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Canterbury VIC 3126, Australia
| Lot | GIPPSLAND - VICTORIAN NUMERALS | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5401 | 1905-13 'POSTAGE' Wmk Crown/A Perf 11 SG #444 £1 salmon, couple of short perfs at top, otherwise fine mint, Cat £500. |  | A$150 |
| 5402 | 1912 'POSTAGE' Wmk 5th V/Crown Perf 11 SG #463 9d rose-carmine 'JBC' Monogram single, reinforced perfs between margin and stamp, fine mint, BW #V115zb or zc, Cat $1,000 (as a monogram strip of 3). |  | A$200 |
| 5403 | Postage Dues. 1895-96 SG #D17 10d rosine & bluish green, fresh MUH, Cat £55 for mint hinged. Retail for unmounted $200. |  | A$100 |
| 5404 | Revenues. 1950s-66 Stamp Duty Designs 4th V/Crown Wmk Perf 11: £6 yellow and pale blue, slightly faded, fine uncancelled condition presumably from a legal document. Rare find. |  | A$500 |
| 5405 | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards. 1899 1½d+1½d Red-Brown Perf 13 Stieg #P22a 1904 (May 16) use of Reply Half to "Kuopio, Finland, Russia" from the Commercial Bank (Carlton), the card cancelled by unframed Carlton cds, fine 'KUOPIO/22VI04' arrival cds on face. Very scarce destination in this period. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5406 | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes. 1891 Stieg #C7a 3d carmine with red line through stamp. A scarce envelope. Mint. |  2 | A$180 |
| 5407 | Postal History. 1867 (Jun 25) use of 2d Laureate x7 (strip of 4 with Vertical plate scratch through 3 of the units, plus pair & single) and 6d Laureate on cover to England, stamps cancelled/tied with BN '592' (Rated 'R') with unframed 'LANGLEY/JU25/67/VICTORIA' (ERD) alongside; few small faults, though still an appealing cover. |  3 | A$250 |
| 5408 | Postal History. 1885 (Nov 17) registered cover to Switzerland franked with Naish ½d and 1/6d 'STAMP DUTY' (overlapping upper edge) tied by Chiltern datestamps, 'R' and framed 'REGISTERED' handstamps, backstamps of Melbourne, Brindisi, Locarno, Milano, Chiasso & Bellinzona. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5409 | Postal History. 1913 (Jul 26) printed cover (central fold) to USA, bearing solo franking of 3d ochre perf 'OS' tied by Melbourne '26JL13' machine cancel, minor blemishes. |  | A$75 |
| 5410 | Barred Numerals. 268: (B1) 1st duplex 'CHILTERN/OC30/83/VICTORIA - 268' on The Treasurer frank piece. [Rated 3R] Allocated to Chiltern-PO 1/9/1859; LPO 21/6/1993. |  | A$50 |
| 5411 | Postal History. 1882 (Mar 8) 'LANDS AND SURVEY, MINISTER OF' frank handstamp in black Rated R on envelope Melbourne to "Wulla Wullock/Sale", arrival backstamps for Sale 'MR9/82' and Longford 'MR11/82', black framed 'UNCLAIMED AT/LONGFORD' handstamp, red 'DLB/AP5/42' backstamp, flap repair. |  2 | A$120 |
| 5412 | Postal History. 1897 (Nov 15) use of 1d Postal Card uprated with ½d pink for transit to Germany, two very fine/superb strikes of Maffra '477' duplex tying stamps, superb Braunschweig (Saxony) arrival datestamp, message written in German, couple minor edge blemishes, very fine overall. |  2 | A$75 |
| 5413 | Postal History. 1908 (Oct 7) stampless inwards cover (mild tone spots) from Innsbruck to "Miss Howitt, Eastwood, Lucknow, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia" (a local pioneer family). Multiple tax markings on face with boxed 'T.', 'T5D'-in-oval, mss "50cts" in red and mss "d5" in blue, rare double-circle 'ENGLISH MAILTPO/IN' datestamp on reverse; flap tear. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5414 | Travelling Post Offices. T.P.O. 9: 'T.P.O.9./DOWN-9MR09/VICTORIA' tying 1d pink to comical postcard from Dandenong to Kew, a couple of corner bends. Gippsland Line; presumably collected by morning "down" service to Traralgon and returned to Melbourne on the afternoon train; the morning 'up' train ran as an express from Warragul to Melbourne and so could not have picked up this item. [Rated 4R] PO 1/1/1866; closed 17/9/1917. |  2 | A$120 |
