AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 288		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $190 1853 (31 May) cover to 'Eumerella' with 2d Queen-on-Throne Red-brown Engraved [XD - 25] cancelled Barred Oval 21 of Fiery Creek, reverse with despatch ds, and partly legible strikes of Glenorchy and Grange crowned oval datestamps (JU 5 and JU 7 respectively)
Lot 289		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $190 1853 (June) small cover from Portland to The Grange with 2d Pale Dull Brown Half-length 4th State cancelled Barred Oval 18. The adhesive with wide bottom margin from bottom of sheet, touched on two sides, with weak Portland despatch ds and Grange receipt ds in blue-black on reverse
Lot 290		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $340 1856 (3 May) cover from Belfast to 'Eumerella' with 2d Queen-on-Throne 2d Campbell Printing Greyish-brown vertical pair [33/43], good margins all round, tied by '6' reversed figure Barred Numeral, very fine
Lot 291		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $130 1858 (22 February) cover from Melbourne to Belfast with 4d Emblems Imperf (SG 63, cut into) tied by Barred Numeral '1', Melbourne despatch backstamp, and with a very fine strike of the very scarce 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/BELFAST VICTORIA' cds in red (24 FE 1858)
Lot 292		1858 (23 December) entire from Portland to Belfast (Port Fairy) with 4d Emblems Roulette (SG 71) tied by Barred Numeral '8', reverse with despatch oval ds, and also with superb strike of the very scarce 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/BELFAST VICTORIA' in red
Lot 293		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $180 1859 (1 March) cover from Belfast to Hexham with 4d Emblems Roulette on Vertical Laid (SG 68) tied by Barred Numeral '6' (reversed figure), reverse with fine despatch crowned oval ds, and with manuscript 'Mortlake/Mar 4 59' post office endorsement (post office opened 12 February 1859)
Lot 294		Estimate: $150 1859 (6 August) cover from Melbourne to Hexham with 4d Emblems Perf 12 (SG 83) tied by '1' in thin bars, reverse with Melbourne, Mortlake and Hexham datestamps, also a very fine strike of the scarce 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/BELFAST VICTORIA' cds in red. Central stain on face, otherwise fine
Lot 295		Estimate: $250 1871 (15 Jan) cover (repaired at top) from San Francisco to historic 'Whi Whi/North Shore' (Careening Cove, Sydney) via Honolulu, bearing U.S. 2c + 10c pair tied by cork cancels, fine San Francisco Cal Paid datestamp in red, and unusually fine strike of rare framed 'MIS-SENT TO/MELBOURNE-VICTORIA' on front, backstamped Melbourne and Sydney
Lot 296		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $80 1874 (16 May) cover from Mortlake to London via Brindisi with 3d Yellow-orange and 6d Blue Laureates tied by '249' Barred Numerals, Melbourne transit ds on reverse, and London arrival cds on face, very fine
Lot 297		Estimate: $500 1876 (27 Dec) cover to London endorsed 'Via Brindisi' with 1876 8d on 9d Bell Surcharge tied by Melbourne duplex. Couple of very minor marks, otherwise very fine and a very scarce stamp used on cover
Lot 298		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1885 (24 Apr) incoming mourning cover from London to Melbourne with 1883-84 6d Dull Green, overweight and with boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6d/FINE _________ 6d/1s' in violet applied, and on arrival the oval '1s/MORE TO PAY' was added. Very fine
Lot 299		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1886 (11 Feb) incoming cover from Edinburgh to Melbourne with 1883-84 6d Dull Green (a little faded) cancelled '131', endorsed 'Via Brindisi', subsequently redirected to Sydney, incurring a 2d fee indicated by the oval '2D/MORE TO PAY', fine
Lot 300		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1886 (29 Sep) incoming cover from Scotland to Melbourne with 1883-84 6d Dull Green (good colour), overweight and with handstruck boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6d/FINE ________ 6d/1s' in violet. On arrival the oval '1s/MORE TO PAY' was applied, the cover was subsequently redirected to Sydney incurring a further 2d due, and the handstamp was altered to '1/2'. Some minor staining and a few marks on reverse, otherwise fine
Lot 301		Estimate: $90 1895 (16 Mar) Inland Parcel Post label (black printing on white paper, 127 x 80mm) affixed to small piece of brown parcel wrapping (weighing 1 lb), with ½d (2), 2d and 6d Stamp Duty tied by Hastings cds. Label torn in half vertically and with portions missing in several places, but a very scarce type
Lot 302		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1901 (17 Aug) Boer War cover to Mornington endorsed from a member of the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles 'On Service South Africa' franked 1901 1d Transvaal optd 'E.R.I.' tied by 'FIELD POST OFFICE/BRITISH ARMY S. AFRICA' double ring ds, and with Pietermaritzburg (Natal) and Mornington backstamps. Few opts and slight soiling, otherwise fine and scarce
Lot 303		Estimate: $30 Realised Price : $22 1906 (1 Feb) registered mourning cover per 'Sydney' to Mauritius via Colombo, faint arrivals on front, Registered Melbourne and Colombo backstamps, minor blemishes, a scarce destination
Lot 304		1910 (24 Feb) cover to Piraeus, Greece franked with 1d and 1½d cancelled Melbourne machine to meet the 2½d U.P.U. rate. Backstamped Port Taufiq transit and Piraeus arrival datestamps. Central vertical fold otherwise fine and a very unusual destination for Australian mail in this period
Lot 305		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $160 1913 (26 Mar) Inland Parcel Post label (black printing on white paper) with 9d franking made up of Victoria ½d pair and 2d (2) Postage, South Australia 2d (creased) and Tasmania 2d Pictorial, presumably philatelic, tied by Prahran cds. Few wrinkles, otherwise fine and unusual