire letter headed "Adelaide July 19th 1851" and signed "BR Leake" to his sister at "Rosedale/Campbell Town/Van Diemens
Land" apparently carried per favor by ship with very fine 'LAUNCESTON/1AU1/1851' transit backstamp and largely superb strike of the postmaster's private 'C'TOWN/1.AUG.51' arrival handstamp on the face, rated "5" in black for an incoming shipletter
but overwritten "6" in red for an additional 1d for inland delivery, two light ironed-out vertical folds hardly detract from the very fine appearance. Rare format of the 'C TOWN' marking, this being the latest of only four recorded examples. Sold at
our auction of 27.7.2009 for $2680 (Sale 147 Lot 403). John Leake arrived in the Colony in May 1823. He was granted 2000 acres near Campbell Town, which he named Rosedale. Two of his sons took up property at Glenroy SA, near the Victorian border. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 709 |
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 1856 entire soldier's letter headed "Hobart Town Tasmania/8th January 1856" and signed "Robt Robertson/1st Btln 12 Regt", to
Scotland endorsed "From LCorpl Robt Robertson/1st Battn 12 Foot Tasmania" and countersigned at lower-left "JM Percival/Lieut Col Comg 1st Bn 12 Regt", fine strike of the 34mm Hobart-Town GPO cds in red, the reverse with London transit cds of
'12MY12/1856' in red and boxed 'BLAIRGOWRIE' arrival backstamp in green, remarkably fine. The social letter states "...[we] having arrived from Victoria...my youngest son James...fell down the stairs in the Barracks and broke his leg..." An
unexpected insight into a soldier having his family living with him. Sold at our auction of 22.4.2006 for $5360 (Sale 121 Lot 384).
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 710 |
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 1856 entire letter headed "Swansea 4 Augt 1855" and signed "A Graham" to Hobart with a huge QV Courier 4d orange SG 10 (margins
good to very large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at the base but with a couple of concealed faults, Cat £425) lightly pen-cancelled and overwritten with manuscript "58"-in-Cross-Hatching of Waterloo Point Receiving Office, postmaster's
endorsement "Swansea/4-8-55" at left, light 'PRE-PAID/7AU7/1855' arrival datestamp in red. A rare cover: very few country Receiving House covers are recorded in this period. Ex John Cress - sold for $3450 - and David McNamee: sold at our auction of
7.5.2013 for $4425 (Sale 180 Lot 340).
The writer seems to have been a political ally of Charles Meredith MLC and seeks assistance for a third party who "was a good friend at the last Election and will be so again when wanted..." and also "...Hurst was with alarm at hearing from Cotton
Carpenter that the Govt would not give them part of the Jetty...Does this not show how the [ ? ] has been cracked...oust all such time-serving officials..." (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1870 (May 12) stampless Road District of George Town 'Demand for Road Rate' pre-printed entire to Launceston with largely fine
'GEORGE TOWN' unframed cds (Hardinge Type U1; rated RRR) on the face and very fine Launceston 'FREE' crowned diamond arrival datestamp in red (Hardinge Type Diamond; rated RR) on the reverse, light vertical filing fold affecting the marking on the
face & small closed opening tear on the reverse. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 712 |
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 1877 (Nov 14) stampless Cornwall Chronicle black/salmon illustrated advertising envelope with scroll & subscription rates, to Forth
with superb strike of Launceston 'FREE' crowned diamond datestamp in black (Hardinge Type Diamond; rated RR) at upper-right, very fine. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 713 |
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 1882 (Sep 15) trans-Pacific envelope to Pennsylvania USA with Sideface 2d only tied by Hobart duplex, very fine strike of the
'TOO-LATE' handstamp, Sydney transit backstamp of SP22/82 where 'PAID ALL'-in-oval handstamp in purple struck on the face, Chicago transits, minor blemishes. Ex Tony Rigo de Righi, Randall Askeland and Patrick Reid: sold at our auction of 17.10.2008
for $436 (Sale 140 Lot 430). Believed to be the only recorded 'PAID ALL' cover from Tasmania, perversely on a cover that is clearly underpaid!
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Estimate AU$350
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 714 |
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 1886 (April 16) local envelope with QV Sidefaces 1d rosine tied by Launceston duplex cancel, very fine complete strike of 'POSTED
OUT/OF COURSE' boxed handstamp alongside on the face, small closed tear at upper edge not affecting stamp or markings & a couple of minor blemishes. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. See also Lot 723 below. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 715 |
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 1890 (May 15) Mines Office Hobart 'On Public Service Only' long-format envelope with Coat of Arms on back flap and 'SECRETARY OF
MINES' Frank Stamp handstamp in rosine on the face cancelled by Hobart duplex, to Launceston with very fine strike of the scarce 'LAUNCESTON/FREE/MY 16/90/TASMANIA' cds (recorded 3.12.1888 to 12.6.1900 only; apparently unlisted by Hardinge) as an
arrival backstamp, a few minor blemishes. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 716 |
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 1898 (June 21) envelope to "the Minister of Lands & Works" and endorsed "Tender for HM Customs/Launceston" with Local Sidefaces 2d
only tied by Launceston duplex, apparently posted in a letter box which explains the superb strike of the 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE' handstamp, equally fine strike of the very rare 'OFFICIALLY/ REGISTERED/...To pay' handstamp in rosine but no fine
entered because registration was without charge to the sender or recipient. A wonderful cover, bearing the only recorded example of the Launceston Officially Registered handstamp. Ex David McNamee: sold at our auction of 2.5.2014 for $1280 (Sale 191
Lot 2096). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$850
SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 717 |
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 1900 (May 28) two envelopes registered to Germany with Pictorials ½d green, 3d sepia & 4d orange and with 5d blue & 6d lake
respectively tied by Hobart 'MY28/1900' cds cancels, each with 'R'-in-oval cachets in black and largely very fine 'REGISTERED/HOBART' chamfered-box handstamps in blue on the face and Baden Baden '3.7.00' arrival backstamps, a few minor transmission
marks. Ex Dr Owen Ingles: stated to be the First Day of Issue of the ½d (now known to be 31.3.1900), 3d & 4d values. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 718 |
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 1901 (Aug 5) makeshift entire parcel label endorsed "Strahan Marine Board" at lower left with scarce 'STRAHAN MARINE BOARD' Frank
Stamp handstamp in blue at upper-left cancelled by very fine 'STRAHAN' cds, to Hobart affixed to brown parcel piece, a few minor blemishes. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$360.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 719 |
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 1905 (April 18) envelope registered to Japan with Pictorials 2d violet & 6d lake tied by Launceston cds cancels with 'R'-in-oval
cachet in black and largely very fine 'REGISTERED/LAUNCESTON' chamfered-box handstamp in blue on the face, 'REGISTERED/MY20/05/G.P.O. HONG KONG' transit and 'YOKOHAMA/ 30/MAY/05/JAPAN' arrival backstamps, a few minor transmission marks. The rate was
2½d per ½oz UPU foreign letter x2 plus 3d registration fee. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1905 (July 28) usage of 'INLAND PARCEL POST/Weight "5" lbs./Number [...]/TASMANIA' black/white label with scarce franking of
Pictorials 6d lake and QV Tablets 1/- rose & green tied by 'FRANKLIN/TASMANIA' cds cancels, small part of the margin of the label missing at left not affecting the adhesives of markings. The intra-Colonial parcel rate was 9d for the first 2lbs and 3d
per additional 1lb; correctly paid for a parcel weighing up to 5lbs. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
