Postal Stationery: 1885 2d Lilac Envelope, 4d Magenta Registration Envelope and ½d Green, 1d Rose Wrapper cut-outs overprinted seriffed SPECIMEN (Type 12c), the 2d and 4d not recorded in 'The Specimen Stamps of Victoria'
Lot 425
Estimate: $80
Lettercards: Unused range with 1890 1d Blue on Grey 'Price 1/3 per doz' (corner missing), 1892 1d Rose on Grey with 5 lines of text (3), 1893 1d Rose on Pale Grey 7 lines of text, 1895 'TWO PENCE' on 1d rose (2), 1901 2d Rose, 1911 1d on 2d, couple with small faults but mostly fine (9)
Lot 426
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $320
Envelopes: 1869-85 2d Pink Embossed Oval envelopes, fine range of the various issues, both post office and STO, various paper stocks, flap types and tresses, six are used comprising two 1876 usages from Geelong to New Zealand, and four 'David Hill' covers, one on blue stock. A fine basis for a detailed study of these interesting envelopes, condition generally fine to very fine, many ex Linfield (26)
Lot 427
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $260
Envelopes: 2d Pink envelope STO (138mm x 80mm, Stieg KB1F) with 'Fisken, Gibbon & Co.' on flap, uprated with 2d Brown Naish design pair used 1883 (30 Jul) from Melbourne to London, endorsed 'Per R.M.S. Pekin', fine
Lot 428
Estimate: $220
Realised Price : $230
Envelopes: 1878-81 1d Green Oval Embossed range, with 1878 with 'ONE PENNY' on solid ground unused (4, shades) on white (3) or blue stock, and 1881 with 'ONE PENNY' on engine-turned background unused (3, shades) on white or blue (2) stock. Very fine and scarce, some ex Linfield (7)
Lot 429
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $270
Envelopes: 1885-86 2d Naish Design collection of post office and STO issues, showing the various sizes and paper stocks and with a wide variety of shades varying from pale lilac to red-violet, two are used on blue stock by David Hill from Winchelsea and Nagambie. Also 1d Green Fergusson & Mitchell design STO on white (3) and blue (3) stocks, four with colourless embossed 'STANLEY GIBBONS & CO./PHILATELIC PUBLISHERS/LONDON', one used at Geelong (crease and some foxing) by DENNYS,LASCELLES, AUSTIN & CO.' (on flap) (24)
Lot 430
Estimate: $90
Realised Price : $230
Envelopes: 2d Pale Violet envelope STO (139mm x 80mm, Stieg KB9) with 'Congregational/Union/&/Mission/of Victoria' on flap, two examples used to Boston, one uprated with 4d Red Naish Stamp Duty used 1888 (17 Apr) (some toning), other uprated with 1d Yellow-green Stamp Duty strip of 4 used 1887 (29 Dec) (2)
Lot 431
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $260
Envelopes: 1887 Emergency Printing using the Naish Stamp Duty Design (Stieg KB10a, H&H KB10a), on white paper with embossing on flap, and on blue paper without embossing, fine unused ex Linfield. It is believed that no used examples are recorded. Stieg cat US$300 (2)
Lot 432
Estimate: $60
Realised Price : $46
Frank Stamps: MINISTER OF DEFENCE handstamp in blue on 1901 (21 Oct) postcard, printed on reverse 'Army Service Corps/. . . ./Parades for month of . . . ', used locally in Melbourne, fine condition
Lot 433
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $125
Registration Envelopes: Mint range, with 1881 4d Lilac Embossed Oval sizes a and b, 1885 Naish 4d Red-violet size a (2), 1886 4d rose Embossed Oval sizes a and b, 1891 3d Rose-red Embossed sizes a and b (2, one opt italic 'Specimen'), couple with minor tone spots, but generally very fine (9)
Lot 434
Estimate: $100
Wrappers: Mostly all-different range with 1871 1d Laureate, 1871d on 1d Laureate (2, one unfolded), 1880 Bell design ½d and 1d 1885 Naish Design ½d (3, one unfolded), 1885-99 Stamp Duty ½d Rose (2), ½d Grey-violet (2, one unfolded), ½d Emerald, ½d Yellow, 1d Green (2, one unfolded), 1890-99 Reading design 1d Brown, 1d Blue, 1d Red, 1901 ½d Green, also 1d Green Oval Embossed on Blue stock. Generally very fine
