Lot 241
| | | Estimate: $100T | Realised Price : $90 |
1841-54 stampless entires comprising 1841 Melbourne to Liverpool with 'MELBOURNE/PAID' in red, 1842 Geelong to Melbourne with framed 'PAID AT/GEELONG' with 'MELBOURNE/ NEW.S.WALES' backstamp, 1854 Geelong to Williamstown with 'PAID/GEELONG' in red, Geelong, Melbourne and Williamstown backstamps, mixed condition (3 items)
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Lot 242
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1855 (9 Mar) cover Ballarat to Scotland 'per James Bai(n)' bearing 'Woodblock' 6d (2) tied by barred oval, handstruck '6', mss. 'Missent to Bonar Bridge' in red with 'Bridge' on adhesives, various backstamps, minor soiling. This cover was carried on the inaugural sailing under the mail contract as P&O and GSS Co. ships were requisitioned for the Crimean War
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Lot 243
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1855 (9 Jul) entire letter Geelong to Scotland endorsed 'P 'Blanche Moore' @ Galle/thence overland via Marseilles' bearing 2d 'QonT' pair and 1/- 'Octagonal', filing creases, soiling. Rare 1/4d per ½oz rate
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Lot 244
| | | Estimate: $300 | Realised Price : $340 |
1855 (26 Aug) cover Geelong to England 'per 'Lightning' ' bearing 'Woodblock' 6d with huge margins, Liverpool Packet, handstruck '1' in red, minor stain on reverse
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Lot 245
| | | Estimate: $100T | Realised Price : $75 |
1857-91 group comprising 1857 entire Melbourne to UK bearing 'Woodblock' 6d rouletted, SG 53; 1886 Poowong to Dublin bearing 3d Yellow-Orange pair, SG 308; 1891 'Edward Waters Patent & Trade Marks Office' envelope bearing 1d paying rate for unsealed circular to London, redirected in London, very fine crowned 'R.' indicating no redirection fee required, generally fair condition (3 covers)
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Lot 246
| | | Estimate: $300 | Realised Price : $260 |
1857 (22 Jul) entire letter Geelong to England endorsed 'Columbian', bearing 'Woodblock' 6d pair (scissor cut between), close to huge margins neatly cancelled '2', transit backstamps, 'Paid' datestamp in red on arrival
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Lot 247
| | | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $150 |
1859 entire letter Melbourne to Kyneton bearing perforated 'Emblem' 4d, SG 85; 1861 Geelong to Ireland bearing 6d 'QonT' and 4d 'Beaded Oval' (scissor cut); 1873 Melbourne to Ireland bearing 1/- (torn) and 3d, minor faults (3 covers)
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Lot 248
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1861 (23 Jul) reg'd cover Epsom to Locarno bearing perforated 1/- Octagonal pair and 'Woodblock' 6d Black strip of three [equal record multiple], various instructional and transit markings on both sides, flap faults. Ex Purves, Kellow
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Lot 249
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1862 (25 Apr) cover Melbourne to Canada 'per 'Bombay' bearing 'Woodblock' perforated 2/- pair and 4d Beaded Oval, mss. '1/8' and '2/4', London transit and Quebec arrival backstamp, cover faults, still an attractive treble rate example
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Lot 250
| | | Estimate: $250T | Realised Price : $220 |
1865 (25 Feb) underpaid inwards cover Manchester to Melbourne via Marseilles bearing 4d and 6d, on arrival handstamped 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE (mss. 10)/FINE_____(mss.6)', endorsement 'To be left at the Post Office 'unctil' (sic)/called for', re-addressed to Heathcote, where further mss. '1/4' applied and crossed-out, '1/8' mss./MORE TO PAY' in blue oval applied and mss. 'Paid', backstamps of London, Melbourne and Heathcote
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Lot 251
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1869 (21 Sep) opened-out cover Melbourne to Clunes bearing 'Laureated' 2d, weak strikes of framed 'UNCLAIMED/AT CLUNES' in black and 'DEAD LETTER BRANCH/ REGISTERED' in red, mss. details in red, arrival backstamp and DLO datestamp in green
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Lot 252
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $75 |
1870 (16 Jul) cover Richmond to New Brunswick endorsed 'Via Marseilles/By travelling post' bearing 'Laureated' 6d and 2d De La Rue, tied by '71' duplex, London 'Paid' in red, Melbourne, Fredericton and Gage Town backstamps
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Lot 253
| | | Estimate: $300T | Realised Price : $230 |
1880-1900 covers, mainly to UK, incl very scarce 1890 4d rate (bearing scarce 4d single); 1898 reg'd to USA bearing 1½d Green (5) and ½d; 1888 front with 6d (3) tied by English Mail TPO duplexes; 1900 reg'd franked 1/- + 6d; 1884 use at Melbourne of Hibernian-Australasian Catholic Benefit Society illustrated cover, etc (23)
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Lot 254
| | | Estimate: $100T | Realised Price : $75 |
1883 (20 Feb) envelope (225x96mm, two folds) to Rome from Italian Consulate bearing 1873-87 Perf 12 'Bell' 1/- (2) and 'Naish' 2d (2) paying 1½-2oz letter rate
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Lot 255
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1888 (17 Aug) cover Melbourne to Cambridge (New Brunswick) bearing 1d Green pair and 6d Blue tied by BN '71' duplexes of Richmond, endorsed 'Per Cuzco De/Via Southampton', Melbourne and London backstamps. Attractive bicolour franking to an interesting destination
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Lot 256
| | | Estimate: $60 | Realised Price : $46 |
1895 (10 Jul) cover to St. Kilda bearing 2d tied by BN 'M50' (1050) duplex of 'Wickliffe Road Stn' in blue. Attractive
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Lot 257
| | | Estimate: $80T | Realised Price : $80 |
1901-12 mail including 1901 to USA (faults) bearing 1d Olive strip of five, 1902 ½d rate, two semi-official 'Garden State' postcards, etc (15)
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Lot 258
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1908 Semi-Official American Fleet postcard 'Princes Bridge' bearing 1d used to Sweden, underpaid by ½d, 'T/10c' in black octagon, straight-line 'Lösen...(mss.8)... örs' in violet
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