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Despite his own succ SymbolcGradeb Estimate$400Price Realized$480StatusSold View details 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& the Government as if purposely to retard the development of the Colony have stopped the assignment of Convicts & withdrawn their Specie from the Banks & consequently from the pu SymbolcGradec Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 3 1843 (Nov17) lengthy cross-written entire letter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 Estimate$3,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold View details 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- Estimate$240Price Realized$220StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$450Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$240StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$3,500StatusUnsold View details 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- Estimate$2,000StatusUnsold View details 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- Estimate$3,000Price Realized$2,300StatusSold View details 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- Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSold View details 11 1861 (Sep 22) "Riverina Cover" to Cornwall with rare combination franking of Diadems 6d purple (trimmed perfs at left) with indistinct cancel + Victoria Beaded Ovals 6d black tied by bold BN '1', backstamps of 'HAY/NSW', ''DENILIQUIN' & 'MOAMA' plus light Melbourne transit & very fine 'PENZANCE/NO20/61' arrival cds, a couple of minor blemishes. Number 21 in the Geoff Kellow Census ("Sydney Views" of August 2004 at pages 4-14). [Note: Lang's Crossing Place was renamed Hay 22/2/1861] SymbolcGradea- Estimate$750Price Realized$1,500StatusSold View details 12 1864 (Feb 20) fragile outer to Shanghae "p Madras" with Diadems 1/- carmine (defective) tied by 'NSW'-in-ovals & fine Sydney b/s, 'HONG-KONG/AP11/64' transit b/s in blue, extensive archival tape repairs within. SymbolcGrade(b) Estimate$750StatusUnsold View details 13 1868 (Oct 31) mercantile entire headed "Campbells Wharf Sydney" & endorsed "p Panama Mail" to "Valparaiso/ South America" with Diadems 6d purple single & pair tied by Sydney duplex, very fine British Post Office 'PANAMA/ DE5/68' transit cds on the face, minor blemishes but extensive archival tape repairs within. A remarkable origin/ destination letter. [The trans-Pacific packet service jointly operated by the NSW & New Zealand Governments was established in 1866 but was unprofitable & ceased to SymbolcGrade(b) Estimate$2,500Price Realized$4,200StatusSold View details 14 1870 (Nov 4) wrapper endorsed "Law Papers only/..." at upper-left, to Surrey with Diadems 6d purple tied by Sydney duplex paying 3d printed matter rate via Marseilles x2, at London a largely very fine strike of the very rare boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE - 1d' boxed handstamp applied but amended to "2" in blue because it was a double-rate article, 'WEYBRIDGE-STATION/DE26/70' b/s, minor soiling & a couple of "sticky tape" stains still a very desirable non-letter SymbolclGradec Estimate$4,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold View details 15 1872 (Oct 7) cover to "St Johns/Antigua/West Indies" endorsed "via Brindisi" with Diadems 1/- carmine (a deep rich shade) single & pair tied by fine Sydney duplex cancels, London transit cds of 25NO72 in red on the face where rated "11" but that crossed-through & amended to "1", fine ' B /ANTIGUA/DE18/72' arrival b/s, minor flap fault & small repairs. Very attractive, & to a truly exotic destination. BPA Certificate (2010). Regarding the rate, the NSW Handbook is unhelpful. Geoff Kellow believe SymbolcGrade(a-) Estimate$2,500Price Realized$3,000StatusSold View details 16 1875 (Oct 30) stampless linen-lined cover to France "Per Pera/via Brindisi" with superb boxed 'UNSTAMPED' h/s plus under-inked strikes of the rounded-boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED' & Anglo-French Convention postage due h/s both also applied at Sydney, light French mailboat cds in red, 'LYON' arrival b/s & superb '30' (decimes) h/s. Although similar unstamped mail from Victoria to France is common, this