Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 941 |
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 1864 (Sept 20) envelope from New South Wales with QV Diadems Perf 13 6d violet tied by Sydney duplex cancel, on arrival at
Melbourne re-directed and forwarded with Victoria QV Laureates 4d rose affixed alongside tied by superb Melbourne duplex of 'SE23/64', light oval 'HAMILTON/SE24/64/VICTORIA' arrival backstamp, a couple of minor blemishes. The rates were NSW 6d
inter-Colonial ship letter plus Victoria 4d intra-Colonial letter. A very attractive & scarce combination franking. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 942 |
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 1864-82 covers with various Laureates frankings including 1868 mourning cover to Queensland with 6d blue (minor faults) solo for
the inter-Colonial ship letter rate and boxed 'TOO LATE' handstamp, 1873 to Switzerland with 3d orange & 6d blue pair tied by Barred Numeral '25' and 'HEPBURN' despatch cds alongside, 1873 to Carmarthenshire, Wales with 3d orange & 6d blue, 1879 to
New Brunswick, Canada with 8d red-brown/pink x2, 1882 to Ontario, Canada with 8d red-brown/pink, etc, mostly fine to very fine. Ex Nick Holness.
(8) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 943 |
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 1865 (Oct 8) envelope from Indiana USA with Franklin 1c blue, Washington 10c green vertical pair & Washington 24c grey tied by
concentric rings cancels and largely fine 'ROSSVILLE/IND' double-ring cds at upper-right, fair 'NEW YORK AM PKT/OC/14PAID' [= American Packet] transit cds in red on the face where '24'[c] accountancy mark applied also in red for credit to Great
Britain and 'LONDON/PAID' alongside, Sandhurst 'JA 18/66' transit and largely very fine 'KANGAROO FLAT/JA19/66/VICTORIA' arrival backstamp, professionally restored. Ex John Barwis. Kangaroo Flat PO 2.2.1857. [5km SW of Bendigo; Gold Mining]. The rate
was 45c for a ship letter over ½oz up to 1oz via Marseilles. Carried by Inman Line 'City of Washington' departing New York 14.10.1865 arriving Liverpool 25.10.1865 and onwards by P&O 'Tanjore' to Alexandria, Egypt, overland to Suez then by 'Bengal'
to Galle, and 'Bombay' arriving Melbourne 17.1.1866. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 944 |
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 1866 (Sept 18) cross-border 'Riverina' combination cover with New South Wales QV De La Rue 1d rose x2 and Victoria QV Laureates 2d
violet all cancelled by poor Victorian Barred Numeral '80' cancels of 'SWAN HILL' (oval backstamp), to "Captain Horatio Nelson RN, P&O SS Madras, Melbourne" with very fine arrival backstamp of 'SE20/66' in blue, a few minor blemishes. Apparently
posted on the NSW side of the Murray River and processed on the Victorian side. This Horatio Nelson was not related to his famous namesake. Geoff Kellow's Census of 'Riverina covers' ('Sydney Views' August 2004 p4-14; updated by Gary Watson 'Sydney
Views' May 2005 p19-20) lists only 55 recorded cross-border combination franking items known. Late examples such as this are much scarcer than the better-known 1850s covers from the Deniliquin/Moama region. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 945 |
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 1866 (Nov 22) OHMS envelope with 'Returned Free Letter' heading & handstamped bars through 'Free' & 'Dead Letter Office' imprint at
lower-left, also with amended printed advice beneath the flap, to 'YACKANDANDAH' (backstamp) with Melbourne duplex & very fine strike of the rare 'SENDER TO PAY/ ("4d")'-in-oval handstamp with 'SENDER' crossed-through, two filing holes at lower-left.
