AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 65		Estimate: $400 1876 (19 Apr) inwards mourning cover G.B. to Home Rule bearing 6d Plate 14 tied by Tottenham duplex, arrival datestamp, framed 'ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED' in red and manuscript 'Unclaimed', backstamps of Sydney, Mudgee and Home Rule. Rare and attractive
Lot 66		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1886 (27 Jul) OHMS printed on cover locally used at Sydney bearing 1d optd 'OS' tied by concentric rings. Scarce
Lot 67		Estimate: $600 1894 (20th Oct) envelope with monogram of Grand Central Coffee Palace on flap Sydney to Hawkes Bay (N.Z.) showing very fine strike of 'Saved from wreck of the/"WAIRARAPA."' in lilac, backstamped Danevirke. Accompanied by earlier write-up stating 'The wreck of the steamer was sold at auction on the 6th of November for £70, less than a single cover now brings at auction'!
Lot 68		Estimate: $750T 1894 (Aug) registered cover bearing 2d (4) and 1895 (Mar) 3d Registered Envelope uprated with ½d (4), 8d, 7½d on 6d, both to the same addressee in Guatemala, the earlier item endorsed 'Per C.-A. R.M.S. "ARAWA"' and with backstamps of Sydney, British Columbia and San Francisco, other Sydney and New Orleans, U.S. registration labels affixed and arrival cachets, minor blemishes. Outstanding destination
Lot 69		Estimate: $300 1897 (5 Nov) use of 2d Emu Envelope to Sydney cancelled in magenta with double-oval 'BOURKE/N.S.W.' handstamp, another on reverse. Rare and fine
Lot 70		Estimate: $100 1907 (30 Jan) red cover to USA printed for C.G.PIGGOTT/FRUIT MERCHANT' bearing 1d pair and ½d, tied by code '20' Sydney cds. Attractive
Lot 71		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 Cancellations: Selection A - Y mostly early 1900's cds's on covers/cards, noted 1865 very fine oval 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/SYDNEY N.S.W.' in red, 1875 Collector, 1888 Darlington Point, Dripstone '1043' (incorrectly allocated by Campbell), Euriowie, Frogmoor, 1863 Majors Creek, Maryland, Middleton Street, Mount Elliot, North Berry Berry, Parliament House, Tartna Point, registered's, advertising, useful Stationery, PPC's, etc, little or no duplication, quality of cancels generally good (132)
Lot 72		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $140 Cancellations: 1890's-1900's range of circular datestamps on hagners A-Y, some no doubt useful or scarce (few 100)