Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 921 |
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 1856 (Oct 14) envelope to Derbyshire GB "Per first ship" with QV Woodblock 6d (3 margins) and 'ONE SHILLING/ REGISTERED' Die II
(margins just touching to huge) tied by fine BN '9' of 'BEECHWORTH' (crowned-oval backstamp), London 'REGISTERED/GPO' datestamp in red on the face & 'WIRKSWORTH' arrival backstamp, small piece of the flap removed on opening. Ex Sir Chester Beatty and
Kevin Burt: sold at our auction of 11.5.2012 for $1630 (Sale 173 Lot 712). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,250
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 922 |
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 1856 (Dec 20) outer with 'H SCHERFF & CO/MELBOURNE' cachet at lower-left, to New Zealand endorsed "per Mimmie Dike" (schooner) at
upper-left with QV Woodblocks Imperforate 6d orange (margins good to large) tied by largely very fine Barred Numeral '1' with Melbourne backstamp, largely very fine 'WELLINGTON/JA 7/1857/=NEW ZEALAND=' arrival cds on the face where rated with ornate
'2'[d] handstamp for inwards ship letter fee alongside, light vertical fold, ironed-our horizontal fold across the stamp. Ex John Barwis. The rate was 3d per ½oz inter-colonial ship letter x2. H Scherff & Co were wholesale wine & spirit merchants. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 923 |
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 1856 (Dec 31; New Year's Eve) entire letter to London endorsed "p Orwell" with QV Woodblocks 6d orange (margins large to just
touching at top) tied by very fine Barred Numeral '1' cancel and Melbourne backstamp with very fine strike of the Melbourne '1d' large accountancy handstamp in red on the face, very fine London 'PAID/6 AP 6/1857' arrival in red also on the face, a
few minor blemishes. Ex John Barwis. Carried by Richard Green's Blackwall Line clipper sailing ship 'Orwell' departing Melbourne 31.12.1856 via Cape Horn arriving Gravesend 6.4.1857. The sailing was as a Colonial contract packet, Victoria retaining
5d of the 6d uniform ship letter rate and crediting 1d to Great Britain as indicated by the accountancy marking. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 924 |
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 1857 (July 17) envelope to Scotland "p Str Columbian Via Marseilles" with QV Shilling Octagonal imperf pair SG 25 (margins just
touching to good with fragments of two adjoining units at the base) tied by BN '40', the reverse with very fine 'ECHUCA/VICTORIA' crowned-oval, Melbourne & Edinburgh transits & light 'PRESTON PANS/SE21/1857' arrival cds, a postscript written beneath
the flap. (Image1)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 25] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 925 |
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 1857 (July 25) double-rate entire letter to the Curator of Intestate Estates with QV Emblems Imperf 4d vermilion SG 42 (margins
good to large with fragments of the adjoining units at left & right, concealed vertical tear) unusually in combination with 4d rose SG 44 (margins good to large except at upper-right where just shaved) plus Woodblocks 1/- 'REGISTERED' rose-pink &
blue SG 34 (margins good to large) tied by poor to light BN '61', the reverse with light crowned-oval 'MARYBOROUGH/JY 27/1857/VICTORIA' & superb small-oval 'MELBOURNE' arrival datestamp. The letter is a request by the Maryborough Hospital for
reimbursement of costs for medical care from the Estate of the late John Farmer. Ex Rodney Perry and Ken Barelli: sold for $3260 (Sale 192 Lot 3025). Rodney Perry Certificate (2006). (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 42] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,400
SOLD for AU$1,800.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 926 |
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 1857 (Sept 18) stampless consignee's entire to Massachusetts USA from Wilkinson Brothers (Melbourne) originally endorsed "per Titan
via Callao" [Peru] but amended to "via Panama", largely very fine 'PAID-TO/PANAMA' two-line handstamp in black at top and very fine 'STEAM SHIP/10' handstamp applied at New York for the incoming charge, ironed-out vertical filing fold clear of the
markings & minor edge faults. Carried by private ship to Panama City, across the isthmus to Aspinwall (later Colon) by railway (which had been completed by late-1855), then per US Mail Steamship Co to New York. Only the second example of the
'PAID-TO/PANAMA' marking recorded on an item of Victorian mail; not found in Dale Forster's exceptional collection of mail between the Australian Colonies and the USA. Ben Palmer lists only one example on 1858 cover (Census #93), from the same
correspondence. That item - the marking less clear - Ex Bill Purves & Gary Diffen: sold in 2025 for SFr724. (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 93)] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 927 |
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 1857 (Oct 28) part-entire letter to London "By Marco Polo" amended to "Northumberland" with rare franking of Emergency Separations
QV Woodblock 6d (marginal example from the left of the sheet) with Serrated Roulettes on three sides & Serpentine Roulettes at the top (cut from the sheet to preserve the design) SG 61 (Cat £850 x2+ on cover) tied by bold BN '1' of Melbourne (b/s),
unframed 'FALMOUTH- SHIP-LETTER/FE9/185[8]/ A ' cds on face & reverse & superb London arrival of 'FE-10/58' in red, two central vertical folds.
