AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, TASMANIA, POSTAL STATIONERY

Lot 593		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $650 Private Perfins: 1910-1970s fine mint and used mounted collection of private perfins on (mostly) Numeral Stamp Duty issues, many multiples, with 'AA.Co' (Alliance Assurance Co.) (10, values to 5/-_; 'MM' (Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co.) (6, values to 10/-), 'RI/Co/Ld' or 'RI/Co' (Royal Insurance Co. Ltd.) (44, with multiples, values to 10/-, also £1 Tablet opt. 'REVENUE', three documents), 'VOCo' (Vacuum Oil Co.) 6d block of 8, and 2d Platypus on document; DWM/Co' (D & W Murray Ltd.) (25, also on 6d and 9d Railway Parcel stamps). Mostly fine and an impressive assembly (87 plus 4 documents)
Lot 594		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 Postal Cards: 1893-1904 1d QV Bright Pink punctured 'T' (5 x 5 holes) superb unused, rated RR by Groom & Shatten (less than 10 recorded)
Lot 595		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $270 Postal Cards: 1901-4 1d QV Pink on Buff punctured 'T' (5 x 5 holes) used by Chief Secretary's Office from Hobart to Launceston, 13 AP 1904, readdressed to Stanley and back to Launceston, fine. Rated RR by Groom & Shatten (less than 10 known)
Lot 596		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 Postal Cards: 1905 1d KEVII Scarlet on Buff punctured 'T' (6 x 6 holes) unused, some peripheral toning, rated as 'Not Seen' unused by Groom & Shatten, a rarity
Lot 597		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 Postal Cards: 1905 1d KEVII Scarlet on Buff punctured 'T' (7 x 7 holes) used by Inspecting Superintendent of Police from Deloraine to Longford, some staining of card on both sides. Rated RR by Groom and Shatten (less than 10 known)
Lot 598		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $300 1893 wrapper stamped-to-order with 3d Embossed Stamp Duty in Vermilion, used from Launceston to London, 7 August 1893. Prepared by William Petterd and addressed to a fellow collector, a small number of these wrappers are recorded as having passed through the mails, although the use of the embossed design was not strictly within the regulations. Very scarce, with 1967 RPSL Certificate
Lot 599		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 'On Public Service Only' long envelope (226mm x 95mm) for Crown Lands Office with 'DEPUTY SURVEYOR GENERAL' frank in red endorsed 'Specimen only' below. Vertical fold, otherwise very fine
Lot 600		Estimate: $80T Realised Price : $75 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: Large-size unused envelope (320mm x 202mm) for Post and Telegraph Department, slight toning around periphery and minor a couple of small tears, excellent condition for such a large item and scarce internal post office stationery. no used examples have been recorded
Lot 601		Estimate: $60T OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: Large unused envelope (320 x 202mm) for Post and Telegraph Department, slight toning around periphery, small ink mark on face and non-contemporary ink notations on reverse, nevertheless good condition for such a large item. Scarce, with no used examples recorded
Lot 602		Estimate: $80T OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1898 (26 Mar) for Crown Lands Office (faults), and 1900 (2 Jul) for Under Secretary (badly stained) each with frank stamp, also 1891 precursor from Treasury with standard 'On Public Service Only' with faint frank stamp and straight-line 'REGISTERED' in purple, fine (3 covers)
Lot 603		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1893 (14 Dec) envelope (225mm x 92mm) from Mines Office with fine 'SECRETARY OF MINES' frank in red cancelled Hobart duplex, chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED' in red, addressed to Dunedin, New Zealand, reverse with fine large oval 'REGISTERED/DUNEDIN ds in violet. Fine and an unusual overseas destination
Lot 604		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: Four different printings of envelopes (137mm x 80mm) for the Treasury, Hobart, each with 'THE TREASURY' frank in black (2), or blue (2), the earliest (19 Jan 1894) with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED' in red, others with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART' in blue, one on buff unusually used to Melbourne in 1900. Mostly fine (4 covers)
Lot 605		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $125 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1895 (28 Feb) large envelope (247mm x 122mm) for Money Order Office addressed to the Postmaster at New Norfolk, with 'MONEY ORDER & SAVINGS BANK BRANCH' frank in blue cancelled Hobart duplex, faint 'REGISTERED/HOBART' cachet, also with double oval 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/& SAVINGS BANK'/HOBART ds in blue at lower left. Vertical fold and some small imperfections from opening, however a very scarce early type
Lot 606		Estimate: $120T Realised Price : $95 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: Two different printings for the Public Works Department (137mm x 80mm). The first with 'PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, HOBART' frank used 1896 (4 Jun) from Hobart to Hamilton, and with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART' in blue, very fine. The second (small tear at top and some flap damage) with 5d Pictorial punctured 'T' used 1904 (11 Jul) from Hobart to King Island, with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/LAUNCESTON' in blue (2 covers)
