AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 675		Estimate: $200 1898-1902 selection of registered Official envelopes with 'LAND TITLES DEPARTMENT' Frank showing various handstruck or mss. 'Unclaimed' or 'D.L.O.' markings, latter in purple, red, blue or violet, generally fine for these (5)
Lot 676		Estimate: $300 1908 (6 Nov) OHMS registered cover from Perth to Cairns, Qld. with 5d punctured OS. Undeliverable, and with various manuscript endorsements, plus straight-line ‘UNCLAIMED’, chamfered boxed ‘D.L.O./No/’ in violet on face, and Dead Letter Office datestamps for Perth and Brisbane on reverse. Roughly opened and resealed with ‘E (Crown) R/FOUND OPEN/AND OFFICIALLY SEALED’ printed label. Few faults and soiled but spectacular.
Lot 677		Estimate: $200 1911 (10 Nov) large OHMS printed Returned Letter envelope sent from Dead Letter Office to local Perth address, with oval ‘REGISTERED/PERTH’ d.s., ‘R’ in segmented circle in violet, and Perth registration label. Scarce.
Lot 678		Estimate: $300 1912 (27 Nov) registered cover from Perth to Maylands with 1912 1d on 2d surcharge strip of 3 and single, undelivered and with boxed ‘UNCLAIMED’, and ‘D.L.O./PERTH’ boxed d.s. in violet on face.
Lot 679		Estimate: $100 1910 (11th Mar) PPC (Danish) to Copenhagen bearing 1d and ½d tied by Ship Room cds's, arrival datestamp.