AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 553		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $420 c.1890 (25 Nov) registered cover used at Fremantle bearing Telegraph Form 1/- Brown(?) cut-out cancelled by 11-bar 'F', filing creases. Unusual
Lot 554		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $500 1892 (5 Aug) cover to England bearing Swan 2d (2) and 1d tied by indistinct obliterator with 'BROOMEHILL' datestamp alongside, backstamps of Albany and London. Attractive double rate cover
Lot 555		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 1895 (30 Mar) cover to G.B. bearing Swan ½d and Postal Fiscal 1d pair tied by 'ALBANY' duplexes, London arrival backstamp in red
Lot 556		Estimate: $150 1895 (2 Apr) cover to New Zealand bearing Postal Fiscal 1d pair tied by 'FREMANTLE' duplexes, arrival backstamp
Lot 557		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1895 (31 May) double-oval 'TELEGRAPH OFFICE/NEW NORCIA', eight strikes in magenta on 3d Brown corner block of 16 (4x4), minor creasing. Scarce
Lot 558		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1896 (21 Jul) use of ½d Swan Postal Card with printed meeting advice on reverse for 'The Coolgardie Chamber of Mines & Commerce.' used locally with DxPO-b (index nil) cancel, minor blemish
Lot 559		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1897 (1 Sep) cover to Ireland bearing Swan 1d + Postal Fiscal 1d pair tied by 'BUNBURY' duplex, endorsed at top 'Per R.M.S./'Orotava', backstamps of Perth and 'H&K PACKET'
Lot 560		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $380 1897 (16 Dec) cover to Italy (slightly reduced) bearing 1d (3) tied by 11-bar 'B E' and Beverly datestamp alongside (Ob BL, and 2b), Albany backstamp (3b-c in A) in blue, small portion of TPO in blue and Lucca arrival. Scarce and short-lived datestamps
Lot 561		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $125 1898 (19 Aug) 'Bank of Australasia' envelope used locally at Perth bearing Postal Fiscal 1d, SG F1, tied by 'L.C.R. ROOM/PERTH' duplex
Lot 562		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $200 1900 (27 Jan) b&w PPC with half-view of aboriginal group used to Austria, bearing Swan 1d and ½d tied by Fremantle datestamp (type DxPO-b) with short arcs, Albany and Wien datestamps
Lot 563		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1901-11 range of covers, fronts, PPCs, including registered (3), with Fiscals (4), hand-coloured 'Appleby' (4, two being fronts), various destinations incl Austria, N.Z., Portugal, U.K., U.S.A., various frankings and markings, origins incl Boulder, Broad Arrow, Coolgardie, Fremantle, Guildford, Karridale, Laverton, Lenora, Northam, Perth, Vasse, mixed condition (34 items)
Lot 564		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $230 1901 (27 Aug) registered cover to Germany bearing Swan ½d block of 20 tied by multiple 'R' within oval, double-oval Perth datestamp in violet alongside, Milano and Kenzingen backstamps, minor blemishes
Lot 565		Estimate: $150 1903-10 group of underpaid PPCs, two used locally with Dues 1d pair or 2d affixed, USA with 2c values affixed and tied, others to Germany or G.B., various handstruck tax markings, mixed condition (6)
Lot 566		Estimate: $250 1903 (10 Jun) cover to England bearing 1d pair and ½d tied by Midland Junction datestamps (3b index), backstamps of Perth S.M.R. and Brighton arrival
Lot 567		Estimate: $125 1903 (3 Nov) use of 2d Envelope (roughly opened) to Perth cancelled by '(KEL)LERBERRIN' datestamp, Perth LCR backstamp
Lot 568		Estimate: $150 1904 (12 Dec) spiked envelope to Tasmania bearing 2d Yellow tied by 'MT MAGNET' datestamp, Hobart backstamp
Lot 569		Estimate: $250 1904 (20 Dec) OHMS registered cover from Titles Office used at Perth, bearing 4d punctured 'OS' tied by 'R' within oval, framed with chamfered corners 'REGISTERED/PERTH W.A.' handstamp in violet, straight-line 'UNKNOWN BY LETTER CARRIER' and 'UNCLAIMED' in black, adhesive partly covered by 'Re-sealed at General Post Office...' tape, two different D.L.O. backstamps in blue
Lot 570		Estimate: $250 1905 (26 Jan) OHMS cover to U.S.A. bearing 2½d tied by Perth datestamp, oval 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA' violet cachet, New York and St. Louis backstamps
Lot 571		Estimate: $150 1905 (13 Apr) registered OHMS cover used at South Fremantle bearing 4d punctured 'OS' (SG 98) tied by 'R' within oval, Perth framed registered handstamped in violet, framed 'UNCLAIMED', returned to South Fremantle where 17.5.05 datestamp applied and Perth DLO handstamps applied in blue on next day
Lot 572		Estimate: $300 1905 (11 Aug) OHMS registered cover from Titles Office, used Perth to White Peaks, bearing 5d punctured 'OS' tied by indistinct 'R' within oval, double-oval '(REGISTERED)/PERTH W.A.' handstamp in violet, framed 'UNCLAIMED' and 'NOT KNOWN/BY LETTER CARRIER' in black, mss. 'Not Known at/White Peak', backstamped 'REGISTERED/GERALDTON' framed in violet, chamfered framed 'D.L.O. and oval handstamps in violet
