1851 unstamped envelope endorsed "WmClarke" at lower-left & with light '[crown]/FREE/1[6]DE16/1851' cds in red, to "John Leake/Rosedale/Campbell Town" with fine strike of the boxed 'CAMP TOWN/17 DEC 51' postmaster's datestamp on the face, very minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2430
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$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2431
Symbol: C
1890 (Oct 13) cover with light AF Basset Hull cachet on the flap to "Baltischport/Russia" (today Paldiski, Estonia) with Stamp Duty 6d Platypus tied by very fine Hobart duplex, the reverse with three Cyrillic datestamps, small piece of the flap missing. Our vendor advises that this is the only pre-UPU cover recorded from Tasmania to Russia. That would also make it the only such cover to Estonia. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2432
Symbol: S=C
POSTMARKS: Collection with Barred Numerals including First Allocation '16' (rated RRR), '43' (RRRR; David McNamee's slightly superior example sold for $299: Sale 180 Lot 286) and '51' (RR), Second Allocation including bold manuscript "63", '354' (RRR), a few on Pictorials, cds on Pictorials including 'LEMANA JTN' (RRRR), 'ORRVILLE' on Sideface 2d, some on KGV Heads, also a batch of Postal Stationery & covers.
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 700
Revenues
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2425
Symbol: */**
STAMP DUTY: 1903 '1d.' with Flat Top on '1' on 3d Platypus overprinted 'REVENUE' singles with '1d.' Inverted (marginal example, unmounted) and with 'REVENUE' Doubled & Misplaced (small hinge remainder; Chris Ceremuga Certificate). With a normal stamp for comparison. (3) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 240.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2426
Symbol: D
STAMP DUTY: 1930s-60s receipts and other documents for many companies including insurance, rural industries, court documents, etc, with an array of mostly Numerals Series values including multi-value frankings, condition variable still an attractive lot.
(100 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2427
Symbol: D
STAMP DUTY: 1950s cancelled Commonwealth Bank bank cheques with an array of Numerals & Pictorials between ½d & 5/- on the reverse with multiples & some Two Issue 'frankings', apparently no duplication among the franking configurations, the cheques all punctured but generally clear of the stamps.
(150+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2428
Symbol: O
STAMP DUTY: 1966 Rouletted 8c lemon Error of Colour, exceptional centring, neat pen cancel, Elsmore Online Cat $250. Rare: only about a dozen examples have been recorded. The 8c was supposed to be printed in reddish brown. Perhaps only one or two sheets were printed in lemon. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 725.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 725
TASMANIA
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2402
Symbol: **/*O
Cat No: 1
Modest collection with Couriers 1d SG 1 (minor thin; Brandon Certificate 2002) & 4d SG 10 (repaired at base; RPSV Certificate 2009), rather mixed quality Chalons but including a huge mint 1d and fine Imperf 6d & 1/- and Numeral interest, Tablets to £1 including 2/6d unmounted block of 6, Pictorials 1d on 2d with very fine 'WHITE-HILLS' cds, etc, and some Revenues.
(126) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,800.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2403
Symbol: S=CPS
Consignment remainders with some commercial perfins, Barred Numerals mostly on Imperfs or Pictorials, a few TPOs & instructional handstamps, selection of Franks including a few covers, Letter Cards 2d green with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp and 'ONE PENNY' on 2d ('MOUNT OLYMPUS' in claret, rare but philatelic usage in 1932), etc, and oddments from other Colonies.
(200+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2404
Symbol: O=
Problematic collection with lots of highly catalogued stamps but most are stuck to the pages which invites scepticism, also includes some Re-Entries on 4d Chalons and Experimental Separations but nothing has been expertised, later issues to 10/- x2, some Numeral interest. Caveat emptor = buyer beware. This lot also includes an unusually fine & complete strike of the huge 'GENERAL [crown] POST OFFICE/.../21NO21/1840' datestamp in black on piece.
(180+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2405
Symbol: O
Collection on pages with Courier 1d x2 & 4d x4, Sidefaces to 5/- (fake cancel) including 4d blue, Tablets to 10/- x2 (both fine), etc, and some Revenues, high catalogue value but the Classics either have obvious faults, are stuck to the pages and/or have had pen cancels removed.
(151) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2406
Symbol: O*
Selection with Courier 4d x2 (both faded) and a defective pair with large-part '[Pr]inted by H & C Best' Imprint at the base, Chalons Imperf 2d slate-green x6, 'TASMANIA' 6d x2 & 1/- x2, most with full margins, also Sideface 10d both shades & Pictorials Melbourne Printings mint 4d & 6d, Cat £1800+.
(18) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2407
Symbol: O/C
1853-54 Couriers 4d block of 4 with good colour & virtually complete margins, a couple of shallow thins otherwise fine, and a block of 6 [Pos 1-2/7-8/13-14] oxidised with virtually complete margins but clipped at the corners & closed scissor-cut at the base, both with BN '58' cancels, Cat £3750+ for singles of the cheapest shade; also large but oxidised single on cover Launceston to "Bloomfield/Nr Ross" (BPA Certificate), and oxidised pair on entire letter to Scotland (RPSV Certificate).
