North: 'G N R P/MY1/1876/-N S W-' (22mm double-circle, 1mm arcs; LRD) largely very fine strike at left & 'GNRP/NSW' (16mm; undated) largely fine cancel on 1d Postal Card, unframed 'WEST MAITLAND' arrival cds also on the face, message headed "M'rundi" (= Murrurundi). Unlisted by Peck. [Peck records only one double-circle, between OC30/1876 & OC2/1882. We expect both dates are for the 20mm cds: see next lot. We have recorded the 22mm cds from DE20/1875]

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

North: 'G N R P/NO2/1876/+N S W+' cds (20mm; Maltese Crosses in lieu of arcs) very fine strike alongside 'GNRP/NSW' (16mm; undated) very fine cancel on 1d Postal Card, 'SINGLETON' arrival b/s, a couple of minor blemishes, the message in Latin! Peck rated 8.

Grade A- A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

North: 'TPO 1 NORTH/OC9 UP B - NSW/1909' light but very fine machine b/s on cover from Queensland to Sydney. Peck rated 9: LRD for code 'B'. [Recorded for 2½ months only]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

South: 'TPO 3 SOUTH/13AP15/NSW' superb strike on Fullface 1d Postal Card with printed advice for NSW Government Railways, minor blemishes on the reverse. Peck rated 7.

Grade A- A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

West: 'GWRP/2/JY19/1877/NSW' double-ring cds (type W4, rated 8) transit b/s on mourning cover to South Kurrajong, 2d blue tied '17' numeral-in-rays, 'DUBBO', 'BLACK-TOWN' & 'KURRAJONG' b/s, repaired edge faults.

Grade C B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

West: 'TRAVELLING PO WEST No.2/MY1/82/NSW' cds (unlisted by Peck, 27½mm diameter, no arcs, similar to type 2W4 but inscription transposed) on cover to Sydney, 2d blue tied indistinct numeral with 'BURRAGA/NSW' cds alongside, 'SWALLOW'S NEST' b/s (closed 1893).

Grade A B1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

245 Mile Siding East-West Railway: boxed 'POSTED AT 245 MILE' handstamp largely very fine strike in violet on apparently commercial cover to Sydney, KGV 1½d red cancelled in transit with 'TARCOOLA/30JL28/SA' cds. [See 'Hand-Held Postmarks' at page 1. John Booker's philatelic cover with superb strike sold at our auction of 1.3.2020 for $551]

Grade A- A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

376 Mile East-West Railway: '376 MILE EW RLY/1OC18/S.A' very fine strike on 1/- Kangaroo. Rated RRRR. PO 19.9.1916; closed 1918. [On the site of Barton. Handbook states closed May 1918. Several later strikes to 26OC18 are recorded]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

447 Mile Quarry Trans-Australian Railway: provisional R label endorsed "447 Mile/TAR".

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Central Australia Railway: 'CENT AUST RAIL/No 1 SA' typed endorsement on provisional R label on Tatts cover to Melbourne, the 5c & 25c stamps cancelled at 'ALICE SPRINGS/21JE69/NT-AUST'. Very scarce commercial usage.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Express Railway: machine 'EXPRESS RAILWAY/MY 21 UP - SA/1910' very fine impression unusually tying 2d to the address side of cover to Melbourne, minor stain at right.

Grade B A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Kadina Railway: framed 'K.A. RAILWAY/MY23/81/SA' very fine transit b/s on 1d Postal Card to Adelaide with message headed "Blyth" but cancelled at 'HOYLETON' (rated RRR), a bit aged.

Grade C A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$125

Moonta Railway: machine 'MOONTA RAILY/OC29 - SA/1910' very fine impression unusually tying 1d to the address side.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Port Pirie Railway: 'P.P. RAILWAY UP/11JE11/S.A.' very fine strike tying ½d & 1d to viewside of PPC to Argentina, a second almost as fine strike on the address side. Rated RRR.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Railway: 25mm unframed 'RAILWAY P O/JA2/1866/S-A' (ERD; dateslugs inverted) light but obvious b/s on tiny cover to Adelaide with Rouletted 2d (oxidised) tied by 'GAWLER' cds. Rated RRRR+.

Grade B B1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Railway: unframed 'P O RAILWAY/AP17/1864/[S.A]' fine part-strike unusually as a cancel on Rouletted 2d.

Grade A- A3 (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Railway: unframed 'P.O/ 3 / AU22/68/RAILWAY' (Gang 3 inverted) largely very fine b/s on cover to Adelaide with Rouletted 2d tied by 25mm unframed 'MOONTA/=S.A=' cds - rated RRRR - with another strike alongside. Rated RR.

Grade A- A2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Railway: 'RAILWAY/JU17/79/S.A' cds (rated RRR) b/s on cover to Sydney with 2d orange tied 'HAMLEY BRIDGE' cds, couple of minor blemishes. [Copper Mining. Tony Presgrave states it was used on the Burra Line until 1880 and then on the Morgan Line]

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

Trans-Australian Railway: 'PAY TRAIN/28SEP38/TRANS AUSTN RAILWAY' two superb strikes on an apparently commercial cover to Kadina.

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Trans-Australian Railway: 'TRANS AUSTRALIAN RAIL' two almost fine strikes & provisional R label with typed 'TRANS AUST RAIL/PO SA', on 1961 5d Envelope with return address of a TAR employee at "Coondambo Siding/Port Augusta" to Melbourne. Closed 30.4.1986. [Coondambo is 95km W of Woomera. The PO closed 30.1.1917]

Grade A- B1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

Trans-Australian Railway: 'TRANS AUSTRALIAN RAIL' light but very fine strike & provisional R label with typed 'TRANS AUST RAIL/SA', on 25c Registration Envelope to Melbourne with return address of a TAR employee at "Mundrabilla Relay N 1/TAR WA" with very fine 'RAWLINNA/WEST AUST' & 'KALGOORLIE' transit b/s indicating it was missent on the westbound service & offloaded at Kalgoorlie. Closed 30.4.1986. [Mundrabilla is in the far SE of WA, close to the Bight & some 300km SE of Rawlinna. It never had even a TO]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

TPO No 2: 'TPO No 2/28JA14---/TASMANIA' two superb strikes on Kangaroo 1d pair (one damaged) on McV & L PPC ('Brown's River, near Hobart, Tas').

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

Que TPO: 'QUE TPO/OC11/98/TASMANIA' superb strike on 2d green x2 Rated RRR. PO 1.8.1898; closed 31.12.1898.

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

634 Mile Trans-Australian Railway: '634 MILE TAR/3OC36/WA' largely very fine strike on KGV 2d. PO 1.4.1935; TO 2.6.1937; closed ? [John Booker's superb strike sold at our auction of 1.12.2019 for $455]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

634 Mile Trans-Australian Railway: '634 MILE TAR/20MR37/WA' four very fine to superb strikes on philatelic cover to California. PO 1.4.1935; TO 2.6.1937; closed ? [John Booker's similar cover - with three strikes - sold at our auction of 1.12.2019 for $1377]

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000