AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAL HISTORY
Lot 342
Estimate: $250
1858 (11 Mar) cover to London endorsed at top 'P 'Emeu' and via Marseilles, bearing Diadem 1/- single and pair (cut-into) tied by obliterator, London arrival Paid datestamp in red. Cover filing crease repaired from inside
Lot 343
Estimate: $75
1858 (5 Jun) cover (faults) to Melbourne bearing Diadem 6d tied by concentric 'NSW' circles, Sydney backstamp, also USA 1902 cover to England bearing 1c (6) on advertising cover for 'BOYD'S CITY DISPATCH'
Lot 344
Estimate: $100T
Realised Price : $170
Miscellany with main interest in cache of 1850's-1860's 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 345
Estimate: $250T
1861 (19 Mar) cover (reduced at base - dealer guarantee handstamp ties adhesive to cover) to Switzerland bearing perf 12 6d Violet (SG 148) tied by Sydney duplex, mss. postage due marking on front, seven various transit or arrival markings front or reverse
Lot 346
Estimate: $125
1881-1904 selection comprising covers (4), the earliest to UK bearing 2d + 6d, others to Austria (advertising), London or Switzerland, 1905 PPC to Belgium taxed on arrival, Wrapper 1895 1d used Redfern to Melbourne, Postal Cards to N.Z. or Belgium, the latter uprated, Envelope 1895 2d used at Sydney, Reg'd Envelope 3d Cootamundra to Sydney uprated with 2d, Lettercard 1904 1½d to Germany uprated with 1d, mixed condition (10)
Lot 347
Estimate: $250
1889 cover to England endorsed 'From J. E. Young HMS Swinger Sydney', countersigned by Commanding Officer, bearing excised and repositioned NSW 1d pair tied by '1D/F.B.', Boston arrival backstamp
Lot 348
Estimate: $200T
1889 (17 Oct) cover to Germany bearing Centennial 4d Cook pair and 1/- Kangaroo tied by Rays '193' of Ashfield, overweight with handstruck triangular 'T' and mss. '2½ozs' and '400' tax markings, tolerable faults for an oversize article, attractive and scarce franking
Lot 349
Estimate: $250T
1890 use to Russia of home-made wrapper bearing 2d Emu optd 'OS' tied by Sydney cds, three cyrillic datestamps on reverse, minor creasing on reverse of wrapper while in transit. Great destination
Lot 350
Estimate: $500
1891 (10 Sep) Official cover to Germany franked with optd 'OS' 2½d, ½d on 1d block of four and 7½d cancelled at Sydney and on arrival, minor peripheral faults. Very rare adhesives on cover. An outstanding franking
Lot 351
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
1897 printed wrapper for 'KOSMOPOLITAN' used to Belgium bearing ½d Grey tied by Sydney datestamps, peripheral tears. Unusual