TASMANIA continued...
Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 721 |
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 1907 (Jan 5) usage of 'INLAND PARCEL POST/Weight [...] lbs./Number [...]/TASMANIA' black/white label with very scarce franking of
Pictorials 1d red & 2d violet and QV Tablets 6d violet & black strip of 3 all punctured 'T' tied by 'ZEEHAN/TASMANIA' cds cancels, tiny corner fault & light fold not affecting the adhesives of markings. The intra-Colonial parcel rate was 9d for the
first 2lbs and 3d per additional 1lb; this paid for a parcel weighing up to 6lbs. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 722 |
PSE |
 1907 (Nov 25) usage of Scenic Letter Card Pictorials 2d violet with 'CATARACT GORGE, LAUNCESTON' black/grey view, to the
Netherlands with lengthy social message including "... it is so hot now ... I am nearly baked ..." and Pictorial ½d green added tied by 'HOBART/P.R.' [Private Box Room] cds cancels, 'HAARLEM/28.12.07' arrival backstamp & 'A.9' letter deliverer cachet
on the face, a few light transmission marks. The rate was 2½d UPU foreign letter. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 723 |
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 1908 (April 20) usage of 'Greetings from Launceston' picture postcard with vignette views of 'Yachting on the Tamar' & 'Cora Lynn'
bridge, to Geeveston with 1d Pictorial (rounded corner) cancelled by Launceston cds (no year plugs), largely very fine boxed 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE' handstamp (worn; no frame at either side) alongside on the face, a couple of minor transmission marks.
Ex Dr Owen Ingles. See also Lot 714 above. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 724 |
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 1911 (Feb 11) PPC with 1d Pictorial tied by 'LISLE ROAD STN' cds, to "Scottsdale" but with very fine 'MISSENT TO/LAUNCESTON'
handstamp (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
VICTORIA
Postal History of the Port Phillip District
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 725 |
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 1841 entire mourning letter headed "Melbourne Jan 8th 1841 and signed "W Langhorne", to London "per Deva" with very fine
'bevelled-box 'PAID AT/MELBOURNE' handstamp in red and on the reverse one of the finest recorded strikes of the undated 'MELBOURNE/NSW' implement partly overstruck with British 'SHIP-LETTER' handstamp & London arrival cds of '9MY9/1842' in red, light
soiling and light vertical filing fold clear of the 'MELBOURNE/NSW' handstamp. Ray Kelly's 14.1.1840 entire letter with the finest strike of the circular handstamp sold at our auction of 22.4.2006 for $9320 (Sale 121 Lot 430).
Interesting mercantile content: "...I regret...I am not in a position to honour [a debt] our House having been involved in the universal commercial Panic which has seized this place in common with Sydney and the rest of the Australian Colonies...we
confidently hope speedily to meet our engagements...All the old Houses here have failed & most of the wealthy settlers are completely ruined...the resources of this county are so unbounded I think we must soon recover..." No mention of anyone dying
so perhaps the mourning stationery was a symbol of the ruined economy. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 726 |
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 1841 (July 21) partly cross-written entire letter headed from the Aboriginal mission at "Bunting Dale, Geelong, Port Phillip" &
signed "Benj Hurst/Wesleyan Missionary", to Lancashire GB with fine strike of the boxed 'PAID AT/GEELONG' handstamp in red &, on the reverse, a very fine strike of the undated-oval 'GEELONG/[crown]/NEW.S.WALES' handstamp. Other markings include the
first-type crowned-oval 'MELBOURNE/NEW.S.WALES' transit backstamp, British straight-line 'SHIPLETTER' handstamp & 'ROCHDALE' arrival backstamp, minor soiling. Ex Rodney Perry, Max Watson (2000) sold for $14,300 (Sale 81 Lot 437), Hugh Freeman, and
Michael Silvasich: sold for $26,795 (Sale 121 Lot 437). About -.6.1840, Geelong became only the second post office opened in the Port Phillip District. Between 1.1.1841 and 30.4.1842, Geelong was a branch of the Melbourne post office. It was
reinstated as a full PO 1.5.1842. The first datestamp was in use by -.12.1841. One of the 'Crown Jewels' of Port Philip District and Victorian philately. Only two other examples of the crowned Geelong handstamp exist, and both are in Melbourne's