Ex Hugh Freeman: sold at our auction of 15.3.2003 for $1575 (Sale 102 Lot 842) and Larry Birke: sold at our auction of 2.8.2013 for $1745 (Sale 183 Lot 691). An outstanding postage due item that evidences both the end of the 'free' period - a decade
earlier! - and the discontinuance of seeking payment from the sender. This is also a very rare piece of official postal stationery. Addressed to "Junction School". Yackandandah Junction PO 10.2.1872; closed 5.8.1885. No datestamps recorded. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 946 |
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 1869 (Feb 1) envelope to Frankfurt Germany with QV Laureates 6d blue x2 tied by two strikes of Barred Numeral '313' (one very fine)
and largely very fine 'MOUNT DUNEED/VICTORIA' backstamp, Geelong transit alongside and London 'PAID/29MR69' cds in red on the face with 'PD'-in-oval [= Paid to Destination] handstamp alongside, largely very fine strike of 'AUS ENGLAND PER
AACHEN/30/3/FRANCO' [= from England Via Aachen] exchange office double-ring cds in blue on the face and Frankfurt arrival backstamp of the same day, rated "5" in red on the face for inland delivery, minor blemishes & a few small closed tears on
reverse. Ex John Barwis. The rate was 11d per ½oz via Southampton plus 1d convenience-overpayment (or was the rate 1/-? - see also Lot 936). Mount Duneed renamed from Puebla PO 1.4.1864; closed 30.11.1959 [11km S of Geelong].
Carried by 'Bombay' ex Melbourne 2.2.1869; by 'Mooltan' ex Galle (Ceylon) 24.2.1869 to Suez (Egypt) and overland; and by 'Poonah' ex Alexandria 14.3.1869, arriving Southampton 29.3.1869. The remarkable one-day transit from London to destination was
made possible by the fast steamer & rail connection via Belgium and Aachen. In 1866 the Free City of Frankfurt was annexed by Prussia, later that year became part of the North German Confederation and, in 1871, part of Unified Germany. Not listed in
Ben Palmer's Census. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 947 |
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 1871 (Jan 15) inwards trans-Pacific envelope from the United States endorsed "Via Honolulu" Hawaii with Large Banknotes 2c Jackson
(damaged before being affixed) & 10c Jefferson horizontal pair (straight-edge at right & creased at upper-right) with cork cancels and 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/JAN/15/PAID' cds (33mm) in red at left, to "Whi Whi/North Shore/Australia" with Melbourne
'FE24/71' backstamp and very fine strike of the scarce 'MIS-SENT TO/MELBOURNE-VICTORIA' rounded-boxed handstamp on the face, partial light Sydney 'FE28/1871' arrival backstamp, professionally cleaned & repaired at top. Ex John Barwis: sold at our
auction of 16.5.2023 for $358 prior to being repaired (Sale 251 Lot 742). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 948 |
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 1871 (Feb 25) envelope to Switzerland endorsed "via Trieste" but amended to "via Brindisi" with very fine QV Laureates 1/-
blue/blue tied by partial Warrnambool duplex and a 3d stamp lost in transit to Melbourne where superb boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/VIA BRINDISI' handstamp so sent via London with light transit cds of 21AP71 on the face & Swiss Basel arrival backstamp
of '28.IV.71', remarkably fine. Ex Rodney Perry, Hugh Freeman, Michael Silvasich - sold for $3725 (Sale 121 Lot 472) and Michael Lewin: sold at our auction of 5.3.2015 for $3745 (Sale 200 Lot 119). A beautiful cover, with the finest of only four
recorded strikes of the boxed handstamp. Switzerland #237 in Ben Palmer's Census and illustrated by him at page 181 where his discussion of the rate paid fails to note the absence of the second stamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,500
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 949 |
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 1871 (Feb 2) envelope to Scotland "via Marseilles" with QV Laureates 3d lilac & 6d blue tied by Melbourne duplex, very fine British
'MORE/TO PAY'-in-small-oval and 'Deficient Postage ("1")/Fine ("6)' handstamp and rated "7", London transit of 'MR22/69' & Glasgow arrival of the same day. A beautiful cover that illustrates the punitive British fine of six times the deficiency. Ex
Rodney Perry - sold at our auction of 2.12.2000 for $2110 (Sale 84 Lot 592) - and Geoff Kellow. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 950 |
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 1872 (May 22) double-rate cover to England "via Brindisi" with QV Laureates 'NINEPENCE' on 10d brown/pink x2 (one a 'jumbo' stamp;
the other with two rounded corners) tied by Melbourne duplex cancel, London 'PAID/10JY72' arrival cds in red alongside on the face, minor blemishes & closed tear on reverse. Ex John Barwis. Carried by 'Baroda' departing Melbourne 23.5.1872 arriving
Galle (Ceylon) 12.6.1872; by 'Surat' arriving Suez (Egypt) 2.7.1872, overland to Alexandria; and by 'Nyanza' arriving Brindisi (Italy) 7.7.1872.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 951 |
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 1872 (June 29) stampless envelope to South Geelong with very fine complete strikes of the rare boxed 'PAID AT/MT WALLACE' handstamp
and 'MT WALLACE/VICTORIA' unframed cds (the earlier by 26 years of only two recorded examples) unusually on the face, carried by road to Meredith with largely very fine complete 'DURDIDWARRAH/VICTORIA' unframed cds (the earlier of only two recorded
strikes) & largely fine 'STEIGLITZ' unframed cds (error for Stieglitz; ERD; recorded 4 years only) transit backstamps where placed on a Ballarat-Geelong Line train with very fine complete vertical-oval 'UP/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/VICTORIA/M.G.1'
datestamp, Geelong arrival cds all of the same day, a few very minor edge faults at top. Ex Les Molnar: sold at our auction of 3.4.2017 for $547 (Sale 220 Lot 313). An extraordinary combination of rare postal markings. Mount Wallace PO 1.9.1871.
