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1 Page:1 Website: Jun 29, 2016 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots 106 O Ex Lot 106 Useful array of Kangaroos to 10/- plus 'G/NSW' punctures including 5/- x3, 10/- x2 & 1, KGV with better values & 'OS/NSW' values including 1d Die III & some 'G/NSW', Postage Dues including Third Wmk 4d blocks of 30 x2 and CofA Wmk 5/- blocks of 6 & 8, etc, condition rather mixed but we expect they are unchecked for varieties etc. (many 100s) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals 198 ** A 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue imprint pair with "Plate Dot" at lower-right, mounted in the margin only. [Dots of this nature are found on sheets of the 1/- Large Lyrebird. In the past they have been referred to as Plate Dots but it is now believed they were actually "perforation pinning points". A similar imprint block of 4 sold in our auction of for $397] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues 251 */** A 1902 Blank Tablet ('NSW' Removed) ½d to 5/- BW between D1-11 plus an extra 4d & 6d (unmounted), very fresh & most are very lightly mounted. Advertised retail $950+. (10) * A B1 Lot Filled Tablet 10/- light green Perf 11 BW #D44 (SG D43) with marginal Watermark Letter 'E', very well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $3750+ ( 2000). [The 10/- & 20/- were issued in very small numbers and only in New South Wales] 1, ** A+ B1 Lot /- light green Perf 11 BW #D45 (SG D44) marginal example from the right of the sheet, very fresh & unmounted, Cat $11,500 ( 4250, mounted). Pristine! [This is likely to be the finest example of this rare stamp in existence. Our vendor believes it is the only unmounted example in private hands. We have no record of other examples] 6,000

2 Page:2 Website: Jun 29, 2016 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History 274 PS A Lot POW Envelope with printed '.../FREE' at upper-right, unusually to Holland but, more remarkably, endorsed by the sender ".../GCC/Bourke NSW". 400 T 280 C A- Lot local cover with Sydney Harbour Bridge Typo 2d pair of diagonal bisects (!) tied by superb strike of the scarce Lismore Krag machine cancel of 4MAY32. Most unusual C B Lot commercial registered cover from Uruguay to "Sidney Nova Scotia/Canada" but with 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' b/s & very fine oval 'MISSENT TO SYDNEY/(" ")/NSW" handstamp - not previously seen by us - in violet, forwarded & with three Canadian b/s including 'HALIFAX & CAMP RPO' cds, minor blemishes. 250

3 Page:3 Website: Jun 29, 2016 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Flight Covers - Pioneer Flights etc 294 C A 1924 (June 2) Sydney-Hay AAMC #72a cover carried by Australian Aerial Services Ltd on their new airmail service connecting Adelaide and Sydney, Cat $550+. A scarce intermediate. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Airmail Covers - World War II We are pleased to present highlights from the collection formed by Alistair Watt from Victoria. [See also Lot 25] C B 321 C D Lot (Oct 10) cover Sydney to Brisbane with two stamps washed-off & very fine boxed 'RECEIVED DAMAGED/BY WATER AT/GPO SYDNEY 3' in magenta, minor blemishes. From flying boat "Coolangatta" which crashed in Sydney Harbour on 11/10/1944, with the loss of one passenger: see AAMC #984. Ex Rod Perry. [A remarkably fine survivor. Much of the mail was badly damaged: see the next lot] - ditto, large-part badly damaged front to an army officer with 4d Koala paying the Forces Concession Rate tied by Hobart machine cancel of 10OCT/1944, forwarded under cover (not included) with the accompanying roneo'd advice - the only example we have seen - from Army House at Sydney. Ex Rod Perry. [The addressee was prominent philatelist Lewis ("Lew") Viney] (2 items) MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES In March 2015, we presented the first part of Michael Lewin's fine collection of Australian outwards and inwards destination mails. We are pleased that Michael has now consigned the balance of this interesting collection. This "new" material includes many items to and from the German States and other parts of Europe, Asia and more. Also included are early pre-stamp covers and several exceptional frankings C A- Lot 354 ADEN: 1893 (Oct 5) cover from Aden with East India 2a6p green tied by 'ADEN' squared-circle, superb French mailboat octagonal 'LIGNE T/12/OCT/93/PAQ FR No 1' d/s, Sydney transit b/s of NO3/93 & poor Queanbeyan b/s, repaired flap. Carried per Messageries Maritimes "Armand Behic", arrived Melbourne

4 Page:4 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 356 C C Lot 356 AUSTRIA: 1872 cover to NSW "Via Southampton" with kr green & 15kr brown single & pair tied by 'GRAZ/5/8/72' cds, London transit cds of 8AU72 & large 'PD' h/s both in red, Sydney arrival b/s of OC21/72, a little stained. An unusual routing at this time. Carried per P&O "Hindostan", departed Southampton ; "Delhi", departed Alexandria ; & "Baroda", departed Galle , arrived Sydney Ulrich Ferchenbauer Certificate (1993) 2, C A Lot 359 BRITISH EAST AFRICA: 1895 cover to NSW with rare franking of 'BRITISH/EAST/AFRICA' Overprints 4½a dull violet SG 39 (Cat 100 x10+ on cover) tied by 'MOMBASA/NO22/95' squared-circle, superb 'ADEN/REG' transit b/s (frame worn-away) & very fine 'REGISTERED/DE31/95/SYDNEY NSW' arrival b/s. 1, PS A- Lot usage of 2a Registration Envelope size F to NSW with Sunburst ½a x4 2a & 2½a tied by 'MOMBASA/AU10/94' cds, 'ZANZIBAR/REG', 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No 6' & 'ADEN/REG' (frame worn-away) transit b/s & poor 'REGISTERED/OC3/94/SYDNEY NSW' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Very attractive. 1,000

