AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, QUEENSLAND, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 65 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 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 66	[ C ]	Estimate: $80 Purchase Price : $70 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 67	[ C ]	Estimate: $80 Purchase Price : $70 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 68	[ C ]	Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54 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 69	[ C ]	Estimate: $40 Purchase Price : $35 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 70	[ PPC ]	Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88 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)