AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, TASMANIA

Lot 309	[ O ]	Estimate: $100T Purchase Price : $88 1853 Locally printed 4d Pale Orange (probably faded) with triangular punch hole for official use, cancelled '18' numeral, defective and affixed to backing paper, however very rare
Lot 310	[ O ]	Estimate: $1,600 Purchase Price : $1,398 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf used range of 1d and 2d shades, with 1d Red-brown (7), Dull Vermilion (4), Brick-red (4), and Carmine (9), and 2d Dull Emerald-green, Green, Deep Green (2), Yellow-green (3, incl pair), and Slate-green. Selected examples, with the majority with four margins and mostly light cancellations, an exceptional lot. SG 25-34, minimum cat £1800 (32)
Lot 311	[ */(*) ]	Estimate: $1,250 Purchase Price : $1,107 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined '1' Imperf 1d Pale Red-brown, 1d Brick-red and 1d Dull Vermilion part OG, and 1d Carmine unused no gum, each with four margins (large in places) and of very fine appearance. A very scarce group. SG 26-29, cat £1900 (4)
Lot 312	[ */(*) ]	Estimate: $900 Purchase Price : $787 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1d Pale Red-brown part og, and 2d Slate-green unused no gum, both fine examples with margins all round, excellent colour. SG 26 and 34, cat £1100 (2)
Lot 313	[ O ]	Estimate: $500 Purchase Price : $443 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1d Deep Red-brown, 1d Pale Red-brown, 1d Dull Vermilion, 1d Carmine, 2d Dull Emerald-green, 2d Green, 2d Yellow-green, 2d Slate-green, each selected four-margin examples, very fine. SG cat £613 (8)
Lot 314	[ ^ ]	Estimate: $150 Purchase Price : $134 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined '1' Imperf 1d Pale Red-brown vertical strip of 4 on small piece cancelled '82' numerals of South Arm, good to small margins all round except at lower right where cut into. SG 26, cat £180+
Lot 315 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1d Brick-red horizontal strip of 4, margins three sides (barely touched at base of third unit) and just cut into at top right, cancelled neat '91' numerals and a fine multiple, ex Sebastian Earl. SG 27, cat £168+
Lot 316 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $120T Realised Price : $90 1860-67 Watermark Double-lined '6' Imperf 6d Dull Slate-grey block of 4 with fiscal pen cancel '2/2/69', very fine with margins all round. SG 44, cat £340 for postally used
Lot 317 SOLD	[ O ]	Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $95 1860-67 Watermark Double-lined '6' 6d Reddish-mauve lightly cancelled, fine with margins all round. SG 49, cat £180
Lot 318	[ O ]	Estimate: $150T Purchase Price : $134 1865-71 Carmine Perf. 12 error 'Error of Watermark Double-lined '2', straight edge left and top and small thin on right edge, fiscally used with '27/7/69' pen cancel. With 2010 Sismondo Certificate. SG 70a, cat £300
Lot 319 SOLD	[ * ]	Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1863-71 Watermark Double-lined '6' Perf 12 6d Reddish-mauve fine with part OG. SG 76, cat £250
Lot 320	[ O ]	Estimate: $40T Purchase Price : $35 1865-71 Experimental Separations 1d Carmine Serrated Perf 19 fiscally used with '1/7/68' pen cancel, also with albino embossing of double oval 'H.J. MARSH & BRO./IRONMONGERS/HOBART TOWN', unusual. SG 118, cat £20
Lot 321 SOLD	[ * ]	Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1871-79 Sidefaces Watermark 'TAS' Perf 12 5/- Mauve fine with large part OG. SG 155a, cat £400
Lot 322 SOLD	[ **/*/O ]	Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $210 1899-1912 Pictorials accumulation on hagners, with 1899 Recess mint set and used range, 1902-12 Melbourne printings mixed wmks and perfs ½d M (7) and U (6), 1d M (8) and U (15), 2d M (10) and U (8), 3d M (5) and U (6), 4d M (3) and U (2) and 6d M (&) and U (3), mostly fine with many MUH (106)
Lot 323	[ PPC ]	Estimate: $120T Purchase Price : $105 'OS' Punctures: 1912 picture postcard sent from Launceston to Sterkstroom, Cape Colony, franked with ½d Pictorial punctured 'OS', illegally used for private correspondence and treated as unstamped. Marked with '10/CTMS/T' and with oval 'T/1d' on arrival, fine
Lot 324	[ ** ]	Estimate: $60T Purchase Price : $54 1905-11 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (inverted) Perf 12½ 1d Pictorial punctured 'T' (8 x 7 holes) marginal block of 4 fresh MUH, slight bend through left-hand pair