Lot 607		Estimate: $120T Realised Price : $115 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1898 (12 Jan) and (4 Aug) envelopes (225mm x 95mm) to Zeehan, each with 'SECRETARY OF MINES' frank in red cancelled Hobart duplex, chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART in blue or black, first with small tear at left, latter trimmed at top (2 covers)
Lot 608		Estimate: $175T Realised Price : $135 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1898-99 three different printings of envelopes (137mm x 80mm) for Education Department, each with 'EDUCATION DEPARTMENT' frank in red and used from Hobart to the State School at Swansea, and each with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART' in blue. One envelope a little soiled, others fine. (3 covers)
Lot 609		Estimate: $80T Realised Price : $75 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1900 (3 Jul) envelope for Treasury, Hobart (137mm x 80mm) to Forth with 'THE TREASURER' frank in violet cancelled Hobart cds, and with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART' handstamp in blue, fine
Lot 610		Estimate: $120T OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: Return envelopes for the Education Department (178mm x 120mm), two different printings used in June 1902 and June 1907 from Cradoc and Epping respectively. By special arrangement, the post office allowed these envelopes to pass through the mails free of postage. Fine and scarce (2 covers)
Lot 611		Estimate: $160T Realised Price : $145 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1902 (20 Dec) large envelope (280mm x 165mm) for Commissioner of the Stamp Duties Department, endorsed 'Legal Documents only' and addressed to Launceston, with 1d pair and chamfered cachet in blue, and Launceston arrival datestamp on reverse. Some soiling and small imperfections, but a scarce type with penalty text
Lot 612		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $125 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1903-1909 four different printings of envelopes (147mm x 90mm (2), 137mm x 90mm (2)) each with 5d Pictorial punctured 'T', the earliest (19 Jan 1903) damaged on opening, others fine and used from Hobart to Forth (2) or Launceston (4 covers)
Lot 613		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $145 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: Large envelope (280mm x 126mm) for Land Titles Department endorsed 'Legal documents only', used to Launceston with 1d and 4d Pictorials punctured 'T' (6 x 5 holes) cancelled Hobart cds, and with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART in black, small cover faults
Lot 614		Estimate: $80T Realised Price : $60 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1907 (31 Dec) envelope for Treasury, Hobart (144mm x 89mm) to Launceston with 5d Pictorial punctured 'T' (blind perfs) cancelled Hobart cds, very fine
Lot 615		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $85 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1908 (21 Feb) envelope (145mm x 90mm) for Treasury with 5d Pictorial cancelled Hobart cds and addressed to Launceston, very fine
Lot 616		Estimate: $120T OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1908 (14 Apr) large envelope (280mm x 125mm) for Lands Titles Department with 4d Pictorial punctured 'T' used from Hobart to Burnie (arrival backstamp in blue). Some notations on face, and a few imperfections, however scarce
Lot 617		Estimate: $75T Realised Price : $85 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1908 (15 Jul) envelope (144mm x 89mm) with 5d Pictorial punctured 'T', very fine used from Hobart to Launceston
Lot 618		Estimate: $120T Realised Price : $90 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1908 (16 Oct) long envelope (222mm x 104mm) for Mines Department with 4d Pictorial punctured 'T' cancelled Hobart cds and used to Launceston (arrival backstamp), superb
Lot 619		Estimate: $140T OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1909 (5 Jul) and 1909 (5 Aug) envelopes for Treasury, Hobart (147mm x 90mm) to Forth and Launceston respectively, showing different styles of header and text, each with 5d Tablet punctured 'T' cancelled Hobart cds, fine (2 covers)
Lot 620		Estimate: $150T OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1910 (19 Jun) large return envelope to Hobart (279mm x 122mm), inscribed 'SAVINGS BANK PACKET ONLY', with 1d Pictorial for special registered savings bank packet rate cancelled Fingal cds. Very fine for such a large item, and scarce
Lot 621		Estimate: $150T OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1910 (10 Dec) return large envelope to Hobart (280mm x 127mm) with printed 'SAVINGS BANK PACKET ONLY' with 1d Pictorial punctured 'T' (8 x 8 holes) cancelled Railton cds, for special savings packet registered rate, envelope with tiny corner defect otherwise very fine
Lot 622		Estimate: $60T OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1911 (6 Jan) envelope (146mm x 90mm) with 5d Tablet punctured 'T', used from Hobart to Forth, envelope with some damage along top from opening
Lot 623		Estimate: $90T Post Office Stationery: small group of 'REGISTERED MAIL' envelopes for the transfer of registered mail between post offices, with 250mm x 120mm envelopes (2, one opened out with reverse damaged, other 1901 front only addressed to Suva, Fiji with arrival datestamp, 1901 157mm x 127mm (front only) and 153mm x 91mm envelopes to Suva with 'REGISTERED MAIL' crossed through. Also very large (320mm x 225mm) envelope (damaged) used, then opened out and used for a mailing to Tattersalls. Scarce and unusual; material (5 covers)