is believed to be one of only two such covers from NSW. SymbolcGradea- Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 17 1878 (April 14) envelope to London "Via Brindisi" with rare combination franking of NSW DLR 2d blue tied by indistinct Rays '140' of 'WENTWORTH/NSW' (b/s) & South Australian '8 PENCE' on 9d grey-brown just tied by part Adelaide GPO cds with a very fine strike on the reverse, London arrival cds of 31MY78 in red on the face, repaired tear at left. A very rare cover. BPA Certificate (1992). Post offices in southern & western NSW were very remote from Sydney. Significant time was saved by sending m SymbolcGrade(b) Estimate$3,000StatusUnsold View details 18 1879 mourning cover to Denmark with De La Rue 2d (folded over the top of the envelope) & 6d tied by '26AU/79 - 914' duplex, Sydney transit b/s & '1½D' h/s in purple, London transit & 'ODENSE' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Ex Trevor Davis. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 19 1895 long cover to Germany with remarkable franking of 2d Emu block of 4 & 2½d Allegorical pair & strip of 6 all tied by Sydney duplex, German arrival b/s, vertical fold & a few faults. The rate for a letter weighing between 3½ & 4oz was 2½d x8 = 2/-. SymbolclGradec Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 20 1894 cover to "Government House/Grand Turk/Turks Islands/West Indies" with 2½d tied by Sydney duplex, San Francisco transit b/s & 'TURKS-ISLANDS/JA25/00' arrival cds on the face. From a well known correspondence, of which most items are postal stationery. Very few covers have been noted. SymbolcGradea Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 21 1900 plain wrapper to "JP McGlinn/Adjutant & Quartermaster/New South Wales Mounted Infantry/South Africa" with 1d Arms tied by Newcastle cds, minor soiling. Rare inwards item. [Mail TO war zones is always much scarcer than mail from the conflict. It is all the more remarkable that a humble wrapper should have survived. In fact, this is the only such item from Australia to the Boer War that we have seen] SymbolcGradeb Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 22 1901 (Sep 1) usage of NSW 1d Postal Card "TOWN HALL SYDNEY" to California, posted aboard ship with terrific combination of New Zealand markings '1'-in-bars cancel, 'NZ/MARINE PO/7SP01' cds and double-boxed 'PACKET- BOAT.' handstamp, also cancelled with San Francisco machine cancel & twice readdressed. SymbolpsGradea- Estimate$500Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 23 1906 cover to British Columbia endorsed "Post Cards", badly damaged in transit from being over-packed, mss "T30" & Canadian "12cts due" with Canadian Postage Due 2c x6 tied to the reverse by 'NANAIMO' cds, apparently returned to the sender endorsed "on almost every packet I had to pay that much or more. Safe [sic] this for your collection as it is"! Full of character! [The letter rate was 2d per ½oz so 3d did not cover the second weight step. However, by endorsing the cover "Post Cards", the se SymbolcGraded Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 24 INWARDS MAIL: 1831 outer from England endorsed "Per Exmouth/15 March 1831" & "On the Service of the Australian Agricultural Compy", to "Captn Sir Wm Edwd Parry/Port Stephens", no outwards markings so apparently carried privately & placed in the mails at Sydney where rated "6d" = 4d internal carriage + 2d captain's gratuity, very fine strike of the 'SYDNEY/NSW/JY 24/1831' cds (the outer frame worn-away) in blue on the face, ironed-out vertical fold clear of the cds. Acquired at the Prestige aucti SymbolclGradea- Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 25 INWARDS MAIL: (March 2) entire from London to "Mr John Crook/Sydney or elsewhere/(to be left at the Post Office there, to be/forwarded, if not there)", arrival b/s of JY14/1840 (#S7) & rated "6" for an incoming double shipletter, endorsed "Advertised" in red. