AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Lot 668		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1854 Imperf 1d Black, SG 1, margins four sides
Lot 669		Estimate: $180T -: another four margin example, lightly cancelled
Lot 670		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $170 1854-55 4d and 1/-, the 1979 reprints produced from original lithographic stone comprising actual size prints (4) of sheet format in black and in approximate issued colours, and composite prints (2) of both denominations in black and issued colours, the 4d remarkably shows 'Inverted frame'
Lot 671		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $400 -: 1854-55 Imperforate 1/- Pale Brown, SG 4c, four margin example - large at base, neatly cancelled by Perth Dec 24 1861 datestamp in blue. Attractive
Lot 672		Estimate: $400 1860-64 Imperforate 6d Sage-Green, SG 28, four margins - large at left, lightly cancelled
Lot 673		Estimate: $400T -: another four margin example, lightly cancelled
Lot 674		Estimate: $3,000T Postal Fiscals: 10/- Internal Revenue Dull Purple postally used with 1898 2d Yellow Swan (x 4) tied to small piece by indistinct York large ‘Y’ duplex, plus red registration line. A very rare usage
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.