Datestamps on Pictorials selection including 'BLACK-BRUSH', 'CHESTER' on 4d, 'DEVIOT', 'DILSTON', 'ELLIOTT', superb 'FARRELL SIDING', 'G[LEN] HUON', superb 'POST OFFICE/[crown]/KELSO' seal, 'LADYS BAY', 'LUNAWANNA', 'LYNCHS CREEK' (on Sideface 2d), 'QUAMBY BROOK', 'RUMNEY HUTS' (on Sideface 1d pair), 'LOWER SANDY BAY', 'SELBOURNE', 'STONEHENGE', 'THIRLSTANE' on ½d, 'WESTERN CREEK' on ½d pair, superb 'TPO No 6', etc, also superb boxed '[R]EFUSED' and Numerals x15 including rated RR x3 and '256' (rated RRR) on Sideface 2d.
(58) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 794
Symbol: S=
Small collection with strength in the KGV period with numerous scarce to rare items including manuscript "Alcomie", 'BEACHSIDE', 'BLESSINGTON UPPER', 'CLAUDE ROAD', 'EAST MARRAWAH', 'EGG LAGOON KI', 'ELDON' (rated RRRR), 'FLOWERDALE UPPER', 'GLAZIERS BAY', 'INTERLAKEN', 'JACKEYS MARSH' (RRRR), 1922 'LEGUNIA', 'LOYETEA', 'LUCASTON', rubber 'MAGRA', manuscript "MELLA/15.3.51", 'NEIKA', 'OONAH' (RRRR), 1927 'PALOONA', 'PARRAWE', rubber 'PELVER[ATA]', 'PETCHEYS BAY', 'SOUTH PRESTON', 'RADNOR', 'RAPSO[NIA]' (rated RRRRR), 'TULLENDEENA', etc, most of the strikes are fine to very fine.
(350+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 795
Symbol: =
Lanaba: manuscript "Lanaba/9-11-15" on KGV 1d red on small piece. Rated RRRR. Receiving Office only 15.5.1914; closed 30.6.1916. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 796
Symbol: S
Woodlands: 'WOODLANDS/AP 14/14/TA[SMANIA]' largely very fine large-part strike on Kangaroos 1d red. Rated RRRRR for post-1912 usage. Renamed from Jerusalem Lower 9.4.1894; removed to Lowdinna 31.5.1914. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 200
Postal History
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 797
Symbol: C
1870 (May 12) stampless Road District of George Town 'Demand for Road Rate' pre-printed entire to Launceston with largely fine 'GEORGE TOWN' unframed cds (Hardinge Type U1; rated RRR) on the face and very fine Launceston 'FREE' crowned diamond arrival datestamp in red (Hardinge Type Diamond; rated RR) on the reverse, light vertical filing fold affecting the marking on the face & small closed opening tear on the reverse. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 798
Symbol: C
1905 (July 28) usage of 'INLAND PARCEL POST/Weight "5" lbs./Number [...]/TASMANIA' black/white label with scarce franking of Pictorials 6d lake and QV Tablets 1/- rose & green tied by 'FRANKLIN/TASMANIA' cds cancels, small part of the margin of the label missing at left not affecting the adhesives of markings. The intra-Colonial parcel rate was 9d for the first 2lbs and 3d per additional 1lb; correctly paid for a parcel weighing up to 5lbs. Ex Dr Owen Ingles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 799
Symbol: C
1908 (April 20) usage of 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. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Postal Stationery
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 790
Symbol: PS
Box of mostly common unused Postal Cards and Stamped To Order Envelopes with plenty of duplication, noted Reply Cards with two different 'SPECIMEN' Overprints, and several early Registration Envelopes without the characteristic shrinkage, generally fine to very fine.
(85 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 100.00
Sold...AU$ 170.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 791
Symbol: PS
LETTER CARDS: 1901 Mining Views 2d 'TASMANIA MINE, BEACONSFIELD...' and 'WESTERN SILVER MINE, ZEEHAN...', above-average with only very light tonespots, edges adhering.