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$350StatusUnsold View details 26 INWARDS MAIL: 1848 (Jan) long Toulmin Packet cover from England to a "Cattle Dealer/Gundaroo, County of Murray/New South Wales" with 'LEEDS' cds & London Paid cds both in red, endorsed "above 1oz" & rated "4/-" both in red, 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/JA17/1849/SYDNEY' b/s, poor GPO Sydney cds & rated "7/4d" in black (confirmed by addition on the reverse), endorsed "not to be found at Gundaroo" & at left "Advertised/Unclaimed/July 1849", apparently returned under cover to England where 'RETURNED FROM SymbolclGradec Estimate$500Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 27 INWARDS MAIL: 1857 small envelope from GB to "Calder House/Newtown" with very fine 'Woolwich WO' h/s in blue on the reverse & 6d pale lilac SG 70 tied by 'LONDON/OC14/57 - SE/8' duplex, Sydney transit of JA11/1858 & Newtown arrival b/s. Calder House was built in the late-1820s. It was leased in 1855 to Mr Castle to establish a school, later conducted 1871-79 by Dr Joseph David Sly. SymbolcGradea- Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 28 INWARDS MAIL: 1872 cover from GB to HMAS Basilisk at Sydney "or Elsewhere", endorsed "Via brindisi" but with 6d brown Plate '11' only & largely very fine 'INSUFFY STAMPED/VIA-BRINDISI' h/s, apparently carried in a naval or closed bag, endorsed by the recipient "recd at/Sydney 25 Nov 1872", minor blemishes. Very attractive. Carried per "Massilia", departed Southampton 26/9/1872; "Sumatra", departed Suez 13/10/1872; & "Behar", departed Galle 28/10/1872, arrived Sydney 25/11/1872. [If correctly pai SymbolcGradeb Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold View details 29 INWARDS MAIL: 1893 (Oct 5) cover from Aden with East India 2a6p green tied by 'ADEN' squared-circle, superb French mailboat octagonal 'LIGNE T/12/OCT/93/PAQ FR No 1' d/s, Sydney transit b/s of NO3/93 & poor Queanbeyan b/s, repaired flap. Carried per Messageries Maritimes "Armand Behic", arrived Melbourne 2/11/1893. SymbolcGradea- Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 30 INWARDS MAIL: 1894 usage from the Azores of 'ANGRA' 25r blue-green Envelope with local stamp dealer's imprint at upper-left, uprated with 25r & 100r tied by 'CORRo e TELLo/23JAN94/ANGRA do KEROIMAO' (?) cds, Portuguese red/buff registration label - fault - with manuscript "Angra", New York & unusual 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/FEB 7 1894/REGISTERED.' b/s, San Francisco exchange office registration label, Sydney transit b/s of MR8/94 & Bathurst arrival b/s, a couple of very minor defects. A truly remarkab SymbolpsGradea- Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 31 INWARDS MAIL: 1900 (June 25) cover from British New Guinea with embossed '[bishop's mitre]/M.J.S.-W.' on the flap, to Sydney with Queensland Four Figures 2d tied by 9-bars 'BNG' cancel of 'SAMARAI/BNG' (26mm cds alongside), small faults & some soiling. Ex Tim Rybak & Roger Lee. ‹In 1891, an Anglican Mission was established at Samarai but relocated to Dogura, on Milne Bay, the next year. In 1898, Montagu John Stone-Wigg was appointed the first Anglican Bishop of New Guinea. In 1902 he sp GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$450Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 32 INWARDS MAIL: 1910 commercial cover from Nauru with unusual franking of 3pf x10 tied by poor strikes of the Nauru cds, 'Nauru/(Marshall-Inseln)' registration label wrapped around the cover at right, fair Sydney arrival b/s of AU25/10. Ex Thomas Osdene & John Darnell. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 33 INWARDS MAIL: 1914 commercial cover from Nauru "Per SS Canadian Transport" to Sydney with 20pf tied by fine Nauru cds of 18.5/14, Sydney machine arrival b/s, minor creasing & opened a little roughly. Ex John Darnell. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 34 INWARDS MAIL: 1914 commercial triple-rate cover from Bougainville (German New Guinea) with Yachts 10pf x3 tied by 'KIETA/DEUTSCHE-NEUGUINEA/16.5/14' cds, Sydney arrival b/s of 9JL14, minor blemishes & slightly truncated at left. SymbolclGradeb Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold View details 35 INWARDS MAIL: 1915 mourning cover with embossed '[crown]/MAISON DE SM LA REINE/ELISABETH' on the flap, from Rumania with 50b orange tied to the reverse & 'Buc Gara Nord' registration label, London transit b/s in red, poor Sydney cds on the face, Newcastle transit & 'HAMILTON' arrival b/s, readdressed