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 231-240 of 492. Previous|1...222324252627...50|Next Lot #231 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA: 1868 superb vellum front (stated by S&W to be from a wrapper #W10, the only recorded example) with printed address of The Principal Secretary of State, to London 'By RMS ("Geelong")' with largely very fine Die 1 h/s in blue & signed "JHT Manners Sutton" at L/L; and 1874 envelope to Debrett's Peerage in London sent "via Brindisi" with partial Die 1 h/s in black (#E50) & signed "GF Bowen" at L/L. A very scarce duo. [Sir John Henry Thomas Manners SymbolCL/CGradeA+/B View details Quantity2Estimate$400Price Realized$400StatusSold Lot #232 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA: 1872 envelope with Die 1 (Small 'OF' & large fleuron below Arms) h/s in blue cutout (!) affixed & tied by Melbourne duplex (S&W #E110), to the Governor & endorsed "To be delivered at Toorak" but note on reverse states "This was delivered at the Government Offices instead of at Toorak", vertical & horizontal folds. A remarkable usage. SymbolCLGradeB View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Lot #233 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA: 1884 envelope with Die 1 h/s in violet to the Governor of South Australia with very fine 'SOUTH MELBOURNE/ NO22/84/VIC - 148' duplex & Adelaide arrival cds of NO24/84, stained on the reverse. Rated RR: not in the census. SymbolCGradeB View details Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #234 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA: 1881 envelope with largely superb Die 2 ('OF' same size as 'GOVERNOR') h/s in red & 'MELBOURNE CLUB' embossing on the flap (S&W #E130), remarkably posted in South Australia to the Governor of Western Australia with SA 2d tied by 'GPO ADELAIDE/FE18/81/S-A' cds, minor blemishes on the reverse. A rare & desirable "out of Colony" usage. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$750Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #235 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA: 1902 envelope with largely very fine Die 5 (29mm double-circle) h/s in violet & 'VICTORIA/[crown]/OFFICIAL PAID' h/s (S&W unlisted), to London where redirected to France & 'T' h/s applied, 'VEULES-DES-ROSES' arrival b/s, flap removed. [From about 1896, Franks no longer had validity on overseas mail & required an 'OFFICIAL PAID' marking to be added. The Post Office in France probably understood the handstamp to mean "Paid to Destination" so no SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold Lot #236 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA: Undated envelope with very fine impression of Die 6 (triple-circle) in violet (S&W #500), flap removed & minor blemishes, unused. Die 6 is the commonest of all the Governor franks but unused items are rare. SymbolCGradeB View details Estimate$100StatusUnsold Lot #237 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA: Undated envelope with superb impression of Die 7 in black with Coat of Arms in ultramarine on the flap (S&W unlisted), unused. Rated RRR+. Superb! SymbolCGradeA+ View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #238 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA: 1892 & 1896 envelopes with Die 6 in violet (superb) or blue h/s, unusual Travelling Post Office usages with 'UP TRAIN/ MG7 /JA14/92/VICTORIA' cds or 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/NO17/96/ + - VICTORIA' duplex. [See also Lot 281250] (2) SymbolCGradeA/B View details Quantity2Estimate$150Price Realized$115StatusSold Lot #239 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR-GENERAL: 1900-02 envelopes with the h/s in blue, the first an irregular & unauthorised pre-Federation usage within NSW with Sydney DE29/00 cds & 'Government House Sydney/[Arms]' in red on the flap, the others with 'GOVERNOR GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA/[Arms]' in black (mourning cover, the flap damaged) or ultramarine on the flap, both to England with 'VICTORIA/[crown]/OFFICIAL PAID' h/s. All absent from the census but the first is illustrated at page 87 where it SymbolCGradeA/B View details Quantity3Estimate$750Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #240 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - GOVERNOR-GENERAL: 1901 mourning envelope-front with magnificent strike of the h/s in blue, to England with Sydney & 'POSTAGE PAID SYDNEY/FE11/1901/NSW' cds. Superb! Not included in the Census. Although the Governor-General was a Commonwealth official, until 1927 he was based in Melbourne. There was no Commonwealth legislation in respect of postal franks so the regulations of Victoria (& NSW) applied, as evidenced by the fact that the Governor-General frank was wit SymbolCGradeA+ View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1...222324252627...50|Next1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 Next Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 Next
