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 1-25 of 25. Previous|1|Next Lot #71 1823 lengthy entire letter headed "Hobart Town 2nd June 1823" & signed "Harris Walker" to London with a wonderfully fine and clear strike of the very rare undated 'HOBART/TOWN' circular postmark, to London with light 'PORTSMOUTH/SHIP=LETTER' "step" h/s in red, rated "2/8" for a double-rate letter, very fine oval '10 F-NOON 10/ NO-7/1823' arrival b/s in red, redirected within London, neat internal repairs with archival tape. An exceptional pre-stamp entire which is the earliest recorded letter go SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$15,000Price Realized$16,000StatusSold Lot #72 1826 lengthy entire letter headed "Sydney 4th Feby 1826" & signed "RC Pritchett" who complains at length about his delinquent son John "...I for the first time gave him a few lashes with the Horse Whip, he threatened to return my blows, which caused him a few more...", which explains the docketing on the face "John is flogged by his father...", to London "p Triton", 'BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER' "step" b/s, rated "2/8" for a double-weight letter, light London arrival b/s apparently of July 1827 (17 mon SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$400Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Lot #73 1832 Wesleyan missionary outer to London rated "3" in red, British boxed 'INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH' h/s & rated "1/-" (4d inwards shipletter + 8d mileage), London arrival b/s of 3JY3/1833 in red, docketed on the reverse from "Macquarie Harbour/Dec 26 1832/John Manton/State of the works...", unusually fine for such items. An important piece for the collector of convict-related mail, being the later of only two Macquarie Harbour covers in private hands. Carried to Hobart per the Government brig "Ta GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$4,000StatusUnsold Lot #74 1841 large-part crumpled outer to Edinburgh with light but fine strike of the huge GPO d/s of 3FB3/1841 (unusual use of 'FB' instead of 'FE' for February) in red, very fine strike of the boxed 'INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON' h/s on the face, London b/s of 17JU17/1841 & rated "8" for an incoming shipletter. Believed to be the latest recorded usage of an India Letter handstamp on mail from Tasmania. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$200StatusUnsold Lot #75 1844 lengthy entire letter signed "B Livesay", to Yorkshire endorsed "postpaid" & rated "5" in red, GB 'SHIP LETTER' h/s in black & rated "8" for an incoming shipletter, London transit b/s of '28AP28/1845' in red & 'YORK' arrival b/s of the same date, extensive internal repairs & minor overall soiling. Ex Rod Moreton. The convict Benjamin Livesay was a former clergyman who was transported for theft of a "money letter". He arrived in VDL in -/9/1841 per "Westmoreland". He spent a short time at SymbolcGrade(b) View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #76 1846 entire letter headed "Lemington Probator Station December 7th 1846" signed "Gabriel Tinsley", to Lancashire endorsed at upper-left "convict letter/[initials]/Supt", light '[crown]/FREE/4JA4/1847' cds at upper-right, British 'SHIP LETTER' h/s in black & London transit b/s of '23AP23/1847' in red, faint '...ISKIRN' arrival b/s, extensive internal reinforcing with archival tape, overall soiling on the face. Lymington (Nile) was one of 19 probation stations opened during the 1840s throughout Va SymbolcGradec View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$4,400StatusSold Lot #77 1851 semi-literate entire headed "Hobertown Barracks April 18th" & signed "EH Bell" endorsed on the face "Convicts Letter" but not countersigned, to Lancashire with light '[crown]/FREE/22AP22/1851' cds in red, light London transit b/s of SP25/1851 & rated "8" for an incoming shipletter, 'LANCASTER' arrival b/s of the same date, redirected locally with 'MILNTHORPE' arrival b/s in blue, very minor soiling. An unusually fine convict's letter. The writer complains of missing out on an inheritance ( SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$3,500Price