Oct 02, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 158 Page: 1 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD MISCELLANEOUS Ex Lot 11 11 C A/B European pre-stamp outers & entires from France (12), Switzerland (11, plus a few later stamped items), Belgium (3), Germany & Holland (5), some very fine postmarks, condition variable. (35 items) 250 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History Ex Lot 154 154 C Extensive collection of mostly 1950s-1970s postage due markings on covers in 8 volumes, the commercial items being mostly from larger offices, the philatelic covers including many tiny and long-closed offices among which we noted small dateline cds from 'BOORHAMAN/VIC-3678', 'BOLTON/VIC-AUST', 'CLYDESDALE/VIC', 'FOSTERVILLE/VIC-AUST', 'NEWHAVEN/VIC-AUST' (Phillip Island), 'STUARTMILL/VIC', 'WOOLAMAI/VIC-AUST', 'YAMBUK/VIC-3285' etc etc. Terrific basis for expansion. Ex John Webster. (100s) 1,000 Ex Lot 155 155 C/CL Shoebox of decimal covers including 1970s-90s to United Kingdom or Europe with solo frankings including 13c Avocet (on PPC), 25c Broken Bay. 55c Horse Racing, 60c Airmail Anniversary, 1986 90c Christmas & 90c Horses, 63c Robotics (on PPC), multiple frankings including 1984 5c Wattle coil strip of 5; also Overseas Express Delivery, Economy Air, registered, taxed and return to sender covers & PPCs; condition variable. (approx 200) 350 Ex Lot 156 156 CL Two small cartons of 1990s to early-2000s mostly long envelopes selected for rubber datestamps from all States with strength in NSW & Victoria. Wonderful lot for the modern postmark enthusiast. (1500+) 200 Oct 02, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 158 Page: 2 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Ex Lot 157 157 CL - another similar lot in one larger carton. The rarities of tomorrow! (Qty) 200 Lot 158 158 C A- 1907 Tatts cover from Flemington to Hobart with 2d but overweight so 'T4D' h/s applied at Melbourne, Postage Due Blank Tablet 6d vertical pair - very scarce franking: unpriced on cover by the ACSC - for three such items added & with faint Hobart cds. 400 Lot 159 159 C B 1921 commercial cover to Slovakia with 3d Roo tied by Melbourne machine. 150 Lot 160 160 CO C 1939 (Jan 6) large cover (290x127mm) from GB to Perth with WA GPO post office notice re crash of the "Koranga" at Katherine River (NT) affixed to the reverse, some damage & attractive staining on the reverse. 100 Oct 02, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 158 Page: 3 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 161 161 C A 1968 registered airmail to Austria with 20c Weather Watch & 25c Intelsat tied by Hobart cds. 150 Ex Lot 162 162 C TEST MAIL: 1990s Test Mail covers with various handstamps including 'TESTMAIL/09/Toshiba' and 'TEST MAIL' in blue (on 40c aerogramme), also meter cancels for 'TEST MAIL/HQ ENG' & 'NEOPOST/SPECIMEN' x2. (18) 100 NEW SOUTH WALES Lot 220 220 G A 1860-72 Perf 12 2d blue with Major Retouch SG 136b tied to 1861 cover to the GPO by a poor numeral cancel of 'PORT MACQUARIE' (b/s), superb 'SYDNEY/ A /NSW/ B ' arrival b/s, Cat £400++. A remarkable franking. RPSofV Certificate (2008). 1,000 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History Lot 233 233 C B 1840 entire to "Club House/Sydney" with an unusually fine strike of the usually ghastly undated 'LIVERPOOL/NSW' handstamp, rated "5" for carriage between 20 & 30 miles, very fine GPO arrival b/s, central fold. 400T Oct 02, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 158 Page: 4 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 234 234 C B 1846 entire to Scotland with good strike of the rounded-boxed 'PAID AT/MAITLAND' h/s unusually in black, endorsed "Per Royal George" amended to "Palastine". 150T Lot 235 235 C A- 1905 cover with all-over illustrated advertising for Thomas Parkin General Merchant Cowra on the reverse. 100 Lot 236 236 C B 1905 (c.) undated usage of complete 'Inland Parcel Post' label with rare franking of 1/- Kangaroo x2 and 2d blue paying for a parcel weighing up to 4 pounds, tied by parcel cancels, minor faults. 500 Lot 237 237 C B 1905 5d Diadem Commemorative PPC unusually to Canada with Arms 1d only tied by 'ST JAMES HALL/ 5D / JUBILEE/...' cds, shield 'NSW/T/5' h/s & 'MONTREAL/CANADA' arrival cds, minor blemishes. 150T Oct 02, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 158 Page: 5 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD QUEENSLAND Lot 245 245 L A+ REVENUES: 1895 trial pull (die proof?) of the Crown-&-Flowers device for cancelling the Impressed Duty stamps in turquoise on thick wove paper with part of an elaborate watermark at the base. Superb! A very unusual item of great visual appeal. 