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 61] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 928 |
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 1857 (Nov 16) envelope to Scotland with unique Experimental Separations franking of QV Woodblocks 6d orange Serpentine Roulette
10-10½ (SG 58; Cat £225 x2+) slightly overlapping a huge and superb 'REGISTERED/ONE SHILLING' rose-pink & blue Rouletted 6½-7½ SG 55 (Cat £750; not priced on cover) both tied by fine Barred Numeral '1' of Melbourne (superb backstamp), the 1/- also
tied by British 'd6' handstamp, oval 'REGISTERED/ M /JA 13 58/GPO' of London in red on the face, the reverse with partial Dundee arrival from where readdressed to the hamlet of "Meigle" with 'COUPAR ANGUS/JA15/1858' arrival cds, very minor blemishes
barely detract from this beautiful and splendid cover. Ex Roland Geitenbeek: sold at our auction of 25.2.2016 for $14,130 (Sale 209 Lot 1109). RPSV (2015) and RPSL (2016) Certificates. In our opinion, for both the exceptional franking & the overall
quality of the stamps and envelope, this is one of the most outstanding of all Woodblock covers. Geoff Kellow at page 98, stated only 6800 of the 'REGISTERED' stamp were rouletted & that only four or five examples on cover have been recorded, of
which this is certainly the finest. Superior to Max Watson's similar cover - stamps with normal rouletting - from the same correspondence that sold at our auction of 8.10.2005 for $19,800 (Sale 118 Lot 623). (Image1)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 58;] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$10,000
SOLD for AU$7,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 929 |
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 1858 (June 12) envelope to "Cologne, Rhenish Prussia" endorsed "p Overland Mail" with QV Imperforate Emblems 1d green horizontal
pair & Octagonal 1/- blue tied by two strikes of Barred Numeral '4' and oval 'SANDHURST/VICTORIA' datestamp at lower-left, carried via London where endorsed "8"[d] credit to Great Britain with 'PAID/1858/14AU14/DX' transit in red slightly overstruck
by 'P'-in-oval and unusually very fine 'AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN/15/8/B/FRANCO' cds all in red on the face, light arrival backstamp of the next day, the stamps unfortunately affixed over the upper edge & creased but still most attractive. The rate via
Southampton was 1/2d per ½oz. Not listed in Ben Palmer's Census. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 930 |
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 1858 (Nov 19) envelope to Deniliquin NSW with QV Half-Lengths Campbell & Fergusson 3d bright blue SG 29 horizontal pair [17-18],
the left-hand unit with Retouch below 'C' of 'VICTORIA' SG 29b, margins close to huge with fragments of both adjoining units above, bold central BN '1' well clear of the variety, Melbourne & Moama transit backstamps. Ex Gary Diffen: sold at our
auction of 12.6.2010 for $3145 (Sale 156 Lot 680). RPSV Certificate (2008) states "it is genuine in all respects". Stated by Gary Diffen to be the only recorded cover with the retouch in this shade. (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 29] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,750
SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 931 |
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 1859 (July 19) envelope to "Mt Ararat" with a very fine QV Half-Lengths Perf 12 3d blue (SG 78; Cat £180 x2+ used on cover) &
Emblems Rouletted 1d green tied by Numeral '1' killer cancel, the reverse with Melbourne cds on reverse & largely very fine oval 'ARARAT/JY-21/59/VICTORIA' arrival, a couple of very minor blemishes. Ex John Barwis. Robinson's 'trial' perforations
were undertaken between Jan-May 1859 only. Stated to be one of only two known inland items with the Perforated 3d Half-Length. (Image1)
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Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 78;] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 932 |
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 1860 (April) envelope-front to "Brione Vergasca, Ticino, Switzerland" endorsed "Registered" in red & "via Suez" at right with
marvellous franking of QV Octagonal Perf 12 1/- horizontal strip of 5 (remarkably fine multiple) tied by light but legible strikes of Barred Numeral '25' of Hepburn, 'REGISTERED/AP13/ 60/MELBOURNE' cds in red, 'REGISTERED/16JE60/LONDON',
'PD'-in-circle [= Paid to Destination] handstamp and French Marine Sorter 'ANGL/AMB CALAIS H' of the same date and Swiss 'CHARGE' handstamp on arrival, a few minor blemishes. Ex John Barwis. A remarkable Classic cover, at an unusually high rate.
