AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 645		Estimate: $750T Realised Price : $575 1848 (25 Nov) entire endorsed as being from the Bishop of Adelaide addressed to London, with crowned octagonal 'GENERAL/POST OFFICE/PERTH' in black and oval 'SHIP LETTER/WESTERN AUSTRALIA/PAID' in red, good strikes of each, endorsed 'Via Sincapore' (sic) and rated '1/4' in black. Tear in back fold passes through top right corner of face, otherwise fine and attractive
Lot 646		Estimate: $400 1878 (18 Apr) cover to Sheerness, England with 6d Mauve Wmk Crown CC Perf 12½ tied by Perth GPO duplex, endorsed 'via Southampton' and with Sheerness arrival backstamp JU 6 78. Adhesive damaged at lower left corner, otherwise a fine and clean cover
Lot 647		Estimate: $250T 1888 (3 April) cover to London with 1864-79 6d Violet Wmk Crown CC Perf 12½ tied by 15-bar numeral and with Gin Gin cds at left (date completed in manuscript), Perth transit and London arrival backstamps. Back flap missing and other small faults, but a late use of the Crown CC stamp and very scarce
Lot 648		Estimate: $20 1903 (2 Dec) picture postcards (2) addressed to London and posted on board ship bound for Australia, each franked with GB 1d KEVII tied by Fremantle 'PO' duplex and with handstruck 'PAQUEBOT', one very worn type approx 45mm long between lines, the other a fine strike 56 x 8mm without lines, former with small tear repaired by sellotape. An interesting pair showing the use of two different types of 'PAQUEBOT' mark at Fremantle on the same day on mail presumably off the same boat (2)
Lot 649		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $105 1904 (17 Jul) cover with 1d pair cancelled indecipherable duplex, addressed to Nanjeenan, with manuscript 'T4d', and 1902-04 4d Postage Due affixed and tied by Killerberrin cds JY 21 04, fine
Lot 650		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $160 1907 (15 Jun) long OHMS cover to Tattersalls with 2d tied by Princess royal cds, oval 'MORE TO PAY' with manuscript '4d' inserted, and with 1902 Blank Base 4d Postage due affixed and tied by Hobart, with Perth and Hobart backstamps. Usual spike hole and a few creases however a fine goldfields cover