Stamps, Coins & Postal History (#459) Closed Auction Info PDF Prices Realized 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 1-26 of 26. Previous|1|Next Lot #506 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1862-1931 selection comprising 1862 front with tied 4d Chalon & 'PRE-PAID/1AU4/1862' datestamp in red alongside, 1886 (?) Fingal front to Launceston,1891 front to South Africa with unclaimed cachets, 1894 to Melbourne with 2d Sideface tied by BN '30' fine EVANDALE datestamp alongside; 1906 PPC to South Africa, stamp on view side uncancelled, tax handstamps on message side, 1907 taxed Tatts cover; also Telegraph Forms (2) 1874 Bothwell to Longford and 1875 Macquarie Pl SymbolPC PS View details Estimate$160 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSold Lot #507 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1830 (May 10) "Leake" correspondence Launceston to Rosedale entire (faults on reverse from previous poor mounting), showing a largely very fine strike of the Type 2 double oval handstamp of Launceston. Strikes of this quality are hard to source. Ex Viney. SymbolC View details Estimate$800 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot #508 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1832 (Mar. 3) entire from Hobart Town to John Leake at Rosedale with good strike of the oval "HOBART TOWN/V.D.L" handstamp, signed at lower-left by Stephen Adey, Superintendent of Stock and Farms for Van Diemen's Land Company and director of the Derwent Bank. SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot #509 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1832 (Apr.30) Fingal to Rose Vale entire, sent by foot messenger, endorsed by postmaster John Wallace "Paid J.W. Fingal", being a very early endorsement which was not officially required until June; also endorsed "Speed/J. Grant" as recipient John Leake had been complaining of slow delivery times. Fewer than five examples known of this early instructional marking. Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale for $3,000. SymbolC View details Estimate$900 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! Lot #510 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1832 (Aug.10) Hobart to Campbell Town entire showing the latest known date of the oval "HOBART TOWN/V.D.L" handstamp, the letter rated at 10d under the 1828 Act for a single letter carried between 70 and 80 miles. Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale for $2000+. SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot #511 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1833 (Nov.14) Launceston to Campbell Town entire from "H.M. Service" from Lewis Gilles to John Leake showing a very good strike of the Type 2 double oval handstamp of Launceston, rated 4d following the Sep.27 1832 rate reductions, some soiling/staining. [In 1833 Leake purchased part of Gilles' estate near Ross Bridge on the Macquarie River] SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot #512 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1835 (Aug.17) Launceston to Rosedale entire, showing a good strike of the Type 2 double oval handstamp of Launceston, rated 5d under the 1834 Postal Act, being the single rate for a distance of between 30-45 miles (Rosedale at 41½ mile distance). Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale for $2300. SymbolC View details Estimate$800 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot #513 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1840 (June16) entire to Roslin, Scotland, sent "p Hamilton" departing from Launceston with largely complete strike of the large oval '[Crown]/GENERAL POST OFFICE/HOBART TOWN/VDL/16JU16/1840' datesamp struck in black , initially rated "8" but scored-through and re-rated "9", 'SHIP LETTER" and '8NO8/1840' datestamp in red applied in London, 'ROSLIN/PENNY POST' handstamp applied on arrival in Scotland, then re-directed to Edinburgh. Symbolc View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot #514 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1848 E.L. rated '2' for local delivery in Launceston with 2 fine strikes (front and back) of the scarce '1.0.CLOCK/20 SE/1848' cds. View details Estimate$180 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSold Lot #515 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1849 entire (closed spikehole) from Sydney to Launceston, endorsed "per Shamrock", posted as a local letter upon arrival with good strike of the scarce Launceston Twopenny Post '10.O.CLOCK/1MAR1/1849' datestamp in black. Remarkable use of this timed handstamp on incoming mail. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot #516 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1851 (Jan.3) Bank of Australasia (Launceston) folded printed notice sent locally and rated "2", with bold and largely complete strike of '1.O.CLOCK/3JA3/1851' datestamp in black. [The 1 o'clock datestamp is rare, Green Books state "it is not known when the 1 o'clock delivery commenced in Launceston".] SymbolC View details Estimate$750 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot #517 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1851 (May 15) Leake correspondence entire to Campbell Town with fine & largely complete strike of Mount Gambier departure datestamp and unofficial Campbell Town straight-line "C' TOWN/25.JUNE.51" arrival datestamp in black; rated 4d Adelaide to Hobart Town, 1d VDL inland fee & 6d ship mail. Only four items recorded with this handstamp, this being the earliest according to Campbell (at page 12). Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 S SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #518 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1852 (Apr. 8) Launceston to Campbell Town outer rated "4" with Type 2 Launceston departure datestamp, largely fine same day strike of boxed "CAMP TOWN/8 April 52" arrival handstamp, intact wax seal in black on reverse. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot #519 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1852 (July 13) Launceston to Campbell Town entire rated "4" with Type 2 Launceston departure datestamp, superb same day strike of boxed "CAMP TOWN/13 July 52" arrival handstamp. Very fine and attractive. Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale for $1725. SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot #520 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1857 (Sep.19) inwards entire to Launceston from Mauritius endorsed "p Cantero" & "favod(favoured)/by Capn Walters" with 'SHIP-LETTER INWARDS FREE/31OC/1857' boxed handstamp overstamped '2NO/1857 to correct the date, plus another strike with the correct '2NO/1857' dateline scored through, on reverse fine strike of 'SHIP-LETTER INWARDS FREE/2NO/1857' diamond datestamp. Most unusual combination of cancellations. SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $450StatusCLOSED! Lot #521 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1858 (Oct.18) cover to London endorsed "Via Melbourne & Aden" with Numeral Wmk imperf 1d brick-red pair (margins largely complete) & 4d blue cancelled by BN '62' obliterator of Hobart and partially tied by watery strike of HOBART large crown circle datestamp, LONDON 'PAID/1858/18OC18/AC' arrival datestamp, fine condition. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot #522 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1859 (Jan.16) "On Public Service Only" cover to Campbell Town with imperf 2d pair SG.31 tied by First Allocation BN '46' cancels of New Town (Rated 4R). This cover was sent between 1st Jan. and 30th Sept 1859 when the Government free mail service was suspended and an "official rate" of 4d was applied. It is believed to be the only known example sent at this interim rate. An important cover. Ex John Cress. Purchased in our November 2003 Sale SymbolC View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusCLOSED! Lot #523 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1867 (May 6) 'On Public Service Only' printed court circular with 'Clerk of the Peace/Launceston' imprint at lower-left, sent locally with very fine strike of Launceston '[crown]/FREE/6MY6/1867' diamond datestamp in red (rated RR) on face. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot #524 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1886 (Feb.6) cover to Ireland endorsed "By P. O. Steamer" and "Via Melbourne" with 6d Platypus Postal Fiscal tied by HOBART duplex, OMAGH arrival backstamp; also 1900 (Nov.30) 3d optd 'REVENUE' pair tied to local cover (unsealed flap) by Hobart datestamps. (2 covers) SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $160StatusCLOSED! Lot #525 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1891 (Jul. 2) use of 1d Postal Card uprated with 3d Platypus & 2d Sideface for transit from Hobart to Austria paying the 6d pre-UPU rate for letters to European countries, PRAGUE '12/8/91' arrival datestamp on face. [Postcards sent at the the pre-UPU letter rate are extremely scarce] SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot #526 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1894 (Apr 4) use of Queen Victoria Embossed (without words of value) Registration Envelope, uprated with 2½d on 9d Sideface for transit to Wurrtemberg, part-strike of the chamfered-boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART' handstamp in violet (being the earliest recorded use of this handstamp), superb Italian 'AMBTE BOLOGNA-ALA/(Nº2)' TPO transit and ULM arrival backstamp. SymbolPS View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot #527 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1897 (May 19) triple-rate cover to England with attractive multicolour franking comprising Tablets 2½d pair & ½d and Sidefaces 1d (2) cancelled by bold strikes of BN '62' obliterator with fine strike of 'NEW TOWN/MY19/97' datestamp alongside, on reverse HOBART transit and LONDON arrival datestamp, minor edge blemishes. SymbolC View details Estimate$220 - $260StatusCLOSED! Lot #528 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1901 (Nov.30) Boer War era cover to Pretoria via Melbourne with 2d Pictorial & ½d Tablet tied by HOBART 'NO30/01' datestamps, fine strike triangular 'PRESS/CENSOR/PASSED/PRETORIA' handstamp on face, on reverse DURBAN transit & PRETORIA arrival datestamps. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $220StatusCLOSED! Lot #529 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1903 (Nov.12) registered cover to England with 9d Sideface P12½ SG.242 tied by HOBART 'NO12/1903' datestamp, 'R'-in oval and bold strike in blue of chamfered-boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART' registration handstamps, REGISTERED LONDON oval transit datestamp on face, on reverse HULL transit & BURSTWICK arrival datestamps. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$150StatusSold Lot #530 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1904 (Nov.23) illustrated postcard for the "Scientific Conversazione, Town Hall, in aid of the Funds of the Victoria Clocks and Chimes" with image of Hobart Post Office, addressed to "Military Hospital, Middleburg, Cape Colony", card franked with 2½d Tablet tied by HOBART datestamp. Desirable combination of seldom-seen card to an unusual destination. SymbolPC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot #531 TASMANIA - Postal History: 1914 (June 3) PPC (Post Office & Cameron St, Launceston) to Sweden franked with 1d Roo underpaying the 1½d rate, taxed on arrival with Losen "8" ore label added, MALMO arrival datestamp beneath, redirected with 10ore stamp added tied by HALMSTAD datestamp on arrival. SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $160StatusCLOSED! Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
