1842 (9 May) lengthy entire letter (small fault at front), written horizontally and vertically, from well-educated Tally Sconce whilst residing with her family the Bunbury\'s at \'Stanney\', Darebin Creek, to her father Robert Clement Sconce, Chief Commissary of Navy, Malta, sent via India (with oval \'INDIA\'), endorsed \'post paid 10A\' and \'6\' (pence). Rare origin/destination. [Very informed contemporary comments including a wonderful account of the capture of nine Bushrangers - (\'They will certainly be hung\' and \'I feel considerably more comfortable now I know that they are in safe custody\')]
Lot 519
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $750
1855-1912 range of covers/entires, few pieces, from Half-Lengths to Commonwealth period, useful 1850s-70s covers, some to overseas destinations, later issues with values to 1/-, some registered, mixed condition throughout, poor/fine (95 items)
Lot 520
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
1855 (Mar) entire to England endorsed 'Per Ship James Baines' bearing Imperf 1/- Octagonal singles (4) tied by barred oval '37' cancels of Fiery Creek, endorsed '2/-', Castlemaine, Melbourne, Australian Packet, Birmingham backstamps, reinforced slits, otherwise an attractive quadruple rate cover
Lot 521
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
1857 (16 Nov) cover to London endorsed 'Per Royal Mail Steamer 'City of Sydney' ', bearing 6d Woodblock tied by Melbourne obliterator, Melbourne and London backstamps
Lot 522
Estimate: $150
1860 (22 May) entire letter to Melbourne bearing Beaded Oval 4d Rose-Red, SG 92a, tied by BN '82' of Wangaratta (RR)
Lot 523
Estimate: $200
1862 inwards entire Manchester to Melbourne bearing 6d Lilac tied by barred '498', Melbourne arrival and scarce 'LC/JA/14/1863' in oval, also 1869 cover (faults) to Gawler bearing 1d (2) and 4d orange tied by Thames duplexes, Adelaide transit
Lot 524
Estimate: $250
1869 (21 Sep) opened-out cover Melbourne to Clunes bearing Laureated 2d, weak strikes of framed 'UNCLAIMED/AT CLUNES' in black and 'DEAD LETTER BRANCH/REGISTERED' in red, mss. details in red, arrival backstamp and DLO datestamp in green
Lot 525
Estimate: $100
1870 (16 Jul) cover Richmond to New Brunswick endorsed 'Via Marseilles/By travelling post' bearing Laureated 6d and 2d DLR, tied by '71' duplex; London Paid in red, Melbourne, Fredericton and Gage Town backstamps
Lot 526
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $270
1882 (21 Aug) cover to Brisbane endorsed 'per S.S. Leura', bearing 2d pair tied BN '4' duplex of Sandhurst, handstruck 'MORE TO PAY' in black oval, backstamps of Sandhurst, Melbourne, Brisbane and again Melbourne (18.10.82), probably unclaimed in Brisbane. Unusual
Lot 527
Estimate: $325
Realised Price : $320
1884-89 four cover-fronts from one correspondence at 'GOORAMGONG' BN 'MC85' (1185) addressed to members of the Pennefather family in Tasmania, showing fine ink illustrations, perverse or comical sense of humour depictions, mixed condition (4 items)
Lot 528
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $550
1884 (24 Mar) 1d Postal Card addressed to 'Mr C H Hayward/Treasury' with printed message on reverse 'Essendon Football Club./The Annual General Meeting of/ above Club will be held at Gunsler's/Cafe, Collins Street, on Thursday,/27th March, 1884 at 8 o'clock p.m./A. M'CRACKEN,/Hon.Sec.' Pristine condition. [A. McCracken became the club's first secretary at the age of 17 and later became president of the club and the VFL]. An important piece of sporting history
Lot 529
Estimate: $200
1896 (4 Apr) inwards use of Colombia 2c Postal Card, from Medellin to Melbourne, endorsed 'Via Colon of New York.' where foreign transit datestamp applied, slight soiling
Lot 530
Estimate: $200
1896 (10 Jun) inwards use of Costa Rica 3c Postal Card, from San Jose to Melbourne, with San Francisco F.D. transit datestamp
Lot 531
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
1897-1911 range of advertising covers incl 1897 The Windsor Magazine, 1901 European Hotel Bendigo, Railton Bros. - Nurseryman, 1902 Caldwell's 'Flo-Eesi' Inks, 1903 Melbourne Stamp Emporium, 1905 Fitchett Brothers - Publishers, 1906 The Fruit World, 1909 Australian Brewer's Journal, Phillips Ormond - Attorneys with cachet in magenta 'Missent to/Chicago Ill. P.O./Central Station No.1/Opening Table', some used locally, overseas include France, Germany, N.Z., mainly U.S.A., mixed condition (19)
Lot 532
Estimate: $150
1901-09 range of PPCs to overseas destinations including Argentine (4), Austria, Belgium (2), Bohemia (5), Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, UK (2) and USA, rates between 1d to 2½d, mixed condition (18 items)
Lot 533
Estimate: $125
1902-09 'TOO LATE' handstamp on postcards (4) and cover-front used locally, France (2), Isle of Man and USA, mixed condition (5 items)
Lot 534
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $290
1904-1913 range of PPCs, many in colour, wide range of topics, mostly used locally from various Post Offices, includes barred numerals (over 80), mixed condition (147)
Lot 535
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $95
1905 (22 Mar) printed advertising cover for 'ALLAN & CO.' (music), used Melbourne to Switzerland bearing 2d and 3d, arrival backstamp, light filing crease. Attractive and colourful
Lot 536
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $95
1906 (7 May) printed advertising cover for 'The Horticultural Publisher' with large strawberry, used Melbourne to Washington bearing 2d and ½d, arrival backstamp. Attractive
Lot 537
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $80
1908 (29 Dec) comical coloured PPC to Melbourne bearing 1d tied by fine strike of BN '1832' of Gainsborough (rated RR), datestamp alongside
Lot 538
Estimate: $350
Riverina Cover: 1870 (31 Dec) cover to England endorsed 'Via Southampton' bearing NSW 1d DLR pair cancelled rays '49' with Wagga Wagga datestamp alongside, together with Victoria 6d blue, datestamps of Tarcutta, Albury, Melbourne and London arrival in red. 1998 RPSV Cert states 'a genuine cover, to which the Victorian six pence does not belong'