| 5415 | Travelling Post Offices. T.P.O. 9: 'T.P.O.9/DOWN 23DE09/VICTORIA' largely very fine strike tying QV 1d pink to Semco real photo PPC ('Savings Bank, Warragul') addressed to "Kia-Ora/Heath Hill/South Gippsland". [Rated 4R - Only four covers recorded] |  2 | A$150 |
| 5416 | Travelling Post Offices. TPO 7 (Second Allocation): 'DOWN TRAIN/MG7/OC3/05/VICTORIA - TPO/7'(A1) largely very fine strike tying 2d to cover with 'YEOMANS/RAILWAY HOTEL/TOORA' imprint at U/L, to Hobart (b/s). [Rated 4R on cover] In 1898, MG 2 & MG 7 were assigned to the South Gippsland Line, having previously been in use on the Ballarat-Stawell Line |  | A$250 |
| 5417 | 247 (A1) fine complete Type 1 strike tying 6d Adapted Design to 1865 (Nov 22) petite mourning cover to Scotland, on reverse fine 'ROSEDALE/NO22/65' small oval datestamp, plus Melbourne, Ayr & Girvan (arrival) datestamps. [Rated 3R] Allocated to Rosedale-PO 8/2/1859; LPO 1/6/1993. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5418 | 306 (C1) on 4d Beaded Oval on cover to "Strath Avon by Stratford", oval 'YALLOCK/FE-17/62/VICTORIA' backstamp (A2 - the only recorded example). The only recorded strike of this datestamp, and the only known dated postal marking from this office Extract of stamp illustrated in Freeman at P131. Previously sold for $1,491 in our July 2019 Sale. Allocated to Yallock-PO 1/8/1860; closed 19/4/1862. |  2 | A$1,000 |
| 5419 | 383 (A2) 1st type with two sidebars on 2d lilac Laureate. [Rated 4R] Allocated to Bruthen-PO 15/1/1862; LPO 3/9/1993. |  | A$100 |
| 5420 | 474 (A2) superb and largely complete Type 4 strike on 2d Laureate, very early use. [Rated 4R]. Allocated to Matlock-PO 21/7/1864; closed 15/3/1934. |  | A$150 |
| Lot | GIPPSLAND - VICTORIAN DATESTAMPS | Estimate | |
| 5421 | 542 (A2) fine strike of 1st type (fine figures) on 2d Naish [Rated 4R]. Superior to the example illustrated by Hugh Freeman. Allocated to Mack's Creek-PO 1/11/1865; renamed Kevington PO 1/10/1884; closed 31/1/1974. |  | A$120 |
| 5422 | 545 (B2) 1st Type on 2d Naish pair [Rated 3R] Allocated to Toongabbie-PO 1/12/1865; LPO 19/8/1993. |  | A$50 |
| 5423 | 595 '595' (A2+) on 5/- Laureate (tear). [Rated 4R] Allocated to Swift's Creek-PO 1/1/1867; closed 30/8/1879. |  | A$100 |
| 5424 | 939 (B1) 1st type (reversed '9's), largely very fine and near complete strike tying Naish 2d brown to piece [Rated 3R]. Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $173 in our July 2019 Sale. Allocated to Drouin-PO 5/4/1876; renamed Jindivick PO c.-/7/1878; renamed Drouin West PO c.-/8/1878; closed 30/9/1976. |  | A$100 |
| 5425 | 939 (A2+) 2nd type on 2d mauve. [Rated3R] Allocated to Drouin-PO 5/4/1876; renamed Jindivick PO c.-/7/1878; renamed Drouin West PO c.-/8/1878; closed 30/9/1976. |  | A$100 |
| 5426 | 1072 (A2) fine and largely complete 'M/72' strike on 1d orange-brown. [Rated 4R] Allocated to Buchan-PO c.-/10/1878; LPO 29/6/1994. |  | A$150 |
| 5427 | 1072 (A2) fine and largely complete 'M/72' strike on 2d sepia. [Rated 4R] Allocated to Buchan-PO c.-/10/1878; LPO 29/6/1994. |  | A$150 |
| 5428 | 1072 (B2) fine and largely complete 'M/72' strike tying 6d blue Laureate to 1882 cover to London, complete strike of 'BUCHAN/VICTORIA' unframed cds alongside, Melbourne transit & London arrival backstamp, couple of minor blemishes. Started using a duplex canceller from 1887 or earlier. Both the barred numeral and the datestamp are [Rated 4R] Allocated to Buchan-PO c.-/10/1878; LPO 29/6/1994. |  2 | A$200 |
| 5429 | 1096 'M96' (A2) very fine and almost complete strike tying Naish 2d brown to piece with small part '...PSLAND' cds alongside. [Rated 3R] Allocated to Waterloo, Gippsland-PO c.-/10/1878; renamed Yarragon PO 20/12/1883; LPO 22/11/1993. |  | A$120 |
