THE GUY LINFIELD VICTORIA 1839-1913, POSTAL HISTORY, INWARDS MAIL

Lot 379		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $320 British Honduras: 1902 (14 Feb) registered cover to Lara bearing QV 2c pair and 3c tied by 'BELIZE' datestamps, handstamped registration panel, 'R' in black oval, backstamps of New York, San Francisco and Melbourne, small flap fault. Scarce
Lot 380		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $420 Chile: 1896 (18 Mar) registered cover to Hochkirch bearing 2c (5) and 5c (2) with ornate Valparaiso registration label, further label affixed at San Francisco, backstamps of New York, San Francisco and Hochkirch
Lot 381		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 France: 1866 (24 Apr) flapless cover Paris to Melbourne via Marseilles bearing 80c pair tied by Paris duplex, framed 'PD' in red, arrival backstamp
Lot 382		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $420 Ireland: 1871 (26 Jan) envelope to Melbourne, readdressed to Mornington with attractive 4-colour of franking of 1865-67 4d, 1867-80 6d and 3d, and 1858-70 1d tied by Dublin Late Fee/186 duplexes and paying scarce rate of 1/1 for ½oz, though rate reduced to 9d on 16 Dec 1870
Lot 383		Estimate: $500T Ireland: 1877 (13 May) underpaid mourning cover Thurles to Melbourne bearing 2½d and 6d tied by '429' duplex, 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE(mss.7½)/ FINE___(mss.6)' handstamp and endorsed '1/1½', on arrival 'MORE TO (PAY)' within black oval under mss. '1/1½', backstamped at Melbourne
Lot 384		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 Italy: 1871 (Apr) cover Florence to Melbourne via Brindisi bearing 40c (2) tied by Firenze duplex, handstamped 'P.P.', backstamps incl Alexandria and Melbourne
Lot 385		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 Italy: 1887 (20 Jan) flapless cover to Warrnambool bearing 25c strip of three tied by Firenze duplexes, backstamps of Melbourne and Warrnambool
Lot 386		Estimate: $300T Redirected Inwards Mail: 1855-1901, with 1855 from UK (2) bearing 1855 Embossed cut-to-shape 6d or 1/-, redirected Melbourne to Heathcote showing Ship Letter Free and Heathcote backstamps; 1871 from UK to Brighton then Melbourne (stamps damaged) with 'UNCLAIMED'; 1891 from France to Warrnambool then Hawksburn; 1892 card from Germany with added ½d and 1d for redirection to Germany; 1900 OAS cover from South Africa to Cheshunt then Melbourne (6)
Lot 387		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $550 Russia: 1884 (6 Jan) cover Riga to Hotham bearing 7k (6) paying the ½oz rate, backstamps of Bologna, Melbourne, etc, minor soiling. Early usage
Lot 388		Estimate: $500T United Kingdom: 1856 (5 May) entire letter London to Melbourne 'P 'Lightning' bearing cut-to-shape 6d Embossed, on arrival C&F Half-lengths 1d and 4d affixed and re-addressed to 'Tarrangower' (goldfields near Maldon), backstamps of Melbourne and Maldon, soiling
Lot 389		Estimate: $180T United Kingdom: 1857 (9 Jul) envelope from Oban, Scotland, bearing 1854-57 2d Blue (SG 35) strip of 3
Lot 390		Estimate: $750T United Kingdom: 1858-89 inwards Mail [rated 1/-] (3) bearing single 1/- with 1858 'via Marseilles', 1863 registered, 1874 double rate; [10d] 1864 6d + 4d ; [9d] (3) with 1860 ¼oz via Marseilles bearing 6d + 2d + 1d, 1872-73 via Brindisi (2) franked 6d + 3d; [8d] 1877 bearing 8d Orange; [6d] 1860-89 (8) with make-ups of 6d single (5), 1d (6), 3d pair or 2½d pair + 1d, few tones. SG cat £2500+ on cover (16)
Lot 391		Estimate: $400T United Kingdom: 1860 (26 Jun) envelope (fold, stain) from London to Birregurra with impressive franking of 1855-57 Wmk Large Garter 4d pair, Wmk Emblems 1/- strip of 3 and 1856-58 perf 14 1d (stamps cat £990), Geelong and Winchelsea backstamps
Lot 392		Estimate: $300T United Kingdom: 1864 Marseilles 10d rate, from UK bearing 1862-64 9d (cat £575 on cover) and 1d; from Ballarat to UK bearing Adapted 6d Black and Laureate 4d, showing red 'M' of Geelong; 1873 9d Brindisi rate from Glasgow bearing 1867-80 9d (cat £425); 1872 Melbourne to Ireland bearing 9d on 10d (perf faults), minor toning in UK covers (4)
Lot 393		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $380 United Kingdom: 1864 (Mar) cover London to Melbourne bearing 2d Blue (6, in 3 pairs), second line of address 'Post Office till calld. for', reverse with Melbourne May arrival backstamp and 'UNCLAIMED' in red, on front mss. '2' for delivery charge in Melbourne and handstamped 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED', minor blemishes
Lot 394		Estimate: $200T United Kingdom: 1867 (22 May) envelope from Yarmouth via Marseilles to Melbourne bearing 1865-67 9d, SG 98 (cat £800 on cover) and 1858-79 1d (plate 94), odd minor blemish
Lot 395		Estimate: $250T United Kingdom: 1870 (20 Apr) envelope (no flap) from Birmingham bearing 1867-80 10d Deep Red-Brown, SG 114 (cat £700 on cover)
Lot 396		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $160 United Kingdom: 1875 (22 Jan) envelope (light soiling) 'via Brindisi' to Melbourne with boxed 'L1' in red, 1867-80 9d Straw (cat £425 on cover) paying ½oz rate and 1858-79 1d paying Late Fee
Lot 397		Estimate: $150T United Kingdom: 1877 (30 Aug) envelope (slight soiling, light corner crease) bearing 1877 4d Sage-Green Plate 15 pair, left unit wing margin trimmed, SG 153 (cat £700 on cover)
Lot 398		Estimate: $300T United Kingdom: 1880 (11 Feb) envelope (staining) from Oxford bearing 1873-80 6d and 1858-79 1d Plate 212 paying 7d rate via Brindisi and Suez. Rate in use only during February 1880!
Lot 399		Estimate: $750T Realised Price : $600 United States of America: 1877 (13 Aug) registered cover Roughkeepsie to a patient in Dunolly hospital, endorsed 'By way of England bearing 10c Brown (4), at right 'OFFICIALLY SEALED/IN THE/Returned Letter Office,/London', backstamps of Melbourne (27.2.78) and Dunolly (28.2.78), endorsed 'Recd from/Melbourne/with a piece torn off corner' and 'Peterkin (addressee) deceased', on obverse endorsed 'Dead' and handstruck '(crown)/REGISTERED' in red, in green on reverse 'D.L.B./U/NO 6/80/VICTORIA' and re-sent to USA where triangular U.S. Dead Letter Office 5 Feb 1881 added. An amazing journey. Includes USPO Dead Letter envelope. (2 items)