AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 865		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $420 1846 (23 March) OHMS entire headed 'Aboriginal Station River Loddon' to Buninyong, apparently carried by hand to Melbourne with good strike of boxed 'FREE/MELBOURNE' in red and 'TOO LATE' in black, fine with Melbourne despatch backstamp, ex Guy Linfield
Lot 866		Estimate: $100 1850 (15 Jan) Macartney cover to Geelong with Melbourne despatch and Geelong arrival backstamps, and with boxed 'PAID/AT MELBOURNE' in red, and manuscript '2' in red, fine
Lot 867		1855 (1 Jan) cover used locally at Forest Creek franked with Half-length Campbell & Fergusson 1d Bright Lilac-rose (2) (SG 28b), tied by Barred Oval '37' and with fine 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' handstamp in red, unclaimed mss '149' marking at left, reverse with Castlemaine crowned oval ds. Rare and desirable, ex Perry
Lot 868		Estimate: $600 1855 (6 Aug) registered cover from Maryborough to Ticino, Switzerland franked with 6d Woodblock and 1/- Registered Imperf (former just touched at right) tied by indistinct Barred Ovals. Postage paid to U.K. only, with handstruck 'd6' registration fee. Liverpool 'AUSTRALIAN/PAID/PACKET' cds in red on face, and with Maryborough, Melbourne and London backstamps. Back flap reinforced, otherwise generally fine, Palmer Census No. 15
Lot 869		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1855 (21 Aug) cover from Castlemaine to Melbourne with 1d Rose and 3d Deep Blue Campbell & Fergusson Half-Lengths (3d touched at right) cancelled Barred Oval 37, also with Butterfly 48 in red as used at the G.P.O. for undeliverable letters, and additional manuscript '2'(d) charge. Some soiling but nevertheless quite attractive
Lot 870		Estimate: $250 1855 (26 Nov) registered cover from Maryborough to Carnoustie, Scotland, franked with 6d Woodblock and 1/- Registered (both four margins) tied by indistinct Barred Oval, manuscript '5' credit to GPO London, and handstruck 'd6' registration fee on arrival, Maryborough, Melbourne, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Carnoustie backstamps. Heavy toning
Lot 871		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1857 (14 Feb) entire from Melbourne to Paris with 6d Woodblocks Imperf (x 2, both large margins) tied by Barred Numeral '1', endorsed 'per Simla via Marseilles', handstruck '5' (decimes) due from addressee, Paris arrival backstamp 5 AVRIL 57. Very fine, and unlisted in the Palmer Census
Lot 872		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1857 (23 Jul) small cover used locally at Castlemaine (Forest Creek) with 1857 1d Yellow-green Emblems Wmk Large Star vertical pair (touched at base) tied by Barred Numeral '3', and with oval 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED', very fine
Lot 873		Estimate: $600 1857 (26 July) cover locally used at Geelong with 1d Yellow-green Queen-on-Throne (touched in places) tied by Barred Numeral '2', with Geelong small crowned oval backstamp. Back flap torn and some overall soiling, but a very rare solo usage of the 1d Queen-on-Throne for the town rate
Lot 874		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1859 (16 Apr) cover from Collingwood to Durham with 6d Queen-on-Throne, 2d Emblems Rouletted on Horizontal Laid, and 4d Perf 12 Emblems on Wove (straight edge at base) tied by '57' numerals, endorsed 'pr Malta', a fine and attractive franking
Lot 875		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $950 1868 (23 Apr) fragile unstamped outer lettersheet from Prussia to Melbourne endorsed 'Pr Overland Mail via Marseilles Pr P&O Cy Steamer', with boxed 'P.42' and 'FR./2F16c' accountancy marks, and in Melbourne a superb strike of the rare oval '1s8D'/MORE TO PAY' was applied in blue. Melbourne arrival backstamp of JN 9 68, also in blue
Lot 876		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1868 (1 Jun) entire (a printed Letter of Credit from the Union Bank of Australia) from London to Mount Moriac with 6d Mauve Plate 6 cancelled 'WC/36' obliterator and endorsed 'Via Panama'. Underpaid for this routing, and on arrival the oval '6D/MORE TO PAY' in blue (superb strike) was applied, matched by Melbourne arrival backstamp of AU 3 68 in same colour. Very fine and scarce
Lot 877		Estimate: $250 1869 (7 Oct) mourning cover to Melbourne with 2d Lilac-grey Laureate (SG 132d) cancelled Barred Numeral 84 (Winchelsea Type 1, Freeman rated RR), and with framed 'TOO LATE' very fine and attractive
