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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 26 | [ PS ] |
Registration Envelopes: 1891 6d Centennial 'OS' registration envelope with return printed address use 1891 (16 Jun) to the Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, cancelled '537' in rays of Wyrallah. Two ink stains on reverse, otherwise fine and scarce  | ||
| Lot 27 | [ C ] |
1854 (14 Jul) opened-out large linen-backed cover (220mm x 111mm) to Birmingham franked 6d Deep Slate Diadem Imperf tied by Sydney barred obliterator, endorsed 'Queen of the South', reverse with despatch and arrival datestamps. Franked for a single rate, but with mss '4/-' due from addressee indicating letter was overweight. Some ageing and soiling  | ||
| Lot 28 | [ C ] |
1857 (18 Jun) entire (one side flap missing) from Sydney to London, with 6d Greyish-brown (2) and 1/- Pale Red Imperf Diadems (all with four margins) cancelled by dumb obliterators, endorsed 'via Marseilles' and with 29 AU 1857 arrival ds in red. One 6d crossed by vertical filing crease, still a scarce 2/- Marseilles rate cover  | ||
| Lot 29 | [ C ] |
1857 (10 Dec) envelope from Sydney to Leicester U.K. bearing imperf 1d Orange-red (torn in lower right corner) cancelled dumb obliterator, and endorsed 'From Geo. Millican, Seaman on board H.M.S. "Herald", Australian Station', signed by John Hutchinson (Commanding Officer). Leicester arrival backstamp, FE 7 58. Very rare, believed to be one of only two military concessional rate covers bearing an imperf N.S.W. stamp, ex Trevor Davis and Ed Druce  | ||
| Lot 30 | [ C ] |
1861 (17 Dec) Sydney town letter with 1d Scarlet Diadem Perf 12 tied by Sydney '3' duplex, few ink marks on face otherwise fine  | ||
| Lot 31 | [ C ] |
1865 (7 May) entire to Launceston, Tasmania with 6d Purple Diadem Perf 13 (cut with scissors and straight edges top and bottom) tied by Sydney duplex, and with diamond 'SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE' arrival datestamp in red (15 MY 1865) on reverse, very fine  | ||
| Lot 32 | [ C ] |
1870 (28 Jan) large part cover from Sydney to Antigua via Southampton per R.M.S "Geelong", franked 6d and 1/- Diadems Perf 13 each cancelled and tied with Sydney duplex and representing the ½ oz rate, and with arrival backstamp. The cover rather flimsy and repaired at top, left and rear flap and portion of the reverse missing nonetheless of good appearance  | ||
| Lot 33 | [ O/^ ] |
Travelling Post Offices: 1900s to 1980s accumulation of stamps and small pieces showing a wide variety of T.P.O. datestamps, strength in Commonwealth period up to 1913. some with faults but many fine strikes represented (105 stamps)     | ||
| Lot 34 | [ PPC ] |
1904 (5 Dec) panoramic fold out postcard showing the Royal Agricultural Show Sydney, franked 1d Shield tied by Sydney duplex and addressed to Prospect (SA)   | ||
| Lot 35 | [ PPC ] |
1905 (10 Jun) picture postcard ('Port Melbourne Railway Pier') franked with 2d Maroon Stamp Duty illegally doing postal duty, tied by 'LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. No. 8' octagonal ds, with another fine strike on reverse, minor blemishes  | ||
| Lot 36 | [ C ] |
Travelling Post Offices: 1954-84 group of covers showing the datestamp types used on T.P.O. Nos. 1 and 2 West, mostly philatelic but a few commercial, including 1984 last day cover, generally fine to very fine strikes, minor duplication with a couple of covers with minor blemishes (19 covers)     | ||
| Lot 37 | [ C ] |
Travelling Post Offices: 1954-84 range of covers carried on T.P.O. Nos. 1 and 2 South, T.P.O. 2 North, and T.P.O. 1 North-West, mostly philatelic with a few commercial, showing the range of datestamp types used with generally fine to very fine strikes, minor blemishes on a couple of covers (23 covers)      | ||
| Lot 38 | [ C ] |
Travelling Post Offices: 1954-85 range of covers carried on T.P.O. Nos. 1 and 2 North Coast, illustrating the various types of datestamps used, mostly philatelic but with a few commercial uses, generally fine strikes, and with two 1985 last day pictorial covers. Generally fine (20 covers)    | ||
| Lot 39 | [ O ] |
Numeral cancellations: Group rated RRR, with 10 (Carcoar) Type 2R20 on 2d Perf Diadem, 63 (East Maitland) Type 1B on 2d Laureate Plate III, 75 (Jerry's Plains) Type 2R20 on 2d De La Rue wmk '2', 116 Nundle) Type 2R19 on 1d Perf Diadem, 125 (Millfield) Type 2R21 on 2d Perf Diadem, good strikes (5)  | ||
