NEW SOUTH WALES continued...
Postal History continued...
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1475 |
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 1847 (July 10) entire headed "Jerry's Plains/Hunter River" & signed "Joseph J Harpur", to Melbourne with good strikes of the rare
boxed 'JERRYS PLAINS/FREE' handstamp (of a pattern unrecorded in the Handbook) & 'JERRYS PLAINS/NEW.S.WALES' backstamp, the word 'FREE' crossed-through & the letter rated "1/7" being 4d for coastal steamer to Sydney + 1/3d from there by sea,
'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP' arrival backstamp. PO opened 1.1.1837. [It appears that the office used the 'FREE' marking in lieu of an undated town marking - unrecorded for this office - & crossed-out the offending word. Ex Moya Land - sold at our auction
of 20.7.2002 for $1188 (Sale 97 Lot 947) - and Brian Peace: sold for $2185 (Sale 148 Lot 1119).
Born on the Hawkesbury, Joseph Jehoshaphat Harpur was active in the radical movements of the 1840s. In the letter, he lays claim to the estate of his late brother John Mileham Harpur, the poundkeeper at Sunday Creek (Shepparton). Another brother,
Charles Harpur, is known as "Australia's first poet". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1476 |
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 1848 (Sep 27) OHMS outer from Maitland (oval backstamp) to the Colonial Secretary with very fine boxed 'FREE' handstamp (#F12)
unusually in black which was contrary to the Postal Regulations, GPO arrival backstamp. Ex Brian Peace: sold for $873 (Sale 148 Lot 1120). A rare provincial Free marking. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1477 |
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 1848 outer to the Colonial Secretary at Sydney with rare postmaster's endorsement "Scone/Feb 2 48" at upper-right in lieu of the
Scone datestamp, fine strike of the rare rounded-boxed 'SCONE/FREE' handstamp in red, GPO arrival backstamp, minor defects. Sold at our auction of 8.11.2013 for $1690 (Sale 185 Lot 288). The early datestamps had the year fixed. Each December, the
implements were sent to Sydney to have the new year inserted. Mail handled in this period was serviced with manuscript endorsements, all of which are very scarce to rare. This is an unusually late example of such usage, and the only such endorsement
we have seen in combination with a 'FREE' handstamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1478 |
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 1849 entire letter headed "Glen Duart Broulee/17th March 1849" & signed "Mordaunt Maclean", to Melbourne endorsed "OHMS" & with a
very fine strike of the rare rounded-boxed 'FREE/BROULEE' handstamp (#F17), very fine crowned-oval 'BROULEE/MA*19/1849/NEW.S.WALES' backstamp also unusually in red, at Sydney (backstamp) the word 'FREE' was crossed-through & the letter rated "1/3"
for carriage by sea, 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP' arrival backstamp, light ironed-out central vertical fold. Broulee (1) PO 1.4.1840; closed 31.1.1857. Ex Dr Ed Druce, Dale Forster and Brian Peace: sold for $1310 (Sale 148 Lot 1118). The addressee is
John Denham Pinnock, Curator of Intestate Estates. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1479 |
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 1849 (March 19) politician's outer endorsed "Wm Bowman MC" at lower-left with very fine strike of the rare rounded-boxed
'FREE/RICHMOND' handstamp in red, the reverse with unframed crowned-oval 'RICHMOND/MA*19/1849/NEW.S.WALES' and GPO arrival cds of the next day, very attractive. Ex Dr Edric (Ed) Druce and Dale Forster. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1480 |
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 1849 (May 10) envelope to "Greystanes/Prospect" with very fine strike of the rare chamfered-boxed 'PAID/AT/SYDNEY' without serifs
(#P4a: ERD) handstamp in red, rated "2" in red for town delivery but amended to "4" for the Western Road coach, the reverse with GPO backstamp of 'MY*10/1849' & weak Paramatta arrival, minor blemishes. Ex Dr Edric (Ed) Druce - who stated only two
examples are known - Dale Forster (2002), and Brian Peace: sold for $1745 (Sale 148 Lot 1079). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1481 |
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 1850 (Dec 10) large-part outer to "City Auction Mart/.../Sydney" with superb 2d greyish blue Plate I Intermediate Impression SG 16b
