Lot 480
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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
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Lot 481
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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
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Lot 482
| | | Estimate: $180 | Realised Price : $145 |
1872 (10 May) cover to Whitby, Yorkshire with 1868-74 Wmk Truncated Star Perf 13 3d Brown pair tied by '33' in rays of Mackay, reverse with Brisbane transit and Whitby arrival datestamps. Some damage to black flap otherwise fine
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Lot 483
| | | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $170 |
1872 (27 Jul) cover to London with 1868-74 Wmk Truncated Star Perf 13 3d Brown and 6d Yellow-green tied by '201' in rays of Rockhampton, endorsed 'Via Brindisi' and with Brisbane transit and London arrival backstamps. Fine and attractive
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Lot 484
| | | Estimate: $150 | Realised Price : $170 |
1872 (31 Oct) cover to Plaistow, Essex with 1868-74 Wmk Truncated Star Perf 13 6d Yellow-green and 1/- Mauve tied by '81' in rays of Ipswich, endorsed 'Via Brindisi' and with Brisbane transit and London arrival backstamps. Sone staining on back which has shown through to face
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Lot 485
| | | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $150 |
1872 (30 Nov) cover from Brisbane to Towcester, Northamptonshire, with 1868-74 Wmk Truncated Star Perf 13 3d Brown and 6d Yellow-green tied by 'G.P.O.' between bars obliterators, endorsed 'Via Brindisi' and with arrival backstamps, very fine
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Lot 486
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1873 (8 Apr) cover to Montreal, Canada with 1868-74 Wmk Truncated Star Perf 13 2d Blue and 6d Yellow-green tied by '96' in rays of Maryborough, endorsed 'Via Southampton', with '2' in red accountancy, and with Brisbane transit and Montreal arrival backstamps. Roughly opened and reverse reinforced with hinges, and with peripheral wear
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Lot 487
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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
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Lot 488
| | | Estimate: $120 | Realised Price : $90 |
1874 (15 Apr) cover from Brisbane to Oxford, U.K. with 1868-74 Wmk Truncated Star Perf 12 6d Green (untied), endorsed 'Via Torres Straits SS Jeddah', Oxford arrival backstamp, roughly torn flap. Unlisted in Palmer census
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Lot 489
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1874 (17 Jun) OHMS lettersheet to Brisbane with 1868-74 Wmk Truncated Star Perf 13 2d Deep Blue cancelled '114' in rays of Norman River, despatch cds on face, with Townsville and Brisbane arrival datestamps on reverse, very fine. Manning rates '114' on cover from Norman River as RRRRR. Unlisted in the Palmer census
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Lot 490
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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
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Lot 491
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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
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Lot 492
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1875 (30 Jul) cover to Edinburgh with Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 13 3d Brown and 6d Yellow-green tied by Brisbane duplexes, endorsed 'Via Torres Straits & Brindisi', unusually without any arrival datestamp. An attractive 9d Brindisi rate cover
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Lot 493
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $110 |
1875 (17 Aug) local Clermont cover readdressed to Aramac with Wmk Crown over Q (I) Perf 12 1d Pale Orange-vermilion pair tied by faint and '63' numeral in rays (rated RRR on Chalons), Aramac backstamp, fine
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Lot 494
| | | Estimate: $300 | Realised Price : $230 |
1877 (12 Jul) cover to London readdressed to Staplehurst, Kent with Watermark Crown over Q (I) Perf 13 1d Orange-vermilion, 2d Blue and 6d Green cancelled barely discernible '102' in rays of Dingo, with datestamp below. Reverse with transit, arrival and redirected datestamps. Endorsed 'Via Torres Strait & Brindisi' and with handstruck '1D' in circle for redirection fee. Manning records no tie of '102' to Dingo; he rates the numeral RRRR. Portion of back flap missing, otherwise a fine and very attractive cover
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Lot 495
| | | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $150 |
1879 (5 Nov) cover to London with 1868-78 Wmk Crown over Q (I) Perf 12 6d Yellow-green and 1879 First Sideface 2d tied by '570' numeral in bars of Townsville, endorsed 'Via Singapore & Brindisi', unusually without arrival backstamp, very fine mixed issue franking
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Lot 496
| | | Estimate: $400 | Realised Price : $1,250 |
