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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, QUEENSLAND, POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 99 | [ C ] |
1870 (31 May) cover from Maryborough to Kapunda (S.A.) with 1868-78 Wmk Crown over Q (I) Perf 13 6d Yellow-green tied by '201' in rays cancel, Adelaide arrival cds on face, and despatch and Kapunda arrival datestamps on reverse. Back flap torn and defect at top left, however a scarce destination – Palmer records only seven covers to South Australia in the Chalon period, four of which are from this Kapunda correspondence  | ||
| Lot 100 | [ C ] |
1870 (28 Apr) long cover (240mm x 109mm) to Bowen with 2d Blue and 6d Yellow-green Wmk Crown over Q (I) Perf 13 tied by '59' in rays of Townsville, two vertical folds and slight portion missing at top left however a scarce quadruple inland rate not listed in the Palmer census  | ||
| Lot 101 | [ C ] |
1873 (14 May) cover to London endorsed 'Via Brindisi', franked 1868-74 Watermark Truncated Star 3d Brown and 6d Yellow-green tied by Rockhampton '201' numerals, arrival backstamp, repaired flap tears otherwise fine, unlisted in the Ben Palmer census  | ||
| Lot 102 | [ C ] |
1874 (Sep) Maryborough town letter with 1868-74 Wmk Truncated Star Perf 12 2d Blue cancelled '96' in rays, very fine and a scarce double rate unlisted in the Palmer census  | ||
| Lot 103 | [ C ] |
1875 (11 Jun) cover to St. Servan, France with Wmk Crown over Q (I) Perf 13 2d Deep Blue and Perf 12 6d Deep Green tied by '214' in rays of Toowoomba, with 'P.D.' in red, and Brisbane and French transit and arrival backstamps, fine and attractive  | ||
| Lot 104 | [ PS ] |
1883 (1 Feb) use of 1d postal card (crease) to Brisbane, Bundaberg return address, showing superb strike of rare oval 'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER' (Hosking #1358) and unframed Maryborough cds  | ||
| Lot 105 | [ C ] |
1889 (11 Mar) cover to Washington D.C. (?) with 1882-83 4d Sideface (2) cancelled '450' in bars of Gympie, endorsed 'Via San Francisco', with illegible arrival backstamp, and with 'PAID/ALL' in circle. Cover slightly trimmed at left and with minor defects  | ||
| Lot 106 | [ C ] |
1894 (June) stampless 'Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science' cover signed 'AL Gregory' over 'PRESIDENT' handstamp allowing for free carriage, to Adelaide but curiously with 'PAID/ALL' marking that was intended for use only on trans-Pacific mail to the United States prior to the Australian Colonies joining the U.P.U. on 1.10.1891. Stated by Hugh Campbell at page 109 to be a 'unique' usage. Superb  | ||
| Lot 107 | [ C/PS ] |
Thursday Island: 1899 uprated 1d postal card (view of Charleville) and 1906 1d picture postcard showing rays '148' or BN '336' along with unframed cds, also 1931-83 covers with mainly fine datestamps, two registered including 1948 with provisional label (11)    | ||
| Lot 108 | [ C ] |
1901 (28 Jan) cover with advertising collar for 'The New Home Treadle' and 'The New National Lock-stitch Sewing Machines', used from Brisbane to Sydney JA 28 10 (year date inverted), reverse also with all-over advertising, opened on three sides and some damage to reverse (an Officially Sealed label is attached). Also 1902 U.S. 5c envelope from 'The New Home Sewing Machine Co.' addressed to Sydney (2 covers)   | ||
| Lot 109 | [ PPC ] |
c1905 picture postcard to Tasmania with Netherlands Indies 2½c and 5c tied by Townsville duplexes and with very fine oval 'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER'(Hosking #1524)  | ||