5 Page:5 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 363 C C Lot 363 CEYLON: 1837 entire letter to "Port Stephens/New South Wales" with a largely very fine strike of the crowned-shield 'COLOMBO/POST PAID/28JUN28/1837' datestamp & very fine Sydney GPO crowned-oval of SE*6/1837 on the face, rated "1/-" being 4d double inwards shipletter + 8d double intracolonial shipletter, some staining & archival tape repairs. Carried to Madras per coastal ship; then per HMS "Conway" to Sydney; then per coastal ship. A rare destination from Ceylon in this period. The addressee, James Charles White, was born at Jaffna in Ceylon. He arrived in NSW on per "Ceylon". He soon obtained a position as Superintendent of Works for the Australian Agricultural Co at Port Stephens. He died aboard the "Wairarapa" which was wrecked in 1894 off Great Barrier Island, New Zealand C (B) Lot 364 CHINA: 1864 (Feb 20) fragile outer to Shanghae "p Madras" with NSW Diadems 1/- carmine (defective) tied by 'NSW'-in-ovals & fine Sydney b/s, 'HONG-KONG/AP11/64' transit b/s in blue, extensive archival tape repairs within C A- Lot 367 FRANCE: 1864 entire printed lettersheet to NSW "Via de Suez" with attractive 3-colour franking of Napoleon 10c bistre, 20c blue & 40c orange tied by '1'-in-star-of-dots cancels & 'PARIS/26/NOV/64/R D'ENGHIEN' cds alongside, superb Marseilles & 'SHIP LETTER/ D /JA20/1865/=SYDNEY=' transit b/s & 'HUNTERS-HILL/=NSW=' arrival b/s. 750

6 Page:6 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 369 CL A- Lot long cover to Lyons "Per Orient Co RMS Omrah" with scarce franking of NSW ½d green, 2½d indigo pair & 1/- Kangaroo tied by superb Sydney cds of 14AU05, arrival b/s of 3-9/05, minor blemishes. [The rate was 2½d x7] CL B/A Ex Lot 375 GREAT BRITAIN - ENGLAND: 1831 OHMS outer endorsed "Col Serys Office/Sydney NS Wales/25 July 1831", to Lincolnshire rated "2/6" with ' P /DE15/1831' & Maltese Cross 'CH/15DE1831/ X ' (Charing Cross?) b/s in red, superb four-pointed "star" postal inspector's h/s in red, minor faults & a repaired tear at the top. With original enclosure - very fine condition - signed by "Alexr McLeay" advising that the convict Thomas Nott - transported in is now a schoolteacher in Sydney. Alexander Macleay arrived in Sydney in January 1826, as Colonial Secretary to the new Governor Sir Richard Darling. He was a capable administrator & held numerous committee & board positions. He became a significant landholder, including a grant of 54 acres at Elizabeth Bay!! He also did his bit to populate the new colony, siring 17 children! (2 items) 750

7 Page:7 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 378 C B Lot lengthy cross-written entire letter headed "Melbourne 7th April 1847" & signed "Thomas Lowe", to London endorsed "From No 1998 Corporal Thomas Lowe 58th Regt" & countersigned by Captain Murray (?) at lower-left, rated "1" in red for a soldier's or sailor's letter, light 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/AP 10/1847/MELBOURNE' d/s in red on the flap, London arrival b/s in red across the flap & rated "2" for an incoming soldier's letter, overall soiling.a very significant item, being one of only three Imperial soldiers' letters recorded from Victoria, and the only one from the Port Phillip District period. BPA Certificate (1991). The writer states "...I have come from New Zealand after a long Fatigue...there is about 400 of our Regiment in New Zealand yet...[melbourne] is called the Best Place in the Colony the People are all Emigrants and very friendly...there are 100 of us here...i expect soon to be made a Sergeant as there is a great many Killed and Wounded..." 7, C A Lot outer to London "p Diana via Hong Kong p Overland Mail" with a largely very fine strike of the 'QUEENS WHARF' Receiving House handstamp and very fine Sydney Views 3d yellow-green SG 39 (full margins) just tied by a very fine bars cancel of Sydney, endorsed "pd 2/3" & with fair 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SE*10/1850/SYDNEY' d/s in red. [The rate was 3d to Hong Kong but was unpaid on to destination so rated on arrival "2/3" for an incoming shipletter via Marseilles. A very fine Sydney Views cover - Ben Palmer's Census #1850/217- by a most unusual route] 2,750

8 Page:8 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 380 C A- Lot cover to London "Per Tamar" partly paid with Sydney View Plate IV 2d bright blue SG 33 from the base of the sheet (almost full margins, just shaved at lower-right, minor crease in the lower margin) & manuscript "1" in red, 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/MR*15/1851/SYDNEY' cds in red, London - arrival b/s of - '14JY14/1851' in red & rated "8" for an incoming shipletter. A very attractive & remarkable Sydney Views cover with most irregular part-payment of 1d in cash. Ben Palmer's Census #1851/94. 1, C C Lot cover from Kent to "Rocky Point, George's River/nr Sydney NS Wales" with remarkable franking of GB d With Lines strip of 4 [LI-LL] - margins close to large - tied by Barred Numeral '132', very fine 'BRIGHTON/MR23/1853' b/s & very fine 'SHIP-LETTER/[crown]/MR23/1853/=LONDON=' cds in red, Sydney arrival b/s of SE*1/1853 & rounded-boxed 'COOKS RIVER' Receiving Office handstamp (affected by repaired opening tear), endorsed "uncalled for" & with superb back-slanting 'UNCLAIMED' h/s, a few tonespots & minor blemishes. BPA Certificate (2004). [The embossed crest on the flap has the motto 'TRY BUT TRUST'. In 1873, Horatio Alger published his novel "Try and Trust". Is there a connection?] 1, C B Lot cover from GB to HMS Basilisk at Sydney "or Elsewhere", endorsed "Via brindisi" but with 6d brown Plate '11' only & largely very fine 'INSUFFY STAMPED/VIA-BRINDISI' h/s, apparently carried in a naval or closed bag, endorsed by the recipient "recd at/sydney 25 Nov 1872", minor blemishes. Very attractive. Carried per "Massilia", departed Southampton ; "Sumatra", departed Suez ; & "Behar", departed Galle , arrived Sydney [If correctly paid 9d, it would have arrived The addressee was paymaster aboard the "Basilisk", which was on the Australian Station. Port Moresby was named after the ship's master Captain John Moresby] 1,000