1879 (15 Nov) cover (slightly reduced at left) to Denmark with 1868-78 Wmk Crown over Q (I) Perf 12 6d Yellow-green and 1/- Mauve (for double rate via Brindisi) tied by indistinct '201' numerals of Rockhampton, with cds alongside, arrival datestamp on reverse. Light soiling but a very rare destination for Queensland mail, Palmer recorded only two covers from the Chalon period
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Lot 497
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $125 |
1880 (8 Jul) cover to Brighton, England with 1879-81 Wmk Crown over Q (II) 6d Yellow-green Sideface tied by Brisbane duplex, endorsed 'Via San Francisco' and with arrival backstamp, very fine and unlisted in Palmer census
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Lot 498
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1881 (5 Jul) cover to London with 1879 First Sideface 6d pair tied by '198' numeral in bars of Aramac, reverse with Rockhampton transit and London arrival datestamps. Cover with small corner fault and ink spot, otherwise fine double rate cover unlisted in the Palmed census
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Lot 499
| | | Estimate: $90 | Realised Price : $125 |
1881 (5 Dec) cover to Bath, Somerset with 1879-81 Wmk Crown over Q (II) 4d Orange-yellow Sideface tied by '33' in rays of Mackay, endorsed 'Via Torres Straits', with arrival backstamps. Fine appearance but back flap roughly opened. The 4d rate via Torres Straits and Southampton or Plymouth was introduced on February 1881
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Lot 500
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1882 (27 Feb) cover to London with 1882-83 2d Sideface (3) cancelled '87' in bars obliterator of Ipswich (fine despatch cds), endorsed Via Torres Straits per R.M.S. "Roma", reverse with transit and arrival datestamps including 'PLYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER', very fine
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Lot 501
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1882 (12 July) cover to Warlingham, Surrey with 3d Brown Wmk Crown over Q (I) Perf 12 strip of 3 cancelled '33' in rays of Mackay, and endorsed 'By packet route'. Reverse with Mackay, Brisbane and Croydon arrival datestamps. Some peripheral wear nevertheless a good 9d Brindisi rate cover
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Lot 502
| | | Estimate: $90 | Realised Price : $125 |
1885 (7 Oct) cover to London with 1882-83 1/- Sideface tied by Brisbane duplex, few marks on reverse otherwise a fine double rate franking
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Lot 503
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1885 (23 Oct) cover to Boston, U.S.A. with 1882-83 6d Sideface tied by '401' numeral in bars of Irvinebank (cds below), endorsed 'Via Sydney & San Francisco' and with 'PAID/ALL' in circle and reverse with Cairns and Brisbane transit and Boston arrival datestamps. Few small marks, otherwise fine
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Lot 504
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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
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Lot 505
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1889 (10 Sep) cover to Hannover, Germany with 1887-89 1d (3) and 1882-83 6d Sidefaces cancelled '59' in rays of Townsville, endorsed 'Per SS Dacca via Torres Straits' and showing a late use of the 'P.D.' handstamp in black, Brindisi transit and Hannover arrival backstamps. Fine and attractive example of the 9d rate
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Lot 506
| | | Estimate: $120 | Realised Price : $170 |
1891-1902 U.P.U. 2½d and 5d rates to London (1891), U.S.A. (1894, 1896, 1897, 1902), British Columbia 1895), Denmark (1895), and Canada (1903). Mostly good to fine and displaying a variety of frankings (8 covers)
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Lot 507
| | | Estimate: $150 | Realised Price : $115 |
1898 (12 Mar) registered cover to Hong Kong with 1895-96 ½d and 5d tied by straight-line 'REGISTERED/QUEENTON', with despatch datestamp below, and reverse with Townsville transit and Hong Kong arrival datestamps. Small portion of back flap missing, nevertheless an attractive cover to an unusual destination
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Lot 508
| | | Estimate: $120 | Realised Price : $90 |
1900 (7 Mar) registered cover to Chicago with ½d, 1d and 4d tied by 'R' in oval, with 'REGISTERED/CHARTERS TOWERS' datestamp alongside. Reverse with Tacoma (Wash State) transit and Chicago registry arrival datestamp in red. Fine and attractive
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Lot 509
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1901-05 Tattersalls covers, with registered covers with straight line 'REGISTERED' markings of Cooroy (1901), South Brisbane (1904), and Capella (1905), 1905 double rate cover from Boonah; also 1880, 1885 and 1894 Macartney covers to Melbourne. Usual spike holes, but mostly of good appearance (7 covers)
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Lot 510
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1905 (14 Feb) Tattersalls cover to Hobart with 1897-1907 3d tied by oval 'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER' with a second strike alongside, Brisbane duplex at lower left, and reverse with 'T.P.O. 4 UP datestamp of 14 FE 05, fine
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