Lot 325 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $90T Realised Price : $70 'T' Punctures: 1d Pictorial punctured 'T' (5 x 5 holes) used by Chief Secretary's Office on 1903 (5 Feb) OHMS unsealed cover from Hobart to Campbell Town, and with 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE _______' though no evidence of any tax being paid, 1d being the correct rate for printed matter rate, very fine
Lot 326	[ C ]	Estimate: $80T Purchase Price : $70 'T' Punctures: 1d Pictorial punctured 'T' (6 x 7 holes) used on 1903 Registration of Births and Deaths form from Macquarie Plains to Hamilton, the form marked 'T' in oval with 1d postage due, and the stamp added on arrival at Hamilton on Oct 9, very fine
Lot 327 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $180T Realised Price : $135 'T' Punctures: 4d Pictorial (6 x 6 holes) with inverted punctures used on 1907 (6 Sep) OHMS cover (223mm x 103mm) from Statistical and Registration Dept. to Forth cancelled Hobart cds, fine and scarce
Lot 328	[ ^ ]	Estimate: $400T Purchase Price : $350 1863-80 St. George and Dragon Watermark Double-lined '1' Perf 12 10/- Salmon (2) and 3d Green used on small registered piece tied by Hobart duplex, JU 30 96. One of only two recorded examples of the 10/- value postally used on piece. SG F12, F17, cat £675
Lot 329 SOLD	[ ^ ]	Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $160 1900 St. George and Dragon 2/6d Lake opt. 'REVENUE' on piece cancelled Hobart datestamp, NO 30 1900, with 'REVENUE' overprint misplaced horizontally. With 1995 RPSV Certificate, stating 'genuine, but cancelled by favour & possibly back dated'. SG F30, cat £500
Lot 330 SOLD	[ PS ]	Estimate: $60T Realised Price : $46 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: Large unused envelope (320 x 202mm) for Post and Telegraph Department, slight toning around periphery, small ink mark on face and non-contemporary ink notations on reverse, nevertheless good condition for such a large item. Scarce, with no used examples recorded
Lot 331	[ C ]	Estimate: $80T Purchase Price : $70 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1898 (26 Mar) for Crown Lands Office (faults), and 1900 (2 Jul) for Under Secretary (badly stained) each with frank stamp, also 1891 precursor from Treasury with standard 'On Public Service Only' with faint frank stamp and straight-line 'REGISTERED' in purple, fine (3 covers)
Lot 332 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $120T Realised Price : $120 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: Return envelopes for the Education Department (178mm x 120mm), two different printings used in June 1902 and June 1907 from Cradoc and Epping respectively. By special arrangement, the post office allowed these envelopes to pass through the mails free of postage. Fine and scarce (2 covers)
Lot 333	[ PS ]	Estimate: $120T Purchase Price : $105 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1908 (14 Apr) large envelope (280mm x 125mm) for Lands Titles Department with 4d Pictorial punctured 'T' used from Hobart to Burnie (arrival backstamp in blue). Some notations on face, and a few imperfections, however scarce
Lot 334 SOLD	[ PS ]	Estimate: $140T Realised Price : $105 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1909 (5 Jul) and 1909 (5 Aug) envelopes for Treasury, Hobart (147mm x 90mm) to Forth and Launceston respectively, showing different styles of header and text, each with 5d Tablet punctured 'T' cancelled Hobart cds, fine (2 covers)
Lot 335	[ PS ]	Estimate: $150T Purchase Price : $134 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1910 (19 Jun) large return envelope to Hobart (279mm x 122mm), inscribed 'SAVINGS BANK PACKET ONLY', with 1d Pictorial for special registered savings bank packet rate cancelled Fingal cds. Very fine for such a large item, and scarce
Lot 336 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $125 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1910 (10 Dec) return large envelope to Hobart (280mm x 127mm) with printed 'SAVINGS BANK PACKET ONLY' with 1d Pictorial punctured 'T' (8 x 8 holes) cancelled Railton cds, for special savings packet registered rate, envelope with tiny corner defect otherwise very fine
Lot 337	[ C ]	Estimate: $60T Purchase Price : $54 OHMS Pre-printed Registration Envelopes: 1911 (6 Jan) envelope (146mm x 90mm) with 5d Tablet punctured 'T', used from Hobart to Forth, envelope with some damage along top from opening
