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    AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAL HISTORY

    Lot 80
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    Estimate: $130 Purchase Price : $117

    1838 (14 May) entire to 'Juggyong' (Jugiong) with framed 'SYDNEY/POST PAID' in red and oval 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/SYDNEY' datestamp, and without any mark of receipt. Rated '11`'(d) in red. Light horizontal and vertical filing folds otherwise of fine appearance

     

    Lot 81
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    Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134

    1838 (8 Aug) outer (no side flaps) from Sydney to Berrima endorsed 'Immediate', readdressed to 'Wollomollo', with crowned oval 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/SYDNEY' datestamp on reverse, and circular 'BERRIMA/N.S.W.' datestamp on face, rated '8'(d), fine and clean

     

    Lot 82
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    Estimate: $200 Purchase Price : $175

    1839 (5 Jun) outer to London with framed 'WINDSOR/POST PAID' in red and straight-line 'WINDSOR/N.S.W. on reverse, oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/SYNDEY' datestamp in red and London arrival backstamp (8 NO 1839). rated '10' in red (7d inland plus 3d ship letter), with 1/- due from addressee

     

    Lot 86
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    Estimate: $120 Purchase Price : $105

    1844 (4 Jan) entire to Chepstow, Monmouthshire with oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY' datestamp in red (third type with larger crown), London and Chepstow arrival backstamps. Rated '3' in red for ship letter, with 8d incoming ship letter charge due from addressee. Very fine and clean

     

    Lot 88
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    Estimate: $140 Purchase Price : $123

    1854 (31 May) cover from Parramatta to Newtown, Sydney with 2d Plate II Laureate Watermark Double-lined '2' (four margins) cancelled '2' numeral, and with 'FORWARD/N.S.W.' datestamp, Parramatta oval crowned backstamp. The scarce Forward marking was used for missorted mail sent to Sydney

     

    Lot 89
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    Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268

    1854 (14 Jul) opened-out large linen-backed cover (220mm x 111mm) to Birmingham franked 6d Deep Slate Diadem Imperf tied by Sydney barred obliterator, endorsed 'Queen of the South', reverse with despatch and arrival datestamps. Franked for a single rate, but with mss '4/-' due from addressee indicating letter was overweight. Some ageing and soiling

     

    Lot 90
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    Estimate: $120 Purchase Price : $105

    1855 (2 Jun) cover to Belfast, Victoria with 3d Yellow-green Laureate Wmk Double-lined '3' (margins three sides, touching at left) endorsed "Waratah" and reverse with despatch and arrival datestamps. Wax seal cut from back, otherwise very fine and clean

     

    Lot 91
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    Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268

    1855 (Nov) registered cover from Sydney to Birmingham with 1/- Rosy-vermilion Imperf Diadem (margins all round, large on three sides) tied by barred obliterator, and with 'Registered/Sydney' in red. Indistinct Sydney despatch' 'AUSTRALIAN/LIVERPOOL/PACKET' and Birmingham arrival datestamps on reverse. 6d ship letter plus 6d registration fee, with handstruck '5' accountancy mark and 'd6' incoming registration charge. A fine early registered letter

     

    Lot 92
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    Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268

    1857 (18 Jun) entire (one side flap missing) from Sydney to London, with 6d Greyish-brown (2) and 1/- Pale Red Imperf Diadems (all with four margins) cancelled by dumb obliterators, endorsed 'via Marseilles' and with 29 AU 1857 arrival ds in red. One 6d crossed by vertical filing crease, still a scarce 2/- Marseilles rate cover

     

    Lot 93
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    Estimate: $275 Purchase Price : $245

    1857 (12 Dec) with 6d Olive-grey Diadem Imperf (2, one good margins all round, other touched on two sides and with corner fault) cancelled Sydney barred obliterators, endorsed 'Pr European', and with London arrival backstamp (FE 6 1858). Missing back flap, but a fine usage demonstrating the supplementary mail rate of 6d ship plus 6d supplementary fee to carry mail to Melbourne to connect with the U.K. steamer

     

    Lot 94
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    Estimate: $140 Purchase Price : $123

    1858 (5 June) outer from Sydney to Melbourne with 6d Slate-green Diadem Imperf (four good to large margins) tied by 'NSW' in concentric ovals, Sydney despatch datestamp and unusually without any Melbourne arrival, very fine

     

    Lot 95
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    Estimate: $140 Purchase Price : $123

