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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIESIn March 2015, we presented the first part of Michael Lewin's fine collection of Australian outwards and inwards destination mails. We arepleased that Michael has now consigned the balance of this interesting collection. This "new" material includes many items to and from theGerman States and other parts of Europe, Asia and more. Also included are early pre-stamp covers and several exceptional frankings.

Lot 354ADEN: 1893 (Oct 5) cover from Aden with East India 2a6p green tied by 'ADEN' squared-circle, superb Frenchmailboat octagonal 'LIGNE T/12/OCT/93/PAQ FR No 1' d/s, Sydney transit b/s of NO3/93 & poor Queanbeyan b/s,repaired flap. Carried per Messageries Maritimes "Armand Behic", arrived Melbourne 2.11.1893.

354 C A-

250

Lot 355AUSTRIA: 1871 (Oct 6) stampless cover to Victoria from 'BRUNECK' (Austrian-type "thimble" cds) endorsed "ViaBrindisi" with transit backstamps of 'VILLACH/8/10' & 'TRIEST/9/10/71' but then sent west overland to France with'LYON/12/OCT/71', 'LYON A MARSEILLE/13/OCT/71' & 'MARSEILLE' b/s, superb strike of the unusual septagonal(!)Anglo-French Postal Convention 'FR./2f96c' postage payable h/s, Melbourne transit b/s of JA19/72 & very fine'("2/6)/MORE TO PAY'-in-oval h/s, Bairnsdale arrival backstamp, minor defects. An extraordinary cover, there beingonly one other inwards item recorded bearing any of the Anglo-French handstamps. Ex Hugh Freeman.

Bruneck is a medieval town in the Southern Tyrol. It is today the Italian town of Brunico, but 80% of the populationstill speak German! The routing via France suggests that the cover was mis-directed from Trieste, adding as much asa week to the transit time. Presumably carried by French ship to Alexandria; then per P&O "Surat", departed Suez10.12.1871; & "Baroda", departed Galle 13.1.1872, arrived Melbourne 19.1.1872.

355 C B

2,500


MAIL FROM & TO THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 356- 1872 cover to NSW "Via Southampton" with 1867 3kr green & 15kr brown single & pair tied by 'GRAZ/5/8/72' cds,London transit cds of 8AU72 & large 'PD' h/s both in red, Sydney arrival b/s of OC21/72, a little stained. An unusualrouting at this time. Carried per P&O "Hindostan", departed Southampton 29.8.1872; "Delhi", departed Alexandria13.9.1872; & "Baroda", departed Galle 28.9.1872, arrived Sydney 21.10.1872. Ulrich Ferchenbauer Certificate (1993)

356 C C

2,500

Lot 357- 1877 cover to Victoria "Via Brindisi" with Fine Beard Perf 9 10kr blue single & pair tied by 'MERAN/20/11/77' cds,manuscript "wfr 50" in red at lower-left, French-pattern TPO '...-BOLOGNA' b/s, 'BRINDISI' & 'MELBOURNE/JA4/78'transit & 'BAIRNSDALE' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Carried per P&O "China", departed Brindisi 26.11.1877;"Hindostan", departed Suez 30.11.1877; "Assam", departed Galle 15.12.1877, arrived Melbourne 4.1.1878. [Meran isin the Southern Tyrol. After WWI, it was transferred to Italy, and renamed Merano. The addressee, Alfred WilliamHowitt, arrived at Melbourne in 1852. He became an experienced bushman & lead two parties in search of the Burke& Wills Expedition. He also explored northern Gippsland & made gold discoveries on the Dargo & Crooked Rivers. In1863 he was appointed Warden of the Omeo Goldfields]

357 C B

1,000

Lot 358- 1884 mourning cover to Victoria with Shield Perf 9 10kr blue x3 tied by 'OBERMAIS b MERAN/15/10/84' cds,manuscript "50" in red at lower-left, 'BRINDISI/20/OTT/84' & 'MELBOURNE/NO24/84' transit & 'SALE' arrival b/s,minor blemishes. Carried per P&O "Lombardy", departed Brindisi 20.10.1884; & "Ganges", departed Galle 6.11.1884,arrived Melbourne 23.11.1884.

