1860's-1880's Letter Bills with manuscript, handstruck or printed Post Office of despatch details, Hobart and Launceston predominate, although noted Bagdad, Bothwell, Brighton, Constitution Hill, Melton Mowbray, Newtown, Oatlands, Spring Hill and Upper Bagdad, usual varied condition for these historic documents (approx 100). Potential for the marketer
Lot 420
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $60
1873 (17 Apr) cover to Hobart bearing Sideface 2d tied by BN '52' of Launceston, diamond 'PRE-PAID/17AP17/1873' handstamp in red, arrival backstamp, flap a little rough
Lot 421
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1874 (8 Sep) cover to Hobart bearing Sideface 1d pair tied by BN '52' of Launceston, diamond 'PRE-PAID/8SP8/1874' handstamp in red, double-circle 'BOARD OF EDUCATION' handstamp in blue
Lot 422
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
1894 (10 May) cover to U.S.A. bearing Sideface 2d + Tablet ½d tied by 'HOBART/P-R' duplex, San Francisco transit backstamp
Lot 423
Estimate: $60
Realised Price : $46
1894 (27 Oct) cover to London bearing Sideface 2d + Tablet ½d cancelled by code 'H' Hobart duplex, arrival backstamp
Lot 424
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
1899 (21 Jun) cover to South Africa bearing 2½d on 9d Pale Blue tied by Hobart cds, arrival backstamp and bilingual framed 'Unclaimed' marking
Lot 425
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $130
1899 (18 Sep) cover Evandale to USA bearing Sideface 2d + Tablet ½d tied by BN '39' with datestamp alongside, backstamps of Launceston and Stamford
Lot 426
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $95
1904 (23 Mar) PPC Guadelope to Ulverstone bearing 10c tied by double-circle datestamp, transit and arrival backstamps. Exotic inwards origin
Lot 427
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $190
1905-06 group of PPC's (6, one coloured) from China to the one addressee in Burnie/Tasmania bearing 4c rates, make-ups including 1c (4), 2c pair (2), 4c singles (3), from Pagodaanch, Tangku, Shanghai, various transit marks, some soiling in places (6)
Lot 428
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
Cancellation: First Allocation '12' in manuscript for Brighton on 4d Orange, clear margins, soiled, torn and thinned at right
