AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, THE GUY LINFIELD POSTAL STATIONERY, WRAPPERS

Lot 355		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $1,400 Collection largely intact with 1869 1d mint, 1871 1d wmk reversed used, 1880 1d wmk inverted and reversed used, 1885 ½d without borders used, ½d and 1d 'STAMP DUTY' opts mint and used, 1909 ½d and 1d without borders mint, range of shades, postmarks, several uprated, etc, few faults, mainly fine. Stieg cat US$4000+ (84)
Lot 356		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $600 1869 1d Green without borders (Stieg E1) front only used 1871 (3 Jan) Melbourne to London. Only one other used example recorded
Lot 357		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $900 1880 ½d Rose without borders (Stieg E5, HG E4) used 1894 (26 Aug?) Prahran to Melbourne, oval 'T1D' applied, crossed out, Due 2d brown and blue tied by boxed 'L.C.2.' datestamp (31 Aug) but not accepted by addressee and framed 'REFUSED ON/ACCOUNT OF TAX' applied, DLO backstamp (27 Oct). Rare usage
Lot 358		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $460 1885 Naish ½d (Stieg E7, HG E6) used 1885 (21 May) to Switzerland, uprated Naish ½d (rare on cover) and 1d. Lovely usage
Lot 359		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $320 1895 1d Blue used, addressed 'via Colombo/D. Jager Esq/S.M.S. Move/German Man of War/Matupi/German New Guinea', numeral '1' cancel, no backstamps
Lot 360		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $290 PTPO collection 1875-87 unused (Stieg KE1-11, HG KE1-10), all different shades, papers, etc, mainly very fine. Stieg cat US$445 (22)