358 C A-

300



Lot 359BRITISH EAST AFRICA: 1895 cover to NSW with rare franking of 'BRITISH/EAST/AFRICA' Overprints 4½a dullviolet SG 39 (Cat £100 x10+ on cover) tied by 'MOMBASA/NO22/95' squared-circle, superb 'ADEN/REG' transit b/s(frame worn-away) & very fine 'REGISTERED/DE31/95/SYDNEY NSW' arrival b/s.

359 C A

1,000

Lot 360- 1894 usage of 2a Registration Envelope size F to NSW with Sunburst ½a x4 2a & 2½a tied by'MOMBASA/AU10/94' cds, 'ZANZIBAR/REG', 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No 6' & 'ADEN/REG' (frame worn-away) transit b/s& poor 'REGISTERED/OC3/94/SYDNEY NSW' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Very attractive.

360 PS A-

1,000

Lot 361CANADA - NOVA SCOTIA: 1885 (Feb 19) cover to "Kings County Nova Scotia/Canada" endorsed "via Sydney &San Francisco" with Second Sidefaces 1d & 6d tied by very fine Brisbane duplex cancels, very fine Postal Treaty'PAID/ALL' h/s of Brisbane (?), 'WINDSOR-ONT/MR3/85/CANADA' transit & poor 'PAL.../NS' arrival b/s, repaired flaptears. Mail to the Maritime Provinces is common from Victoria but is rarely seen from Queensland.

361 C (A-)

1,200



Lot 362CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1834 large-part commercial entire headed "Sydney 22nd May 1834" & signed "John Lamb& Co" being an accounting for a shipment of madeira, to the Cape "p Vectis, via Mauritius", rated "3" in red with oval'POST PAID SHIP LTR/18JN18/1834/SYDNEY' d/s in red, on arrival rated "1/4" in red with a light but clear strike ofthe '[crown]/GENERAL POST OFFICE/25SE/1834/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' arrival d/s on the face, minor blemishes.

362 C B

1,500

Lot 363CEYLON: 1837 entire letter to "Port Stephens/New South Wales" with a largely very fine strike of the crowned-shield'COLOMBO/POST PAID/28JUN28/1837' datestamp & very fine Sydney GPO crowned-oval of SE*6/1837 on theface, rated "1/-" being 4d double inwards shipletter + 8d double intracolonial shipletter, some staining & archival taperepairs. Carried to Madras per coastal ship; then per HMS "Conway" to Sydney; then per coastal ship. A raredestination from Ceylon in this period.

The addressee, James Charles White, was born at Jaffna in Ceylon. He arrived in NSW on 15.8.1830 per "Ceylon".He soon obtained a position as Superintendent of Works for the Australian Agricultural Co at Port Stephens. He diedaboard the "Wairarapa" which was wrecked in 1894 off Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.

363 C C

750

Lot 364CHINA: 1864 (Feb 20) fragile outer to Shanghae "p Madras" with NSW Diadems 1/- carmine (defective) tied by'NSW'-in-ovals & fine Sydney b/s, 'HONG-KONG/AP11/64' transit b/s in blue, extensive archival tape repairs within.

364 C (B)600



Lot 365EGYPT: 1874 cover to Victoria with Third Issue 10pa mauve, 1pi red & 2pi yellow tied by Italian-pattern 'POSTEEGIZIANE2/NOV/74/ II ' cds, British Post Offices ' A /SUEZ/NO6/74' cds & superb 'PD'-in-large-circle h/s, Melbournearrival b/s of DE12/74, soiled, opened-out & with repaired tears clear of the stamps still most presentable. A raredestination from Egypt & noted as the only Third Issue cover recorded to Australia. Carried per P&O "Peshawar",departed Suez 6.11.1874; "Ceylon", departed Galle 21.11.1874, arrived Melbourne 12.12.1874.

