VICTORIA continued...
Datestamps & Other Town Markings continued...
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 881 |
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 Melbourne: Remaindered display pages with a few on early covers including with ovoid 'MELBOURNE/[crown]/FE*16/1841/NEW.S.WALES',
crowned-oval 'MELBOURNE/FE*21/1845/PORT PHILLIP' (very fine), 1850 with boxed 'PAID AT/MELBOURNE' in red and very fine 'GEELONG/[crown]/ JA*15/1850/PORT PHILLIP' backstamp, Butterfly '1' on Half-Lengths 2d (defective) on 1850 entire & on a 3d on
small piece, Barred Numeral '1' on 1858 cover & a range of 'killer' types, 1895-99 cds extensive array with many record dates and scarce time codes, 1900-10 double-circle types including three First Day Usages on 1.1.00, a very fine strike of the
rare ' = 1 = ' type and small double-circle numbers '1' '2' & '3' plus '2' on 1901 postcard, some later types to KGV, poor strikes of 'MELBOURNE - PP' duplex on complete Parcel Post label, two part-strikes of 'RMSS/HOBSONS BAY' duplex, boxed 'LC'
types on Postage Dues including on an 1892 'RETURNED MORE TO PAY LETTER' Envelope, a few early machine cancels including a partial reconstruction of the rare oblong flag cancel (only one example recorded on cover: see Lot 986), etc, also duplicates
on extra pages and in a small stockbook. Ex Max Melville. An excellent basis for expansion or reworking.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$2,100.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 Monegatta: 'MONEGATTA19SE16/VIC' cds (25mm; unrecorded by WWW) very fine complete strike alongside KGV 1d red tied by light but
largely fine Barred Numeral '583' on-piece. Renamed from Duck Holes PO 21.4.1875; renamed North Monegeeta 10.9.1917, the same day South Monegeeta PO was renamed Monegeeta [5km S of Romsey]. WWW records a 23½mm unframed cds only, with dates from 1889
to late-1915, so this recent discovery was used for only a very short period of time. [The illustration is above Lot 877] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$125.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 883 |
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 Morea: 'MOREA/20JY22/VIC' (Receiving Office period) largely very fine cds on Victoria Education Department QV 1d Envelope with
'OS'-in-the-die Stieg DB3, a couple of minor blemishes. RO circa 1902; PO 1.7.1927; closed 30.5.1953 [16km W of Goroke, Mallee; Timber Milling].
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 Torrumbarry Weir: 'TORRUMBARRY WEIR/-5AP21/VIC' cds (LRD) light but largely very fine strike on KGV 2d orange on-piece. Receiving
Office only 7.8.1919; closed 29.2.1924 [Murray River; 34 km NW of Echuca]. WWW records this cds from October 1920 to March 1921 only. The illustration is above Lot 877. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 885 |
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 Travelling Post Office Number 1: Type 1 (Large Vertical Oval) 'UP/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/ A4AU65/VICTORIA/MG1' very fine strike
tying QV Laureates 4d to cover to Melbourne (very fine backstamp), very fine 'MORE TO PAY'-in-oval handstamp with "1/-" inserted but amended to "6d". Ex Charles Lathrop Pack, Roy Holland - sold for £720 - and Les Molnar: sold for $1830 (Sale 220 Lot
311).
An extremely important item, being the earliest recorded TPO cover, the only recorded cover showing the 6d charge for late fee on TPO letters unpaid & taxed, and one of only three covers with the datestamp cancelling the stamp. Rated RRRRR as a
cancellation on cover. Illustrated by Molnar & Waugh at page 4 where they state: "... mail that was handed directly to mail guards was subject to an additional late fee ... the bulk of the uncancelled mail ... came from designated free-standing post
boxes ... at the train stations. These required no late fee ..." The late fee seems to have been reduced to 4d by January 1866 - see Lot 887 - but it was some time before this nonsensical situation was resolved by the late fee being revoked. This
cover indicates that the postage due was the deficient fee only, and not double the deficiency. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,250
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 886 |
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 Travelling Post Office Number 2: Type 2 'UP TRAIN/ MG2 /SE12/73/VICTORIA - TPO/ 2 ' duplex three good to very fine strikes tying QV
De La Rue 2d strip of 3 to cover with embossed 'LESTERS HOTEL/THEATRE ROYAL/BALLARAT' on the flap, Melbourne arrival backstamp. Rated RRRRR on cover - five recorded - but unusually not separately rated as a canceller on-cover. Ex Les Molnar: sold for
$560. Illustrated by Molnar & Waugh at page 44. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 887 |
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 Travelling Post Office Number 4: Type 1 (Large Octagon) 'DOWN/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/JA 16 66/VICTORIA/MG4' largely very fine
strike tying Laureates 4d to Dyason envelope-front to White Hills, endorsed "More to pay 8d" & with very fine '("8d")/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval handstamp. Rated RRRRR as a cancellation. This is the earliest recorded MG 4 marking by nine months!
