VICTORIA: featuring Max Watson’s Franks & Les Molnar’s TPOs (#135MG) 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 201-210 of 492. Previous|1...192021222324...50|Next Lot #201 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - CHIEF SECRETARY: Die 5 (1900) & Die 8 (1887) both handstamped in purple on envelopes with 'PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA' imprint at L/L (S&W #E1730 & 1720), the earlier item to GB "Per Liguria". The only recorded envelopes for this user. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #202 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - CHIEF SECRETARY: Die 5 (2mm arcs at sides) in black with 'QUARANTINE STATION/Point Nepean...' imprint at lower-left (S&W unrecorded), to Melbourne unusually with 'QUEENSCLIFF/AU29/90/VICTORIA - 70' duplex. [At this time, there was no post office & the mail was apparently taken across Port Phillip Heads & posted at Queenscliff. Point Nepean PO 1.4.1859; closed 1.1.1865. Quarantine Station PO opened 1.2.1898] SymbolPSGradeA- View details Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold Lot #203 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - CHIEF SECRETARY: Die 5 on huge undated envelope (385x328mm) with 'COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS/...' imprint at L/L (S&W unrecorded), vertical fold but remarkably fine for these items. The largest postal stationery item from any of the Colonies/States or the Commonwealth. [This was a small special printing for posting the oversize illustrated invitations to attend key Federation events in Melbourne. All other examples we have seen are badly damaged] SymbolPS View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Lot #204 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - CHIEF SECRETARY: Die 5 on 1901 envelope with 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/THE SENATE' imprint at L/L & all printing in rosine (S&W #E680), with Sydney b/s. SymbolPSGradeA- View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Lot #205 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - CHIEF SECRETARY: Die 5 printed on 220mm-wide wrapper with 'MELBOURNE OBSERVATROY' imprint at L/L, to Belgium with the frank unusually obscured by 2d violet tied by Melbourne cds. Only two other examples recorded. [The foreign printed matter rate was 1d per 2oz] SymbolPSGradeA View details Estimate$200StatusUnsold Lot #206 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - CHIEF SECRETARY: Die 9 (rosettes at the sides) handstamped in rosine on 1893 envelope with 'Hospitals for the Insane/...' imprint (S&W #E1180; the only recorded example), light vertical fold; and Die 5 on 1902 envelope with 'LUNATIC ASYLUM/Beechworth' imprint at L/L (#E1230; wrongly noted as Die 3). (2) SymbolCPSGradeA- View details Quantity2Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #207 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - CHIEF SECRETARY: Die 10 (smaller rubber pattern) superb handstamp in rosine on 1894 envelope (S&W #500). Rated RRR. Superb! SymbolCLGradeA+ View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Lot #208 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - CHIEF SECRETARY: Exhibition envelopes etc with various dies 1) with 'INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION 1866' imprint at top (S&W #E1190; the only recorded example), a little soiled; 2) with 'OFFICES OF THE/Commissioners of the Melbourne International Exhibition 1880/...' imprint with all printing inverted relative to the knife of the envelope (#580), unused & very rare thus; 3) with 'Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888' imprint at L/L (#360), part-strikes o SymbolCPS View details Quantity7Estimate$1,250Price Realized$950StatusSold Lot #209 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - COLONEL COMMANDANT OF VOLUNTEERS: Superb strike in blue on 1867 envelope (265x115mm) with 'LOCAL MILITARY STORE AND BARRACK DEPT' imprint at L/L (S&W #E10; the only example recorded), Melbourne duplex of DC20/67. Rated RRRR: the earliest of only three recorded covers. Illustrated at page 59. [By 1872, this frank had been withdrawn and replaced by that of the Commandant Local Forces. Hans Karman's example on small envelope sold for $1667] SymbolCLGradeA View details Estimate$1,250StatusUnsold Lot #210 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - COMMANDANT LOCAL FORCES: Very fine strike in dull blue on envelope with 'Metropolitan Troop, PWLH/ ...Commanding' imprint in red at L/L (S&W #E60; the only example recorded), unused. Rated RR+; only one other unused Commandant Local Forces envelope has been recorded. Superb! SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1...192021222324...50|Next1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 Next Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 Next