(Cat £350 x2+ on cover) from the base of the sheet with at least partial outer framelines on all sides tied by superb First Type BN '7' (rated RR) of 'PENRITH' (large-part framed-oval backstamp), large-part Sydney arrival backstamp of 'DE*11/1850',
two vertical folds well-clear of the stamp & a bit aged. No 1850/300 in Ben Palmer's Census of Sydney Views covers. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1482 |
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 1851 outer to "Chairman of the Board of Management of Post Office" rated "2" with largely very fine strike of the rounded-boxed
'PAID AT/EAST MAITLAND' handstamp unusually in black and without a datestamp, 'SYDNEY/[crown]/JA 27/1851/NEW SOUTH WALES'. Late usage of the Paid marking after the introduction of the Sydney Views on 1.1.1850. Ex Lucien Baetgen. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1483 |
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 1855 (Jan 27 & Aug) two small covers to Lincolnshire or Yorkshire per "Madras" or "Walter Hood" each with very fine to superb
Diadem Imperf 6d blue-grey SG 92 (Cat £75 x2+ on cover) tied by bars cancels of Sydney, with very fine '5' or '3' accountancy handstamps in red. A very attractive duo. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1484 |
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 1860 (Feb 13) entire letter to Hampshire "p Salsette via Marseilles" with very fine Diadem Imperf 6d fawn SG 93 (Cat £95 x2+ on
cover) & 3d yellow-green - both with full margins - tied by '60/FE13/ D /SYDNEY' vertical duplex, 'GOSPORT/AP5/60' arrival backstamp, central fold reinforced internally. Lengthy social letter. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1485 |
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 1870 (Feb 21) 'Riverina' envelope to Scotland with combination franking of QV De La Rue 2d strip of 3 with poor numeral cancels of
'BALRANALD' (cds below) plus Victoria QV Laureates 2d violet strip of 3 with Barred Numeral '80' of 'SWAN HILL/FE4/70' (oval backstamp), Melbourne transit & 'GLASGOW/AP22/70' arrival backstamps, most of the flap lost & minor peripheral defects. Ex Dr
Edric (Ed) Druce and Dale Forster. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1486 |
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 1871 (June 19) envelope to a London optician with extraordinary combination franking of QV De La Rue 2d x2 (one torn before being
affixed) tied by light Rays '140' & light 'WENTWORTH/JU19/1871/NSW' cds at left and Victoria QV Laureates 6d blue pair tied by manuscript "X", 21mm 'SWAN HILL/JN25/71/VICTORIA' transit backstamp (the only recorded example & the earliest unframed cds
for Swan Hill by 16 years!), '1' "killer" cancels applied at Melbourne with backstamp of JU26/71, one NSW & one Victorian stamp each tied by 'LONDON/ E7 /PAID/SP11/71' arrival cds in red, minor blemishes. RPSV Certificate (2016). Sold at our auction
of 28.11.2016 for $2880 (Sale 217 Lot 726).
An exceptional 'Riverina' cover, being the only example recorded from Wentworth to Melbourne via Swan Hill in Geoff Kellow's Census ("Sydney Views" Aug 2004). Two other combination covers from Wentworth are recorded but they both have NSW/South
Australia frankings and were carried to Adelaide. Note: At this time, the mailboats went directly between Melbourne & Albany, not stopping at Adelaide. This cover was carried per 'Rangoon, departed Melbourne 17.7.1871; 'China', departed Galle
9.8.1871; & 'Delta', departed Alexandria 27.8.1871, arrived Southampton 10.9.1871. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1487 |
PSE |
 1891 (Mar 6) usage of Centennial 1d Postal Card uprated with Diadem 5d blue-green tied by Sydney duplex, to "KuK
Marine-Gericht/Pola/Istria", 'POLA/11/4/91' arrival cds, redirected to "Radetzky/Zara" with bi-lingual 'ZADAR/13/4/91/ZARA' arrival backstamp. A very scarce uprating of a postal card to pay the 6d letter rate, in the period after reduced UPU rates
were introduced prematurely in -.2.1891, then reinstated a month later. NSW finally joined the UPU on 1.10.1891. A very scarce destination. Istria is the peninsula at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea. At the time it was part of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today it is mostly Croation, with small areas belonging to Italy & Slovenia. Zara is today the Croatian town of Zadar.
