1892 (7 Jul) cover from G.B. to Melbourne overweight and taxed 5d, superb early strike of oval 'T5D', 5d Blue and Brown-lake affixed and tied by boxed 'L.C.2/AU 9/92' datestamp, roughly opened, scarce and not unattractive
Lot 331
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $525
Postage Dues: 1895-1904 Red and Green issues cancelled-to-order with 'MELBOURNE' cds, a range with various dates comprising Wmk V over Crown (V2) Rosine and Bluish-green ½d, 10d (4) and 1/- (4), Pale Red and Yellowish-green 2/- (5) and 5/- (4), Wmk V over Crown (V3) Pale Scarlet and Yellow-green 4d, 5d (5) and 6d (2), Wmk V over Crown (V4) Scarlet and Deep Green ½d (3), 1d (4), 2d (3), 4d (5), 5d, 1/-, 2/- and 5/-. Few with small faults, many with part OG and a fine group including a number of stamps rarely seen in CTO condition, the 2/- and 5/- stamps alone catalogue £485 (46)
Lot 332
Estimate: $250
1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 1d Rosine and Bluish-green mint block of 35 with full OG, only one unit hinged, very fine. BW VD12A cat AU$525++, SG D12 cat £180++
Lot 333
Estimate: $800
1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 2d Rosine and Bluish-green mint block of 56 MUH full OG, few very minor gum creases, three units with stains on gum (not visible on face). A scarce multiple. BW VD12A cat AU$840++, SG D13 cat £1568++
Lot 334
Estimate: $280
1895-96 Watermark V over Crown (V2) 5/- Pale Red and Yellowish-green block of 6 (2 x 3) with manuscript cancel 'H J T/14 5 03', rare multiple from use for bulk postage by Education Department, also 1903 Watermark V over Crown (V4) 5/- Scarlet and Deep Green with portions of similar manuscript, overstruck by Williamstown cds. BW VD20,33 cat AU$875, SG D21,D33 cat £340+ (7)
Lot 335
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $525
Postage Dues: Watermark V over Crown (V3) ½d - 5/-, the ½d, 2d and 4d in Pale Red and Deep Green shade, others in Scarlet and Deep Green, very fine with large part OG. SG D26-33, cat £500 (8)
Lot 336
Estimate: $250
1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Aniline Rosine and Pale Green block of 8, ½d Scarlet and Pale Yellow-green block of 4, ½d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green block of 9, and 2d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green block of 12, scarce mint multiples, most units MUH. BW VD34A,B,C,36B cat AU$620+, SG D34,a,b,36a cat £472+ (33)
Lot 337
Estimate: $2,000
Realised Price : $1,500
1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A ½d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green horizontal pair, the right unit showing Mixed Perfs 12 x 12½ and 11 down right side, and showing patch repair of perfs at bottom of same unit. Fine and large part OG, very rare with only several examples recorded. BW VD39 cat AU$2500, SG D34ba cat £1600
Lot 338
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
Postage Dues: 1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A (inverted) 1d Aniline Rosine and Pale Green, a fresh MUH block of 20 of this scarce printing. SG D35 cat £1100, BW VD35A, cat AU$500
Lot 339
Estimate: $2,500
Realised Price : $2,300
1905-09 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Unissued 5d Dull Scarlet and Pea-green CTO with large part OG and lightly hinged. Believed to derive from the Australia Post part sheet and included in presentation sets for retiring dignitaries. Very rare with only several examples recorded, undercatalogued by SG (D38) at £1700
Lot 340
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
Cancellations: Range of postage due issues (both colours, values to 1/-) showing the different types of cancellations found, with Barred Numerals (15). Melbourne '1' in thin bars (8), Money Order & Savings Bank cds (9), 'Belt & Buckle' oval ds (3), Butterfly 15 of Geelong (2), 'Wheel' cancellation (5), 'T' in oval (4) or triangle, 'Circle of dots' (8), P.B. Room cds (two types, 10), boxed time ds (12), straight-line postmen's cancellers (HAWTHORN and BALLARAT), and boxed 'REFUSED/ON ACCOUNT/OF TAX'. A fine group that would take a long time to assemble (80)