Durdidwarrah PO renamed from Stony Creek (1) 26.4.1870; RO circa 1908; closed 17.10.1919. [Gold Mining] (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 952 |
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 1873 (July 14) envelope to "Naitschau bei Greiz, Furstenthum Reuss, Kaiserthum Germany" with QV De La Rue 2d violet & Laureates 6d
blue tied by two largely very fine strikes of Barred Numeral '195' and very fine 'STRATFORD/VICTORIA' unframed oval alongside, Melbourne transit backstamp and London 'PAID/8 SE 73' cds in red on the face with 'PD' [Paid to Destination] oval handstamp
alongside, German '11/9' arrival backstamp, rated "2" in red on the face for inland delivery, a few very minor blemishes. Ex John Barwis. The rate was 8d per ½oz via Southampton. Stratford PO 1.5.1858 [16km N of Sale; Gippsland] . Carried per 'China'
ex Melbourne 17.7.1873; arrived Galle (Ceylon) 6.8.1873; by 'Pekin' transiting the Suez Canal 23-26.8.1873 (the third Australian mail to go through the canal) arriving Southampton 8.9.1873. The Principality of Reuss did not form part of Unified
Germany created in 1871, and remained independent until incorporated into the State of Thuringia in 1920. Ben Palmer Census incorrectly listed under "Germany #4", instead of "German States", and mistakenly stated as being to "Naitochau". This may be
the only recorded item to the independent Principality of Reuss. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 953 |
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 1873 (Oct 10) mourning envelope to Scotland endorsed "via Brindisi" with QV Bell 9d brown/pink tied by largely very fine Barred
Numeral '356' (rated R) and very fine 'KEILOR ROAD STN/VIC' unframed cds on the face, Melbourne transit of the same day and Glasgow 'NO 24//73' arrival backstamps. Ex John Barwis. Keilor Road Station PO 26.8.1861; renamed Sydenham Railway Station
16.5.1887; this is the earlier of only two recorded examples of the datestamp. Carried by P&O 'China' departing Melbourne 11.10.1873 to Galle, Ceylon, by 'Hindostan' departing Galle 1.11.1873 to Suez and overland, and by 'Malta' departing Alexandria
17.11.1873. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 954 |
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 1873 (Dec 5) envelope to Middlesex England endorsed "via Brindisi" with QV Bell 9d brown plus 2d violet x6 added later and
plastered all around the first all tied by six slightly untidy strikes of the first 'R.M.S.S./ T / HOBSONS BAY - VICTORIA' duplex cancel, Twickenham transit & Tedington arrival backstamps, some repaired edge faults & light soiling. A late usage of
the duplex. Ex Roy Holland. Carried by P&O 'Bangalore' departing Melbourne 5.12.1873, 'Mirzapore' from Galle, and 'Simla' from Alexandria arriving Brindisi 15.1.1874. The rate was 9d shipletter via Brindisi plus 1/- late fee to carry the letter to
the mail ship immediately prior to departure. Intially, in July 1864, a late fee of 2/- was imposed (no cover known), but this was halved to 1/- in September 1865. Molnar & Waugh state at p151 that this service "operated for twenty-five years but
only seven covers have been recorded" (plus another recently discovered in a collection of Melbourne duplex cancels). Les Molnar's 1870 cover via Marseilles at the 10d rate plus 1/- late fee - sold at our auction of 3.4.2017 for $1800 (Sale 220 Lot
440). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 955 |
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 1875 OHMS entire headed "Strathloddon/Jany 7th 1875" to the Education Department with QV Laureate 1d only tied by very fine