(4 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 850.00
Sold...AU$ 2,700.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2408
Symbol: P
Cat No: 14
1855 QV Chalons London Printings Large Star Wmk 1d imperf plate proof in carmine as SG 14 but on unwatermarked paper, deep rich shade, margins close to good, shallow thin at upper-left does not impact the very fine facial appearance. The issued stamp Cat £12,000. The very fine 'Dubois' (Part I) example sold for SFr585. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2409
Symbol: O
Cat No: 14
1855 QV Chalons London Printings Large Star Wmk 1d carmine SG 14, margins close to large, untidy numeral cancel otherwise superb, Cat £900. An unusually fine example of this notoriously difficult stamp. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2410
Symbol: G
Cat No: 14
1855 QV Chalons London Printings Large Star Wmk 1d carmine SG 14 horizontal pair, margins close to good, untidy but light numeral cancels largely clear of the Queen's face, Cat £1800+ for singles. A very fine and rare multiple of this notoriously difficult stamp. Ex 'Dubois' (Part I): sold for SFr1340. RPSV Certificate (2012). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,600
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2411
Symbol: G/F
1855-67 Imperf Chalons 2d study by printing on annotated pages including London Printing on Large Star Wmk superb pair (David Brandon Certificate 1987), Numeral Wmk 2d dull emerald-green x3 & an unusual shade variant, 2d dull yellowish green including a pair, two strips of 3 & a strip of 4 (almost full margins) also a single most unusually cancelled in red and one with Double Impression, 2d slate-green x12 including two pairs & a single with manuscript "12"-in-bars of Brighton, some Barred Numeral interest, a few apparently unused but they all appear to have been cleaned, virtually all with full margins & some are superb, Cat £4600+ for singles. Ex 'Emerald' (David Feldman). A very attractive and desirable group.
(51) (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2412
Symbol: #
Cat No: 29
1857-67 QV Chalons Numeral Wmk Imperf 1d carmine SG 29, margins close to large, unused, Cat £400. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2013). (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2413
Symbol: *
Cat No: 41
1858 QV 'TASMANIA' Perkins Bacon London Printings 'TASMANIA' 1/- deep vermilion SG 41 horizontal pair, margins close to good except where just shaved at the base of the right-hand unit, small fault at top between the units & minor hinge-thinning, large-part gum, Cat £1900+ for unused singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2414
Symbol: *
Cat No: 70 block of 4
1863-71 QV Chalons with Experimental Separations Perf 12 by Walch & Sons 1d carmine SG 70 block of 4, minor adhesions on the reverse, large-part gum, Cat £520+ for unused singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2415
Symbol: *
Cat No: 73
1863-71 QV Chalons with Experimental Separations Perf 12 by Walch & Sons 4d blue SG 73 with Double Perfs at Right, large-part gum, Cat £450+ for a normal unused single. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2416
Symbol: A-
Cat No: 120
1863-71 QV Chalons with Experimental Separations Serrated Perf 19 4d deep blue SG 120, minor blemishes, bars cancel of Hobart, £400. A very scarce stamp. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2417
Symbol: G
Cat No: 144a
1871-78 'TAS'-with-Lines Watermark Perf 11½ 1d dull rose Imperforate Vertical Pair SG 144a, margins just touched at lower-left where roughly separated by hand to huge, BN '52' cancels of Launceston, Cat £1800. Ex William Frazer (sold in 2003 for £1725) and 'Dubois' (I): sold for SFr915. Gary Diffen's pair, noted as "the finest of the five pairs recorded, two of which are faulty", sold for £1140. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,250
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2418
Symbol: **
Cat No: 247ba var
1905 Lithographed Pictorials Crown/A Watermark 4d orange-buff Perf 11 with the Watermark Inverted ACSC T58Ba (SG 247ba var) marginal block of 4 from the left of the sheet, full unmounted gum, the lower units are superb, Cat $440+ (£300+) for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 340.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2419
Symbol: *
Cat No: 249b
1905-11 Typographed Pictorials Crown/A Watermark ½d green Perf 11x12½ ACSC T8 (SG 249b) block of 4, well-centred, large-part gum, Cat $800+ (£560+) for singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2420
Symbol: *
Cat No: 259c
1911 Stereotyped Pictorials Crown/A Watermark 2d violet Perf 11x12½ ACSC T47 (SG 259c) corner block of 4 from the base of the sheet, the lower units with Irregular Compound Perf 11x12½x12½x12½, hinge remainder on the upper-left unit, large-part gum, Cat $800+ (£560+) for regular compound perf singles. A very scarce multiple. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2421
Symbol: **
Cat No: 259c
1911 Stereotyped Pictorials Crown/A Watermark 2d violet Perf 11x12½ ACSC T47a (SG 259c) corner block of 6 (3x2) from the upper-left corner of the sheet, exceptional freshness with full unmounted original gum, Cat $1200+ (£840+), for mounted singles. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2019) states "...never hinged original gum. Superb". (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2422
Symbol: *
Cat No: 260b
1912 Surcharge 'ONE PENNY' in Red on 2d violet Perf 11x12½ ACSC T27 (SG 260b) horizontal pair, the right-hand unit with Double Perf 12½ at Left with an Official Repair and the left-hand unit with Irregular Compound Perf 11x12½x12½x11, large-part gum, Cat $800+ (£550+) for two Perf 11x12½ singles. An excellent and very scarce specialist piece. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2423
Symbol: *
Cat No: F13
POSTAL FISCALS: 1863-80 St George & the Dragon Perf 12 2/6d (regummed & aged), 5/- sage-green (large-part gum) & 10/- orange (light creasing, disturbed gum) SG F13 15 & 16 each with seriffed 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, characteristic rough perfs. Chris Ceremuga Certificate for the 10/- states "very rare". (3) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 675.00
Closed..Sep-09-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 675
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 2424
Symbol: *
Cat No: F26-29
POSTAL FISCALS: 1880 Platypus 1d to 1/- SG F26-29 each with horizontal seriffed 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, large-part gum.
(4) (Image1)