Carried by P&O service 'Emeu', 'Pera' & Panther' on the second trip of the new route via Galle instead of Mauritius. The rate was 2/6d for a letter up to ¾oz plus 2/6d registration fee (equal to the postage charge). Ben Palmer Census Switzerland
#114. The illustration is above Lot 929. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 933 |
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 1860 (May) envelope to London with very fine strike of the 50mm diameter 'FROM THE/INGLEWOOD/ AUSTRALIAN EXPRESS' handstamp on the
reverse, placed into the postal system at 'SANDY CREEK' (crowned-oval backstamp) where Queen-on-Throne 6d tied by indistinct numeral cancel, Melbourne transit backstamp, ironed-out folds & minor blemishes. Only two or three examples recorded. Ex Ken
Kutz - illustrated by him in 'Gold Fever' at page 90 - and Michael Silvasich: sold for $11,065 (Sale 121 Lot 481).
Rapid population expansion on the goldfields outstripped the provision of key services, including the opening of new post offices. This gap was filled by several private carriers who operated unauthorised and short-lived 'Goldfield Express Coach
Services', until they were suppressed by the Victorian Post Office. Mail has been recorded from several such ventures but no more than two or three examples of each are known. This is one of the finest and most impressive express handstamp entires. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$5,000
SOLD for AU$3,800.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 934 |
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 1862 (early) mourning envelope signed "FerdVMueller FRS" at lower-left, to France "pr Great Britain" with QV Emblems 2d x3 but no
Victorian markings, at London cancelled with diamond numeral '50' & superb 'INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID' handstamp applied but overstruck with another example of '50' but in red & superb 'PD'-in-circle (= Paid to Destination) handstamp added, French
'ANGL/AMB CALAIS B' TPO cds, minor blemishes. Ex Hugh Freeman: sold at our auction of 23.9.2011 for $1045 Sale 168 Lot 840). A very unusual cover, that was apparently carried to London in a closed bag. The German botanist Baron Ferdinand von Mueller
was appointed Victorian Government Botanist in 1853. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 935 |
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 1863 (Jan 26) mourning envelope to "Carnarvon/North Wales" with QV Perf 12 Shilling Octagonal SG 81 with Major Pre-Printing Paper
Fold (remarkably opened-out before being affixed) tied by light Melbourne duplex, very fine 'CARNARVON/MR15/63' arrival backstamp. Ex Rodney Perry and Geoff Kellow: sold at our auction of 14.8.2010 for $1630. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia (Victoria) 81] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 936 |
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 1863 (Sept 5) envelope to Ginsheim, Mainz, Germany with QV Octagonal 1/- blue singles x2 tied by two fair to fine strikes of Barred
Numeral '72', 'SALE/VICTORIA' unframed cds & Melbourne transit of 'SE-9/63' in red backstamps, 'LONDON/NO 20/63/PAID' transit and 'PD' [= Paid to Destination] oval handstamp both in red on the face, 'AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN/FRANCO' [= from England Via
Aachen] exchange office double-ring cds in red slightly over-striking the London cds, "10" manuscript accountancy marking and rated "2" payable for inland delivery, 'MAINZ/20/11' arrival and local delivery cds of the next day on the reverse, a couple
of minor blemishes. The rate was 11d per ½oz via Southampton plus 1d convenience-overpayment (or was the rate 1/-? - see also Lot 946 below). The remarkable one-day transit from London to destination was made possible by the fast steamer & rail
