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Online General Sale No. 85 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 26th September 2025 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 54 | [ C ] |
1838 (8 Aug) outer (no side flaps) from Sydney to Berrima endorsed 'Immediate', readdressed to 'Wollomollo', with crowned oval 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/SYDNEY' datestamp on reverse, and circular 'BERRIMA/N.S.W.' datestamp on face, rated '8'(d), fine and clean  | ||
| Lot 55 | [ C ] |
1854 (31 May) cover from Parramatta to Newtown, Sydney with 2d Plate II Laureate Watermark Double-lined '2' (four margins) cancelled '2' numeral, and with 'FORWARD/N.S.W.' datestamp, Parramatta oval crowned backstamp. The scarce Forward marking was used for missorted mail sent to Sydney  | ||
| Lot 56 | [ 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 57 | [ C ] |
1855 (Nov) registered cover from Sydney to Birmingham with 1/- Rosy-vermilion Imperf Diadem (margins all round, large on three sides) tied by barred obliterator, and with 'Registered/Sydney' in red. Indistinct Sydney despatch' 'AUSTRALIAN/LIVERPOOL/PACKET' and Birmingham arrival datestamps on reverse. 6d ship letter plus 6d registration fee, with handstruck '5' accountancy mark and 'd6' incoming registration charge. A fine early registered letter  | ||
| Lot 58 | [ C ] |
1857 (12 Dec) with 6d Olive-grey Diadem Imperf (2, one good margins all round, other touched on two sides and with corner fault) cancelled Sydney barred obliterators, endorsed 'Pr European', and with London arrival backstamp (FE 6 1858). Missing back flap, but a fine usage demonstrating the supplementary mail rate of 6d ship plus 6d supplementary fee to carry mail to Melbourne to connect with the U.K. steamer  | ||
| Lot 59 | [ C ] |
1859 (19 May) cover from Sydney to Belfast, Victoria with 6d Greyish-brown Diadem Imperf (four large margins) tied by 'NSW' in concentric ovals, Sydney despatch and Belfast arrival datestamps, and scarce 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/GEELONG VICTORIA' datestamp in red on reverse. Some flap damage otherwise fine  | ||
| Lot 60 | [ C ] |
1860 (21 Aug) mourning cover to Scotland with 3d Yellow-green and 6d Greenish-grey Diadems Perf 12 (6d straight edge at base) tied '185' numeral in rays of St. Marks, endorsed 'Via Marseilles', and with despatch, Sydney transit and Aberdeen arrival datestamps on reverse. A very fine and attractive example of the 9d ¼ ounce rate  | ||
| Lot 61 | [ 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 62 | [ 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 63 | [ C/PS ] |
1868-1891 group of incoming covers and postal stationery from U.S.A., the earliest sent via Panama but damaged and missing adhesive, another 1891 registered cover also with missing adhesive, postal stationery includes envelopes, wrappers and postcards, condition very mixed (10)   | ||
| Lot 64 | [ 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 65 | [ C ] |
1878 (30 Jul) registered cover from Gulgong addressed to Chinese merchant in Sydney, with 6d DLR tied by '587' Type 3R7 numeral, flap faults and with filing hole, some soiling and tone spots  | ||
| Lot 66 | [ C ] |
1879 (20 Feb) cover to Marseilles with 2d, 4d and 6d De La Rue tied by Sydney duplexes, with 'AUSTRALIE V BRINDISI' transit datestamp in red, and Marseilles receiving backstamp. Very fine and attractive, overpaying the via Brindisi rate by 2d  | ||
| Lot 67 | [ C ] |
1880 (7 Oct) cover to Bordeaux, France with 1877 8d Yellow Diadem Perf 13 tied by Sydney duplex, endorsed 'Per S.S. "Australia" Via San Francisco', and with scarce '1½D' handstamp in purple for the amount due to the London G.P.O. Few minor marks on face and some pink staining on reverse  | ||
| Lot 68 | [ C ] |
1885 (23 Mar) mourning cover (missing small part of back) to Wollongong, illegal use of 3d Stamp Duty barely tied by BN 1261 with Drummoyne cds alongside, no indication of taxing  | ||
| Lot 69 | [ C ] |
1896 (14 Feb) registered cover from Sydney to Toronto, Canada, with 2½d Allegorical Figure and 3d Diadem cancelled 'R' in oval, very fine  | ||
| Lot 70 | [ C/PPC ] |
1905-35 Paquebot: Inwards - 1905, 1909 and c1934 cards (2) and cover (large h/s 'MARAMA' on reverse) showing oval 'LOOSE SHIP/LETTER', 1933 picture postcard fine cds; Outwards - 1909 to US, Auckland cds and 'PACKET BOAT', 1909 to UK with Melbourne boxed 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER', and 1935 to US 2 x 'POSTED SHIP SIDE' cds, fine to superb strikes (7)   | ||
| Lot 71 | [ PS ] |
1915 (5 Aug) 1d KGV lettercard (view of GEELONG HARBOUR) used from Sydney to South Melbourne and cancelled by two fine strikes of 'SPECIAL/SYDNEY' cds, some thins along periphery caused by opening  | ||