9 Page:9 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 390 C (B) Lot (April 14) envelope to London "Via Brindisi" with rare combination franking of NSW DLR 2d blue tied by indistinct Rays '140' of 'WENTWORTH/NSW' (b/s) & South Australian '8 PENCE' on 9d grey-brown just tied by part Adelaide GPO cds with a very fine strike on the reverse, London arrival cds of 31MY78 in red on the face, repaired tear at left. A very rare cover. BPA Certificate (1992). Carried per "Assam", departed Adelaide ; "Nepaul", departed Galle ; & "Travancore", departed , arrived Brindisi Post offices in southern & western NSW were very remote from Sydney. Significant time was saved by sending mail directly to Melbourne or Adelaide to meet the mail boat. NSW/Vic "Riverina Covers" are relatively common with 58 recorded: see "Sydney Views" (Aug 2004 & May 2005). However, only a very few similar NSW/SA combination covers are recorded. 2, C A- Lot stampless cover to Norfolk "Via Brindisi" with Sydney duplex of MY31/86 & superb 'DOWNHAM/JY12/86' arrival b/s, remarkably untaxed. Most unusual. Carried per coastal ship to Melbourne; then P&O "Massilia", departed Melbourne ; "Nepaul", departed Galle ; & "Nizam", departed Alexandria , arrived Brindisi

10 Page:10 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 393 C A- Lot 393 GREAT BRITAIN - SCOTLAND: 1811 (Nov 17) entire from Sydney to Stirling "Per Ship Thomas" on arrival rated "2/-" with 'MA/ C 13/812' transit b/s & 'MY/1812/16' cds of Edinburgh in red on the face, the brief holograph letter signed "MC OConnell/Lt Col Comdg 1st Battn/73rd Regt", light filing crease across the face. [Maurice Charles O'Connell commanded the 73rd Regiment that arrived in 1809 with Governor Macquarie, who appointed him Lieutenant-Governor. He married former Governor Bligh's daughter. In 1814, O'Connell & his regiment sailed for Ceylon, but he returned to Sydney in 1838, as Major-General Sir Maurice O'Connell, in command of the military forces in NSW, a position he held until 1847] 6, C A- Lot a very similar letter of the same date & signed by O'Connell, also to Stirling but "Per Gambier" on arrival rated "2/2" with 'JU/ C 8/812' transit b/s & 'JE/1812/11' cds of Edinburgh in red on the face, slightly better quality than the previous lot. [In this early period, it was common practice - and a form of insurance - to send duplicate letters by different ships &/or different routes. These two letters, although datelined the same day, arrived almost a month apart. They were originally rated as single shipletters but both contained Bills of Exchange so the amount due was doubled] 6,500

11 Page:11 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 400 C B Lot 400 GREAT BRITAIN - WALES: 1828 lengthy entire letter headed "Denbigh District/of Cook 21 March 1828" to "Newcastle/Carmarthenshire/South Wales" rated "1/8" with stepped 'SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH' b/s, minor soiling. The writer (signature illegible) speaks of "our leaving Port MacQuarie [to]...within 30 miles of Parramatta" & of assisting a minister of religion to leave the UK for NSW as a missionary where "...he could get Board & lodging at 50 or 60 per Annum...we want godly men in the colony". The weather is a problem: "...We are suffering for want of rain never was the colony in a more deplorable state..." PS B Lot 408 KOREA: 1898 usage of Japanese (2s+)2s Reply-Half uprated with 5r x4 tied by 'GENSAN/21/SEP/98/IJPO' cds, Brisbane transit duplex of OC23/98 on the face, minor blemishes. An exotic origin, to an unusual destination. [The writer states "...the card is like a piece of blotting paper and you will be hardly able to read it..."] C A- Lot 413 MAURITIUS: 1855 entire stampless letter in French headed "Melbourne 11 Mai 1855" & signed "Ed Chrétien", apparently carried privately to Mauritius "p Reliance", no Victorian postmarks, '[crown]/mauritius JY9/1855/=GPO=' arrival d/s & very fine 'Late Received' h/s (Proud #I7). Not listed in Ben Palmer's Census: he lists 10 items to Mauritius to June 1856, all of which are stampless. 400

12 Page:12 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 414 C B Lot 414 OTTOMAN EMPIRE: 1872 cover to "Chez Son Altesse le Prince Mustapha Fazyl Pacha Constantinople" with NSW 4d & 1/- tied by faint bars cancels of 'BERRIMA' (cds alongside) & Sydney duplex of FE27/72, British Post Offices in Egypt 'ALEXANDRIA/AP7/72' transit cds on the face. An extraordinary destination, to an important personage. BPA Certificate (2010). Mustafa Fazl Pasha was an Egyptian prince who was first in line to succeed his brother. However, in 1866, his brother persuaded the Ottoman authorities to change the law of succession in favour of his own son. Mustafa Fazl went into exile in Paris, from where - as one of the earliest of the "Young Turks", who long preceded Kemal Ataturk - he excoriated the Ottoman Sultan & the Imperial system. Invited to return to Istanbul, he held several important government positions until He died in , C A- Lot 416 PHILIPPINES: 1853 outer to Manila "Per Duke of Northumberland" with very fine franking of NSW Laureates 1d vermilion/blue SG 47 & 2d ultramarine/blue SG 52 (both with margins just clear to large) tied by bars cancels of Sydney (very fine b/s of NO*22/1853), 'MANILA' arrival b/s of 15/JAN/1854 & superb '1' (reale) h/s for an inwards shipletter. Ex Wise and "Manwood:" sold for $US3250 (1995). [Docketing on the reverse states "...Not to ship more than 1,000,000 Cigars at a time on his a/c"!!] 4,000

