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 871-880 of 1348. Previous|1...868788899091...135|Next Image Lot # Item Title Quantity Time Left Your Bids 875 1839 lengthy cross-written entire to "RW Allison/Streanshall/Macquarie River/VDL" headed "Port Phillip/Sunday July 8th 1839" and signed "ER Bostock" with very early usage of the ovoid first type 'MELBOURNE/[crown]/ --JU/18[39]/NEW.S.WALES' datestamp - with inverted month slug - & very fine boxed 'SHIPLETTER/20AU20/1839' backstamp of Hobart, rated "11" for inland transit Hobart-Macquarie River, minor soiling. A very early & desirable letter. The addressee, William Race Allison, arrived at Hoba SymbolcGradeb Estimate$1,500Price Realized$2,200StatusSold View details 876 1841 (c.) entire headed "Melbourne August" & signed "WH James" to his father "Joseph James/George Town/VD Land" with a complete & almost very fine strike of the undated 'MELBOURNE/NSW' handstamp on the flap, a bit soiled but most presentable. The handstamp was introduced in 1837 when Melbourne's first post office opened. It was replaced by the first datestamp in early-1839 but continued to be used until 1842 as a shipletter marking. This example is not listed in Brian Peace's census of 22 covers 2 GSTex GSTSymbolc†Gradec/d Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSold View details 877 1854 cover to Lincolnshire "pr Harbinger/Via Southampton" with scarce Two Issue franking of Half-Lengths 3d (small defect at upper-right) & Queen on Throne 2d (virtually full margins) tied by Barred Oval '60' - rated R - of 'ST KILDA' (crowned-oval b/s with mss "19 Jan" in lieu of slugs), Melbourne transit of the same date, British Liverpool & London transit b/s both of AP19/1854. "Harbinger" ex Melbourne 22.1.1854, arrived Southampton 18.4.1854 GSTex GSTSymbolc†Gradeb Estimate$750Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 878 1856 entire to London "per Walmer Castle" with Woodblock 6d (3 margins) tied by BN '10' & large-part strike of the scarce 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/MY*13/1856/WARNAMBOOL VICTORIA' b/s (note spelling), similar Melbourne transit b/s in red, British 'PLYMOUTHAU19/1856/ B /=SHIP-LETTER=' & London "tombstone" arrival d/s on the face. "Walmer Castle" ex Melbourne 18.5.1856, carrying 43,000oz of gold; arrived Plymouth 19.8.1856. GSTex GSTSymbolc†Gradea- Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold View details 1857 outer to "Bückeburg/North Germany" with Imperf Emblems 2d (corner fault) & 1/- Octagonal (cut-into) unusually cancelled with oval 'SANDHURST/NO14/1857/VICTORIA' datestamp, Melbourne transit b/s, French 'AUSTRALIE V SUEZ/6/JANV/58/AMB C' marine sorter cds, two French transit b/s & part- GSTex GSTSymbolc†Gradec Estimate$350Price Realized$270StatusSold View details 880 1858 (June 14) cover to Christiansfeld, Denmark franked with imperf Octagonal 1/- blue (just touching design on three sides) and Woodblock 6d orange (3 margins) tied Barred Numeral '3' of Castlemaine (faint oval backstamp) over-paying the 1/4½d per ½oz rate via Southampton, Melbourne transit on back and red London 'PAID/1858/14AU14/CX' datestamp and oval 'P' SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$4,000Price Realized$2,000StatusSold View details 881 1874 unusual style of mourning cover to Carmathenshire (Wales) with Laureates 6d only tied by 'EMERALD HILL/VICTORIA - 148' duplex, Melbourne b/s where a very fine strike of the small boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/VIA BRINDISI' h/s applied, minor blemishes & unfortunate docketing on the face. GSTex GSTSymbolc†Gradeb Estimate$550StatusUnsold View details 882 1878-79 covers 1) to Germany with Bell ½d & 2d + Laureates 6d; 2) to France with Bell 1/-; 3) to Jersey with Laureates 8d brown/pink; and 4) to London with Laureates 8d brown/pink. Nice clean quartet. (4) 4 GSTex GSTSymbolc†Gradea/a- Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 883 1896 registered cover to USA with Large Stamp Duty 6d blue plus QV 2d violet tied 'BOURKE STREET EAST/VIC' cds 'San Francisco,Cal/FD/REGISTERED' arrival b/s. The 6d was re-used to defraud the Post Office, having been cleaned well enough to escape notice by the postal clerk at the time, but the fiscal pen cancel has now become apparent again. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 884 REGISTRATION LABELS: Mounted collection of blue/white types noted as "after Type C5" including numerous provisionals with handstamps or manuscript/typed office names, 'ABBOTSFORD' to 'FRANKSTON EAST' including numerous tiny offices many of which are long-closed, lots from c.1969 with Postal Area Codes obliterated & some with those codes omitted from later printings, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. (1600 approx) 1,600 GSTex GSTSymbolps† Estimate$300Price Realized$320StatusSold View details
