AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAL HISTORY 1824-1850

Lot 230		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $1,250 1824 (26 June) entire from Sydney to London with step-type 'DEAL/SHIP LETTER' and London arrival backstamp (5 JA 1825). Rated 1/- for a triple-weight ship letter with 4/- due on delivery. Sent per 'Midas' which came out with convicts and returned as a sealer via Macquarie Island and Cape Horn. A scarce early letter from the period when Sydney used no handstamps.
Lot 231		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1828 (6 May) entire to Aberdeen, Scotland with 'SYDNEY/N.S.W.' circular datestamp, endorsed 'with a box of plants', reverse with step-type 'KINGSBRIDGE/SHIP LETTER' plus London and Edinburgh arrival datestamps. Rated '4d’ ship letter, '1/7' and '2/6' and with the boxed '½' Scottish turnpike tax. A good example of Sydney's first dated marking
Lot 232		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1838 (9 Feb) entire from Sydney to London with first type oval 'POST PAID SHIP LT./SYDNEY' in red (recut state with 8-petal floral design in date line), reverse with framed 'INDIA LETTER/PLYMOUTH' in red and London arrival datestamp (2 JY 1838) in red. Rated '3'(d) ship letter with 2/2d due from the addressee. Fine and clean
Lot 233		Estimate: $180 1838 (14 May) entire to 'Juggyong' (Jugiong) with framed 'SYDNEY/POST PAID' in red and oval 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/SYDNEY' datestamp, and without any mark of receipt. Rated '11`'(d) in red. Light horizontal and vertical filing folds otherwise of fine appearance
Lot 234		Estimate: $250 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 235		Estimate: $300 1839 (5 Jun) outer to London with framed 'WINDSOR/POST PAID' in red and straight-line 'WINDSOR/N.S.W. on reverse, oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYNDEY' datestamp in red and London arrival backstamp (8 NO 1839). rated '10' in red (7d inland plus 3d ship letter), with 1/- due from addressee
Lot 236		Estimate: $150 1840 (6 Jan) outer to Queensferry, Scotland, with framed 'GOULBURN/POST PAID' in red, oval PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY datestamp, reverse with Goulburn despatch datestamp and step-type 'SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH', and with London and Edinburgh arrival datestamps. Rated '4/4' (crossed through) and '2/8'. Somewhat heavy vertical filing fold, otherwise fine
Lot 237		Estimate: $180 1840 (6 Jun) entire to London with oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red, endorsed 'pr "Waverly" ' with straight-line 'SHIP LETTER' and arrival datestamp both in red on reverse. rated '6' as a double-weight ship letter, and with 1/4d incoming ship letter charge (2 x 8d) due from addressee. Very fine
Lot 238		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $190 1840 (18 Jun) entire to London with fine strike of oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red, endorsed 'p "Statesman" ' and with framed 'INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL' and London arrival backstamp (21 OC 1840). Rated '3' in red for ship letter, with 1/9d due from addressee. Very fine
Lot 239		Estimate: $100 1840 (22 Jun) outer to London with oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red, reverse with 'SHIP-LETTER' and London arrival (26 NO 1840). Rated 4d for ship letter, with 2/8d due from addressee. Two vertical filing folds
Lot 240		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1840 (7 Aug) entire to London with fine oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red, endorsed 'pr. "innear" ', reverse with 'INDIA LETTER/DOVER' and London arrival. Rated '6' in red for double ship letter rate, 1/6d due from addressee. Fine appearance
Lot 241		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1841 (13 Jan) entire to London with oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red, endorsed 'Ship "Lord Eldon" ', reverse with step-type 'SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH' and London arrival datestamp. rated '3'(d) in red as ship letter, with 8d to be collected from addressee. Very fine and clean
Lot 242		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $420 1843 (15 Apr) entire to Mauritius with oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red, endorsed 'pr Blackdog' and rated '3' for a ship letter. Reverse with 'JOUBERT & MURPHY' sender's cachet and with double circle 'MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE datestamp (date illegible). Very fine and possibly the earliest recorded cover from New South Wales to Mauritius
Lot 243		Estimate: $180 1844 (4 Jan) entire to Chepstow, Monmouthshire with oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red (third type with larger crown), London and Chepstow arrival backstamps. Rated '3' in red for ship letter, with 8d incoming ship letter charge due from addressee. Very fine and clean
Lot 244		Estimate: $180 1844 (12 Aug) entire to London and redirected, with framed 'PAID AT/ARMIDALE' in red and with oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red, despatch and Bagshot arrival datestamps on reverse, range of rate markings. Some light soiling and light vertical filing fold
Lot 245		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $290 1845 (6 Mar) incoming entire from Liverpool U.K. to Sydney, endorsed 'Via Marseilles' and rated '2/2', unusually with boxed 'BOMBAY/SHIP LETTER/Bearing' transit datestamp on reverse, together with 'SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' arrival datestamp. Fine, and a scarce via Marseilles incoming letter
Lot 246		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1850 (19 Aug) cover to Romsey, England with oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red, endorsed 'pr. "John Knox" to England', London and Romsey arrival datestamps on reverse. Rated '3'(d) as a ship letter, with 8d to be collected from addressee, very fine
Lot 247		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $250 1850 (19 Dec) entire from Sydney to Albury with crowned 'PAID' datestamp in red and handstruck '2' representing 2d inland rate. On reverse is a weak Albury oval datestamp 22 DE 18 with year date missing, and apparently supplemented by a manuscript post office endorsement 'Albury 24 Decr 50' on the face signed by postmaster. Superb quality and an interesting entire