Lot 158
| | | Estimate: $60 | Realised Price : $46 |
1860 (28 Apr) entire letter from the Johnstone correspondence from Melbourne to Launceston franked 6d Woodblock Imperf (touched at left and right), endorsed per 'Black Swan' and with despatch and arrival backstamps. A late date of use for this stamp
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Lot 159
| | | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $210 |
1872 (5 Jun) cover from London franked 6d Chestnut, resealed with selvedge on reverse with boxed handstamp 'RECEIVED TORN/AT G.P.O.' (34 x 11mm) apparently applied in error and overstruck with bold oval 'RECEIVED OPEN/AT/GENERAL POST OFFICE/VICTORIA'
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Lot 160
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1893 (15 Jun) printed W. Brettschneider registered cover from Melbourne to Germany with 3d and 5d Stamp Duty tied by 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds, Hanover backstamp. Small tears at top and bottom of cover, otherwise fine
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Lot 161
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1900s illustrated advertising envelopes for different hotels from Daylesford (actually Heywood Coffee Palace), Donald (2), Hamilton (unused envelope), Geelong, Healesville, Koroit, Melbourne (2) and Warrnambool, most with spike holes, however an impressive group (10, two are registered)
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Lot 162
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1901 (7 May) cover from Langwarrin Camp with 1d pair tied by two strikes of Shield '1/MILITARY/ENCAMPMENT' datestamp, addressed to Forth, Tasmania. Very scarce
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Lot 163
| | | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $150 |
1907 advertising covers to Tattersalls (spike holes) for Massey Harris Bicycles Melbourne or their Mildura Agency, latter with additional advertising on back, very scarce (2 covers)
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Lot 164
| | | Estimate: $50 | Realised Price : $38 |
1912 (2 Nov) cover with unsealed flap used to Malvern franked with ½d Bantam tied by Melbourne machine cancel, handstamped '100 POSTED' in violet, reverse with cachet on flap of the Odonatological Society
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Lot 165
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $75 |
1912 (4 Nov) printed O.H.M.S. 'MONEY ORDER ADVICES' printed envelope addressed to the Postmaster at Sherwood, Notts (UK), and with 'M.O.O. MELBOURNE. VIC./1' cds, superb
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