Castlemaine cds, Melbourne arrival backstamp of 'JA8/75'. Superb. Advising of appointment of a 16yo 'pupil teacher' to the Pennyweight Flat school. Pennyweight Flat was on the Castlemaine Diggings, and the site of a heritage-listed children's
cemetery. Sold at our sale of 27.7.2009 for $173 (Sale 147 Lot 444). (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 956 |
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 1876 (March 26) advertising envelope for M'Carron Bird & Co Steam Printing Office (Melbourne) with fancy decorative banner, to
Geelong with QV Bell 2d violet tied by Melbourne duplex cancel, a couple of minor blemishes. Gorgeous. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 957 |
PSE |
 1877 (April 30) envelope to "Luke Daffey, Post Office, Mitiamo" with QV Bell 2d violet horizontal pair & two singles tied by four
very fine to superb strikes of Barred Numeral '31' with 'COLAC/VICTORIA' cds below, large manuscript "R" in blue pencil across all the stamps, light but clear 'ELMORE/30AP' transit backstamp and Melbourne transit cds on the same day on the face where
boxed 'REGISTERED' handstamp applied at upper left, 'MITIAMO/JU1/77/VICTORIA' cds and very fine boxed 'UNCLAIMED/AT MITIAMO' handstamp both on the face, sent to the Dead Letter Branch with 'DLB/JN 2/VICTORIA' cds in green on the reverse, a couple of
minor aging marks; plus the OHMS 'RETURNED LETTER' envelope in which this cover was returned to Colac with rare 'DLB/REGISTERED' handstamp in green and Melbourne 'JN 4/77' cds on the face, 'COLAC/JE 5' arrival backstamp where re-addressed to "Ondit"
with Beeac transit of the next day and largely very fine 'WARRION/JE 7/77/VICTORIA' cds where the letter was apparently delivered, light overall soiling. Ex John Barwis. A scarce & spectacular duo showing the lengths to which the 19th century Post
Office would go to deliver mail. Note: three different abbreviations for 'JUNE' used in the various datestamps. (2) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 958 |
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 1878 (Jan 24) Taylor Buckland & Gates Solicitors envelope to England with attractive Three Colour Franking of QV Bell 2d violet
pair & 1/- blue plus Laureates 6d blue tied by Melbourne duplex cancels, London 'PAID/11MR78' arrival cds in red on the face, minor tear on back flap. Ex John Barwis. Carried by P&O 'Assam' ex Melbourne 24.1.1878 arriving Galle (Ceylon) 12.2.1878; by
'Khedive' ex Galle 15.2.1878 via the Suez Canal to Alexandria/Brindisi; and by 'Pera' to Marseilles. The rate was 8d per ½oz ship letter via Brindisi x2 plus 6d late fee for posting after the close of the ordinary mails. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 959 |
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 1879 (Oct 22) University Of Melbourne envelope to England endorsed "via Brindisi per SS Durham" with QV Laureates 8d brown/pink
tied by Melbourne duplex cancel, no British arrival markings, a couple of minor aging marks. Ex John Barwis. The Money Wigram & Sons (Blackwall, UK) auxiliary screw steamer 'Durham' was launched in May 1874. Carried ex Melbourne 26.10.1879, via Cape
Horn, arriving Plymouth 19.12.1879. A very unusual routing in this late period. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
| 960 |
PSE |
 1881 (Feb 2) usage of Postal Card QV Bell 1d violet to England with QV Laureates 6d blue added tied Melbourne duplex cancels,
personal message includes "... Had a rough time and am now looking forward to the pleasure of returning ...", a couple of very minor blemishes. The rate was 6d per ½oz ship letter via either Brindisi or San Francisco: the sender either overlooked or
ignored the printed stamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Sep-22, 07:30 PM |
