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 1-18 of 18. Previous|1|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. View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! SymbolC 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. View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! SymbolC 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. View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! SymbolC 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+. View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! SymbolC 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] View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$260StatusSold SymbolC 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. View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! SymbolC 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. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSold Symbolc 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. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusCLOSED! SymbolC 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".] View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! SymbolC 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. View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot #519 TASMANIA - Postal History : 1857 (Sept.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.The letter proposes a partnership in a shipment of sugar fr View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$300StatusSold SymbolC Lot #520 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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. View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot #521 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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. View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot #522 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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) View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot #523 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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] View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot #524 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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. View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot #525 TASMANIA - Postal History : 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. View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot #526 TASMANIA - Postal History : 1904 (Nov.23) illustrated postcard for the "Scientific Conversazione, Town Hall, in aid of the Funds of the Victoria Clock 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. View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! SymbolPC Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