(2) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 125.00
Sold...AU$ 125.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 125
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 792
Symbol: PS
ENVELOPES: 1898 QV Waterlow scenic issue comprising QV Sideface 2d green 'Mount King William from the West' very fine unused and 'Mount Wellington in Winter' very fine CTO & unused (bends & blemishes), and QV Tablet 2½d mauve 'Government House Hobart' very fine unused and 'Lake St Clair and Mount Olympus' CTO (a few tiny blemishes) & unused (a trifle aged). Only 312 complete sets were printed. Amongst the most beautiful postal stationery ever issued.
(6) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
TASMANIA
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 770
Symbol: O*
Basic collection on leaves including Couriers 1d blue with close even margins with full outer framelines and 4d cut-square four sound to very fine examples, Chalons Large Star Wmk 1d 2d x2 & 4d all with full margins and perforated selection, Tablets set (ex 2½d) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (the £1 with toning), 1889-1900 Pictorials set mint, Postal Fiscal Platypus 2d 6d & 1/- x2, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £5750+.
(105) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,400
Opening AU$ 1,050.00
Sold...AU$ 2,100.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 771
Symbol: O
Cat No: 118
Attractive group of QV Chalons including Imperf Star Wmk 1d, 2d x3 & 4d, No Wmk 1d x2 (one Pelure Paper), 2d & 4d x2, Numeral Wmks selection x8, 'TASMANIA' 6d x2 & 1/-, some with less than full margins, and 1863-71 Experimental Separations group x21 (not checked by us) including Serrated Perf 19 1d SG 118, all apparently postally used but nothing has been expertised, Cat £7000 just for those specifically mentioned.
(43) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 772
Symbol: #O
Cat No: 71
QV Chalons group including 1857-67 Numeral Wmk 4d x4, 1860-67 'TASMANIA' 6d grey shades x4, 1863-71 Perforated 1d x4 all apparently unused, 1d carmine Double Print, Perf 12 2d yellow-green SG 71, 1871-91 6d x7 including dull claret pair with Zeehan cds, etc, Cat £1300; and ten cleaned or obvious fiscal usages including Perf 1d carmine & 1/- Double Prints; generally fine to very fine.
(32) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 773
Symbol: F
Cat No: 2
1853 QV Couriers Earliest Printings on Soft Yellowish Paper 1d blue SG 2, an unusually large stamp with complete outer framelines and margins good to large, BN '59' cancel, Cat £1500. A superior example. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 774
Symbol: =
Cat No: 2
1853 Couriers Earliest Printings on Soft Yellowish Paper 1d blue SG 2, good to large margins with complete outer framelines on all sides, tied to piece by BN '64' and rounded-boxed 'PAID/4.O.CLOCK/7AP7/1855' datestamp in red both of Hobart Town, Cat £1500 plus a premium for being on piece. A very attractive & desirable item. RPSL Certificate (1947). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 775
Symbol: F
Cat No: 2
1853 QV Couriers Earliest Printings on Soft Yellowish Paper 1d blue SG 2 vertical pair with complete outer framelines and margins good to large, BN '64' cancels, Cat £3000+ for singles. A rare and superb multiple. David Brandon Certificate (2007) as SG 1. (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 776
Symbol: *
Cat No: 7 (Scott 2b
1853 QV Couriers Plate I Second State Blurred Lines 4d red-orange SG 7 (Scott 2b), margins good to large, light traces of oxidisation, large-part gum, Cat £8250+ (US$7000) for unused. RPSV Certificate (2025). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 3,200.00
Sold...AU$ 3,200.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 777
Symbol: G
Cat No: 14
1855 QV Chalons Large Star 1d carmine SG 14 horizontal strip of 4, margins just touching to large, the third unit is quite remarkable, BN '60' cancels of Launceston, Cat £3600+ for singles. Ex Alfred Caspary, John Bell (NSW) - sold in 2009 for $5290 (Sale 150 Lot 303) - and 'Dubois' Part III: sold for SFr2195. The equal-largest multiple recorded: John Bell stated "Used, there is a block of 4 & at least four horizontal strips of 4". (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 3,000.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 778
Symbol: F
Cat No: 15
1855 QV Chalons Large Star 2d deep green SG 15, margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, BN '60' cancel and small-part triangular handstamp in red, Cat £550. David Brandon Certificate (1998). (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 779
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 27 block of 4
1857-67 QV Chalons Numeral Wmk Imperf 1d brick-red SG 27 block of 4, margins just clear - at upper-left - to good, large-part original gum with the lower units being unmounted, Cat £1900+ for unused singles. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2014) states "very rare mint multiple...with original gum". (Image1)
1880-91 QV Sidefaces Printed in Hobart Perf 12 1d deep rosine Imperforate Block of 4 SG 164ba, margins close to good, large-part gum, Cat £800+ for pairs. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 782
Symbol: *
Cat No: 216-225
1892-99 QV De La Rue Tablets ½d to £1 complete SG 216-225, the 2/6d a little aged otherwise very fresh, Cat £850.
