AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 143
Estimate: $100
1851 (7th Jul) entire letter to Albury with framed 'PAID AT/TARCUTTA' in black, mss. '2' and crowned Tarcutta and Albury datestamps
Lot 144
Estimate: $1,750
1853 (9th Aug) entire letter Sydney to England endorsed 'Per "Argo"', bearing Laureated 3d Dull Yellow-Green (SG 67) and 8d Orange-Yellow (SG 80), both with varying margins, arrival handstamps. Rare bicolour franking
Lot 145
Estimate: $150
Miscellany with main interest in cache of 1850s-1860s unstamped letters to Storekeeper/Postmaster at Bowenfells from romantic-sounding outposts such as 'Frying Pan', 'Running Stream', 'Solitary Creek', 'Camp Cunningham's Creek', 'Camp Ginkin', 'Round Swamp', 'Wet Swamp', 'Cheethem Flats', 'Antonio's Creek', 'Cullen Bullen', 'Meadow Flat', 'Middle River', etc (43 items)
Lot 146
Estimate: $250
1880-1905 mainly TPO group, the earliest being Valentine type cover faults to Burraja with TPO West, 1893 and 1896 1d Lettercards with "U" datestamps, Sydney Special, and Up Train markings, modern archival example of wax seal for TPO North, etc some toning, mixed condition
Lot 147
Estimate: $500
Travelling Post Offices: 1880s-1980s range of stamps, stamps on pieces, with various TPOs, Posted on Train, etc, including obliterators (few 100)
Lot 148
Estimate: $150
'T.P.O./WEST' 1882-1905 covers (3), postcard and Registered Envelope from various offices and markings, mixed condition (5)
Lot 149
Estimate: $150
'T.P.O./SOUTH' 1872-1909 group including oval type struck twice on 1d Postal Card, postcards (3) and registered covers (3), from various offices and markings (7)
Lot 150
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $90
1901 'PARCEL BILL' forms (3) from Condobolin Post Office, cancelled 'TRAVELLING P.O. N° 2 WEST', two types
Lot 151
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $90
1903 'HOTEL VICTORIA' advertising cover to Hobart with two nice strikes of 'MOREE TO WERRIS CK/T.P.O.' cds's, also 1907 ppc to Sydney with 'T.P.O./WEE WAA' type 24 cds, minor blemishes
Lot 152
Estimate: $600
Cancellations: Selection A - Y mostly early 1900s cds's on covers/cards, noted 1865 very fine oval 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/SYDNEY N.S.W.' in red, 1875 Collector, 1888 Darlington Point, Dripstone '1043' (incorrectly allocated by Campbell), Euriowie, Frogmoor, 1863 Majors Creek, Maryland, Middleton Street, Mount Elliot, North Berry Berry, Parliament House, Tartna Point, registereds, advertising, useful Stationery, PPC's, etc, little or no duplication, quality of cancels generally good (132)
Lot 153
Estimate: $300
Diverse selection incl 1928 cover to USA with 3d with 'SYDNEY/ SPECIAL' cds, TPOs, English Mail covers (3), various 1930s Posted on Train, etc, mixed condition
Lot 154
Estimate: $100
Barred Numeral: '72' of (Wee Waa) on three margined Sydney View 2d Plate I
Lot 155
Estimate: $150
Picture Postcards: Early 1900s selection of Sydney and country mostly, many real photo types, unused and used, generally fine (60)