Post Office Opening Day 1947 covers for Black Forest (2) not recorded in the Handbook, Blackwood Park, Devon Park, Exeter, Kent Town, Semaphore South and Thebarton North all with 'RELIEF' cds & blank registration labels with manuscript office name x2 or handstamp x5, also for 'GRENFELL STREET' with handstamp on blank label. A very scarce & desirable group. (7) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

Cape Borda: 'CAPE BORDA/16NO35/S.A.' cds (during second TO period) two very fine strikes on KGV ½d orange x2 on Howard Johnson registered cover, minor tonespots. Rated RRRR. TO 15/8/1876; PO 1/4/1877; TO 31/3/1917; closed 31/1/1966. Ex John Bell (Adelaide): sold at our auction of 14.11.2014 for $498 (Sale 198 Lot 2621). [Kangaroo Island] (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Cape Willoughby: 'CAPE WILLOUGHBY/NO2/35/S-A' squared-circle (during the second TO period) largely very fine strike on KGV 5d on Howard Johnson cover, superb 'PENNESHAW/ 4NO35/S.A.' alongside & blue/white registration label. Rated R, but very rare in the TO period. TO 11/5/1880; PO 1/7/1883; TO 31/3/1917; closed 5/9/1967. Ex John Bell (Adelaide): sold at our auction of 14.11.2014 for $308 (Sale 198 Lot 2622). NB: Telephone Offices had no registration facilities. [Kangaroo Island: at the lighthouse] (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Cape Willoughby: 'CAPE WILLOUGHBY/3--66/SOUTH AUST' cds (TO period; LRD) largely very fine strike on QEII 4c on commercial piece. Rated RRRR.. TO 11/5/1880; PO 1/7/1883; TO 31/3/1917; closed 5/9/1967. Ex John Bell (Adelaide): sold at our auction of 14.11.2014 for $178 (Sale 198 Lot 2546). [Kangaroo Island: at the lighthouse] (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Identified selection including 'A.O.' on 2d SG DO35, 'C.L.' on 2d DO118, 'C.O.' on 1/- DO129 & 2/- DO127, 'C.P.' in Red on 2d DO134, 'C.S.' on 2d DO145, 6d DO151, 4d DO154 & 1/- DO159, 'D.B.' on 2d DO186, 'E.' on 4d DO201, 'G.P.' on 1d DO241, 1/- DO246 & 2/- DO247, 'H.A.' in Red on 1/- DO262 & in Black on 6d DO261, 'L.T.' in Blue on 2d DO315, 'M.' in Red on 6d DO326 & in Black on 2/- DO328, 'M.R.' on Perf 10 2d DO367 x2, 'O.A.' on Rouletted 2d DO384 & Perf 10 2d DO386, 'P.O.' in Red on 1/-DO409 & in Black on 1/- DO424, 'P.S.' on 1/- DO435, 'S.' on 6d DO498, 'T.' on 1/- DO572 and 'W,' on 2/.- DO567, etc, condition variable but all are presentable to very fine, Cat £7000+. A handy basis for expansion. (59) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

'C.' of CUSTOMS: in Black on De La Rue Perf 10xRouletted 2d dull orange SG DO73, 'PORT ADELAIDE/ OC11/71/SA' cds, Cat £450. Ron Butler rated R. At least the equal of Don Pearce's example that sold for $720, probably because it was, unusually, cancelled at the GPO (Sale 247 Lot 231). (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

'D.B.' of the DESTITUTE BOARD: in Black on Perf 11½-12½ 4d purple SG DO185, a few short perfs, indistinct GPO cds, Cat £800. Rated RRRR: unrecorded unused. Don Pearce's very fine example sold for $1375 (Sale 247 Lot 269). (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

'E.' of the Colonial ENGINEER: in Black on Perf 2d dull orange SG DO204 horizontal pair with wing-margin at left (trimmed perfs), indistinct GPO cds, Cat £220+. Rated S+. Don Pearce's superb block of 6 sold for $1435 (Sale 247 Lot 303). (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