500 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History Lot 262 262 C B 1857 outer to Adelaide with scarce franking of Adelaide Printing 2d blood-red SG 8 (3½ margins, just shaved at lower-left) tied by '28' cancel of 'KOORINGA' (cds alongside), GPO arrival b/s, ironed-out folds. 400T Lot 263 263 P A- POSTAL CARDS: 1892 De La Rue's final hand-drawn artwork in India ink & Chinese white incorporating the amendments to Ames' essay, on tracing-paper, endorsed "JULY 12th 92" at upper-right, minor pinholes at left from having been affixed in a records book. An important proof. Ex De La Rue Archives and Martin Walker/NelsonEustis (2003). 2,000 Lot 264 264 PS A POSTAL CARDS: 1909 Scenic issue 1d HG 8 Adelaide Printing with Stop after 'AUSTRALIA.' "STACK OF WHEAT" in purple-black, unused. One of the scarcer views. 300 Oct 02, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 158 Page: 6 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD TASMANIA - Postal History Ex Lot 282 282 C Tattersall's mostly early group including two different Tasmanian Government Railways parcel labels on a cover (pseudo-parcel) & large piece from a real parcel (rare), a couple of taxed items including 1955 officially registered with boxed 'SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN/...' h/s, 11 colourful sweepstakes tickets etc, condition variable. (23) 250 Lot 283 283 C B 1851 entire headed "Adelaide May 31 1851" & signed "R Leake" to his brother in Van Dieman's Land, part-Adelaide cds in red, largely fine 'SHIP LETTER/18JU18/1851' boxed h/s in black and a fine strike of the postmaster's private 'C'TOWN/20.JUN.52' datestamp. 1,000 Lot 284 284 C B 1856 cover to England with 'TASMANIA' 6d slate-violet SG 48 (margins just clear to large) tied by BN '60', diamond 'POST OFFICE/LAUNCESTON/..' d/s in red (oxidised), minor blemishes. 200 VICTORIA - Postal History Lot 331 331 C A 1849 (Oct 17) entire headed "Caniambo" & endorsed "OHMS" to Superintendent La Trobe at Melbourne with a largely fine strike of the rare rounded-boxed 'FREE/SEYMOUR' handstamp in red, fair oval 'SEYMOUR/[crown]/ PORT PHILLIP' b/s. Exceptional quality! Ex Karman. [The similar Max Watson/Brian Peace example sold for $1915 at our auction of 27/7/2009] 1,400 Oct 02, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 158 Page: 7 VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 332 332 C A 1853 part-entire to England "Per Northumberland" with Half-Length 3d SG 11 with Major Transfer Error (Line through 'THREE') and Ham Queen-on-Throne 2d - both bereft of margins - tied by Barred Oval '12' (rated RRR), fine 'MAIDENS PUNT/VICTORIA' d/s & Melbourne transit b/s. [The part-letter unusually from a woman to her mother-in-law (?) states "John is much amused with the blacks. In fact everything here is extremely novel & entertaining to him..."] 500T Lot 333 333 C (A) 1854 (Aug) OHMS entire to the Supreme Court with Half-Lengths 3d pair SG 24 (large margins except at base where just touched, the left-hand unit affected by an ironed-out filing crease), faint central Barred Oval '72/V' of 'ELPHINSTONE' (fine crowned-oval unusually on the face), superb Melbourne arrival b/s. Exceptional appearance. Ex Purves (May 1981). [The inland postage rate was tripled, from 2d to 6d on 1/5/1854] 600 Lot 334 334 C B 1884 makeshift wrapper to Germany "Via Brindisi" with Bell 1d green & Postal Fiscals 1/- indigo/blue SG 256 (Cat £6½ x20+) tied by BN '2', endorsed on the reverse "13oz" & unusually registered with fine strike of the very scarce 22mm 'REGISTERED/AP21/84/GEELONG' cds, Brindisi transit b/s, superb German 'R' h/s & superb 'BERNBURG' arrival b/s, minor repaired tear & minor soiling. A very unusual item highlighted by the very early authorised usage of the 1/-. [Revenue stamps were authorised for postal use from 1/1/1884] 400 Oct 02, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 158 Page: 8 VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Ex Lot 335 335 CPS 1884-1904 selection of PTPO Envelopes (6) & covers (2) for various municipalities including Shire of Jika, Shire of Seymour, Shire of Warragul (with "belt & buckle" d/s), Shire of Yea & Upper Yarra Shire Council, also a postcard with 'Shire of Shepparton Waterworks Trust' h/s, condition a bit variable. (9) 300 Lot 336 336 C B 1893 commercial cover to "Orphir Floure/Orkney Islands/Scotland" with ½d & 2d tied by Kilmore duplex, minor defects. Terrific destination! 150 Lot 337 337 C A 1894 cover to England with Naish 8d tied by superb '1/W' & equally fine "Belt & Buckle" 'POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE/MARKET ST' d/s & 'R'-in-circle, London d/s in red on the face. Beautiful. 250 Lot 338 338 CL B 1895 cover to GB with scarce albeit philatelic franking of Stamp Duty 3/- drab SG 268 tied by 'MO&SB/NHILL' cds.