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 1-11 of 11. Previous|1|Next Lot #37 1849 entire letter headed "Brisbane NSW/Moreton Bay/July 3d 1849" to "Shanghai/China" & endorsed "pr first Ship", apparently carried privately to Sydney where 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/JY*9/1849/SYDNEY' d/s struck in red, light 'HONG-KONG/20OC/1849' transit b/s, redirected to San Francisco with faint 'SHIP'-in-circle & 'SAN FRANCISCO/9/MAY/Cal' cds both in red on the face. Surely the most outstanding origin/destination cover of the Moreton Bay District period. The writer, a ship's captain, offe SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$3,000Price Realized$2,300StatusSold Lot #38 1866 cover to "Old England"(!) with the rare endorsement "via Cape York and Dutch Mail" with Rough Perfs 6d yellow-green tied by 'QL'-in-Rays, 'SHIP LETTER/AP5/66/=QUEENSLAND=' b/s, London transit b/s of JU6/66 where superb 'VIA MARSEILLES' h/s - the only example we have seen - & 'MORE/TO/PAY' h/s in the same ink applied & mss "4", light Birmingham arrival cds on the face, minor soiling. A rare and desirable cover by a little-known & short-lived service via the Netherlands Indies, and probably a SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$3,000Price Realized$4,200StatusSold Lot #39 1869 (Feb 28) cover to Italy unusually "via Marseilles" with Small Chalons 2d blue x2 & 6d yellow-green tied by light but legible Rays '79' cancels of 'GAINSFORD' (b/s), faint French mailboat transit cds in red on the face, very fine '11 M/FIRENZE/MAG 12/69' arrival b/s, docketing on the face & minor repaired flap fault. A rare destination from Queensland. [P&O ships terminated at Sydney. Although there were experimental voyages via Torres Strait in the mid-1860s, the Torres Strait Route did not SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$3,800StatusSold Lot #40 1876 cover to Prussia "Via Brindisi" with attractive 3-colour Small Chalons franking of 1d dull red, 2d deep blue & 6d yellow-green, poor Rays cancels with fine 18mm 'TOOWOOMBA/ 3 /DE27/1876/QUEENSLAND' cds alongside, Brisbane & 'BRINDISI/27/FEB/77' transit & very fine 'LAUBAN' arrival b/s, light even soiling. A rare destination from Queensland. SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$3,200StatusSold Lot #41 1877 cover to Denmark with Small Chalons 2d deep blue & 6d yellow-green, poor Rays cancels with very fine 18mm 'TOOWOOMBA/ 1 /JA24/1877/QUEENSLAND' cds alongside, Brisbane & London transits & two different oval backstamps of Copenhagen of 30/3 & 31/3, a little aged & minor peripheral defects. Another rare destination from Queensland. Carried trans-Pacific per Pacific Mail Steam Ship Co "Australia", departed Sydney 9/2/1877, arrived San Francisco 9/3/1877; then by rail to New York; & probably per SymbolcGradec View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$3,400StatusSold Lot #42 1883 linen parcel tag to Staffordshire with Lined Background 1d pale red two pairs & 6d green x2, 'REGISTERED/ MACKAY' handstamps & 'MACKAY/OC11/83/QUEENSLAND' cds, oval 'REGISTERED/ XD /7DE83/LONDON' transit d/s in red on the face & superb 'STAFFORD STATION' arrival b/s, ironed-out creases. A very rare parcel survivor, all the more so for having been registered. Ex Alan Griffiths. [The rate was 2d per 2oz x6 for a packet weighing between 10oz & 12oz + 4d registration] SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$750StatusUnsold Lot #43 1885 (Feb 19) cover to "Kings County Nova Scotia/Canada" endorsed "via Sydney & San Francisco" with Second Sidefaces 1d & 6d tied by very fine Brisbane duplex cancels, very fine Postal Treaty 'PAID/ALL' h/s of Brisbane (?), 'WINDSOR-ONT/MR3/85/CANADA' transit & poor 'PAL.../NS' arrival b/s, repaired flap tears. Mail to the Maritime Provinces is common from Victoria but is rarely seen from Queensland. SymbolcGrade(a-) View details Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold Lot #44 1886 cover to Mauritius "p Messageries Maritimes/via Melbourne" with Lined Background 2d x3 (one defective) tied by poor Rays cancels of 'MACKAY' (cds below), Brisbane b/s & French mailboat 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No 3' transit cds in red, Port Louis arrival b/s, some soiling. A very scarce destination from Queensland. SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$500StatusUnsold Lot #45 1889 cover to Italy with Second Sidefaces 1d orange-red, 4d yellow & 6d green tied by 'REGISTERED LETTER OFFICE/NO4/89/BRISBANE' cds, 'NAPOLI/13/12-89/(FERROVIA)' b/s & boxed registration datestamp on the face, 'ROMA/(RACCOM)' arrival b/s, a few oily stains that could be improved by a paper conservator. A very rare destination from Queensland. Ex Hugh Campbell. The rate was 7d to Italy + 4d registration. SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$1,250StatusUnsold Lot #46 1889 usage of QV 1d rose Postal Card to England uprated with Second Sidefaces 1d, superb Rays '86' & 'GAYNDAH' cds, Maryborough & Brisbane transit cds & Brighton arrival cds on reverse, creased at left. SymbolpsGradeb View details Estimate$150StatusUnsold Lot #47 1891 cover to Malta with four-colour franking of Lined Background ½d x2 1d 2d & 6d tied by fine BN '353' & very fine 'AYR/JU12/91/QUEENSLAND' cds, superlative 'REGISTERED/AYR' handstamp at left, 'TOWNSVILLE', 'SUEZ' & 'ALEXNDRIE' transit & 'MALTA' arrival b/s & very fine '4.'-in-oval postman's delivery h/s, some toning & minor blemishes still of dramatic appearance. A very rare destination from Australia in this period. The rate was 6d + 4d registration. SymbolcGradec View details Estimate$1,200StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