13 Page:13 Website: Jun 29, 2016 MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued) 418 PS B Lot 418 RUSSIA: SIBERIA: 1916 Russian Prisoners of War Postal Card to NSW with the message headed "Nikolsk-Ussuriysk den 21 Juli 16", to "der Hilfsverein für Deutsch-Osterr-Ungarische Kriegsgefangene", sent via Austria where triangular censor applied in magenta, a bit aged. [Nikolsk-Ussuriysk (now Ussriysk) is about 50km N or Vladivostok. An online resource states there was a POW Camp here only between 1919 & This card proves the camp was operating 3 years earlier] C B Lot 422 UNITED STATES: 1857 outer to New York "Per RM Steamer Simla" with NSW Imperf Diadems 2d (margins just touching to large) & 1/- (margins close to good) tied by very fine bars & dots cancels of Sydney (superb b/s of FE10/1857), London transit cds of 1857/9AP9/1857 & American ' 5 /APR/26/N YORK BR PKT' cds both on the face, filing fold between the stamps & the addressee's name obliterated. [Carried per "Simla", departed Sydney , arrived Suez ; thence per "Jura", departed Alexandria , arrived Southampton ] AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots CPS Ex Lot 428 Small box with NSW 1846 to Glasgow with superb arrival b/s, Registration Envelopes from NSW x13 (NOT Tatts correspondence!) & from Queensland in 1912 with scarce 'TOOWOOMBA' label, Queensland 1d Postal Card with superb '5/CTS/T' h/s, Victoria 1861 entire to New Zealand with 6d black Woodblock, etc, condition variable. (31) 300

14 Page:14 Website: Jun 29, 2016 AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) 431 L A NEW SOUTH WALES Lot 431 AUCTION CATALOGUES: Robson Lowe "The George Ginger Collection of New South Wales" (5-6/12/1945), 883 lots, a very fine example, with p/r. Rare. [Copies sold at Prestige auctions of 23/9/2011 & 7/2/2014 for $241 & $368 respectively] 150 T 434 O 435 O Ex Lot 434 Selection of Classics with Sydney Views 1d No Clouds x5, 2d x5 & 3d x3, Laureates 1d x4 including a pair, 2d x5 (one on outer), 3d x2 & 6d x2, variable condition but generally good to fine & presentable, cancellations including BNs '30' '37' '60' & '75' (rated RR), Cat 5500 approximately. (25 + cover) Basic collection on Hagners with Sydney Views 1d & 2d, Laureates to 3d x2, Perf Diadems to 1/- x3, 5/- Coin x2, 20/- Governors, 'OS' Overprints, etc, condition rather mixed especially in the earlies, STC (few 100)

15 Page:15 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 436 *O Ex Lot 436 Attractive single-volume semi-specialised collection with Laureates No Wmk 1d x2 3d & 8d and an array of the watermarked issues, Imperf Diadems 6d x10 8d & 1/- x3 all with full margins, 'REGISTERED' Imperf x5 all with full margins & Perf x5, good range of Perf Diadems, array of Middle Issues with shades & perfs noted, 'POSTAGE' Overprints 5/- & 10/- with 'Specimen' Overprint & 1 with 'REPRINT' Overprint, later issues with some mint to 2/6d pair, 1907 Emergency Issue most values to 2/6d including 2½d (mint), also a good range of 'OS' Overprints, condition a bit variable especially in the earlier material but generally fine to very fine, some postmark interest. An excellent basis for serious expansion, (100s) 2, *O Ex Lot 437 Selection with a very fine Sydney View 1d, Laureates with an apparently unused 3d, Perf Diadems group including mint 6d & 1/-, Middle Issues with unused/mint to 1/- black, 'POSTAGE' Overprint 10/- mint x3 & used x7 (one CTO), Governors 20/- mint x2 & used x2, later mint to 2/6d x2, 'OS' Overprints mint to 1/- black & 1/- Kangaroo x2 and used to 5/- Map x2, also a few 'OS' & 'OS/NSW' punctures, condition of the earlies is rather mixed otherwsie generally fine to very fine. A good lot. (200 approx) 1, * Ex Lot 438 QV 'REPRINT' selection including (6d) 'REGISTERED' and 5/- Coin, 'Specimen' overprints to 20/- Governor's including Double Overprint on 5/- Map (thinned at top right), also 'Specimen' Postage Dues SG D2-10, condition varied, Cat (26) 250

16 Page:16 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 439 O A/A- Ex Lot Sydney Views ONE PENNY group with No Clouds SG 2 and Clouds various shades x10 including a horizontal pair & Laid Paper with No Clouds SG 13c, all with full margins though close to just clear in places, various cancellations of varying standard, Cat 4900 (minimum). Opportunity! (11) 2, O A Lot Plate I (No Clouds) Soft Yellowish (Laid) Paper 1d reddish rose SG 3 horizontal pair [1-2], margins just clear to good, untidy but light Barred Numeral cancels, Cat Georg Bühler Certificate (1988). 500 T 441 O A/A+ Ex Lot TWO PENCE group with Plate I Later Impression, Plate II Early Impressions x2, Intermediate Impressions x2 & Worn Impressions x2, and Plate V x2, all with good to large margins, very fine to superb, cancellations include Barred Numerals '3' '9' (Reversed), '50' & '60', Cat 1800 (minimum). (9) F A+ Lot Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background; Dated Bale & Dots in Stars) 2d grey-blue SG 23, margins good to large with outer frameline at right, light BN '66' of Singleton, Cat 300. Superb! 300

