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 301-310 of 492. Previous|1...293031323334...50|Next Lot #301 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - TREASURER, THE: Die 2 printed in blue on 1870s postcard with 'RECEIPT AND PAY OFFICE' imprint on the reverse (S&W #P20), a joined pair (sensibly reinforced with archival tape), unused. The only such "multiple" recorded for any frank. [The cards are perforated on two or three sides. We expect they were supplied in books - not sheets - and that a "page" was a vertical strip of either three or, less likely, four cards] SymbolPSGradeA View details Estimate$500StatusUnsold Lot #302 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - WATER SUPPLY, MINISTER OF: Handstamp in black very fine strike on plain 1892 envelope with 'VICTORIAN/[Arms]/WATER SUPPLY' crest in black on the flap (S&W #E20), local usage. Superb! Rated RRR. SymbolCGradeA+ View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Lot #303 OFFICIAL MAIL - FRANK STAMPS - WATER SUPPLY, MINISTER OF: Superb h/s in blue on postcard with Melbourne duplex of FE29/88 (S&W #P10; the earliest recorded Minister of Water Supply frank); printed on four different envelopes without imprint (one a "penalty" type) and on five different postcards (one with the advice on the reverse inverted, one with 'WATER SUPPLY OFFICE/MALOP-STREET/GEELONG' imprint #P50: the only recorded example). (10) SymbolCPSGradeA/B View details Quantity10Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot #304 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES - Collection of virtually all different TPO postmarks on piece or stamp including a few multiples, many are part-strikes only but there are many very fine to superb strikes and a good number of rarities including 'TPO/ 2 ' obliterator (rated RRRR) & Large Octagon '.../MG2' (RRRRR); 'TPO/ 3 ' Obliterator first period (RRRR) & boxed '____/TPO No [3]'; 'TPO 4/DOWN.../VICTORIA' (RRRR); MG5 Down Duplex (RRRRR); MG6 Down 22mm Octagon (RRRR) & 'TPO 6/DOWN...' with arcs (RRRR); M GST†SymbolSΔ View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,150StatusSold Lot #305 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES - Collection of covers with all different array of TPO markings on cover Postal Card or PPC mostly removed from Les Molnar's exhibit pages (including from pages in earlier versions of the exhibit), a high proportion are cancellations rather than backstamps & most strikes - including most of those listed below - are fine to superb, some better usages including on franked envelopes, "Beer n Baccy" Postal Card, Fullface scenic Letter Card in pale emerald & Registration Envel GST†SymbolCPS View details Quantity73Estimate$4,000StatusUnsold Lot #306 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES - First Type Datestamps comprising Large Vertical Oval 'UP/TRAVELLING/POST OFFICE/VICTORIA/MG1' very fine b/s on 1877 Postal Card, '..../MG3' fine b/s on 1867 cover, and '.../MG4' b/s on 1869 cover, also Large Octagon 'DOWN/.../MG4' b/s on 1869 cover with the original letter. Rated R, R, RRR and RRR respectively. A very desirable quartet, especially of this quality. (4) GST†SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity4Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #307 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES - Commonwealth Period Datestamps all different selection comprising 'UP' types for 'TPO 2' (rated RRRR on cover), 'TPO 3', 'TPO 6' (RRRR), 'TPO 7' (RRRR), 'TPO 9' (RR), 'TPO 11' (RRR), 'TPO 13' (RRRR), 'TPO 15' (RRR), 'TPO 16' (RRRRR), 'TPO 17' (RR) & 'TPO 19' (RRRR), and 'DOWN types for 'TPO 6' (RRRR), 'TPO 9' (RRRR) & 'TPO 17' (RRRR), condition variable but all presentable and the strikes are generally very fine to superb. An exceptional lot. A remarkable opportunity to GST†SymbolCPS View details Quantity14Estimate$2,500StatusUnsold Lot #308 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES - Les Molnar's display pages for his 9-frame Large Gold exhibit plus pages from earlier versions of the exhibit, with a significant number - probably 100+ - of cancels on stamps & covers remaining throughout, mostly lesser items but a few better items noted. Most bundles of exhibit pages offer little of substance, being sparingly annotated, providing no more information than is glaringly obvious, or merely parroting the leading catalogue or reference book. That is not the GST†SymbolSCPS View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #309 TPOs: MELBOURNE-GEELONG-BALLARAT 1865-1890 - UP TRAIN 1: Type 1 (Large Vertical Oval) superb strike of 'FE2265' on small piece. A highly significant item, being the earliest recorded Victorian TPO marking, from only two days after the service commenced on 20.2.1865. It is also one of only two recorded examples with MMDDYY configuration of the date slugs. GST†SymbolΔGradeA A1+ View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #310 TPOs: MELBOURNE-GEELONG-BALLARAT 1865-1890 - UP TRAIN 1: Type 1 (Large Vertical Oval) very fine large-part strikes of 'AP2165' & '10JY65' both on Laureates 4d. The first is the later of only two recorded examples with MMDDYY configuration of the date slugs & the earliest recorded TPO datestamp on an adhesive: illustrated at page 38. The other is the earliest recorded date for the corrected date format. 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