Realized$4,000StatusSold Lot #78 1856 entire letter headed "Launceston/4 Feb 1856" & signed "Richd Green" to London "p Hellespont" with very fine Star Wmk 4d blue SG 18 (full margins, with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left) tied by fair BN '60' cancel, diamond 'POST OFFICE/LAUNCESTON/[crown]/6FE6/VDL/1856' d/s in red alongside, London arrival b/s of 5MY5/1856 in red & rated "10". A quite superb Classic cover. Carried by Bass Strait vessel to Melbourne; then per "Hellespont", departed 18/2/1856, via the Indian Ocean & arr SymbolcGradea+ View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSold Lot #79 1858 (Feb 1) cover to London "Per RMS/Via Suez & Marseilles" with scarce two-issue franking of 'TASMANIA' Imperf 6d dull slate-grey SG 44 (virtually full margins, horizontal scissor-cut at the base just touches the design) & Perf 10 6d slate-violet SG 66 tied by crisp bars cancels of Hobart, 34mm GPO cds below in red, London arrival cds of MR23/58 in red also on the face. A delightful Classic cover. BPA Certificate (2014). GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #80 1859 (Feb 12) outer to London "via Southampton" with Imperf 'TASMANIA' 6d slate-violet SG 48 (margins just shaved - at right - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left) tied by bold BN '68' of Hobart, 34mm Hobart cds & London arrival of AP11/59 both in red. SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot #81 1859 (Oct 11) cover to California "Via Melbourne" with 'TASMANIA' 6d (2 margins) tied by BN '62' of Hobart (GPO cds in red at right), American 'SHIP' & '5' h/s and San Francisco' cds of MAY/16/1860 with 'MISSENT' h/s alongside, repaired flap tear that intrudes on the face at the top. A scarce destination in this period. [At first glance, the 'MISSENT' marking is hard to explain, as San Francisco would have been the port of entry to the USA. However, 6 months in transit suggests that the cover ar GSTex GSTSymbolCGradec View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #82 1862 envelope to Scotland with Wmk '4' 4d pale blue SG 36 vertical pair (almost full margins, the lower unit with 6mm scissor-cut into the design) tied by two very fine to superb strikes of Second Allocation BN '28', postmaster's manuscript endorsement "Elizabeth Town/22 January 62", diamond 'LAUNCESTON' d/s in red across the flap, London cds of MR19/62 in red on the face, very fine unframed 'ST ANDREWS' & 'CUPAR FIFE' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Unusually overpaid for the 6d packet rate. Carr SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$400Price Realized$400StatusSold Lot #83 1863 (Aug 22) cover with 'PRIVATE OBSERVATORY/Hobart Town' imprint at lower-left & embossed Tasmanian coat-of-arms on the flap, to London with Imperf 4d dull blue (apparently a Dry Print) & 6d slate-violet (both with full margins, the 6d with minor rounded corner at upper-left) just tied by bars cancels of Hobart, 34mm GPO cds & London arrival cds of OC15/63 both in red, minor blemishes. Most attractive. Carried per "Madras", departed Melbourne 26/8/1863; "Candia" from Galle; & "Euxine" from Ale SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$800Price Realized$1,200StatusSold Lot #84 1871 large piece (200x143mm) from a registered parcel to Kent with remarkable Three-Issue franking (faults) of VDL Imperf 4d & Perf 10 1d x2 and 'TASMANIA' Imperf 6d & 1/- (cut-to-shape) all tied by BN '63' of New Norfolk, private 'BOURNBANK/Parish of/Wellington' h/s & 'N NORFOLK/22 4 71' postmaster's provisional h/s, sloping 'TOO-LATE' h/s applied at Hobart, a few repaired edge-tears & parts of the address label removed when the registration ribbon was removed. Endorsed "Printed Book with Photo SymbolcoGrade(b) View details Estimate$3,500StatusUnsold Lot #85 1886 usage of 4d blue size F Registration Envelope #R2a (HG C2) to "Bermuda/West Indies" with very scarce franking of Postal Fiscals 6d mauve Playpus vertical strip of 3 tied by Launceston duplex of AU23/86, 'REGISTERED' h/s at lower-left, poor London transit d/s in red on the face & 'HAMILTON/OC24/86/BERMUDA' arrival b/s, minor paper-wrinkling, damp-spotting on the reverse. A wonderful destination. Ex