365 C (B)

1,000

Lot 366FRANCE: 1854 unstamped cover to Macon with 'PAID/[crown]/AU30/1854/VICTORIA' d/s in red carried at 1/- rate toSouthampton from where forwarded with poor London b/s of 15DE15/1854 & Anglo-French boxed 'COLONIES/&cART 13' h/s both in red, French 'ANGL/CALAIS 2' cds, Paris transit & poor Macon arrival b/s, minor soiling. With theoriginal lengthy letter. [Absent from Ben Palmer's Census]

366 C B

300

Lot 367- 1864 entire printed lettersheet to NSW "Via de Suez" with attractive 3-colour franking of Napoleon 10c bistre, 20cblue & 40c orange tied by '1'-in-star-of-dots cancels & 'PARIS/26/NOV/64/R D'ENGHIEN' cds alongside, superbMarseilles & 'SHIP LETTER/ D /JA20/1865/=SYDNEY=' transit b/s & 'HUNTERS-HILL/=NSW=' arrival b/s.

367 C A-

750



Lot 368- 1887 (Feb 17) cover to France with scarce franking of Tasmanian Postal Fiscal 3d Platypus strip of 3 tied byLaunceston duplex, French 'MONT CENIS A MACON' transit cds & Paris arrival b/s. Overpaid 3d.

368 C A300

Lot 369- 1905 long cover to Lyons "Per Orient Co RMS Omrah" with scarce franking of NSW ½d green, 2½d indigo pair & 1/-Kangaroo tied by superb Sydney cds of 14AU05, arrival b/s of 3-9/05, minor blemishes. [The rate was 2½d x7]

369 CL A-300

Lot 370GERMAN STATES - WURTTEMBURG: 1887 lettersheet to Queensland with 20c ultramarine tied by'OEHRINGEN/7/4/(6)' cds & an almost superb intaglio ''GERICHTS NOTAR.../[Arms]/OEHRINGEN' h/s across theflap, Brindisi transit & Brisbane arrival b/s of AP15/87, 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/25MY87/BRISBANE' b/s in red, light'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' h/s & chamfered-boxed 'INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS' h/s both on the face, afurther DLO b/s of 5AP88 & finally returned to the sender. Carried per "Gwalior", departed Brindisi 7.3.1887; "Pekin",departed Suez 11.3.1887; & "Shannon", departed Colombo 23.3.1887, arrived Melbourne 9.4.1887; then by coastalship. Very attractive.

370 C A-

1,000



Lot 371GERMANY: 1856 stampless entire letter in German with very fine 'HAMBURG/1JUL1856' datestamp with fleurons,to "Geelong/Victoria/Australia Felix" endorsed "p Morning Light via Liverpool" with British ' FC /3JY3/1856' transit &superb 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/SE17/1856/GEELONG-VICTORIA' arrival b/s both in red, rated "1/2" for 8d fromGermany-GB + 6d packet rate to Australia. Carried per Black Ball Line Clipper "Morning Light", departed England6.7.1856, arrived Geelong (Melbourne?) 17.9.1856. [Ben Palmer's earliest recorded cover from Victoria to Hamburgis 31.1.1859. We have recorded earlier mail of 17.7.1858 & 23.5.1855]

371 C A-

1,500

Lot 372- 1891 stampless cover to Germany "pNurnberg" with superb Melbourne duplex, boxed 'TOO LATE' h/s & 'T("6d")'h/s, lovely 'KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES KONSULAT/[eagle]/MELBOURNE' wafer on the reverse, mss "80" in blueadded in Germany, 'AB BAHNPOST' transit & 'DRESDEN-ALTST' arrival b/s. Ex Hugh Freeman.

372 C A

400

Lot 373- 1892 cover to South Australia with 3-colour franking of 5pf green, 10pf red & 25pf orange tied by 'LEIPZIG/9 12/92'cds, imperf registration label, Adelaide JA11/93 & 'NORWOOD' squared-circle arrival b/s. Colourful. Carried perOrient Line "Austral", departed Naples 12.12.1892, arrived Adelaide 11.1.1893.

