AUSTRALASIA, AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 428		Estimate: $400T 1859 (18 Feb) cover from U.K. to Guildford at double rate bearing neatly tied 1855-57 1/- green (SG 72 - Cat £300 on cover), backstamped London. Early and scarce inwards item
Lot 429		Estimate: $300 1895-1905 small group comprising covers 1901 Perth to Belgium, 1904 Fremantle to Victoria, PPCs 1901 Perth to Italy, 1905 'Ship Room' to Austria, Postal Cards 1d uprated with ½d 1895 Coolgardie to France and 1900 Boulder to England, mixed condition (6 items)
Lot 430		Estimate: $150 1901 (2 Sep) cover to Utrecht bearing Swan ½d and 1d (2) tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM' duplex, arrival backstamp. Scarce destination
Lot 431		Estimate: $250 1903 (23 Jun) registered OHMS cover with enclosure from Titles Office used Perth to North Fremantle, bearing 1d and 4d tied by 'R' within black oval, framed 'UNCLAIMED', reverse with three different DLO markings
Lot 432		Estimate: $250 1903 (3 Oct) registered OHMS cover used Perth to Guildford bearing 4d tied 'R' within oval, arrival datestamps on reverse though undelivered, two strikes of framed 'UNCLAIMED', further Guildford duplex applied, D.L.O. handstamps on reverse
Lot 433		Estimate: $300 1904 (4 Oct) spiked cover to Hobart bearing 2d yellow Swan tied by Katanning cds, with handstruck 'TOO-LATE' in black, backstamps of Launceston and Hobart
Lot 434		Estimate: $200 1905 (29 Dec) Post Card to the International Electrical Congress at Massachusetts bearing ½d and 1d tied by type C 'MIDLAND JUNCTION' cds's, Boston arrival cds at left. Scarce
Lot 435		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1907 (29 Apr) embossed "stamps" Zieher postcard for Venezuela bearing 1d pair used Perth to England, straight-line cachet 'POSTED CONTRARY TO REGULAT(IONS)' in violet. [The gold-leaf coloured embossing on this card came under the same prohibited use of tinsel items transmitted through mail]