with 'ARNCLIFFE' arrival b/s, opened three sides & a bit soiled. Surprisingly uncensored, perhaps as a courtesy to royal mail. Princess Elisabeth von Wied (1843-1916) was married to King Carol I of SymbolcGradec Estimate$250Price Realized$220StatusSold View details 36 INWARDS MAIL: 1916 Russian Prisoners of War Postal Card from Siberia with the message headed "Nikolsk-Ussuriysk den 21 Juli 16", to "der Hilfsverein für Deutsch-Osterr-Ungarische Kriegsgefangene", sent via Austria where triangular censor cachet applied in magenta, a bit aged. [Nikolsk-Ussuriysk (now Ussriysk) is about 50km N or Vladivostok. One website states there was a POW Camp here only between 1919 & 1921. This card proves the camp was operating 3 years earlier] SymbolpsGradeb Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$3,000Price Realized$2,300StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$3,000Price Realized$4,200StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$1,500Price Realized$3,800StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$1,500Price Realized$3,200StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$1,500Price Realized$3,400StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$750StatusUnsold View details 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-) Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$1,250StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$150StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$1,200StatusUnsold View details 48 INWARDS MAIL: 1868 flapless mourning cover from GB "Via Panama" with GB 6d violet (trimmed at right) tied by very fine 'BRIGHTON/ H2 /JU1/68 - 132' duplex, huge '10' postage due h/s applied at Panama, transit b/s of Brisbane JY30/68 & Townsville AU14/1868, a bit soiled. Carried per RMSP Co "Tasmanian", departed Southampton 2/6/1868, arrived Colon 19/6/1868; then "Mataura", departed Panama 21/6/1868, arrived Sydney 28/7/1868. The rate was 6d to Panama but 1/4d trans-Pacific to Australia. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 49 INWARDS MAIL: 1877 Macartney cover from Ireland "via Brindisi" with 1d red Plate '173' x2 & 6d grey Plate '15' tied by 'DUBLIN/ 6 / JA4/77 - 186' duplex, Rockhampton b/s of FE27/77 & Marlborough b/s, part of the flap missing. Per "Sumatra", departed Brindisi 8/1/1877; "Deccan" from Suez; "Travancore" from Galle to Singapore; then via Torres Strait per "Somerset", arrived Rockhampton 27/2/1877. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 50 INWARDS MAIL: 1900 from the Boer War endorsed "From Trooper N Carhale [?]/No 250 3rd QMI" (= Queensland Mounted Infantry) with space at lower-left for an officer to countersigned but left blank, Transvaal VRI 1d tied by British 'ARMY PO 55/OC11/00/S.AFRICA' cds, Brisbane transit & 'CHARLEVILLE' arrival b/s, overall soiling. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradec Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 51 1840 partly cross-written entire letter headed "Adelaide/Oct 20th 1840" and signed by "William Giles", to Northumberland, no outgoing markings, boxed 'INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE' b/s & rated '8" as an incoming shipletter, very fine unframed 'NORTH SHIELDS/JU21/1841' arrival b/s, soiling & internal reinforcing. Eight months in transit. [Kingscote, on Kangaroo Island, was the first official settlement in South Australia. Settlers sent by the South Australian Company arrived in July 1836. The next year, GSTex GSTSymbolcGradec Estimate$500Price Realized$800StatusSold View details 52 1850 (April 18) cover to "Altona by Hamburg" endorsed "Pr John Bartlett via London" with superb strike of the unframed 'GPO/[crown]/AP+18/1850/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' cds & rated "6" in red, London transit b/s of 3JY3/1850 in red & rated "8" for inwards shipletter, double-circle 'P.A./8 7 50/ALTONA' arrival cds on the face, rated "1/2" in black & "19" in blue, minor soiling. RPSofV Certificate (2014). Until 1864, Altona was Danish territory, and this is the earliest recorded cover from South Australi SymbolcGradeb Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,200StatusSold View details 53 1850 lengthy cross-written entire headed "Angas River