(10) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 783
Symbol: P
1899-1900 Pictorials De La Rue London Printings ½d to 6d imperforate singles on 'TAS' watermarked paper in the issued colours from the imprimatur sheets, all with good to large margins, very fine without gum except for the 3d which is unmounted. Ex De La Rue Archives: the complete set of imperforate imprimatur sheets in the issued colours are illustrated at pages 7940-7947 of 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton. A similar set - on unwatermarked paper; most with smaller margins - sold at our auction of 29.2.2020 for $5,900 (Sale 240 Lot 761). (8) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,600.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 784
Symbol: */**O
1899-1912 Pictorials old-time collection on pages with 1899-1900 London Printings possibly six sets (they're a bit disorganised) plus 3d block of 4 (lightly mounted), 4d corner block of 6 (**) & 5d block of 4 (minor toning but **) plus Plate Number blocks 1d '1' at lower-left (strip of 3), '2' at lower-right, '3' at lower-left, 2d '1' at lower-left on philatelic cover, 2½d '2' at centre-left in block of 10 (**), also 1d pair tied to cover front by Hobart duplex of 'DE19/1899' (issued 13.12.1899), excellent array of later printings including numerous mint blocks, a few Irregular Compound Perfs and Double Perfs, and V/Crown Wmk 2d Imperforate Single with large to huge margins numerous plated used examples with lots of varieties noted, etc, condition variable with some aging throughout but most are better than they appear on the pages. Careful inspection is recommended and sure to be rewarded. Our vendor has requested a very conservative estimate.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 785
Symbol: **
Cat No: 256
1906-09 QV Typo Sidefaces & Tablets Crown/A Perf 12½ 9d blue as SG 256 but punctured 'OS' ACSC T72b marginal block of 10 (2x5) with Current Number '50' in the margin, full unmounted gum, Cat $400+. Superb. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 170.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 786
Symbol: P
POSTAL FISCALS: 1863-80 St George & the Dragon 3d 2/6d 5/- & 10/- imperforate plate proof blocks of 4 in black on ungummed 'TAS' Watermark paper, full margins close to just touched in a few places consistent with the chaotic plate-making.
(4 blocks) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 787
Symbol: *
Cat No: F32/a
POSTAL FISCALS: 1900 'REVENUE' Overprints on 2/6d St George & the Dragon horizontal pair the first unit with 'REVFNUE' SG F32/a, large-part gum, Cat £1550+ for singles plus a premium for being a se-tenant pair. RPSL Certificate (1984) as the then SG F31/a. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,100.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 788
Symbol: *
Cat No: F36b
POSTAL FISCALS: 1900 'REVENUE' Overprints on Platypus 1d deep blue marginal horizontal strip of 3 from the right of the sheet Imperforate Vertically except at Left SG F36b, large-part (aged) gum, Cat £750+ for a pair (although this error is generally found as a strip of 3). (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 789
Symbol: **#O
RAILWAY STAMPS: Small selection including 1901 'T.G. RYS' 1d, 2d & 3d used, 1919 Garrett 1/6d green (minor thins) used, 1938 (circa) 'TRANSPORT DEPT.' 1d pane of 12 (4x3) **, 1955 Void Panel range to 10/- x2 & £1, 1966-76 Decimal Tall Stamps 40c emerald & 45c green panes of 10 ** plus singles to $2, etc, condition generally fine to very fine.
(70+) (Image1)