17 Page:17 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 443 H A Lot Plate II (Horizontally Lined Background; Dated Bale & Dots in Stars) Worn Impressions 2d dull blue vertical pair with Retouched Lower Unit SG 25/28, margins large to enormous - at top and base - with outer framelines except at right, bars cancels of Sydney, Cat A rare "se-tenant pair" of impressive proportions. Technically, all 2d Sydney Views are marginal examples. However, even singles with one sheet margin are rarely seen & a "complete vertical column" such as this is a great rarity. [Larger than the similar Prussian blue pair that sold at our auction of for $1404] 1,150 T Lot G/F A - THREE PENCE trio comprising Yellowish Paper SG 39 and Bluish Paper SG 42 x2, full margins, Cat Lot F A+ - Bluish Paper 3d yellow-green SG 42, good even margins, sensational BN '55' of Newcastle, Cat 275. Superb! 250

18 Page:18 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 446 G/F A-/A+ 447 O Ex Lot Laureates selection comprising 1d scarlet, 1d vermilion & 1d brick-red horizontal pair (very fine BN '1'; rated R), 2d (superb BN '88'), 3d dull yellow-green, 3d emerald-green, 6d grey-brown & 8d orange-yellow (just shaved at lower-left), all with full margins but a few just clear in places, Cat (9) 1854 Laureates with Numeral Watermark 2d blue SG group complete reconstruction of 50 (10x5) including two pairs, condition variable but many are attractive &/or fine to very fine, Cat 600 (minimum). (50) Lot W B - 3d yellow-green SG 87, margins close to good, minor stain at the base, unused, Cat T Lot W A Imperforate Large Diadems 6d grey-brown SG 96, good even margins, unused, Cat ,000 T 450 G A- Lot 450-6d grey-brown with Error of Watermark '8' (Sideways) SG 96ab, close even margins, notations on the reverse, undercatalogued at T

19 Page:19 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 451 WO A/A+ Lot Imperforate Small Diadems 1d orange-vermilion SG 107 superb strip of 3 with Rays '73' (rated RRRR), then unused 1d carmine-vermilion, 1d orange-red vertical pair & Plate I 2d blue horizontal pair, all with full margins, Cat F A+/B NEW SOUTH WALES Lot Lithographic Transfer 2d pale blue SG 118 horizontal pair, margins just shaved - at right - to large, the first unit a superb stamp with full margins, very fine strike of the ' E / AU3/1859/SYDNEY - NSW' (sideways) duplex, Cat A rare pair, remarkably cancelled on the First Day of Issue. Ex Guy Hutson (unrecognised in a mixed lot!). RPSofV Certificate (2015). 2, G/F A/B Lot Perforated Diadems 2d Prussian blue Plate II Major Retouches comprising three singles (one a bit aged) & a horizontal pair [57-58] the first unit with Second Retouch: Cross-Hatching around Neck, generally lightly cancelled leaving the retouched areas largely unobstructed, Cat A very scarce & desirable quintet. Ex Michael Haden. 750

20 Page:20 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES 454 * A B High Values Wmk-in-Diamond Perf 10 5/- deep lilac SG 263, very fresh with large-part o.g., Cat * A/B 456 ** A/B 1897 Re-Issue 5/- reddish purple Perf 11 SG 297c block of 4, two pulled perfs at lower-left, large-part o.g., Cat An attractive block. OFFICIALS: 1891 'Halfpenny' on 1d grey SG O55 lower-right corner block of 16 (4x4), a few gum-side blemishes but with full unmounted o.g., Cat T 457 * A/A- Ex Lot 457 SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS: Diadems 3d (no gum) 5d 6d 8d & 1/-, 5/- Coin and De La Rue 1d 2d 4d & 10d all with diagonal sans serif 'SPECIMEN', plus 'O S' 10/- SG O37 with 'Specimen' (superb & possibly unmounted) and 1 reprint with seriffed 'O S' & 'SPECIMEN', large-part o.g. A scarce group. (12) V A C1 Lot 458 REPRINTS: 3d green & 5/- Map both with 'OS' Overprint in Red, CTO with 'GPO'- or 'NSW'-in-concentric-ovals. Scarce WO Ex Lot 459 RAILWAY STAMPS: Single-volume collection with a strong showing of the early issues to 5/- x5 including the very rare 2/- (faults), numerous perforation variants, a few watermark variants, 3d x2 & 1/- x3 marginal examples imperforate on one or two sides, and 'O S' Overprints to 3/-, 1929 set to 5/- & 'OS' most values to 5/- plus a defective 10/-, 1948 Narrow & Wide Settings to 10/-, Decimals to $10 including several mint values, some scarce multiples, etc, also cash register labels x17 & "Blue Spot" labels x7, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. Ex Charles & Francis Kiddle. (280+) 1,000

21 Page:21 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 460 P A- 461 CO A-/B Lot First Issue 6d die proof in black on tissue paper (175x108mm), minor peripheral blemishes but remarkably fine for such an ethereal item. Elsmore Online Cat $1500. Ex Charles & Francis Kiddle. [It is believed that only one other example exists] - Sydney Morning Herald envelopes with 6d pink 'BURWOOD', or 'GOVERNMENT TRAMWAYS' 6d turquoise or 9d dull blue; also piece with 3c & 30c + Commonwealth Railways 12c (all with faults but a scarce combination franking). Very scarce/rare quartet. Ex Charles & Francis Kiddle. (4 items) 1,

22 Page:22 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 462 P A Ex Lot 462 REVENUES: 1865 QV long type 4d to 1 complete set of 18 bicoloured die proofs in unadopted colours - plus of the master die (in black) - reduced to stamp-size & affixed in "windows" framed on card 188x228mm or - for the 10/- to 1-160x73mm. A unique and delightful set. Ex Charles & Francis Kiddle. [The issued stamps appeared in only four frame colours: 4d to 8d blue; 1/- to 4/- brown (shades); 5/- to 9/- green; and 10/- to 1 carmine] (19 proofs) 6,000