373 C A-

250



Lot 374GREAT BRITAIN - ENGLAND: 1824 lengthy & fascinating entire signed "Fra Atkinson", to London endorsed "PerAllies/Capt Kirton/Jan 19 1824" with a faint but legible strike of the small undated 'HOBART/TOWN' handstamp,step-boxed 'SHIP LETTER/FALMOUTH' h/s & rated "3/4" being 1/4d for an inwards double shipletter + 2/- mileageto London. A NSW Order in Council of 19/10/1822 required that all mail "...be stamped with the Mark of the Townfrom which it goes" but no outgoing postal rate was endorsed as the postage paid was a perquisite of the postmaster.Ex Eugene Tinsley (1990) & Brian Peace: acquired at the Prestige auction of 27.7.2009 for $1150.

The writer speaks of "...the intention of establishing a Bank here upon the same principals as the one at Sidney andhaving received Sir Thomas Brisbane's approval...all the Dollars have disappeared and likewise all the PaperCurrency...leaving us nothing but a trash currency...it has had the effect of lowering the prices of mostarticles...Dollars have disappeared...and i think the Captains of Ships have taken them away...have not sufficient inthe Treasury Funds as is wanted to pay the Salaries & orders from the Police Fund..." Some sources state the Bankof Van Diemen's Landwas established in 1823 but this letter suggests it was early in 1824, as stated by GraemePetterwood in "Tasmanian Tokens Revisited".

374 C B

1,000

Ex Lot 375- 1831 OHMS outer endorsed "Col Serys Office/Sydney NS Wales/25 July 1831", to Lincolnshire rated "2/6" with ' P/DE15/1831' & Maltese Cross 'CH/15DE1831/ X ' (Charing Cross?) b/s in red, superb four-pointed "star" postalinspector's h/s in red, minor faults & a repaired tear at the top. With original enclosure - very fine condition - signed by"Alexr McLeay" advising that the convict Thomas Nott - transported in 1815 - is now a schoolteacher in Sydney.

Alexander Macleay arrived in Sydney in January 1826, as Colonial Secretary to the new Governor Sir RichardDarling. He was a capable administrator & held numerous committee & board positions. He became a significantlandholder, including a grant of 54 acres at Elizabeth Bay!! He also did his bit to populate the new colony, siring 17children! (2 items)

375 CL B/A

750



Lot 376- 1842 entire headed "Adelaide July 4th 1842" & signed "Thos Q Stow", to the Congregational Library in London witha largely very fine strike of the huge '[crown]/GENERAL POST OFFICE/ADELAIDE/4JY4/1842' datestamp across theflap, partial London arrival b/s of 7JA7/1843 (?) & rated "8d" for an inward shipletter, stain on the address panel.

Thomas Quinton Stow was a Congregational Church minister who arrived in Adelaide in -.10.1837. Stow wasresponsible for forming many new churches, and fostering good relations with other denominations. Stow MemorialChurch in Flinders Street Adelaide is named after him. He speaks of the economic depression - "...circumstanceshave still been sinking sinking..." - but states "...I trust things will begin to mend when the wool comes in , followed upby the harvest which is likely to be very extensive..."

376 C B

400

Lot 377- 1843 (Apr 17) entire letter headed "Australind" & signed "WPearce Clifton", to Yorkshire "p Phantom to Mauritius"(endorsed within) light but fine strike of the rare octagonal 'SHIP LETTER/("April") [crown] ("26")/WESTERNAUSTRALIA/PAID' handstamp of Bunbury (#PA SL2; ERD & the only example recorded in black), very fine boxed'CALCUTTA/GPO/SHIPLETTER' & octagonal '26NO43/LIVERPOOL/SHIP' backstamps, some soiling/staining that apaper conservator could significantly improve. The earlier of only two recorded covers bearing the Ship Letterh/s, the other being from five years later & in red. Carried per "Phantom", departed Port Leschenault (later Bunbury)on 20.4.1843 directly for Mauritius. Ex Dr Cecil Walkley. [William Pearce Clifton arrived -3.1841 on the "Parkfield". In1846 he was appointed magistrate &, in -12.1847, helped survey the road from Bunbury to Williams]

Dr Cecil Walkley's exceptional "Postal History of Western Australia" was sold by Prestige Philately on 27.11.2010.The collection included the most extensive array of prestamp covers ever to appear at auction. Of the remarkabletotal of 61 such items, 25 - including the majority of the most important covers/letters - are now off the market, havingbeen acquired by the State Library of Western Australia. This regrettable situation makes the few major itemsremaining in private hands of even greater significance, and value, than was previously the case.

