AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, INWARDS MAIL TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES

Lot 352		Estimate: $500 Finland: 1910 and 1911 uses of Russian 4k Postal Cards to same addressee in Sydney, from Joensuu and Jakobstad respectively. Amazing origin/destination items
Lot 353		Estimate: $80 Guadeloupe: 1904 (23 Mar) PPC to Ulverstone (Tasmania) bearing 10c tied by double-circle datestamp, Devonport West transit and arrival backstamps. Exotic origin/destination
Lot 354		Estimate: $100 Great Britain: 1842 (17 Jan) inwards entire letter Bedford (U.K.) to Sydney, rated '1/-' and '8', re-addressed on arrival in Sydney (backstamp) to Berrima, where 'LIVERPOOL' datestamps in black applied
Lot 355		Estimate: $400T Great Britain: 1850 (31 May) small cover from Crediton to Launceston, endorsed '8' , then forwarded to Bothwell and rated '5' to be paid by the addressee, 4d incoming ship letter + 1d for inland delivery
Lot 356		Estimate: $750 Great Britain: 1881 (8 Aug) inwards cover addressed to Sydney bearing 6d tied by Tewkesbury datestamp, reverse with Sydney 22 Sep datestamps, re-addressed 'C/- H.M. Consul/ San Francisco' where on arrival 2.11.81 handstruck 'DUE 12' in black and oval 'PAID ALL' in violet, Postage Dues 10c and 2c affixed and cancelled, minor blemishes otherwise a scarce example of 12c deficiency
Lot 357		Estimate: $600 Great Britain: 1890 (15 Aug) registered cover (opened three sides) with embossed seal on reverse Office of Govt of S.A., Agent General for South Australia Frank lower left on front, bearing G.B. 1887-92 2d and 5d tied by oval Registered S.W.D.O. datestamp, addressed to a 'Miss Tomkinson' in Italy, various U.K. and Italian transits/arrival front and reverse. Rare Colonial Government abroad item
Lot 358		Estimate: $100 Great Britain: c.1895 inwards use of G.B. ½d Wrapper 'The Bank of Australasia' to Hobart with hexagonal 'T/5/L', oval '(mss. 1).D/MORE TO PAY' in black, minor faults
Lot 359		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $900 Great Britain: 1900 1/- Green and Carmine and 1887-92 10d Dull Purple and Carmine tied to 1900 (19 Oct) registered cover from Henry Gaze & Sons, London, to 'A.H. Gaze/Pacific Islands Co Ltd', Sydney, sound and attractive for what has clearly been a heavy article. The 1/- very scarce on cover (cat £850); this may be the only usage on cover to the Australian Colonies
Lot 360		Estimate: $300 Lagos: 1897 (20 Mar) incoming use of Lagos 1d Postal Card to Melbourne, backstamped on arrival. Extraordinary origin/destination
Lot 361		Estimate: $300 Mexico: 1893 (10 Dec) incoming use of Mexico 2c Postal Card (central vertical crease) uprated 1c from Veracruz to Melbourne via San Francisco
Lot 362		Estimate: $300 Mexico: 1898 (16 Oct) incoming use of Mexico 2c Postal Card uprated 1c from Monterey to Launceston, Nuevo Laredo and New York transits, Launceston arrival
Lot 363		Estimate: $200 New Caledonia: 1895 and 1897 covers from Sydney to the same addressee at Noumea with frankings of 2½d or 3d (2 covers)
Lot 364		Estimate: $250 New Zealand: 1904 (May) cover Nelson to Hobart showing on reverse fair strike of 'NOT KNOWN' table in red (#156) expanded for 16 to 22 spaces, and filled in to 17 spaces. Scarce. Ex Groom, Askeland, Reid
Lot 365		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $180 South Africa: 1901 (31 Aug) 'On Active Service' stampless taxed cover (small handling tears) to South Brisbane with fine strike of double-circle 'FIELD POST OFFICE B.O./8/ BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA' datestamp, T.P.O./B and Brisbane backstamp
Lot 366		Estimate: $200 United States of America: 1886 (22 Aug) inwards cover with original contents to Sydney bearing 5c pair (tiny fault) and 2c tied by New York duplex, San Francisco transit and arrival backstamps