AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, TASMANIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 98		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $600 1858-1911 range of covers/pieces 1858 inwards London Launceston via Marseilles, 1859 cover with 4d Chalon and 1882 front with 2d with \'TOO LATE\' in black, 1903 \'LATE LETTER\', 1908 PPC Zeehan to Hobart mss. \'Not Known\', few deficiently paid covers, front with \'INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED\', 1899 GB to Burnie \'ADVERTISED/ BUT UNCLAIMED\', also 1903 piece \'DETAINED FOR/FUMIGATION.\' and 2d strip with \'REFUSED\' struck twice (16 items)
Lot 99		Estimate: $1,000 1870 and 1871 two entire Letter Bills intended for Green Ponds handstamp 'MISSENT-TO/HOBART TOWN' in red and black respectively. The only other known examples are fragments, making this the only known complete 'pair'. Ex McNamee and Reid. [Previously sold in our October 2004 where the pair realised AU$1550+}
Lot 100		Estimate: $200 1885 (12 Jan) cover to England bearing Revenue 6d Mauve Platypus, SG F28 pair, tied by Hobart duplex, arrival backstamp
Lot 101		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1892 (12 Mar) 1d Postal Card used Hobart to New Norfolk but returned showing previously unrecorded boxed cachet in pink (similar #156) numbered '1' to '15' with 'NOT KNOWN.' at top, 'LETTER CARRIERS NUMBERS.' and 'INITIALS OF LETTER CARRIERS, HOBART' at sides. Ex Groom. [Previously sold in our October 1989 sale where it realised AU$462]
Lot 102		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1892 (22 Nov) ½d Envelope used Hobart to New Norfolk with oval '(mss. 3.)D/MORE TO PAY', Hobart and New Norfolk backstamps, slight soiling
Lot 103		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 c.1895 inwards use of G.B. ½d Wrapper 'The Bank of Australasia' to Hobart with hexagonal 'T/5/L', oval '(mss. 1).D/MORE TO PAY' in black, minor faults
Lot 104		Estimate: $200 1896 (30 Oct) cover London to Hobart bearing 1d and 2½d pair, endorsed in red 'Does not appear/to be for the undersigned/H. Oliver /Lansdowne Street', handstamped in black 'ADVERTISED/BUT UNCLAIMED', backstamped Hobart 5.12.96, 15 space table in red, initialled in three spaces, DLO (Apr 1897) cachet in red, bilingual 'Received in damaged condition in/the Returned Letter Office, London' framed cachet in violet
Lot 105		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $120 1897 (25 Feb) cover to Hamilton bearing 2d Sideface tied by '56' of Macquarie Plains, datestamp along, mss. 'Too Late' at top left, minor blemishes. Ex Ingles
Lot 106		Estimate: $350 1898 (16 Oct) incoming use of Mexico 2c Postal Card uprated 1c from Monterey to Launceston, Nuevo Laredo and New York transits, Launceston arrival. Extraordinary origin/destination
Lot 107		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $300 1899 (16 Sep) stampless cover used at Hobart endorsed 'Printed matter' showing '1d/POSTAGE PAID' (#131) and 'CANNOT-BE/FOUND' in black (#S36 - very rare), reverse with fine strike of 'NOT KNOWN' 16 space table in red (#156) filled in to 13 spaces and double oval 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE' cachet in blue, central filing crease not detracting
Lot 108		Estimate: $60 Realised Price : $46 1900 (20 Oct) 1d Postal Card used to Launceston cancelled by Cleveland cds without year slug, arrival backstamp. Believed to be unrecorded
Lot 109		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $135 1901 (24 Apr) registered 'Tatts' cover Oxford Street to Hobart bearing 1d pair, oval registered detailed handstamp, endorsed 'Contains/Coin H)' and 'OR 1/2 To Pay' in violet, Sydney and Hobart backstamps. Ex Tinsley
Lot 110		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1904 (22 Mar) use from Hobart to Malta of 2d Lettercard (H&G 4) with view 'LAUNCESTON', Port Said and Suez transit and oval Valletta arrival datestamps, small stain
Lot 111		Estimate: $250 1904 (May) cover New Zealand to Hobart showing on reverse fair strike of 'NOT KNOWN' table in red (#156) expanded for 16 to 22 spaces, and filled in to 17 spaces. Scarce. Ex Groom, Askeland, Reid [Sold in our July 1992 sale where it realised AU$352]
Lot 112		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $280 1904 (8 Dec) advertising cover for 'J.J. Wheeler & Son,/Wine Merchants,.../Hairdressers and Tobacconists', registered from East Seymour (Vic) to Hobart per the 'Loongana', sealed with tape at top and showing four strikes of rare 'RECEIVED TORN' (#S49, late date listed 20/8/04). Ex Groom
Lot 113		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1905 (21 Jul) PPC used locally at Hobart bearing Pictorial ½d and 1d, the latter additionally tied by framed 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE' in black (38x17mm - similar to type #149). Scarce
Lot 114		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1906 (14 Feb) use of 2d Lettercard on grey stock (H&G 4a) with view 'RIVER DERWENT, NEW NORFOLK', used Hobart to India, Tuticorn and Lahore datestamps. Attractive
Lot 115		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $220 1906 (7 Mar) cover to Hobart bearing Pictorial 1d and 2d cancelled by 'T.M.L. RY No. 3' datestamps, framed 'UNCLAIMED' in black below, reverse with fair strike of 'NOT KNOWN' table in violet (#156) expanded from 16 to 22 spaces, and filled in to 15 spaces. Scarce
Lot 116		Estimate: $100 1906 (Sep) used of KEVII 1d Postal Card used to Sweden uprated with ½d Pictorial tied by Moriarty Road and Latrobe datestamps alongside
Lot 117		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $120 1907 (Sep) cover (spiked) used Melbourne to Hobart cover, damaged in transit, fine handstruck framed 'RECEIVED TORN AT G.P.O.' (unlisted type) on selvedge, Hobart backstamp
Lot 118		Estimate: $250 1907 (3 Oct) cover (225x100mm) used Ballyrogan (Vic) to Hobart, damaged in transit, in addition to being underpaid, oval 'T4D.' Due 1902 4d affixed and tied by Hobart cds, fair/fine handstruck framed 'RECEIVED TORN AT G.P.O.' (unlisted type) on selvedge
Lot 119		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1908 (9 Oct) cover Launceston to Campbell Town, endorsed 'Invoice only', flap not sealed, bearing Pictorial 1d, framed 'POSTED OUT/OF COURSE' (sides worn), small faults. Scarce
Lot 120		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $360 1910 (9 Aug) coloured PPC used from Switzerland to Hobart endorsed 'Printed matter' with fair strike of 'NOT KNOWN' framed 36 space table in violet, with three spaces filled, slight soiling. Very scarce