THE PETER JAFFÉ AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 1015		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $1,000 1837 (2 Jun) entire letter \'Pr \"Patriot\" \' to Sydney from a Naval Officer from the ship HMS Acteon at Callao (Peru) via India with forwarding agents complimentary endorsement and \'4\', framed \'Post not paid\' in black applied in India on arrival (11.9.38) where mail was transferred to \'H.M. Ship Convoy\' for departure to Sydney, handstamped on arrival 21.1.38 with crowned Sydney datestamp
Lot 1016		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $320 1838-51 selection of stampless entires, the earliest being Sydney to Scotland, 1839 Sydney to London, 1842 and 1850 to Sydney and Edinburgh with \'YASS/POST PAID\', 1844 Maitland to Sydney, 1847 Albury to Melbourne, 1848 Scone to Sydney, 1851 Sydney to Albury, few registered, ship letter markings, endorsements, crowned handstamps, etc, mixed condition (8 items)
Lot 1017		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $1,700 1848 (26 Jan) registered entire to Sydney showing superb strike of framed \'MURRURUNDI/PAID\' in red, endorsed \'Registered\' and \'1/-\' backstamps of Murrurundi and Sydney, staining and internal tear (at right). Only two covers believed known with this handstamp
Lot 1018		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $1,700 1850-1913 cover range comprising Sydney Views 2d (two singles on cover), 3d covers (2), Laureated issues (13), Diadem issues imperforate (6), perforated (17), later period (29) plus postal stationery items (12), wide range of frankings and markings in very mixed condition, majority with faults, few later period fine. Interesting and diverse lot. Inspection recommended
Lot 1019		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $280 1871 (4 Nov) cover to London bearing 6d Diadem tied by double-circle code \"B\" Sydney cds, handstamped \'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6/FINE_____6}1/-\', manuscript \'1/-\', arrival backstamps, minor flap fault. Scarce instructional marking
Lot 1020		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1880 (14 Feb) cover to Leipzig Germany bearing 8d Diadem (SG 218) tied by Sydney concentric ring duplex, handstamped in violet \'1½D.\', London and Ausg backstamps, minor flap fault