Lot 338 SOLD	[ PS ]	Estimate: $90T Realised Price : $70 Post Office Stationery: small group of 'REGISTERED MAIL' envelopes for the transfer of registered mail between post offices, with 250mm x 120mm envelopes (2, one opened out with reverse damaged, other 1901 front only addressed to Suva, Fiji with arrival datestamp, 1901 157mm x 127mm (front only) and 153mm x 91mm envelopes to Suva with 'REGISTERED MAIL' crossed through. Also very large (320mm x 225mm) envelope (damaged) used, then opened out and used for a mailing to Tattersalls. Scarce and unusual; material (5 covers)
Lot 339 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $4,500 Realised Price : $3,400 1823 (17 Feb) entire to Hobart Town with very fine (slightly overinked) strike of the 35mm circular 'LAUNCESTON'. Unquestionably one of the finest strikes known of this famous postal marking. Without any rate marking (the charge between Launceston and Hobart Town was 1/- up to 1 ounce)
Lot 340 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $420 1832 (9 Aug) entire from Hobart to Campbelltown with oval 'HOBART TOWN/V.D.L.', sent unpaid and charged '10', very fine and believed to be the latest recorded date of the oval marking
Lot 341 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $320 1859 (6 Apr) printed lettersheet (a 'Statement of the Affairs of the Eastern Coast Steam Navigation Company') with 1857-67 Wmk Double-lined '1' Imperf 1d Deep Red-brown (close to touching margins) tied by '64' numeral on Hobart town letter, faint PREPAID 10 O'CLOCK datestamp in red. Very fine
Lot 342 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $190 1864 (7 Apr) Hobart town letter addressed to 'Sandy Bay Road' with 1857-68 Watermark Double-lined '1' Imperf 1d Red-brown (margins all round, large on three sides) cancelled barred obliterator, and with boxed 'PRE-PAID' ds in red, very fine
Lot 343 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $95 1864 (23 Nov) cover with enclosure to Hobart, with 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined '4' Imperf 4d Blue (two large margins, two very close) tied by '16' numeral of Campbelltown, Hobart 'PRE-PAID' arrival ds in red, some soiling
Lot 344 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1866 (18 Feb) cover to Bath, Somerset with 1860-67 6d Grey Imperf (margins all round, large on three sides) cancelled indistinct numeral, with 'Lisdillon/18-2-66' postmaster's endorsement at left, Hobart 'PRE-PAID' transit ds in red, and arrival datestamp on reverse, fine
Lot 345 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1866 (25 Aug) mourning cover to Bedford, U.K. with 1860-67 6d Grey-violet Imperf (margins all round, large on three sides) cancelled Hobart barred obliterator and with 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/HOBART-TOWN ds in red, arrival backstamp non reverse, fine
Lot 346	[ C ]	Estimate: $90 Purchase Price : $82 1868 (6 Oct) entire to Launceston with 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined '4' Imperf 4d Blue (cut into at right) tied by Hobart barred obliterator, with 'PRE-PAID' despatch cds in red, and boxed Hobart 'PRE-PAID backstamp, horizontal filing fold
Lot 347	[ C ]	Estimate: $80T Purchase Price : $70 1880 (20 Feb) 'ON PUBLIC SERVICE ONLY' envelope from Mayor of Launceston to Forth with superb diamond crowned 'FREE' datestamp
Lot 348	[ C ]	Estimate: $180T Purchase Price : $158 Savings Bank Packets: 1882 (15 Sep) cover from Franklin to Hobart with 1d Sideface tied by '43' numeral, endorsed 'Savings Bank Packet Only' and '513/Registered', Hobart arrival cds on reverse. A special concession rate for savings bank books came into force on 1 January 1882 of 1d per 4oz with free registration included. To qualify, the packet had to be clearly marked with the contents, endorsed by the sender on the front, and could not contain any other written material. Cover with a few minor blemishes, but the earliest known example of the special concession rate
Lot 349	[ C ]	Estimate: $150T Purchase Price : $134 Savings Bank Packets: 1885 (2 Feb) and (22 Jul) envelopes with printed 'SAVINGS BANK PACKET ONLY.' franked with 2d and 1d Sideface respectively and sent from Bracknell to Hobart. Both envelopes are without the sender's endorsement as required by regulation and unusual as such. Horizontal folds on each, and the earlier cover with some blemishes (2 covers)
Lot 350	[ PS ]	Estimate: $90T Purchase Price : $82 Savings Bank Packets: 1892 (1 Mar) 1d Red Embossed stamped-to-order envelope (136 x 80mm) for the Hobart Savings Bank inscribed 'Savings Bank Packet Only', cancelled Hobart duplex and used to Franklin at the special 1d concession rate, with chamfered boxed Hobart Registration handstamp in red, very fine, the envelope rated R by Groom & Shatten