Lot 878		Estimate: $2,500 Realised Price : $2,700 1870 (10 Oct) cover to Edinburgh with 10d Laureate tied by Melbourne duplex and endorsed 'Via Marseilles'. Posted after the closure of the Marseilles route due to the Franco-Prussian War, and therefore liable to the Via Brindisi rate of 1/1d. Rather than receiving the usual boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/FOR BRINDISI ROUTE/DEFICIENT POSTAGE/3d' handstamp, this cover was marked with a simple '3d' handstamp. Very fine and an important Australian Colonial rarity, only one other cover (from New South Wales) is recorded with this handstamp
Lot 879		Estimate: $500 1871 (15 Jan) cover (repaired at top) from San Francisco to historic 'Whi Whi/North Shore' (Careening Cove, Sydney) via Honolulu, bearing U.S. 2c + 10c pair tied by cork cancels, fine San Francisco Cal Paid datestamp in red, and unusually fine strike of rare framed 'MIS-SENT TO/MELBOURNE-VICTORIA' on front, backstamped Melbourne and Sydney
Lot 880		Estimate: $100 1871 (28 Feb) outer to Sydney with 3d Dull Orange Laureate (SG 134a) cancelled Melbourne duplex, endorsed 'Per First Steamer', horizontal filing fold otherwise fine
Lot 881		Estimate: $200 1873 (10 Oct) mourning cover to Glasgow with 9d Bell Design Wmk '10' tied by Barred Numeral '356' (Keilor Road, rated R), endorsed 'Via Brindisi' and with Melbourne transit and Glasgow arrival backstamps, very fine
Lot 882		Estimate: $1,750 1874 (14 Jul) cover to Camborne, Cornwall with 9d Bell Design Wmk '10'tied by Melbourne duplex, endorsed 'Via Brindisi' and with very fine strike of the very rare 'TOO LATE/VIA BRINDISI', very fine
Lot 883		Estimate: $350 1876 (27 Sep) incoming cover from Oldham, England to Melbourne with 8d Orange tied by duplex endorsed 'Via Brindisi' but overweight and struck with 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE (8)/FINE _______ (6) with '1/2' in manuscript. On arrival in Melbourne the rare '1/2/MORE TO PAY' in oval was applied. Light soiling and portion of flap missing, but very scarce
Lot 884		Estimate: $500 1876 (27 Dec) cover to London endorsed 'Via Brindisi' with 1876 8d on 9d Bell Surcharge tied by Melbourne duplex. Couple of very minor marks, otherwise very fine and a very scarce stamp used on cover
Lot 885		Estimate: $250 1878 (24 Jul) 1d Violet Bell Design postcard addressed to Wellington, New Zealand, with handstruck 'DETAINED FOR (1d)/ADDITIONAL POSTAGE', with 1d Bell adhesive added and tied by Melbourne duplex. Fine and very scarce
Lot 886		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $440 1882 (2 Feb) incoming illustrated cover from Naples to Sandhurst with Italy 20c pair, underpaid and with large handstruck 'T', on arrival the very scarce oval '10D/MORE TO PAY' was added, Sandhurst arrival backstamp MR 20 82. A few very minor blemishes are insignificant, very attractive
Lot 887		Estimate: $250 1885 (24 Apr) incoming mourning cover from London to Melbourne with 1883-84 6d Dull Green, overweight and with boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6d/FINE _________ 6d/1s' in violet applied, and on arrival the oval '1s/MORE TO PAY' was added. Very fine
Lot 888		Estimate: $200 1886 (11 Feb) incoming cover from Edinburgh to Melbourne with 1883-84 6d Dull Green (a little faded) cancelled '131', endorsed 'Via Brindisi', subsequently redirected to Sydney, incurring a 2d fee indicated by the oval '2D/MORE TO PAY', fine
Lot 889		Estimate: $1,200 1886 (27 Jul) local Melbourne cover with 1884-95 ½d Stamp Duty pair tied by Melbourne duplex, posted at 1d printed matter rate but with boxed 'CONTAINS WRITING' and oval '2D/MORE TO PAY'. Pinholes at upper left, otherwise very fine and rare
Lot 890		Estimate: $300 1886 (29 Sep) incoming cover from Scotland to Melbourne with 1883-84 6d Dull Green (good colour), overweight and with handstruck boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6d/FINE ________ 6d/1s' in violet. On arrival the oval '1s/MORE TO PAY' was applied, the cover was subsequently redirected to Sydney incurring a further 2d due, and the handstamp was altered to '1/2'. Some minor staining and a few marks on reverse, otherwise fine
Lot 891		Estimate: $450 Realised Price : $400 1887 (6 May) cover from Zurich, Switzerland to Lilydale with 25c tied by Zurich cds, underpaid and sent via Brindisi, with large handstruck 'T' applied, and with manuscript '50' in blue pencil. On arrival the amount due was assessed and the rare oval '1/1/MORE TO PAY' added. Few tears at top of cover, reverse with attractive illustration advertising Zurcher Telephon-Gesellschaft
Lot 892		Estimate: $180 1909 (24 Sep) registered cover from Melbourne to Germany bearing black registration label, fine and early, handstamp of Max Hyman/9 Queen's Walk/Melbourne (Importer of tailor's trimmings) on reverse