Illustrated by Molnar & Waugh at page 58. This is also probably the earliest recorded TPO cover with payment of the late fee reduced to 4d. Ex Roy Holland (in a mixed lot) and Les Molnar: sold for $700 (Sale 220 Lot 372). See also Lot 885 above. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 Wonyip: 'R.O. WONYIP/-5JY23/VIC' cds (RO period) two very fine complete strikes on KGV 1d violet & 2d red x2 on-piece. RO
5.11.1905; PO 1.7.1927; TO 16.2.1968; closed 30.6.1970. [Gippsland; 25km E of Yarram] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$110.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
Postal History
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 889 |
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 Official Mail small group including 1888 Government Botantist envelope with 'CHIEF SECRETARY' Frank Stamp in red, 1889
Parliamentary Papers wrapper with 'THE TREASURER' Frank Stamp in blue, 1890 Officer Commanding Williamstown Battery long envelope with 'THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE' Frank Stamp in blue, 1891 Legislative Assembly Chambers envelope with 'THE SPEAKER
VICTORIA' Frank Stamp in blue, 1893 General Post Office envelope to USA with 'POSTMASTER GENERAL' Frank Stamp and QV 2½d red/yellow affixed alongside (as Franks were not valid outside the British Empire), 1898 similar long envelope to Germany with
'VICTORIA/OFFICIAL PAID' Crowned handstamp and 1899 Melbourne Observatory envelope to Italy with 'CHIEF SECRETARY' Frank Stamp and ½d & 2d added for the same reason, 1890s HM Customs postcard with 'COMMR OF TRADE & CUSTOMS' handstamp in red unused,
1902 (Nov 20) Victorian Railways postcard with 'MINISTER OF RAILWAYS' printed Frank Stamp and QV 1d pink (unpunctured) affixed over this tied Melbourne cds (the Franks were invalidated on 1.11.1902), 1904 & 1907 Board of Public Health postcards with
QV 1d pink punctured 'OS' affixed over the printed 'MINISTER OF HEALTH' Frank Stamps, 1911 General Post Office large envelope (265x115mm) with mourning border for KEVII to "International Telegraph Bureau, Berne" Switzerland with 2½d blue & 5d brown,
etc, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 890 |
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 Bundle of Tatts covers many registered, a few with advertising 'corner cards' and plenty of postmark & numeral 'ties' including
'788' of Chetwynd, 'M50' of Wickliffe Road Station both in blue, 'M70' of Charlotte Plains, 'MC/78' of Homebush Lower, 'MCC/47' of Laen North, 'MCC/94' of Fernhill Railway Station, 'MCCCC/5' of Ombersley, 'MCCCC/92' of Walwa Creek, 'MD/50' of
Stirling, '1670' of Tambo Ypper (registered), etc, plus lots of duoplex cancels, also Postal Stationery usages mostly Postal Cards and a few Picture Postcards including 'Snow Scene Last Chance Gold Mine, Ballarat', condition variable as to be
expected but generally presentable with some very fine cancels throughout.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 891 |
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 Selection from three pre-stamp entires one with superb oval 'GEELONG/[crown]/PORT PHILLIP', 1850 Melbourne to Gippsland with 'TOO
LATE' handstamp, 1852 with JB Wilcocks forwarding cachet, and 1857 from Mauritius with 'SHIP LETTER/G.P.O. VICTORIA' arrival (all these ex Purves), then 1857 to Tasmania with 6d tied BN '157' and '[ ___ ] COLLINGWOOD' ('EAST' excised) oval backstamp
and later items with plenty of other postmark interest such as 'BADDAGINNIE' & 'CATHKIN' in blue and 'MIDDLE BRIDGE' in violet tied to just-legible BN '1685', 1905 registered to USA with 'MONEY ORDER/STAWELL' cds, also instructional markings noted
1885 'UNCLAIMED AT/HOTHAM' on mourning envelope, Melbourne 'LIST ROOM/No1' & '.../No2' oval datestamps on two 1893 unclaimed items, 1898 from Great Britain with ½d 3d & 1/- green pair 'UNCLAIMED AT/PRAHRAN', advertising envelopes, taxed & late fee
