Stamps and Postal History (#47MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)Relevance Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-10 of 23. Previous|123|Next Lot #1 1838 entire letter headed "Sydney 15th Decr 1838" & signed "W McGarvie", to Scotland rated "3" with oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/DE*24/1838/SYDNEY' d/s in red, unframed 'INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH' b/s in red rated "1/4" crossed-out & "1/6", London transit cds & boxed 'GLASGOW' arrival b/s both with indistinct dates, light overall soiling. [William McGarvie arrived per "Comet" at Sydney in 1828, where he became a newspaper proprietor, bookseller & pastoralist at Port Macquarie. Despite his own succ SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$400Price Realized$480StatusSold Lot #2 1840 (Oct 9) large-part entire signed "ACooper", to London with British 'SHIP-LETTER' h/s & London arrival b/s of 18FE18/1841 in red, rather aged. Ex Rod Moreton: on his exhibit page. [The writer, a lawyer, states "The place is glutted with any thing at the moment that is unsaleable...Money & labour is very much wanted & the Government as if purposely to retard the development of the Colony have stopped the assignment of Convicts & withdrawn their Specie from the Banks & consequently from the pu SymbolcGradec View details Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot #3 1843 (Nov17) lengthy cross-written entire letter headed "Port Macquarie/Near Sydney" (a bit of a stretch; the actual distance is 390km!) & signed "JBarbara Host" (?), to Berkshire with fine strike of the unusual octagonal 'PORT/MACQUARIE/PAID' h/s in red & an unusually fine strike of the framed-oval 'PORT MACQUARIE/[crown]/ NO*17/1843/NEW.S.WALES' d/s, largely fine 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/NO*21/1843/SYDNEY' d/s in red, London transit b/s of '14JU14/1844' & rated "8" for an incoming ship lette SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$3,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Lot #4 1844 outer to England with fine strike of the rounded-boxed 'PAID AT/BATHURST' h/s (#P15 in red) & superb oval 'BATHURST/[crown]/MA*4/1844/ NEW.S.WALES' b/s (#C65), rated "1/-" in red for 9d carriage between 80 & 120 miles + 3d shipletter fee, London arrival b/s where rated "8" for an incoming shipletter, the address crossed-through apparently because the addressee had died (noted within). An unusually attractive country letter. [The writer asks his father if it's true he had "...married your Du GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$240Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot #5 1847 (Oct 26) entire to Glasgow (very fine boxed b/s) endorsed "Per Second Ship Ganges" with a largely fine strike of the 2-line 'Registered/Sydney.' handstamp (#R1) in red & very fine GPO b/s (#S9), rated "3" in red for shipletter fee paid, 6d registration fee paid in cash, on arrival reassessed as a double letter & rated "1/6". GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$450Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #6 1849 entire headed "Tangorin" to Scotland "pr first ship" with a light but clear strike of the 'PAID AT/MAITLAND' handstamp (#P11) in black (contrary to regulations) & rated "7" in red for 4d local shipletter rate + 3d overseas shipletter, 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/OC*25/1849/ SYDNEY' d/s in red, London & Edinburgh arrival b/s. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$240StatusUnsold Lot #7 1850 outer to London "p Diana via Hong Kong p Overland Mail" with a largely very fine strike of the 'QUEENS WHARF' Receiving House handstamp and very fine Sydney Views 3d yellow-green SG 39 (full margins) just tied by a very fine bars cancel of Sydney, endorsed "pd 2/3" & with fair 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SE*10/1850/SYDNEY' d/s in red. The rate was 3d to Hong Kong but was unpaid on to destination so rated on arrival "2/3" for an incoming shipletter via Marseilles. A very fine Sydney Views cov SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$3,500StatusUnsold Lot #8 1851 cover to London "Per Tamar" partly paid with Sydney View Plate IV 2d bright blue SG 33 from the base of the sheet (almost full margins, just shaved at lower-right, minor crease in the lower margin) & manuscript "1" in red, 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/MR*15/1851/SYDNEY' cds in red, London arrival b/s of '14JY14/1851' in red & rated "8" for an incoming shipletter. A very attractive & remarkable Sydney Views cover with most irregular part-payment of 1d in cash. SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$2,000StatusUnsold Lot #9 1852 outer to "Messrs Tait & Co/Amoy" endorsed "P&O Con Steam Ship Chusan to Singapore" with a very fine Sydney View 3d yellow-green/blue paper SG 42 (an early impression with full margins) tied by light bars cancel of Sydney, 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/AU*30/1852/SYDNEY' and 'HONG-KONG/3NO3/1852' b/s, rated "4" on arrival, ironed-out filing crease well clear of the stamp. Carried on the first experimental voyage of the "Chusan" to Singapore. SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$3,000Price Realized$2,300StatusSold Lot #10 1854 (Apr 11) double-rate outer to London "p Anglesea/via Panama" with Laureates 6d yellow-brown/blue SG 74 (margins shaved - at left & lower-left - to large) tied by bars cancel of Sydney, London arrival b/s of '18JY18/1854' in red & rated "4/-". A very early carriage by private ship via Panama. SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next