Latrobe Library. (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
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Estimate AU$20,000
SOLD for AU$15,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 727 |
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 1845 OHMS entire letter headed "Yalla le Pourra" (?) to the Supreme Court endorsed "Registered" in red with unusually fine
crowned-oval 'FIERY CREEK/12FE/1845/PORT PHILLIP' backstamp (ERD) across the flap, rated "10" in black - for carriage between 121 & 170 miles, the 6d registration fee not indicated, Melbourne arrival backstamp of 'FE*14/1845' (day & month slugs
inverted). Ex Ray Kelly - sold for $1568 (Sale 104 Lot 873), Michael Silvasich - sold for $1840 (Sale 121 Lot 436) - and Kevin Burt: sold for $1745 (Sale 173 Lot 695). This is the earliest recorded cover from Fiery Creek: PO 1.9.1844; renamed
Streatham 1.1.1854. [With the enclosed employer's reference] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 728 |
|
 1845 outer to Governor Gipps in Sydney (fine arrival backstamp) with a largely very fine fine strike of the bevelled-boxed
'FREE/GEELONG' handstamp in red and fine crowned-oval 'GEELONG/AU*13/1845/NEW S.WALES' datestamp unusually on the face & with the year in full. Ex Max Watson (2000) and Brian Peace: sold for $2795 (Sale 147 Lot 1221). A very early 'Free' item from
Port Phillip. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,750
SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 729 |
|
 1846 (Nov 28) entire letter headed "Thargana by Aldbury" (= Thurgoona by Albury in NSW) carried privately across the Murray River
and posted with an unusually fine almost complete strike of framed crowned-oval 'OVENS/DE*2/1846/PORT PHILLIP' backstamp, rated "6" on the face for carriage between 21 to 30 miles, fine almost complete crowned-oval 'BROKEN RIVER/PORT PHILLIP' arrival
backstamp of the same day, re-addressed to Melbourne with no additional charge raised and large-part arrival of 'DE 4' on the reverse, some filing folds, aging & other blemishes. Ex Rod Moreton & Brian Peace: sold at our auction of 7.5.2013 for $529
(Sale 180 Lot 430). Thurgoona is today a suburb of Albury. Ovens PO 1.2.1843; renamed Wangaratta 1.1.1854. Broken River PO 1.2.1844; renamed Benalla 1.1.1854. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 730 |
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 1846 (Dec 20) outer to Portland endorsed "Registered" and rated "8"[d] in black (due on receipt) for carriage between 51 to 80
miles (the 6d registration fee not indicated), the reverse with a largely fine strike of crowned-oval 'THE GRANGE/PORT PHILLIP' datestamp and framed crowned-oval 'PORTLAND/ NEW.S.WALES' arrival, minor blemishes & ironed-out vertical fold not
affecting the markings. Ex John Barwis: sold at our auction of 7.12.2012 for $529 (Sale 177 Lot 776). Registered mail from the Port Phillip District period is very scarce. The Grange PO opened 1.7.1844; renamed Hamilton 1.1.1854. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 731 |
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 1847 (May 6) entire letter headed "Bolac Plains" to the Supreme Court at Melbourne endorsed "Registered" in red and rated "10"[d]
in black (due on receipt) for carriage between 121 to 170 miles (the 6d registration fee not indicated) with light but complete strike of crowned-oval 'FIERY CREEK/PORT PHILLIP' backstamp, ironed-out vertical filing fold clear of the marking. Ex Max
Watson: sold at our auction of 7.12.2012 for $391 (Sale 177 Lot 777). Bolac Plains was a large property 13km E of Chatsworth, taken up in 1842 by Henry Gibb & Robert Anderson. Fiery Creek (1) PO 1.9.1844; renamed Streatham 1.1.1854. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 732 |
|
 1847 (June 17) outer to Portland endorsed "Registered" at top with very fine complete 'THE GRANGE/POST PAID' bevelled-boxed
handstamp in red and rated "1/4" in manuscript for double 8d rate for a letter carried between 31 to 50 miles, largely very fine crowned-oval 'THE GRANGE/PORT PHILLIP' backstamp and light but legible 'PORTLAND]/NEW S. WALES' arrival of the same day
alongside, two ironed-out vertical filing folds one slightly affecting the boxed marking, light damp-staining at upper-left clear of the marking. Ex Rod Perry, Max Watson and Brian Peace: sold at our auction of 27.7.2009 for $863 (Sale 148 Lot 1215).