items including 1887 Postal Card 1d pink to Sydney with 'Deficient Postage ["1"]/Fine ["2"]/["3d"]' cachet, 1891 from South Australia with 'MORE TO PAY' handstamp & '4' cachet and Postage Due 2d blue & claret, 1893 Returned "More To Pay" Letter OHMS
envelope with Postage Due 2d blue & claret, also 1901 Boer War inwards envelope (faulty) with Postage Due 1d red & green, 1906 postcard from South Australia re-addressed with Victoria 1d pink added and 'BUNYIP' arrival, 1910 Great Britain
Registration Envelope from Glasgow to Melbourne with 'ENGLISH MAIL T.P.O.' transit plus a few TPO cancels on stamps including 5/- pair on piece, Tatts mail, etc, condition a little variable but most are quite presentable.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1852 (Feb 18) stampless entire letter headed "South Geelong", to "Captain Mair, Commandant of Mounted Police" endorsed "OHMS/Paid"
with very fine strikes of crowned-oval 'PAID/GEELONG' datestamp and '2'[d] ornate handstamp both in red, somewhat incongruous 'TOO LATE' bevelled-boxed handstamp also in red unusually on the reverse, Geelong despatch & Melbourne arrival backstamps, a
few minor blemishes. Ex John Barwis. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 893 |
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 1852 stampless entire letter headed "Mr Craig's Station/three Miles past the Grange/...28th July 1852" and signed "John Meredith"
to his wife at "Oaklands/Mount Gambier" (South Australia), endorsed on the face "Postage 1s 1d" and "4", exceptional strike of the scarce crowned-oval 'GRANGE/JY*31/1852/VICTORIA' datestamp (used 2 years only) across the flap & a similar light but
obvious 'GLENELG' datestamp (the only recorded example), unusually fine. Sold at our auction of 17.2.2012 for $350 (Sale 171 Lot 683). George Napier Craig's property was "Grangeburn No 2". The writer asks for certain items including a pistol - "the
latter is loaded" - to be sent, and advises her she will have to pay 4d postage on this item. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1852 (Dec 18) large-part cross-written entire to "Deptford, near London" with QV Half-Lengths 1d brown SG 9a x2 & 3d blue SG 7 (all
with clipped corners) tied by three fine to very fine strikes of Barred Oval '12' cancels (rated RRR), the reverse with largely fine crowned-oval 'MAIDENS PUNT/VICTORIA' backstamp & Melbourne transit, on arrival rated "8"[d] inland delivery charges,
some folds & light aging marks. Ex John Barwis. The rate was 2d inland letter plus 3d ship letter. Maiden's Punt PO 1.3.1848; closed 31.12.1854 when transferred to NSW. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1853 (Jan 21) stampless outer to Melbourne endorsed "Free" at lower-left but with very fine 'PAID/LAKE COLAC' bevelled-boxed
handstamp in red and rated 2" in manuscript for the inland letter rate, slightly watery but still fine crowned-oval 'COLAC/VICTORIA' backstamp and light Melbourne arrival of the next day, a couple of very minor blemishes. Ex John Barwis. A very late
usage of a Port Phillip era handstamp. Lake Colac PO 1.7.1848; officially renamed Colac 1.1.1854 but the 'COLAC' datestamp was in use from at least -.1.1852. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1853 (Sept 9) stampless entire letter to "Chicopee Falls, Mass[achusetts]" USA with largely very fine 'PAID AT/McIVOR'
rounded-boxed handstamp in red at upper-right, busy reverse with very fine crowned-oval 'McIVOR/VICTORIA' datestamp (the first recorded example; just touched at base by a well-executed repair), Melbourne transit & light London transit in red
over-striking the McIvor datestamp, very fine 'BOSTON/JAN/6/BR PKT' [British Packet] cds, rated "60"[c] manuscript with bold '65'[c] handstamp on the face, light soiling and a few minor internal aging marks. Ex Dale Forster. USA #15 in Ben Palmer's
Census. Carried by P&O 'Shanghai' via Galle & Marseilles to London, and by Cunard 'Canada' to Boston. The rate comprised 1/10d (US 44c) via Marseilles to England, 8d (US 16c) trans-Atlantic packet to USA, and 5c internal US delivery. McIvor PO