'E.' of the Colonial ENGINEER: in Black on Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown SG DO207, trimmed perfs at the top & small fault at lower-left very fine GPO cds of JY16/74, Cat £650. Rated RRRR: unrecorded unused. [No dates recorded, so this is a significant item]. Don Pearce's very fine example sold for $2035 (Sale 247 Lot 314). (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

'S.T.' of the SUPERINTENDENT OF TELEGRAPHS: in Black on De La Rue Perf 10xRouletted 2d dull orange SG DO549, very fine 'TANUNDA/NO6/70/S.A' cds, under-catalogued at £120. Rated RRR: unrecorded unused. [Date range 1.11.1870 to 4.1.1871: only two months] Far superior to Don Pearce's example - corner fault - that sold for $137. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2008) states "very rare". (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Group including 1866 to Hindmarsh with Perkins Bacon 2d tied light numeral cancel and very fine 'ENFIELD/SA' cds alongside, 1882-84 to England (3) "via Naples" each with 2d orange x3, 1889 to USA with 2d orange & 6d blue, 1890 mourning cover to Sydney endorsed "Per Express" with DLR 2d orange solo, 1894 Private Secretary's Office handstamp on cover with 2d orange 'OS' overprint, 1895 OPSO to London with '2½d' on 4d green 'OS' overprint solo, 1902 Temperance & General Mutual Life envelope with 1d red for printed matter rate, 1903 PPC to England forwarded with KEVII ½d added, 1906 PPC to Constantinople, 1906 PPC to USA forwarded with 1c Franklin added, 1908 Attorney-General OHMS to USA with 2d violet punctured 'SA' solo taxed & Postage Due 2c affixed, 1909 PPC to Begium with 1d red solo & 10c Due, used postal stationery including Postal Cards 1d brown overprinted 'OHMS', Wrappers ½d violet uprated by ½d & 1d to London and by 2d orange to Switzerland, ½d violet 'OS' overprint used locally, 1d green to Germany & England (plus one unused), etc, also 1900s inwards cover from USA unfranked with large '5' tax marking and postcard from Germany with ½d & 2d Postage Dues, condition mixed but most are fine to very fine. (60) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Eclectic group including 1845 very fine stampless entire with lengthy letter headed "Villa Anglo-Australiana North Adelaide" & signed "John Guy" with no postal markings; 1887 Victorian Postal Card with 'ADVERTISED UNCLAIMED/ADELAIDE' datestamp; 1905 PPC of TSS 'Kanowna' with superb 'KLEMZIG' squared-circle (rated RRR); two Education Department registered covers with 'O.S.' Overprints 2d + '2½d' on 4d pair (Cat £50 x50+ on cover) or punctured 'SA' 2d & 5d (defective); group of PPCs (mostly) & covers to unusual destinations including Austria (taxed with 10h Postage Due), Belgium, Brazil, Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon, Denmark x2, Hawaii (stained), Italy x3, Malaya, Mauritius ('OS' ½d Wrapper-front uprated with OS 'HALF-/PENNY' on 1d), Dutch Indies, Portugal & Sweden x2; condition variable but most are fine to very fine. (41 items) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1869 (Jan 22) largely-printed lettersheet to "Kanmantoo" with 21mm arrival backstamp (rated RRRR) & superb 'UNCLAIMED' handstamp, endorsed at left "Try Moonta Mines/Wallaroo or/Kadina" with 25mm unframed 'MOONTA MINES=S.A=' (RR), superb 30mm 'G P O/FE3/1869/ 3 /SOUTH AUSTRALIA' backstamp (ERD) & very fine 'DEAD LETTER/ADELAIDE' cds on the face, minor blemishes. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1890 (March 3) envelope to Sweden "Via Brindisi" with De La Rue Perf 10 2d orange horizontal pairs x2 tied by Adelaide cds, two 'GOTEBURG/6/4/1890' cds arrival backstamps, back flap missing not affecting the markings. A very scarce destination: Don Pearce's collection did not contain any pre-UPU mail to Sweden, nor to any other Scandinavian country. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1891 (May 15) cover to California with extremely rare franking of Irregular Compound Perf 10x11½-12½ x10x10 '2½d.' on 4d SG 231 variant vertical pair & 1d blue-green tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/S.A - S AUSTRALIA' duplex, apparently missent (?) via London with New York transit backstamp of JUL5/91. Harry Lower stated this is the only cover recorded with this stamp. [The 6d rate to America was reinstated by mid-February, until 30.9.1891, after which the Colonies did join the UPU] (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1894 (Sep 12) cover to Hampshire with three-colour franking of Perf 15 1d blue-green, 2d dull orange & 6d deep blue tied by GPO duplex, very fine 'GOSPORT/OC14/94' arrival backstamp. The rate was overseas letter 2½d + 6d late fee = 8½d (plus ½d convenience overpayment). (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1900 (Sep 1) Boer War usage of British 1d Letter Card endorsed "ET Leane/Lieut IRC/..." (= Imperial Rifle Corps) to Adelaide with ''ARMY PO 65/S AFRICA' cds, on arrival redirected to "Woodville", minor blemishes. The message headed "Pretoria/1.9.00" states "...we have lived rough & fought hard for the past 2 months..." Lt Leane was with the 4th South Australian Bushmen. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1910 cover to Germany with scarce albeit philatelic franking of Thick 'POSTAGE' 3d, 8d & 10d tied by superb 'REGD ADELAIDE' cds, manuscript "Adelaide" blank red/white R label, 'APOLDA/23.4.10' arrival backstamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