23 Page:23 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 463 P A/A+ Ex Lot QV long type 4d claret, 6d brown-orange, 8d blue, 1/6d blue, 4/- crimson, 6/- green & 10/- brown - all the vignettes in lilac - bicoloured die proofs on highly glazed stock (91x60mm), characteristic tiny pinholes at far-left & -right, very fine to superb. Ex Charles & Francis Kiddle. [Peck & Smith (1999) record such die proofs between 4d & 10/- only] (7) 2, P A Lot Small Format 2d die proof in black on highly glazed stock (92x60mm) handstamped '21MAY80' in blue & 'AFTER HARDENING'. Rare. Ex Charles & Francis Kiddle. [Peck & Smith (1999) record only a 9d die proof 'BEFORE HARDENING] P A 466 P/F A Lot Small Format 3d die proof in black on highly glazed stock (92x60mm) with no handstamps. Rare. Ex Charles & Francis Kiddle. [Peck & Smith (1999) record only a 9d die proof 'BEFORE HARDENING] Small Format 3d imperforate plate proof single with Plate Number '1', and a very fine used block of 6 of the issued stamp. Rare. Ex Charles & Francis Kiddle. [Plate proofs are unrecorded by Peck & Smith (1999)] (2 items)

24 Page:24 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History 467 C C 468 C B Lot (Mar 21) printed OHMS outer for the Colonial Secretary's Office signed on the face "TS Harrington" & with fine large-part strike of the rare second-type '[crown]/free/mr*21/1838' datestamp (#F2) in red, overall staining/aging. Ex Hans Karman & Brian Peace. [#F2 is recorded in the Handbook to However, this and one other of the next day - sold for $1725 at the Prestige auction of are the only examples recorded in private hands. #F2 was replaced by #F3 but appears to have been returned to use in an "emergency" capacity, presumably because of a temporary problem with, or misplacement of, #F3] 1845 entire headed "New England/May 25th 1845" & signed "John Richards", to England with fine boxed 'PAID AT/ARMIDALE' & poor Armidale d/s, Sydney transit of JY*16/1845 & London arrival b/s of 24NO24/1845 both in red, a bit soiled. 500 T 150 T 469 C B Lot double-rated part-entire from Sydney to Scone endorsed "½oz" & rated "2/-" with postmaster's manuscript endorsement "Scone/Jany 24 48" on the face. [In the early datestamps, the year was fixed. Each December, the implements were sent to Sydney to have the new year inserted. Mail handled in this period was serviced with manuscript endorsements, all of which are very scarce to rare] 250 T 470 C C Lot (Oct 8) part-entire to "Danl Cuper MLC" with a good strike of the boxed 'FREE' h/s (#F12) of Braidwood (oval b/s) irregularly in black, Sydney arrival b/s, overall soiling/staining. Ex Victor Frankenstein (2000) & Brian Peace. [Stated to be only the second example of any of the boxed Free h/s recorded in black. The origin of the generic handstamps can usually be identified only if on cover. Sir Daniel Cooper was a prominent merchant, philanthropist & politician. He was keenly involved in mercantile matters & helped negotiate mail contracts between NSW & Great Britain] 500 T

25 Page:25 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) 471 C B 472 C A 473 L A Lot outer to London with a very fine example of Sydney Views 3d yellow-green/yellowish paper SG 39 [14; excellent colour & large even margins] tied by bars cancel, light Sydney cds of OC*14/1850 in red alongside, poor London arrival b/s, horizontal filing fold at the base & faults on the reverse, pencil-signed by "W Balasse" & "AD" (Alberto Diena). The stamp is graded "A" & is quite exceptional for a 3d on cover large-part outer with scarce franking of Laureates 1d scarlet SG 46 horizontal pair with virtually full margins (just touched at upper-left, Cat 320+ x2+ on cover) tied to by bars cancels of Sydney, part Sydney & West Maitland backstamps. Ex Rick Slade-Slade. - London GPO notice regarding Postal Rates for Books etc to New South Wales (252x400mm), Scottish boxed 'LERWICKAP15/1853' datestamp in green. Unusually fine; it would look terrific framed. 1, T 474 C B Lot cover to Holland "p James Baines" with scarce franking of Laureates 2d (margins just clear to huge) & 8d yellow-orange SG 80 (faults; Cat 600 x2+ on cover) tied by messy bars cancels of Sydney (very fine b/s of MR*5/1855), 'AUSTRALIAN/PAID/LIVERPOOL/MY21/55/=PACKET=' arrival cds, London transit of the next day & 'PD'-in-oval h/s all in red. A rare destination from the Australian Colonies. 250 T 475 C B Lot outer to Scotland "Via Marseilles" with scarce franking of Diadems 5d blue-green pair (corner fault at lower-right) tied by Sydney duplex of 67/FE22, British tiny undated 'C&C/RPO' TPO handstamp & 'LANGHOLME/AP13/1867' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Carried per P&O "Bombay", departed Sydney ; "Mongolia", departed Galle ; & "China", departed Alexandria , arrived Marseilles