December 26th 1850" & signed "John Guy", to Oxfordshire endorsed "PO/Strathalbyn" at upper-left & "Paid 6d" both in red, 'GPO/[crown]/31+DE/1850/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' cds in blue, London arrival b/s of 1MY1/1851 in red & rated "8" for an inwards shipletter, fair 'CHIPPING-NORTON' arrival b/s in blue, mostly peripheral soiling. The latest recorded example of the Starathalbyn endorsement. Ex Michael Blake. [Pursuant to the 1846 Regulations, country SymbolcGradeb Estimate$350Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 54 1855 cover to "Grahamstown/South Africa" with "Cape of Good Hope" added, London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2 fine strip of 3 (margins close to large but a little damaged at the top from being placed too close to the edge of the envelope), bold diamond-numeral '1' & 'PORT ADELAIDE/OC3/1855/SOUTH-AUSTRALIA' cds alongside, endorsed "Via Melbourne" but crossed-through, very fine seriffed 'CAPE TOWN/FE2/1856/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' transit b/s in red & rated "8" in black, minor soiling & part of the fla SymbolcGradeb Estimate$850StatusUnsold View details 55 1858 (Aug 26) cover to the Cape of Good Hope with London Printings Imperf 6d dark blue SG 3 (margins good to large except where just touched at upper-right & with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right) tied by very fine '1' cancel of 'PORT ADELAIDE' (equally fine cds at left), oval 'PORT ELIZABETH/DE28/1858' & 'CAPE TOWN/ JA1/1859' b/s both in red, the faded address amateurishly reinstated. A rare destination from South Australia. [With the original letter - amateurishly repaired - signed "S SymbolcGradea-/c Estimate$850Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 56 1859 cover to Scotland "p Salsette/via Marseilles" with rare franking of Adelaide Printings 6d slate-blue SG 10 two singles (the first with margins just clear to large, the other with margins at places) tied by dumb cancels unusually in blue, 'PAID/AU17/1859/=ADELAIDE- S.A.=' cds in blue & 'U M/EDINBURGH/OC9//59' arrival b/s. A very scarce double-rate franking. Ex Michael Blake. RPSofV Certificate (2014). [Harry Lower's very fine cover with very fine pair of the 6d SG 10 sold at the Prestige auc SymbolcGradea Estimate$2,000StatusUnsold View details 57 1859 cover to London "per Emeu" with very scarce franking of First Roulettes 6d slate-blue SG 17 tied by 'PAID/OC18/1859/=ADELAIDE-S.A.=' cds in blue, 'LONDON-SW/ A5 /DE14/59' arrival b/s, minor soiling & wrinkling. Ex Rose (1960) & Michael Blake. Carried per "Emeu", departed Melbourne 18/10/1859; & "Ripon", departed Alexandria 30/11/1859, arrived Southampton 14/12/1859. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 58 1864 double-rate cover to Scotland via the all-sea route with Second Roulettes 1/- brown (SG 39-42 group) tied to by diamond-numeral '1', 'PORT ADELAIDE/ JU27/64/S.A' cds, Adelaide & superb 'EDINR M2/ 2 /AU15/64' transit b/s, 'PRESTON PANS' arrival b/s, a little soiled. Ex Michael Blake. [Docketing at left indicates the enclosed letter was written at Melbourne on 25/6/1864. The cover was probably carried by coastal vessel to Port Adelaide where it was put into the mails; then per "Northam", depa SymbolcGradeb Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 59 1876 triple-rate cover to Oxfordshire "Via Brindisi" with scarce three-colour franking of 9d red-purple SG 77 & 1/- deep red-brown SG 82 plus De La Rue Perf 10 2d brick-red SG 159 irregular strip of 3 tied to by GPO cds of JA1/76, very fine 'BANBURY/FE14/76' arrival b/s, ironed-out light horizontal fold well clear of the stamps, minor blemishes. [Carried per "Sumatra", departed Adelaide 1-2/1/1876; "Malwa" from Galle; & "Hindostan" from Alexandria, arrived Brindisi 11/2/1876] SymbolclGradeb Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 60 1880 cover with 'AUSTRALIAN TOUR/OF/HENRY KETTEN' imprint at upper-left to Italy with very scarce franking of 1d & 6d tied by GPO cds of SP17/80, Brindisi transit b/s of 25/OTT/80, Bologna arrival & an unusual oval d/s also on the reverse with '7'-in-oval postman's h/s, minor blemishes. A short-lived rate to an unusual destination from South Australia. [The handwriting is probably Ketten's] The Hungarian, Henry Ketten, was a renowned pianist & composer who performed for Queen Victoria in 1860, GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$600Price Realized$460StatusSold View details 61 1885 (Oct 10) cover to India with 6d Prussian blue tied by GPO cds, four different Bombay b/s & redirected to 'KHANDALA' (b/s) all on 31/10/1885. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 62 1886 usage of 1d Postal Card to Prussia uprated with DLR 2d orange x3 tied by 'HAWKER/MA12/86/SA' cds, 'RAILWAY/SA' squared-circle transit b/s, German 'T'-in-triangle h/s & mss "80" (pf) in blue, docketing on the face & reinforced corner bends. Pre-UPU, postcards could be sent overseas only at the letter rate, which was 8½d to Germany, so underpaid 1½d. SymbolpsGrade(b) Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 63 1889 usage of 1d Postal Card to Holland with 2d orange tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/NO11/89/SA - S.AUSTRALIA' duplex, 'HAARLEM' arrival cds & 'A.29' postman's delivery h/s. There was a 3d Postal Card rate to England but for postcards to foreign destinations the 6d letter rate had to be paid, so the card should have been taxed. SymbolpsGradea Estimate$350StatusUnsold View details 64 1890s usage of ½d Wrapper to Argentina uprated with Bantam ½d brown tied by GPO cancel with no date, minor blemishes. SymbolpsGradea- Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold View details 65 1890s usage of ½d Wrapper to the Friendly Islands (Tonga) with Ship Mail Room cds with indecipherable date. SymbolpsGradea Estimate$150Price Realized$220StatusSold View details 66 1893 cover to "Dr SB Saunders/Moshes Zerkinem/Jerusalem/Holy Land" with "Bantam" ½d brown & Perf 10 '5D.' on 6d brown tied by 'REGISTERED ADELAIDE/AP24/93/SA' squared-circle, bilingual 'SUEZ/R/22MA93' transit b/s, some soiling. A truly remarkable destination in this period, & the earliest cover we have recorded from Australia to Palestine. SymbolcGradec Estimate$2,000StatusUnsold View details 67 1906 double-rate cover to Virginia "Via San Francisco" with Thin 'POSTAGE' 8d ultramarine - paying 2½d x2 + 3d registration - tied by 'CLARE/S-A' squared-circle, curved 'REGISTERED/No...' h/s, Adelaide & San Francisco transit & 'RICHMOND VA/REG DIV' arrival b/s. Ex Kevin Nelson. SymbolcGradea Estimate$750Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 68 INWARDS MAIL: 1901 stampless Boer War cover endorsed "From No 36 S Aus Bush Corps/Kimberley S Africa" with 'KIMBERLEY/ JA18/01/CGH' & very fine 'FIELD POST OFFICE BO/*/JA23/01/BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA' cds, Adelaide transit & 'CLARE' arrival b/s, minor faults. Boer War covers from South Australian soldiers are very scarce. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 69 INWARDS MAIL: 1917 scenic 2c Postal Card ("UNIVERSIDAD MONTEVIDEO") from Uruguay's Natural History Museum with double oval 'PASSED BY/4TH MD___/CENSOR' h/s in violet applied at Adelaide. Gorgeous! SymbolpsGradea Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 70 INWARDS MAIL: 1940 (Mar 12) usage of Greek Ancient Navy 2L Postal Card uprated with 2L strip of 3 in the same design, to Herbert Basedow, boxed '.../225/GREEK CENSOR' h/s & diamond Adelaide censor h/s both in violet, minor blemishes. The message enquires about Basedow supplying half a tonne of bismuth. Italy invaded Greece on 28/10/1940. [Herbert Basedow was something of a Rennaissance Man. A medical doctor, he was also chairman of several mining companies in Central Australia. A member of major SymbolpsGradea- Estimate$150StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$15,000Price Realized$16,000StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$400Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 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- Estimate$4,000StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 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) Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$4,000Price Realized$4,400StatusSold View details 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- Estimate$3,500Price Realized$4,000StatusSold View details 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+ Estimate$4,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 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- Estimate$400Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 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- Estimate$800Price Realized$1,200StatusSold View details 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) Estimate$3,500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 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) Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$400Price Realized$340StatusSold View details 89 INWARDS MAIL: 1838 (Aug 7) lengthy cross-written entire social letter from England to "Bull Inn/Prossers Plains/Van deimand Land" with unframed 'PAID/AT/BRISTOL' h/s & rated "1/-" for 10d rate to London + 2d outwards shipletter, London tombstone & Paid Ship Letter d/s both in red, fine strike of the scarce first type boxed 'SHIPLETTER/3DE3/1838' b/s (36x28mm; recorded '13MY13/1837' to '8DE8/1839' only) & rated "9" for 4d inwards shipletter + 5d inland rate, minor blemishes & light soiling. Pros SymbolcGradeb Estimate$600Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 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 Estimate$500Price Realized$700StatusSold View details 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- Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 92 1868 stamplessyellow cover from Prussia "Pr overland Mail via Marseille" with very fine 'ALTONA/ F /25 2/68/5-6N' cds in red & rated "10" (silver groschen) with 'P.D.' h/s also in red, French pattern 'PRUSSE/* 27/FEVR/68/FORBACH' cds in blue & 'LYON A MARSEILLES' TPO transit b/s, Hobart 'SHIP LETTER-INWARDS FREE' arrival b/s, minor defects but of striking appearance. A rare origin/destination item. Until 1864, Altona was Danish territory. In that year, the Danish provinces of Schleswig & Hols GSTex GSTSymbolCGradeb Estimate$750StatusUnsold View details 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- Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold View details 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- Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold View details 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 Estimate$100Price Realized$75StatusSold View details 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- Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 98 1841 (early) part-entire to Scotland signed "David Ogilvy" with an unusually fine strike of the rounded-boxed 'MELBOURNE/PAID' h/s in red & largely fine strike of the rare undated 'MELBOURNE/NSW' h/s on the flap, straight-line 'SHIP LETTER' b/s in red & Edinburgh arrival b/s of 'AUG/10/1841', minor soiling. Only about 15 examples of Melbourne's first handstamp are recorded. The 'MELBOURNE/PAID' h/s is almost as elusive. [The writer speaks of the pattern of land sales near Melbourne & states "The SymbolcGradeb Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,300StatusSold View details 99 1847 lengthy cross-written entire letter headed "Melbourne 7th April 1847" & signed "Thomas Lowe", to London endorsed "From No 1998 Corporal Thomas Lowe 58th Regt" & countersigned by Captain Murray (?) at lower-left, rated "1" in red for a soldier's or sailor's letter, light 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/AP 10/1847/MELBOURNE' d/s in red on the flap, London arrival b/s in red across the flap & rated "2" for an incoming soldier's letter, overall soiling. A very significant item, being one of only three Im SymbolcGradeb Estimate$10,000StatusUnsold View details 100 1848 lengthy entire letter headed "Waranooke - River Richardson/31 Dec 1848" & signed "Henry Nicoll" to England, prepaid with a light but largely fine strike of the 'GEELONG/JANY 1/1849.' provisional handstamp in red on the reverse (unfortunately overstruck with the London transit b/s also in red), rated "3" in red for a single shipletter & "8" in black payable by the recipient of an inwards shipletter. A great rarity. Ex Tony Rigo de Righi (1982) & Brian Peace. The early datestamps had the ye GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea- Estimate$3,000StatusUnsold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next