| 5430 | 1175 'MC/75' (B2) largely very fine strike on 2d brown. Ex Max Watson, previously sold for $431. [Rated 3R] Allocated to Zulu Creek-PO 11/5/1880; closed 30/3/1897. |  | A$200 |
| 5431 | 1400 'MCCCC' (A2) on 1d brown. [Rated 4R] Allocated to Yinnar-PO 1/5/1884; LPO 9/12/1993. |  | A$200 |
| 5432 | 1823 (B2) two partially overlapping, almost complete strikes on 2d violet pair. [Rated 4R] Allocated to Fulham-PO 4/12/1890; renamed Fulham R.S. PO c.1902; renamed Fulham PO 23/3/1939. |  | A$100 |
| 5433 | 1862 (A2) superb strike on 1d orange-brown [Rated 4R] [A much bolder strike than Max Watson's example] Allocated to Holey Plain South-PO 11/6/1891; closed c.-/2/1893. |  | A$750 |
| 5434 | 1894 (A2) Type 1 (thinner figures 7mm tall; serif on '4') superb almost complete strike on Reading 1d brown. [Rated 4R]. Illustrated in Freeman at page 436. Ex Hugh Freeman; sold for $405 (along with a B2 strike of Type 2) in our March 2019 Sale. (2) Allocated to Hodgkinson-PO 10/2/1892; closed 1/9/1916. |  | A$250 |
| 5435 | 1976 (A2) very fine Type 2 strike on 2d violet [Rated 4R]; also unrated Type 1 strike (taller figures) on 2d violet. (2) Allocated to Sunnyside-PO 27/5/1896; closed 21/12/1919. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5436 | 2014 (B1) complete strike tying 1d pink to piece with large-part 'CALULU/30JE10/VICTORIA' cds alongside; the earliest known dated postal marking from this office. Ex Max Watson; previously sold for $431. Barred numeral [Rated 3R], datestamp [Rated 2R, & ERD] Allocated to Wuk Wuk-PO 23/12/1899; renamed Calulu PO 1/2/1907. |  | A$200 |
| 5437 | 2026 (A2+) superb strike on 1d pink. [Rated 3R] Allocated to Valencia Creek-PO 11/8/1900; closed 31/5/1974. |  | A$200 |
| 5438 | 2028 (A2) on 1d red QV. [Rated 3R] Allocated to Monomeith-PO 20/7/1900; closed 31/1/1969. |  | A$100 |
| 5439 | Topiram SG #10 'TOPIRAM/27MR36/VIC.' on 2d red KGV. [Rated 3P] Renamed from Warneet RO 6/4/1925; PO 1/7/1927; TO 1/7/1957; closed 11/10/1963. |  | A$50 |
| 5440 | Vesper SG #10 superb complete 'VESPER/20MY36/VIC.' (A1+) on 2d red KGV. [Rated 3P] Renamed from Tooronga RO 14/3/1921; PO 1/1/1927; TO 29/9/1959; closed 1/12/1961. |  | A$50 |
| Lot | WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Estimate | |
| 5441 | Ten Mile SG #10 unframed 'TEN MILE/"OC13"/[06]/VICTORIA' alongside 1d pink cancelled with BN '555' on real photo PPC of 'Mt Buller from Big Hill'. Renamed from Loyola PO 1/2/1891; closed 13/1/1939. |  2 | A$100 |
| 5442 | 1854 Imperf Recess SG #1 4d black four close margins, almost touching at top and bottom left, Cat £350. |  | A$90 |
| 5443 | 1854 Imperf Recess SG #1 1d black, just shaved upper margin at left otherwise complete margins, boldly struck void grid cancel, Cat £350. |  | A$150 |
| 5444 | 1854 Recess Roulette 7½-14 SG #2 1d black trimmed roulettes at top right and left bottom, the stamp being right marginal with the roulettes intact, Cat £900. |  | A$200 |
| 5445 | 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs SG #3,3a 4d pale blue & 4d blue, both very close to good margins, paler shade with some light age spots to reverse, lightly cancelled, Cat £200. |  2 | A$150 |
| 5446 | 1854-55 Imperf Lithographs SG #4c 1/- pale brown, just touching at left and bottom, Cat £350. |  | A$90 |
| 5447 | 1854-55 Lithographs Roulette 7½-14 SG #5 4d pale blue with unplated Vertical scratch through back of swan, much of the rouletting is trimmed, particularly at top, bottom and right side Cat £750. |  2 | A$90 |
| 5448 | 1857-59 Imperf Hillman Litho Wmk Swan SG #19 6d Grey-Black four margins with dealer stamp on rear - handsome, Cat £600. |  | A$250 |
| 5449 | 1857-59 Imperf Hillman Litho Wmk Swan SG #19 6d grey-black, just shaved at right, otherwise close to good margins, tidy Bars '3' cancel, Cat £600. |  | A$240 |
| 5450 | 1860-64 Imperf Recess Wmk Swan SG #28 6d sage-green, three close but clear margins at left, right and bottom. The top margin is just touching at the right corner, Cat £450. |  | A$100 |