26 Page:26 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History (continued) 476 C A+ 477 C A Lot complete tiny parcel tag to "BQ Corney/Suva/Fiji" with 1d pair & 3d tied to the reverse by 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' cds. Superb! A marvellous origin/destination item, paying the merchandise/samples rate of 1d per 2oz x2 + 3d registration & 1912 PPCs from Fiji to Sydney or from NZ to Hobart each with 1d tied by a different Sydney cds & double-oval 'SHIP LETTER/ 1D /LATE FEE' handstamp (very fine on the NZ card). Nice duo. (2) C B Lot 478 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: 1849 entire letter headed "Great Swan Port VDL/6th January 1849" & signed "Charles Meredith" with postmaster's endorsement "6 1 49/Swansea" & endorsed at upper-left "Sea postage paid 5d", to "H Macquoid/Waniassa/Queanbeyan/New South Wales" with tombstone 'PAID/9JA9/1849' in red on the face & small boxed '9JA9/1849' datestamp across the flap, 'SHIP LETTER/JA*28/ /SYDNEY' arrival b/s (no year), minor staining. Ex Dr Ed Druce who stated "This is the earliest known letter associated with the ACT". [Swansea, on Oyster Bay was, after Hobart & Sydney, only the third municipality established in Australia!] NEW SOUTH WALES - Postmarks Charles Meredith arrived in VDL in March After some years in NSW, he returned in 1840 & acquired the "Springvale" property at Oyster Bay. In the Tasmanian Parliament, he was at different times the member for no fewer than four electorates! and twice served as Colonial Treasurer. The addressee, Thomas McQuoid, was one of the earliest settlers in what became the Australian Capital Territory. He settled at & named what is now the Canberra suburb of Waniassa (derived from a Javanese word, not an Aboriginal word) C A A1+ Ex Lot 479 Morag Campbell covers with proof impressions of 'KIMBRIKI/26AP63/NSW-AUST' (the only recorded date), 'MAIMURU/300C63/NSW-AUST', 'MARTINSVILLE/28MY63/NSW-AUST' (the only recorded date), 'MT PEERLESS/24AU62/NSW-AUST' (the only recorded date) & 'NARRANDERA RAIL/24NO62/NSW-AUST' (the only recorded date), each with a second very fine to superb strike on the reverse. (5) 400

27 Page:27 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postmarks (continued) Lot D A A1 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: 'DUNTROON/6AU37/FCT' and 'HALL/5AU37/FCT' very fine on KGV 2d D A A1+ Lot 'MOLONGLO SETTLMT/16MY27/FCT' superb strike on KGV 1½d red. PO ; TO ; closed [This is Australia's most recut datestamp. Originally inscribed 'NSW' at the base, it was progressively amended to 'CCT' by June 1925; 'FCT' by August 1925; and 'ACT' by 1942!] D A A1+ Lot 482 Tumbarumba Railway Camp (1): 'TUMBARUMBA RLY CAMP/29-E1-/=NSW=' (incomplete dateline) superb strike on KGV 1d red. PO ; closed Rare, and a wonderful item. [Hopson & Tobin record usage in 1919 only, during the second opening] NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal Stationery 483 PS A+ POSTAL CARDS: d for the Visit of the United States Fleet, unused. Superb! PS A+ 485 PS B d & 1½d for the Visit of the US Fleet HG 34 & 35, unused. Superb! [The admonition on both values states that the reverse "may be used for communications"! Only 9560 of the 1d & a mere 2320 of the 1½d were sold] (2) POSTAL CARDS - STO: 1896 usage of 1d violet with 'SPECIAL/POST CARD' heading in red for Briscoe Drysdale & Co Hardware & Machinery Merchants with printed advice on the reverse, BN '1104' & 'STRATHFIELD' cds, minor toning on the reverse only, the face being superb. Rare T 200

28 Page:28 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal Stationery (continued) 486 PS A- Lot 486 ENVELOPES: Essay with embossed 1d as used for the first Wrappers, in dull red & 'Specimen.' handstamp below, a few minor blemishes but very fresh PS A/A- 488 PS B Lot 487 ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: d x2 & 2d with different Advertising Collars for Dundee Whiskies or Sazerac Brandies & all-different Waverley Brewery imprints on the flaps, all locally used. Delightful trio d with embossed Hill Clark & Co Auctioneers imprint on the flap, the stamp with 'HC/& CO' perfin, Brisbane arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Rare. 489 PS A d with Resch's Ltd imprint on the flap & illustration of their Redfern brewery in olive, uprated to Germany PS A GPO EMBOSSED LETTERSHEETS: Very fine oval embossing of an oval 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/[crown]/ SYDNEY' seal on laid paper, unused. A great rarity of international significance. Ex Brian Peace. [Lettersheets with an embossed circular GPO seal were introduced by James Raymond in late-1838 and are widely regarded as the world's first issue of postal stationery. Of the oval embossing, only two unused wrappers are known & no used example is recorded. The original implement is still in the possession of Australia Post] ,000 T

29 Page:29 Website: Jun 29, 2016 QUEENSLAND - Postal History 509 C (A) VICTORIA - Postal History Lot cover with beautiful embossing of 'HMS/BASILISK' intertwined by a winged dragon in blue on the flap & very fine oval 'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER' h/s of Brisbane (very early usage), to "Evelyn Cottage/St Leornards North Shore" with 3d greenish brown tied by very fine 'QL'-in-Rays cancel & 'BRISBANE/ a /FE14/QUEENSLAND' "thimble" cds alongside, unusual 'SYDNEY/ A /FE17/1872/ P /=NSW=' arrival b/s, tears on the flap professionally repaired. A delightful & scarce inter-colonial naval cover. 2, C B Lot (Nov 25) outer to Portland endorsed "Paid and Registered 3/6", good backstamps of the rare 'THE GLENELG/ PORT PHILLIP' & 'PORTLAND/NEW.S.WALES' arrival, internal docketing identifies the sender as Alexander McKinlay, first postmaster at The Glenelg. [Sold for $1680 at the Prestige auction of ] 950 T