The Grange PO 1.7.1844; renamed Hamilton 1.1.1854. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 733 |
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 1847 (July 27) outer to Portland endorsed "Paid" at upper-left with fine complete 'THE GRANGE/POST PAID' bevelled-boxed handstamp
in red and rated "8"[d] in manuscript for a letter carried between 31 to 50 miles, light but large-part crowned-oval 'THE GRA[NGE]/PORT PHILLIP' backstamp, two ironed-out vertical filing folds one slightly affecting the boxed marking, minor
blemishes. Ex Brian Peace: sold at our auction of 7.5.2013 for $437 (Sale 180 Lot 432). PO 1.7.1844; renamed Hamilton 1.1.1854. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 734 |
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 1847 (Nov 2) outer with unusually fine crowned-oval 'BROKEN RIVER//PORT PHILLIP' backstamp, rated "10" but unpaid, very fine
crowned-oval 'MELBOURNE/NO*4/1847/PORT PHILLIP' arrival backstamp and endorsed on the reverse "Returned for want of/Postage Novr 5 47". An unusual and rare postage due item. Ex Ray Kelly: sold for $1355 (Sale 104 Lot 894) and Michael Silvasich: sold
for $1340 (Sale 125 Lot 582). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$1,250.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 735 |
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 1847 (Nov 24) outer to Portland unusually endorsed "Paid and Registered 3/6", the reverse with fine almost-complete crowned-oval
'THE GLENELG/PORT PHILLIP' and framed crowned-oval 'PORTLAND/ NEW.S.WALES' arrival, light ironed-out vertical fold not affecting the markings. Ex Brian Peace; sold at our auction of 1.12.2019 for $496 (Sale 239 Lot 2114). The rate was 9d for a letter
between 81 to 120 miles x4 plus 6d registration fee. Internal docketing identifies the sender as Alexander McKinlay, first postmaster at The Glenelg. The "Paid" endorsement suggests that the office 'PAID' handstamp was unavailable. PO 1.7.1847;
renamed Casterton 1.1.1854. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 736 |
|
 1848 (Jan 22) Colonial Secretary's Office entire printed lettersheet to Superintendent Charles La Trobe with a fine strike of the
scarce bevelled-boxed 'FREE/SEYMOUR' handstamp (F17) in red, poor crowned oval 'SEYMOUR/PORT PHILLIP' & Melbourne arrival backstamps. Ex JRW Purves, Max Watson - sold at our auction of 29.2.2000 for $1220 (Sale 81 Lot 722) and Brian Peace: sold for
$2210 (Sale 148 Lot 1224). (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 737 |
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 1848 entire legal letter headed "Smeaton Hill February 17th 1850" and signed "John Hepburn", to the Supreme Court rated "4" & with
a largely very fine strike of the scarce framed crowned-oval 'MOUNT MACEDON/FE20/1848/PORT PHILLIP' backstamp, no arrival but docketed "Captn Hepburn/of the Loddon", light vertical filing fold otherwise very fine. Mount Macedon (1) PO 1.7.1843;
renamed Kyneton 1.1.1854. There was no example in Brian Peace's collection. Sold at our auction of 14.8.2010 for $1745 (Sale 157 Lot 421). The sender, Captain John Hepburn, was a member of the first overland party from Sydney to Port Phillip. He took
up his "Smeaton Hill" & "Campaspe Plains" stations in 1838. The towns of Hepburn and Hepburn Springs are named after him. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 738 |
|
 1848 entire letter headed "Ovens River September 18th 1848" and signed "Geo Faithfull" to "His Honor [sic]/The
Superintendent/Melbourne" with fine strike of the rare small rounded-boxed 'FREE/OVENS' handstamp in red, the reverse with very worn framed crowned-oval 'OVENS/SE*20/1848/PORT PHILLIP' & Melbourne arrival of 'SE*21/[1848]'. George Faithfull was an
important early landholder. One of his major properties was Oxley Plains Sheep Run. He requests action be taken against George Gray for encroaching on this property with his application to lease 'Pelican Lagoon'. Ovens (1) PO 1.2.1843; renamed
Wangaratta 1.1.1854. (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 739 |
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 1849 (Feb 1) entire letter headed "Lamplough Pyrenees/1st Feby 1848" (error for "1849") " and signed "Mark P Stoddart", to the "CC
[= Crown Commissioner] Lands for District of Western Port" at Melbourne endorsed "Paid" at top and "via Mt Macedon coaches" at base in a different ink, largely fine 'PAID AT/MELBOURNE' bevelled-boxed handstamp in red and largely very fine
crowned-oval 'MELBOURNE/ FE*8/1849/PORT PHILLIP' arrival backstamp, initially rated "6"[d] in red but crossed-out and re-rated "1"[d] for a town letter, ironed-out vertical filing folds & minor blemishes. Ex Max Watson & Brian Peace: sold at our
auction of 27.7.2009 for $529 (Sale 148 Lot 1195). An intriguing item: Lamplough is 170km NW of Melbourne, so the original 6d rating (for an inland letter between 21 to 30 miles) was insufficient. From the endorsement at base, it is clear that the
letter was carried to Melbourne outside the mails, in contravention of the post office monopoly, but still accepted as a drop letter. Had it been endorsed "OHMS", it would have been allowed to pass free of postage by virtue of the addressee. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 740 |
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 1849 (Feb) outer to "Buninyong" docketed within "H&R Langlands Melbourne", initially rated "4"[d] at Geelong for the intra-colonial
ship letter rate but endorsed "Charge this letter 9d it is from Melbourne Loose per Steamer" and re-rated "9"[d], superb crowned-oval 'GEELONG/FE*13/1849/PORT PHILLIP' transit backstamp but with no arrival marking, light horizontal filing-fold clear
of the marking & endorsements. Ex Dale Forster: sold at our auction of 1.3.2023 for $660 (Sale 250 Lot 1203). An outstanding Port Phillip District cover, bearing the only such pre-stamp manuscript endorsement we have seen from any of the Australian
Colonies. Bunnenyong PO was renamed Buninyong 17.1.1859, but this alternate spelling was in use much earlier. The addressee, Thomas Learmonth Jnr and his brothers were important early pastoralists in the Port Phillip District, taking up the
'Boninyong' Run in 1838. Henry & Robert Langlands established Melbourne's first iron foundry in 1842. They fabricated the boiler for Australia's first train, launched the first iron-hulled vessel, and made the pipes for Melbourne's water supply. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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