1.7.1853; renamed Heathcote 12.1.1855. [Gold Mining; 40km ESE of Bendigo]
The lengthy letter headed "McIvor Diggins" [sic] includes an account of bushrangers: "The country is full of robbers of all degrees - not many weeks ago 12 of them in open daylight attacked the Escort that brought down the gold from here to
Melbourne, shooting them all down but 2 (fortunately none were killed but all severely wounded) and carring away 2300 ozs of gold and a large sum of money, but in less than 2 weeks after they ware all caught but through one of them selfs turning
Queens evidence and before he reached town he cut his throat, however it is generally expected some other one will turn Queens evidence and they will all get hung. Such is life in Victoria...The reward for anyone giving information to lead to their
conviction themselfs to turn Queens evidence or any one of themselfs was 30,000 dollars." (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1854 (Jan 6) stampless envelope to "Piketberg in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope", rated "5"[d] in red for 2d inland letter
plus 3d Colonial ship letter with crowned-oval Geelong despatch & Melbourne transit of the next day on the reverse, 'CAPE TOWN/MR15/1854/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' arrival backstamp in red where 'SHIP LETTER' straight-line boxed handstamp applied on the face
in the same ink and rated "1/-" for inwards ship letter & inland delivery, some spotting & part-flap missing poorly repaired with hinges affecting the Victorian markings. Ex John Barwis. Carried by the barque 'Andromeda' departing Melbourne 8.1.1854.
A very scarce destination in this period. Not listed in Ben Palmer's Census, and more than three years earlier than the first item he records to the Cape of Good Hope. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1854 (Jan 6) entire letter headed "Schooner Waterlily, Melbourne" and signed "Thomas Philip, Commander of the Schr Waterlily", to
London with QV Half-Lengths 3d blue (margins close to good) unusually at upper-left tied by largely very fine Barred Oval '1' cancel and crowned-oval 'MELBOURNE/VICTORIA' datestamp at upper-right, London arrival backstamp of '29MR29/1854' where rated
"1/10'[d] on the face for the inwards Marseilles ship letter & inland delivery charge, light central vertical fold not affecting the stamp or markings. Ex John Barwis. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1854 (May 1) stampless OHMS entire letter endorsed "Horsham Police Station" to the Sub-Inspector of Police at Crowlands with
largely very fine 'PAID AT/HORSHAM' bevelled-boxed handstamp in red, rated "1/6"[d] for triple 6d inland letter on the first day of this new rate, the reverse with largely fine strikes of crowned-ovals of 'HORSHAM', 'GLENORCHY' & 'CROWLAND' [sic]. Ex
Max Watson: sold at our auction of 22.4.2006 for $483 (Sale 121 Lot 458). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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 1854 (June 15) outer to Oxfordshire with QV Half-Lengths (White Veils) 3d blue SG 14 irregular strip of 4 (the upper-left unit with
margins close to enormous) unusually tied to the reverse by four light to almost very fine strikes of Barred Oval '5' with a very fine crowned-oval 'SANDHURST/VICTORIA' datestamp on the face (as usual for this office), similar Melbourne transit
backstamp, rated "8"[d] inland delivery in England with 'OXFORD/NO 4/1854' cds in red & 'TETSWORTH' arrival in blue, minor folds & soiling not affecting the adhesives. There is no ship endorsment and the arrival dates do not match any records in
Tabeart, so it was presumably carried by private ship (and rather slowly at that, the usual transit at the time being around 3 months). The Victorian ship letter rate was increased from 3d to 1/- per ½oz from 1.5.1854. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 14] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
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