30 Page:30 Website: Jun 29, 2016 VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) 695 C A- Lot entire headed "The Gums" & signed "Alex Kemp" to Melbourne with an untidy but discernible strike of the rare (especially in the Port Phillip period) 'MUSTONS CREEK/ [crown]/jy*31/1848/pt PHILLIP' datestamp (inverted day slug) unusually on the face & rated "10" for carriage between 120 & 170 miles, very fine 'MELBOURNE/PORT PHILLIP' arrival b/s. PO ; renamed Caramut Ex Rod Moreton (2005). [The brothers Alexander & Edward Kemp farmed "Chiene's Station" (aka "Lawrenny"), in the early 1840s. However, by 1845 it had passed to William Gray. "The Gums" was an adjoining property, farmed by the Burchett Brothers. Ray Kelly's cover with very fine Muston's Creek d/s sold for $3136 (2003)] 550 T 696 C A- Lot lengthy entire letter headed "Waranooke - River Richardson/31 Dec 1848" & signed "Henry Nicoll" to England, prepaid with a light but largely fine strike of the 'GEELONG/JANY 1/1849.' provisional handstamp in red on the reverse (unfortunately overstruck with the London transit b/s also in red), rated "3" in red for a single shipletter & "8" in black payable by the recipient of an inwards shipletter. A great rarity. Ex Tony Rigo de Righi (1982) & Brian Peace. The early datestamps had the year fixed, requiring that they be returned to Melbourne each December to have the year changed. In the absence of a datestamp, most offices used manuscript endorsements. The postmaster at Geelong resorted to more imaginative expedients. Only one other example of this datestamp is recorded - Ex Hugh Freeman & Michael Silvasich - and it is struck in black: that item sold at the Prestige auction of for $6900. The writer states "...the beer & spirits are very bad in this country but we have good wines...have been washing some skin wool the process of which is to let the skins lye in a heap wetted until they decompose when the wool comes off...in March we shall have 1500 lambs to shear..." Wooroonook is 13km W of Charlton on the Richardson River. This item was apparently carried privately to Geelong. 2,000 T

31 Page:31 Website: Jun 29, 2016 VICTORIA - Postal History (continued) 697 C B Lot (May 3) outer from Warrnambool to Portland twice endorsed "Registered" & rated "11d" in red for carriage between 170 & 230 miles, largely very fine strike of the rare rounded-boxed 'MISSENT TO/PORT FAIRY' h/s & an unusually fine strike of the 'PORT FAIRY/[crown]/N.S.W' b/s, no other markings. Ex Ray Kelly & Max Watson (2005). [Such misdirection of registered mail is rarely encountered because of the strict procedures for handling such items. The apparent rate is problematic. 11d was for carriage between 170 & 230 miles, suggesting the origin was Melbourne. However, the internal docketing suggests the sender was at Warrnambool, so the rate should have been only 8d. We suggest that the letter may have been posted in Melbourne or Geelong by someone visiting there from Warrnambool] 900 T 698 C A- Lot (Nov 12) cover to Sydney endorsed "Per Shamrock" but crossed-out & amended in the same hand to "Per Overland Mail" with very rare franking of Ham 1d dull red SG 8a horizontal abnormal pair [5-28, the right-hand unit being substituted for 6] with almost full margins (the left-hand unit with White Flaw Obliterating the Upper-Right Corner), Butterfly '1' cancels of Melbourne (b/s) & Sydney arrival b/s of NO*19/1850, minor blemishes. Ex JRW Purves, Rodney Perry & Ken Barelli. Rodney Perry Certificate (2006, unsigned). [Abnormal pairs are very scarce, and usage on cover is quite remarkable] 2,200

32 Page:32 Website: Jun 29, 2016 VICTORIA - POSTAGE DUES - Postal History 770 C B GREAT BRITAIN Lot underpaid commercial cover from Germany to a German national c/- German Consulate in Melbourne taxed 7d (why?) with "Blue & Claret" 1d & 6d (Cat $600 on cover) cancelled with mss "H" but the fee not collected & the cover redirected to Sydney where NSW Postage Dues 1d & 2d x3 affixed, minor defects. 400 T 887 PS (B) Lot envelope with 'J RUMP/1839' Watermark headed 'To be posted at the Houses of Parliament only/post Paid - One Penny - Weight not to exceed ½oz' SG Spec #PE2b, to "Bailieborough/Ireland" and countersigned "John Young" at lower-left, light but clear strike '[crown]/paid/28ja28/1840/ + ' datestamp in red & '4M/JA30/40'-in-diamond arrival b/s in red (oxidised), horizontal fold & coincident 16mm repaired tear at upper-right, minor overall soiling, Cat 18,000. An important forerunner for a collection of British stamps or Postal Stationery. An early usage, less than two weeks after issue. [A 1d House of Lords Envelope, Cat 25,000, sold at the Prestige auction of for $9775] A consequence of the Uniform Penny Postage introduced on 10/1/1840, was that the free franking privileges of Members of Parliament were abolished. So as not to inconvenience MPs, Rowland Hill arranged the issue of 1d & 2d parliamentary envelopes to the suddenly disadvantaged politicians & peers. The first types were released 16/1/1840. The envelopes were withdrawn when the Penny Black and Mulready Envelopes were issued on 6th May The sender was John (later Sir John) Young, MP for Cavan in Ireland , who served as Commissioner of the Ionian Islands ( ), Governor of New South Wales ( ), and the second Governor-General of Canada ( ). In 1870 he was created Baron Lisgar of Lisgar & Bailieborough. On 23/1/1863, during his tenure in NSW, the town of Lambing Flat was renamed Young, in his honour. [Note: Co Cavan is part of Ulster but is one of three Ulster counties that are part of the Republic of Ireland] 3,000 T

33 Page:33 Website: Jun 29, 2016 NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea 948 C B 1904 usage of PPC ("Landschaft bei Nusa") with the message headed "SS Gotha" (?), to NSW with 5pf only tied by 'MATUPI' cds, rare 'T.'-in-octagon h/s over mss "6¼cts", CofA Filled Tablet 1d Postage Due with blue cross cancel, minor blemishes. NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea - Postal History 951 CL B 957 PS A- INWARDS MAIL: 1897 triple-rate commercial cover endorsed "p Lark" from NSW to the Landes Hauptmann (= army captain) at Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen with 2½d & 5d tied by Sydney duplex, central fold & a little truncated at left, some soiling commercial usage of very scarce NSW 1d Postal Card with Four-Line Heading HG 28a ("MOSSMAN'S BAY...") from Sydney with message in German & '[HE]RBERTSHOHE' arrival cds