1842 (28 Nov) entire letter from well-known and significant 'Bunbury' correspondence written at Williamstown and addressed to Malta for delivery via London, endorsed 'paid 1/-/via Falmouth' for final leg, fine strikes of 'MELBOURNE/NEW.S.WALES' datestamp and 'SHIP-LETTER' on reverse
Lot 211
Estimate: $350T
1849 (26 Jun) entire letter headed 'Marmalaid Creek' to Melbourne with fair strikes of framed 'PAID AT/BUNNENYONG' in red, rated '8' for carriage of 51-80 miles, backstamps of 'BUNNEYONG' and 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP'. Ex Purves
Lot 212
Estimate: $700T
1849 (24 Sep) entire letter to England with strike of 'PAID AT/HORSHAM' in red and backstamped 'HORSHAM/SE24/1849/PT PHILLIP' in black (earliest recorded date), rated in mss. '1/2' and corrected '11d' for carriage to Melbourne only, the 3d ship letter rate unpaid and '8' in black for GB private shipletter rate. Provenance: Ex Perry, Kelly
Lot 213
Estimate: $400T
Realised Price : $1,050
1901 (22 May) Boer War cover to Victoria bearing F.P.O. cancel and endorsement 'M Hawker Sergeant "B" Squadron Aust Imp Regt', countersigned by O.I.C., taxed upon arrival and precancelled Victoria Postage Due 1d affixed. Original enclosure refers to local conditions
Lot 214
Estimate: $400T
Realised Price : $525
Cancellations: Selection of Barred Numerals on covers (largely 'Tatts' origin) including Freeman & White rarity ratings S (14), SS (9), R (10) and RR (2), a very small number of duplicates, quality of strikes generally good and legible (81)