OFFICIAL MAIL: 1903-05 registered OHMS covers with unpunctured frankings of Small Stamps Perf 13 4d x2 & 5d to Yorkshire, or Tall Stamps with Thin 'POSTAGE' 6d to Switzerland (very fine), 8d to Germany (repaired fault at the top), 8d to Mississippi with 'CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE' cds alongside (a bit grubby, especially on the reverse), or 1/- to USA (faults on the reverse). Scarce group. (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

POSTAL CARDS - ESSAY: 1896 Post Office Design Competition entry by "Kangaroo" of a Wrapper ½d Coin design with very elaborate (and thus unsuitable) header incorporating numerous design elements including a train & a spear-toting Aborigine, expertly executed in reddish purple & Chinese white on thin card (315x246mm) with a number of marginal endorsements including "Prize divided" as well as "take out newspaper only", suggesting the design might have been considered for a Postal Card, for which it was clearly more suitable; plus an apparent voting sheet showing this as the most popular entry. A stunning exhibition item, absent from the Walker/Eustis Collection. Sold at our auction of 25.3.2021 for $3775. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

1855-58 Imperfs selection with London Printings 1d, 2d unused & used x30 including two pairs & three strips of 3 and 6d x14 including a pair, and Adelaide Printings 1d x4 including a pair and 2d x17 including a pair, mostly with full or close-to full margins & generally very fine, Cat £10,000+. (67) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

Remaindered collection with Perkins Bacon issues to 2/- x12 including '3-PENCE' on 4d x6, De La Rue issues to 2/6d x5 & 5/- X2 including V/Crown 2d, Tannenberg duo 'SPECIMEN', good range of 'OS' overprints, postmarks including Diamond Numerals, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. (200 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Modest collection including a superb Imperf 2d orange-red, perforated mint 6d 9d 1/- x3 & 2/-, a few De La Rue plate proofs, Thick 'POSTAGE' £1 *, a range of 'OS' overprints & 'SA' perfins, generally very fine. (129) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1855 QV Perkins Bacon London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2 vertical pair, margins close to good, both units noted as having a Re-Entry, Cat £190+ for normal singles. (Image1)

Estimate AU$125

1856-58 QV Perkins Bacon Adelaide Printings 1d yellow-green SG 6, margins close to good, minor blemishes, Cat £600. RPSV Certificate (2007) as the then SG 5. Larger than Don Pearce's dated example that sold for $366. [We are pleased to see that Gibbons have now combined SG 5 & SG 6 - "green" & "yellow-green" - into a single entry, there being little difference in shade. Most examples in the market are, or are likely to be, SG 13 or 14 (now also amalgamated, as SG 13) with the roulettes trimmed-off. Genuine examples of the Imperf Adelaide Penny are much scarcer than the catalogue value would suggest] (Image1)

Estimate AU$250