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1488 |
PSE |
 1899 (March 3) use of 3d Registration Envelope to Sydney with Jubilee 2d tied by superb strike of the rare provisional
straight-line 'BROOKONG.' handstamp in violet, 'LOCKHART' & 'THE ROCK' transit backstamps. PO opened 1/2/1899; closed 13/11/1915. Apparently no postmarkers were issued for at least a month. Sold at our auction of 19.10.2007 for $728 (Sale 224 Lot
423). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1489 |
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 1908 envelope to Washington DC with QV ½d & Arms 1d pair tied by BN '1756' of 'CAL LAL' (cds alongside) with 'WENTWORTH' & Adelaide
transit backstamps. Far Western mails were routed through Adelaide rather than Sydney. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
NORTHERN TERRITORY
NORTHERN TERRITORY
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1490 |
PSE |
 Postal History accumulation including 'Fort Hill, Port Darwin' PPC with South Australia QV 1d red tied by largely very fine 'PT
DARWIN/SA' squared-circle, 1931 airmail to Sydney with 'PINE CREEK' cds, 1939 underpaid airmail to Victoria with KGV 5d only taxed with Postage Dues 2d & 4d affixed, a range of World War II mail from Field Post Offices including registered covers
from Darwin Navy PO & RAAF PO and with 'AIR FORCE P.O. No.7' & '...No.20' cachets the latter with very scarce ' 7 /OPENED/BY/CENSOR' civilian cachet, 1952 busines reply envelope returned with 'R.A.A.F. DARWIN' cds, 1950s-80s illustrated Tourism
envelopes (30+; a few unused), 1975 (Apr-Sep) Cyclone Tracey Free Mail (40+) including some Official Mail with Darwin 'PAID' machine cancels in red most addressed locally but also to NSW & Victoria, 1970s-90s Priority Paid mail from various offices
including with instructional handstamps 'POSTED INCORRECTLY/OR TOO LATE', 'POSTED AFTER/SPECIFIED CLOSING TIME' and 'ACCEPTED ON A/NON-GUARANTEE BASIS', plenty of postmark interest including short-lived rubber types, etc, condition a little variable
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1491 |
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 1881 (July) cover-size piece being the entire address label for a packet endorsed "parcel only/from/A Johns/Palmerston" at
upper-left, to England with Perkins Bacon Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown tied by one of two light strikes of the 'PORT DARWIN/JY--/81/NT' cds, sans serif curved 'REGISTERED/No ("175")' handstamp, oval 'REGISTERED/25--81/LONDON' arrival datestamp in red
on the face, minor blemishes & soiling. The rate was 8d for a packet weighing between 6 & 8oz, sent via the Long Sea Route or via San Francisco, plus 4d registration fee. A remarkable and early item from the Territory. Ex Don Pearce. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1492 |
S |
 Adelaide River (3): 25mm 'ADELAIDE RIVER/13JE24/N.T.' cds (TO period; ERD) slightly watery but very fine strike in violet on KGV
1½d green. Rated RRRRR: recorded 1924-1926 only. TO 19.11.1919; PO 1.10.1934; closed 6.9.1941. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1493 |
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 Adelaide River (3): 30mm 'ADELAIDE RIVER/26NO35/N.T.' cds two strikes one light but virtually complete tying KGV 5d brown solo, the
other largely very fine and complete tying red/white provisional registration label on 'Howard Johnson' envelope, a couple of minor blemishes. Rated RRR. TO 19.11.1919; PO 1.10.1934; closed 6.9.1941. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1494 |
S |
 Arltunga: 'ARLTUNGA/JY 31/07/S-A' squared-circle four very fine complete strikes on Tall Stamps Crown/SA Wmk 5/- pink SG 290
punctured 'SA' horizontal strip of 5, a couple of minor faults. Rated R. PO 1.1.1891; RO 12.3.1918; PO 1.7.1927; closed 31.12.1928. Ex 'Tamiami'; sold at for $224 (Sale 236 Lot 708). [77km NE of Alice Springs; Gold Mining, now a ghost town preserved
as a historic reserve] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
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