connection via Aachen. Mainz was the capital of the province of Rhenish Hesse and the most important fortress in the defence against France. Not listed in Ben Palmer's Census, which does not list any items to Mainz. The illustration is above Lot
934. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 937 |
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 1863 envelope to Ireland "Via Marseilles/Per Northam" with QV Laureates 4d & Redrawn 6d tied by two largely fine but overlapping
strikes of the rare Type 1 'RMSS/ V /DC-26/63/HOBSONS BAY - VICTORIA' duplex, fine 'H&K PACT/1864' transit backstamp, minor flap fault. A very desirable & important postal history item. Ex Roy Holland: sold at our auction of 7.5.2013 for $6115 (Sale
180 Lot 429). In 1861, a service was introduced that allowed mail posted late for the English Mail to be taken from the GPO to the ship while it was still at anchor. Only seven Hobson Bay duplex covers have been recorded, of which this is the
earliest and the only one from the initial period, when no late fee was charged. From July 1864, the late fee was 2/-. It was halved to 1/- in September 1865. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 938 |
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 1864 (Jan 7) envelope to "Clyde (Late) Dunstans, New Zealand" with QV Redrawn 6d black (minor faults; perfs trimmed at left) fthe
ship letter rate tied by untidy strikes of Barred Numeral First Type '136' (rated RR) with light but fine 'EAGLEHAWK/VICTORIA' small oval backstamp, finer 'SANDHURST/VICTORIA' small oval and very fine 'NZ/DUNEDIN/OTAGO/JA 15/64' transit backstamps
alongside, rated '2'[d] handstamp for inwards ship letter fee on the face with 'DUNSTAN/JAN 19/64/OTAGO,N.Z.' arrival cds, 'ADVERTISED/ UNCLAIMED' rounded-boxed handstamp alongside, re-rated "8d" in manuscript at lower-left, a few aging marks & two
light vertical folds. Ex John Barwis. Carried per 'Aldinga' ex Melbourne 9.1.1864; arriving Port Chalmers 15.1.1864. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 939 |
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 1864 (May 6) envelope from New Hampshire USA to "Captain John Smith, Brig Vesta, Care of Osborne Cushing & Co, Melbourne", with
Washington 3c red & Franklin 30c orange tied by bars-in-circle cancels with largely very fine 'DOVER/N.H.' double-ring cds alongside, 'BOSTON AM. PKT./PAID' [= American Packet] transit backstamps unusually in both black & red, carried via England
with 'LONDON/MR29/64/PAID' small unframed cds in red on the face, Melbourne arrival backstamp of 'JU 12/64' in red, minor blemishes. Ex John Barwis. Carried by Inman 'City of New York' from Boston to England, then by P&O 'Dehli II' to Alexandria,
overland to Suez and 'Nemesis' to Galle, Ceylon, and 'Bombay' to Melbourne. The rate was 5c US inland letter, 16c Trans-Atlantic steam packet, and 12c British ship letter. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 940 |
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 1864 (Aug 24) envelope to "Lincoln, Placer County, California" USA with QV Redrawn Design 6d black (huge stamp) tied by superb
strike of Barred Numeral '61' and largely very fine 'MARYBOROUGH/VICTORIA' unframed backstamp and Melbourne transit in red, endorsed "via Southampton" but with largely very fine 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/VIA THE/UNITED KINGDOM' rounded-boxed handstamp of
Melbourne in red and carried instead trans-Pacific by private ship with San Francisco 'DEC/26/1864' double-ring cds and 'SHIP 6' postage due handstamp both on the face, a little soiled. Ex Dale Forster. Maryborough PO 19.10.1854 [Gold Mining]. Ben
Palmer's Census USA #192. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