Lot 351 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $120T Realised Price : $105 Savings Bank Packets: 1892 (19 May) customer-made registered wrapper front endorsed 'Savings Bank Packet only', franked 1d Sideface tied by numeral and with New Norfolk despatch cds, and with 'R' in circle, addressed to Hobart. Believed to be the earliest known use of the 'R' in circle handstamp on registered mail
Lot 352	[ PS ]	Estimate: $80T Purchase Price : $70 Savings Bank Packets: 1893 (17 Apr) 1d Red Embossed stamped-to-order envelope for the Hobart Savings Bank, with printed 'Savings Bank Packet Only.', cancelled Hobart Duplex and with Hobart Registered handstamp in red, addressed to New Norfolk (arrival backstamp) at 1d special concession rate. Flap tears and vertical crease, the envelope rated R by Groom & Shatten
Lot 353	[ PS ]	Estimate: $90T Purchase Price : $82 Savings Bank Packets: 1904 (24 Feb) 1d Red Embossed stamped-to-order envelope (178 x 126mm) for the Hobart Savings Bank, with printed 'Savings Bank Packet Only', cancelled Hobart duplex, and with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART' handstamp in violet, addressed to New Norfolk (arrival backstamp) at 1d special concession rate. Short tear at top of envelope, otherwise fine and rate R by Groom & Shatten
Lot 354	[ C ]	Estimate: $150T Purchase Price : $134 Savings Bank Packets: 1899 (date from endorsement on reverse) envelope front with printed 'SAVINGS BANK PACKET ONLY.' with 1d Sideface tied by multiple strikes of Glenora(?) cds, sent unregistered to Hobart. At Hobart endorsed 'OR' in manuscript and 'OFFICIALLY/REGISTERED/......TO PAY' handstamp in blue applied (no postage due as registration was covered by the 1d concessionary rate. Front with horizontal fold, otherwise fine and very scarce, less than 10 officially registered items are recorded
Lot 355 SOLD	[ C ]	Estimate: $40T Realised Price : $30 1899 (15 Jun) handmade envelope using official post office stationery, franked with 1d Sideface pair tied by Sulphur Creek datestamps, used to Burnie (arrival backstamp)
Lot 356	[ PS ]	Estimate: $70T Purchase Price : $65 Savings Bank Packets: 1900 (15 Feb) 1d Red Embossed stamped-to-order envelope (137 x 77mm) for the Hobart Savings Bank with printed 'Savings Bank Packet Only.', cancelled Hobart cds and with chamfered boxed 'REGISTERED/HOBART' handstamp in violet and 'R' in oval, addressed to New Norfolk (arrival backstamps) at 1d special concession rate. Envelope with pink stain at base, rated 'R' by Groom & Shatten
Lot 357 SOLD	[ PPC ]	Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $80 1906 (30 May) picture postcard featuring 'King Billy and Truganini' with 1½d on 5d Tablet surcharge tied by New Town datestamp, addressed to Pekin, China with Victoria Hong Kong transit cds and Peking arrival cds, fine and a nice combination of postcard view and destination
Lot 358	[ C ]	Estimate: $75T Purchase Price : $70 Savings Bank Packets: 1909 (25 Jun) OPSO envelope (223 x 95mm) from State Savings Bank Hobart with 'SAVINGS BANK PACKET ONLY' handstamp, franked 1d Pictorial tied by Hobart cds and addressed to Campbell Town. This cover meets the regulations for the 1d concessionary rate, but has been sent unregistered, minor blemishes
Lot 359	[ O ]	Estimate: $50 Purchase Price : $45 Second Allocation Numerals: Small range in stockbook between Nos. 1 to 100, few later, on Sideface issues, mostly good strikes, few rarer numbers are misidentifications, and also a few later stamps (115)
Lot 360	[ O ]	Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158 1857-67 Watermark Double-lined Numerals Imperf 1d Brick-red vertical strip of 5 cancelled '82' numerals, close to just touching margins all round, an unusual multiple. SG 27, cat £210+
Lot 361	[ O ]	Estimate: $40 Purchase Price : $35 Second Allocation Numerals: '229' (Norfolk Bay) on 1d Sideface, rated RR
Lot 362	[ O ]	Estimate: $200T Purchase Price : $175 2d Pictorial Wmk V over Crown cancelled '361' numeral of Mount Hicks Road, fine slightly overinked strike, very rare on Pictorials
Lot 363	[ ^ ]	Estimate: $175 Purchase Price : $158 Circular Datestamps: LIENA (corrected spelling) MY 7 12 fair strike on 1d Pictorial on small piece, rated RRR+
Lot 364	[ O ]	Estimate: $250 Purchase Price : $222 Cancelled '1' in Melbourne: Range of Tasmanian stamps, with 1855 4d London Print (3), and 1857 4d Wmk Double-lined '4' cancelled Barred Numeral '1'; 1858 6d Wmk Double-lined '6' Imperf (4) and 1860-67 6d Imperf (2) cancelled thick '1' in thin bars; 4d (2), 6d (4) Perf Chalons, 1d, and 3d Sideface cancelled 'thick '1' in thin bars; also 6d Perf Chalon cancelled 'NSW' in concentric ovals (19)