Stamps, Coins & Postal History (#468) 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 1-10 of 18. Previous|12|Next Lot #509 TASMANIA - Postal History : 1830 (May 10) "Leake" correspondence: Launceston to Rosedale outer (faults on reverse from previous poor mounting), showing a 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$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! Lot #510 TASMANIA - Postal History : 1832 (Mar.3) outer from Hobart Town to John Leake at Rosedale, with fair 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$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot #511 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$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot #512 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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 #513 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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$300 - $500Price Realized$260StatusSold Lot #514 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! Lot #515 TASMANIA - Postal History : 1840 (June 16) 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' datestamp 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, re-directed to Edinburgh. Symbolc View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSold Lot #516 TASMANIA - Postal History : 1849 entire 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$200 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot #517 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot #518 TASMANIA - Postal History : 1852 (July 13) Launceston to Campbell Town outer 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$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next
