AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, TASMANIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 165		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $460 c.1860 mourning cover to Hobart bearing 4d Chalon tied by BN '63' of New Norfolk, portion of Hobart Pre Paid handstamp in red and unframed private handstamp 'BOURNBANK/Parish of/Wellington/18(60?)' in violet. Scarce and attractive
Lot 166		Estimate: $150T 1860s-1880s Letter Bills with manuscript, handstruck or printed Post Office of despatch details, Hobart and Launceston predominate, although noted are Bagdad, Bothwell, Brighton, Constitution Hill, Melton Mowbray, Newtown, Oatlands, Spring Hill and Upper Bagdad, usual varied condition for these historic documents (approx 100). Potential for the marketer (on ebay?)
Lot 167		Estimate: $150T 1870s-1880s Letter Bills (23) with different mss., handstruck or printed Post Office of despatch details amongst which are mss. Bridgewater, Constitution Hill, Spring Hill, Tea Tree, and datestamps for Jerusalem, Old-Beach, etc, varied condition for these historic documents
Lot 168		Estimate: $125 1873 (17th Apr) cover to Hobart bearing Sideface 2d tied by BN '52' of Launceston, diamond 'PRE-PAID/17AP17/1873' handstamp in red, arrival backstamp, flap a little rough
Lot 169		Estimate: $250 1874 (8th Sep) cover to Hobart bearing Sideface 1d pair tied by BN '52' of Launceston, diamond 'PRE-PAID/8SP8/1874' handstamp in red, double-circle 'BOARD OF EDUCATION' handstamp in blue
Lot 170		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1875 (29th Nov) cover to River Forth bearing Sideface 2d in Yellow-Green shade cancelled by BN '95' of Westbury with datestamp at right, Deloraine transit backstamp, minor toning
Lot 171		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $230 1882 (2nd Feb) printed wrapper 'MOUNT BISCHOFF MINING CO.' to Forth bearing 1d Sideface tied by BN '29' of Emu Bay, datestamp alongside and arrival backstamp. Scarce and attractive. Thematic appeal
Lot 172		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1883-1906 group including covers (2), PPC's (2, one to Hungary), Postal Cards (8), one to Bavaria, others unused or used interstate, mixed condition (12 items)
Lot 173		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1892 (13th Aug) cover to England bearing Sideface 2d + ½d tied by BN '183' of Spreyton (Receiving Office), datestamp below, transit and arrival backstamp
Lot 174		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1893 (4th Apr) cover to USA bearing ½d Tablet (5) tied by three strikes of BN '63' of New Norfolk, cds below, transit and arrival backstamps
Lot 175		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1894 (10th Apr) 1d Postal Card used to Hobart cancelled by BN '321' of Riversdale, arrival backstamp, minor ageing
Lot 176		Estimate: $150 1894 (10th May) cover to U.S.A. bearing Sideface 2d + Tablet ½d tied by 'HOBART/P-R' duplex, San Francisco transit backstamp
Lot 177		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $120 1894 (29th Aug) use of 1d Postal Card to Ulverstone cancelled by BN '123' of Penguin Creek with cds alongside, arrival datestamp. Great "Bird" thematic
Lot 178		Estimate: $100 1894 (27th Oct) cover to London bearing Sideface 2d + Tablet ½d cancelled by code "H" Hobart duplex, arrival backstamp
Lot 179		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $120 1895 (31st May) 2d Envelope used to Melbourne cancelled by BN '165' of Upper Macquarie St, Hobart transit backstamp
Lot 180		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1895 (19th Aug) home-made wrapper to U.S.A. bearing Tablet ½d pair tied by Hobart duplex, endorsed at left 'Printed matter/only', minor blemishes. Attractive example of overseas printed matter rate at 1d per 2oz
Lot 181		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $230 1895 (25th Oct) cover to London bearing Tablet ½d + Sideface 1d pair tied by BN '306' (RRR) of Upper Tea Tree, Hobart and arrival backstamps, minor soiling
Lot 182		Estimate: $100 1897 (18th Jan) cover to U.S.A. bearing Tablet 2½d (2) tied by Launceston code "K" duplex, endorsed at left '"Oroya" S/via London', arrival backstamps
Lot 183		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1897 (4th Jan) cover to Massachusetts bearing Tablet 2½d tied by Hobart duplex, Vancouver and Whitman backstamps
Lot 184		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $170 1897 (28th May) registered cover to U.S.A. bearing Tablet ½d + 2½d pair tied by BN '25' of Deloraine, with day slug '8' of '28' in manuscript, circled 'R', transit and arrival backstamps
Lot 185		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1898 (30th Jun) cover to Hamilton bearing Sideface 2d tied by BN '243' of Fentonbury, arrival backstamp. Rated RRR
Lot 186		Estimate: $150 1899 (21st Jun) cover to South Africa bearing 2½d on 9d Pale Blue tied by Hobart cds, arrival backstamp and bilingual framed 'Unclaimed' marking
Lot 187		Estimate: $125 1899 (18th Sep) cover to USA bearing Sideface 2d + Tablet ½d tied by BN '39' of Evandale with datestamp alongside, backstamps of Launceston and Stamford
Lot 188		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $230 1900 (13th Feb) registered cover to Germany bearing Tablet 10d cancelled at Hobart, two strikes of 'R' within oval in black, handstamped registration in blue, Baden-Baden arrival backstamp
Lot 189		Estimate: $350 1900 (20th Oct) 1d Postal Card used to Launceston cancelled by Cleveland cds without year slug, arrival backstamp. Unrecorded
Lot 190		Estimate: $150 1902 (19th Apr) inwards PPC - 'Cossack' from Russia to Ulverstone bearing 1K Orange pair tied by Rostov datestamp, Odessa and Hobart transit and Ulverstone arrival datestamps
Lot 191		Estimate: $100 1902 (8th May) cover to New Zealand bearing Tablet ½d block of four tied by Ulverstone cds's, backstamps of Hobart and Dunedin
Lot 192		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $190 1906 (30th Aug) registered cover to New Zealand bearing 1½d on 5d strip of five cancelled at Hobart, handstamped 'R' within oval and straight-line registration number, Dunedin backstamp
Lot 193		Estimate: $125 1908 PPC partly in colour - Map and view, used Bermuda to Hobart bearing 1d Dry Dock tied by 'IRELAND ISLAND' cds with date slug indistinct. Attractive inwards item
Lot 194		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 Cancellations: Second Allocation numbers selection on Sidefaces, few Tablets or Revenues, all different comprising 1R (26), 2R (13), 3R (12), all clear strikes. Useful lot (160)
Lot 195		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $600 Cancellations: Second Allocation numbers on various 1d Postal Cards comprising '13', '16', '18', '20', '22', '24', '25', '27', '29', '39', '41', '43', '51', '52', '53', '59', '63', '64', '77', '92', '94', '95', '98', '100', '101', '115', '122', '123', and '125', all legible strikes with cds's (29)
Lot 196		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $280 Crown Seals: 'WATTLE GROVE LOWER', part strike on Tablet ½d pair