Lot 573		Estimate: $150 1905 (15 Aug) envelope with ends deliberately trimmed, endorsed 'Legal/Document/only' used to Fremantle, bearing Swan ½d pair tied by Collie datestamps, backstamps of Perth (machine type) and Fremantle. Attractive
Lot 574		Estimate: $200 1905 (29 Sep) OHMS registered cover from Titles Office, used Perth to Kalgoorlie, bearing 5d punctured 'OS' tied by 'R' within oval, double-oval '(REGISTERED)/PERTH W.A.' violet handstamp, framed 'UNCLAIMED' in black, backstamped 'REGISTERED/KALGOORLIE' in blue and framed 'DLO' with chamfered corners and oval 'DLO/PERTH' in black
Lot 575		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $125 1906 (24 Apr) PPC to Argentine bearing Swan 1d pair cancelled by Perth machine cancel. Scarce destination
Lot 576		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $125 1906 (17 Jul) coloured PPC to Antigua bearing ½d and 1d Swan tied by 'CUE' datestamps, with 'St John's arrival at left
Lot 577		Estimate: $150 1907 (12 Apr) coloured PPC to Cottesloe bearing 1d Swan tied by Wagin datestamp, another alongside and straight-line 'TOO-LATE' in black
Lot 578		Estimate: $125 1907 (28 Sep) coloured PPC to Portugal bearing Swan ½d and 1d tied by 'VICTORIA PARK' datestamps, Lisbon arrival
Lot 579		Estimate: $250 1907 (Dec) coloured PPC Perth to Tokyo bearing Swan ½d and 1d incorrectly handstamped with Japanese deficiency framed chop in violet and circled 'DUE/Sen' both defaced with blue crayon, Nagasaki transit in violet and arrival datestamps
Lot 580		Estimate: $150 1907 (21 Dec) coloured to Tokyo bearing ½d and 1d Swan tied by 'SHIP ROOM' datestamp, Nagasaki transit in violet and arrival datestamp
Lot 581		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1908 (5 Aug) use of 1d Blue Postal Card (Pope PC13) uprated with ½d used Fremantle to Kobe, Nagasaki transit datestamp and Kobe arrival in violet
Lot 582		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1909 (15 Oct) advertising (on reverse) cover (191x141mm) for 'MAGNOLIA ANTIFRICTION METAL' used from Spencer St to USA bearing 1/- Yellow and 1d Pink overpaying the 2½oz rate by ½d, backstamps of Sydney and Worcester, minor cover faults. The 1/- is very scarce on cover
Lot 583		Estimate: $125 1910 (31 Aug) cover to USA bearing Swan 2d and 1d tied by 'DONNYBROOK' datestamps, minor tone
Lot 584		Estimate: $350 1912 (8 Mar) hand illustrated in colour 'Appleby' cover to England, depicting 'tobogganing' with caption' Here they come!' bearing 1d Swan tied by Kalgoorlie datestamp
Lot 585		Estimate: $125 1912 (16 May) coloured PPC addressed to Adelaide, picture side bearing 1d Swan tied by 'ISRAELITE BAY' datestamp in violet
Lot 586		Estimate: $125 1912 (4 Oct) registered OHMS Titles Office cover used at Perth, bearing 2d Yellow punctured 'OS' pair tied by oval datestamp, red registration label, cachets in black 'UNCLAIMED' and in violet 'NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIER' and double-framed DLO, minor soiling
Lot 587		Estimate: $400 1912 (16 Nov) hand illustrated 'Appleby' cover in charcoal and black ink, address incorporated into the design of bull mastiff, with caption below 'Too hot here/I'm off to/England', bearing 1d Swan tied by 'SAVINGS BANK/MEREDIN' datestamp, another alongside
Lot 588		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1912 (13 Dec) hand coloured illustrated 'Appleby' cover to England bearing 1d tied by 'NEWCARNIE' datestamp with address incorporated into the design of a 'couch potato' inscribed below 'YOUNG AUSTRALIA IN HIS HOME'. Very attractive
Lot 589		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1913 (4 Feb) hand illustrated in colour 'Appleby' cover to England, address incorporated into the rooster design, with caption 'Now Mrs Minorca/What's all that cackling about?/Are you laying or lying', bearing 1d Swan tied by fair 'NEWCARNIE' datestamp
Lot 590		Estimate: $350 1913 (24 Mar) hand illustrated in colour 'Appleby' cover to England with scene of a young lad, with caption 'Oh! You're the lady that that old humbug talks about-/so that he sulks and wont work on our farm, bearing 1d Swan tied by indistinct 'NEWCARNIE' datestamp
Lot 591		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $150 1913 (4 Apr) coloured PPC - 'Hauling timber in/The Western Australia bush' bearing 1d tied by Katanning type A25 datestamp, written side some soiling. Great railway item
Lot 592		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1923 (19 Jun) late use of 2d Envelope in N.S.W., in colour between yellow and yellow-orange. 'Sold as is'
Lot 593		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $525 Picture Postcards: Range, many in colour, used from various Post Offices including Boulder, Broome, Bunbury, Cookernup, Fimiston, Fremantle, Gwalia, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Norseman, Perth, South Boulder, Southern Cross, Williams, interesting topics, some addressed, overseas, mixed condition (approx 100)
Lot 594		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $140 Picture Postcards: Rare coloured card 'Bowling Green, Coolgardie, W.A.', slightly mis-cut, written on message side