    1858 (10 Jul) cover to Arbroath, Scotland with 6d Greenish-slate Diadem Imperf (four large margins) tied by Sydney duplex, endorsed 'p Emeu' and with arrival backstamp. Horizontal filing fold barely affects adhesive

     

    Lot 96
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    Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158

    1859 (19 May) cover from Sydney to to Belfast, Victoria with 6d Greyish-brown Diadem Imperf (four large margins) tied by 'NSW' in concentric ovals, Sydney despatch and Belfast arrival datestamps, and scarce 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/GEELONG VICTORIA' datestamp in red on reverse. Some flap damage otherwise fine

     

    Lot 97
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    Estimate: $300 Purchase Price : $268

    1860 (21 Aug) mourning cover to Scotland with 3d Yellow-green and 6d Greenish-grey Diadems Perf 12 (6d straight edge at base) tied '185' numeral in rays of St. Marks, endorsed 'Via Marseilles', and with despatch, Sydney transit and Aberdeen arrival datestamps on reverse. A very fine and attractive example of the 9d ¼ ounce rate

     

    Lot 98
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    Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88

    1861 (17 Dec) Sydney town letter with 1d Scarlet Diadem Perf 12 tied by Sydney '3' duplex, few ink marks on face otherwise fine

     

    Lot 99
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    Estimate: $100 Purchase Price : $88

    1865 (7 May) entire to Launceston, Tasmania with 6d Purple Diadem Perf 13 (cut with scissors and straight edges top and bottom) tied by Sydney duplex, and with diamond 'SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE' arrival datestamp in red (15 MY 1865) on reverse, very fine

     

    Lot 101
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    Estimate: $60 Purchase Price : $54

    1868-1891 group of incoming covers and postal stationery from U.S.A., the earliest sent via Panama but damaged and missing adhesive, another 1891 registered cover also with missing adhesive, postal stationery includes envelopes, wrappers and postcards, condition very mixed (10)

      

    Lot 102
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    Estimate: $220 Purchase Price : $199

    1869 (8 Sep) outer to London with 10d De La Rue Perf 11 pair tied by Sydney duplexes, endorsed 'Via Marseilles' and with London arrival datestamp in red. A very fine and scarce double rate cover

     

    Lot 103
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    Estimate: $700 Purchase Price : $612

    1870 (28 Jan) large part cover from Sydney to Antigua via Southampton per R.M.S "Geelong", franked 6d and 1/- Diadems Perf 13 each cancelled and tied with Sydney duplex and representing the ½ oz rate, and with arrival backstamp. The cover rather flimsy and repaired at top, left and rear flap and portion of the reverse missing nonetheless of good appearance

     

    Lot 105
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    Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158

    1879 (20 Feb) cover to Marseilles with 2d, 4d and 6d De La Rue tied by Sydney duplexes, with 'AUSTRALIE V BRINDISI' transit datestamp in red, and Marseilles receiving backstamp. Very fine and attractive, overpaying the via Brindisi rate by 2d

     

    Lot 106
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    Estimate: $140 Purchase Price : $123

    1880 (7 Oct) cover to Bordeaux, France with 1877 8d Yellow Diadem Perf 13 tied by Sydney duplex, endorsed 'Per S.S. "Australia" Via San Francisco', and with scarce '1½D' handstamp in purple for the amount due to the London G.P.O. Few minor marks on face and some pink staining on reverse

     

    Lot 107
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    Estimate: $70 Purchase Price : $65

    1885 (23 Mar) mourning cover (missing small part of back) to Wollongong, illegal use of 3d Stamp Duty barely tied by BN 1261 with Drummoyne cds alongside, no indication of taxing

     

    Lot 108
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    Estimate: $50 Purchase Price : $45

    1896 (14 Feb) registered cover from Sydney to Toronto, Canada, with 2½d Allegorical Figure and 3d Diadem cancelled 'R' in oval, very fine

     

    Lot 110
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    Estimate: $160 Purchase Price : $140

    1905-35 Paquebot: Inwards - 1905, 1909 and c1934 cards (2) and cover (large h/s 'MARAMA' on reverse) showing oval 'LOOSE SHIP/LETTER', 1933 picture postcard fine cds; Outwards - 1909 to US, Auckland cds and 'PACKET BOAT', 1909 to UK with Melbourne boxed 'LOOSE SHIP LETTER', and 1935 to US 2 x 'POSTED SHIP SIDE' cds, fine to superb strikes (7)

       

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