Malcolm Groom & David McNamee. SymbolpsGradec View details Estimate$600StatusUnsold Lot #86 1887 (Feb 17) cover to France with scarce franking of Postal Fiscal 3d Platypus strip of 3 tied by Launceston duplex, French 'MONT CENIS A MACON' transit cds & Paris arrival b/s. Overpaid 3d. SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot #87 1888 cover to Sweden with Stamp Duty 3d brown & 6d mauve Platypus tied by 'TASMANIA'-in-bars cancels of Hobart (cds alongside), Italian 'NAPOLI-SUCCLE-FERROVIA' TPO transit b/s, opened a bit roughly at left with a few minor repairs. A very scarce destination from Tasmania. SymbolcGrade(b) View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #88 1897 (Jan 9) usage of Post & Telegraph Department envelope with 'SECRETARY GENERAL POST OFFICE' Frank Stamp in black, to Switzerland with ½d Tablet plus Postal Fiscals 3d chestnut & 1/- rosine tied by Hobart duplex, light boxed handstamp in purple & 'R'-in-oval h/s, superb 'BERN/BRF DISTR' arrival b/s, a little soiled. The franking = 2½d x5 + 3d registration so is clearly philatelic. However, overseas registration of official mail is most unusual. SymbolpsGradeb View details Estimate$400Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot #90 INWARDS MAIL: 1847 (Sep.28) stampless entire letter from Worcestershire with 'UPTON-ON-SEVERN/SP9/1847' b/s & 'WORCESTER' cds on the face, rated "1/-" in red & with oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER' d/s of London, rounded-boxed 'SHIP LETTER/31JA 1/1848' arrival d/s in black (3rd type), minor blemishes. [The contents of the lengthy personal letter include reporting on the loss of a daughter to smallpox: "the only one of my children who has not been vaccinated...."] A scarce example of Toulmin Packet mail GSTex GSTSymbolCGradeb View details Estimate$500Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #91 INWARDS MAIL: 1853 (Oct 5) mercantile entire letter from London "pHarbinger" rated "8" with 'LONDON/=PAID=' cds in red, Launceston arrival b/s of '26DE26/1853'. General Screw Stem Ship Co "Harbinger" departed London 7/10/1853, arrived Melbourne 23/12/1853. SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Lot #93 INWARDS MAIL: 1883 flapless cover from India with East India 2a orange and 4a blue-green tied by triple-oval 'NOTARY PUBLIC ...ADJUSTOR/THOMAS LIDBITTER/BOMBAY/& ACCOUNTANT' cachet in violet & superb 'OUTW/BOMBAY/ DEC 28 - B' duplex, Hobart arrival b/s of JA25/84, light vertical fold. SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #94 INWARDS MAIL: 1884 cover from the United States with Washington 2c green & Jackson 10c brown tied by San Francsico duplex, Launceston b/s of JY2/89 & New Town arrival b/s of JY3/83, minor wrinkles. SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$300StatusUnsold Lot #95 INWARDS MAIL: 1895 cover from Samoa to "Herrn Carl Tausig/Hobart/Tasmania Exhibition" with 1/- bisect tied by 'APIA/APR/29/93 /SAMOA' cds in blue, Sydney Hobart & Launceston transit b/s & largely superb strike of the rare triple-oval 'POST OFFICE/16MAY95/TASMANIAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION' arrival b/s in rosine, horizontal fold just clear of the Exhibition d/s & a bit soiled. An extraordinary origin/destination item, in conjunction with a very rare & desirable postmark. Ex Ian Satterthwaite. [An SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold Lot #96 INWARDS MAIL: 1911 real photo PPC of the beach at Punta del Este, from Uruguay with 1c Bulls pair tied by light cds. SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$100Price Realized$75StatusSold Lot #97 INWARDS MAIL: 1920 late usage of Imperial Russian 3k Postal Card with message of "15-2-20" that states "Expecting to reach Madeira today", two weeks later a South African 1d added & tied by superb 'CAPETOWN/2MAR20/PAQUEBOT' cds. Fascinating. [Presumably the sender obtained the card aboard the [Russian?] ship. Under UPU rules, foreign postage was accepted from arriving vessels. However, Imperial Russian issues were no longer valid so it was required to add the Empire rate postage of 1d, which sho SymbolpsGradea- View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