377 C C

12,500



Lot 378- 1847 lengthy cross-written entire letter headed "Melbourne 7th April 1847" & signed "Thomas Lowe", to Londonendorsed "From No 1998 Corporal Thomas Lowe 58th Regt" & countersigned by Captain Murray (?) at lower-left,rated "1" in red for a soldier's or sailor's letter, light 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/AP 10/1847/MELBOURNE' d/s in red onthe flap, London arrival b/s in red across the flap & rated "2" for an incoming soldier's letter, overall soiling.A verysignificant item, being one of only three Imperial soldiers' letters recorded from Victoria, and the only onefrom the Port Phillip District period. BPA Certificate (1991).

The writer states "...I have come from New Zealand after a long Fatigue...there is about 400 of our Regiment in NewZealand yet...[Melbourne] is called the Best Place in the Colony the People are all Emigrants and very friendly...thereare 100 of us here...I expect soon to be made a Sergeant as there is a great many Killed and Wounded..."

378 C B

7,500

Lot 379- 1850 outer to London "p Diana via Hong Kong p Overland Mail" with a largely very fine strike of the 'QUEENSWHARF' Receiving House handstamp and very fine Sydney Views 3d yellow-green SG 39 (full margins) just tied bya very fine bars cancel of Sydney, endorsed "pd 2/3" & with fair 'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SE*10/1850/SYDNEY'd/s in red. [The rate was 3d to Hong Kong but was unpaid on to destination so rated on arrival "2/3" for an incomingshipletter via Marseilles. A very fine Sydney Views cover - Ben Palmer's Census #1850/217- by a most unusualroute]

379 C A

2,750



Lot 380- 1851 cover to London "Per Tamar" partly paid with Sydney View Plate IV 2d bright blue SG 33 from the base of thesheet (almost full margins, just shaved at lower-right, minor crease in the lower margin) & manuscript "1" in red,'PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/MR*15/1851/SYDNEY' cds in red, London - arrival b/s of - '14JY14/1851' in red & rated"8" for an incoming shipletter. A very attractive & remarkable Sydney Views cover with most irregular part-payment of1d in cash. Ben Palmer's Census #1851/94.

380 C A-

1,600

Lot 381- 1852 cover from Suffolk to "City of Adelaide/Australia Felix" with remarkable franking of GB 1841 2d With Lines stripof 4 [OA-OD] - margins close to huge, except at lower-left where just touching, with fragments of five adjoining units -tied by Barred Numeral '752' & London cds in red, very fine 'STOWMARKET/AP2/1852' b/s in blue & light 'NORTHADELAIDE/AU14/1852/=SOUTH-AUSTRALIA='' arrival b/s in red. BPA Certificate (2010). Carried per P&O"Chusan", departed Southampton 15.5.1852, arrived Melbourne 29.7.1852; then by coastal ship to Adelaide. [TheGibbons Specialised Catalogue prices SG 13 block of 4 at £1700]

"Australia Felix" (= happy southern land) was a name given by the explorer Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836 to thewestern section of the Port Phillip District (Victoria). This is the only usage of the name we have seen in respect ofSouth Australia.

381 C A

2,000



Lot 382- 1853 cover from Kent to "Rocky Point, George's River/nr Sydney NS Wales" with remarkable franking of GB 18412d With Lines strip of 4 [LI-LL] - margins close to large - tied by Barred Numeral '132', very fine'BRIGHTON/MR23/1853' b/s & very fine 'SHIP-LETTER/[crown]/MR23/1853/=LONDON=' cds in red, Sydney arrivalb/s of SE*1/1853 & rounded-boxed 'COOKS RIVER' Receiving Office handstamp (affected by repaired openingtear), endorsed "uncalled for" & with superb back-slanting 'UNCLAIMED' h/s, a few tonespots & minor blemishes.BPA Certificate (2004). [The embossed crest on the flap has the motto 'TRY BUT TRUST'. In 1873, Horatio Algerpublished his novel "Try and Trust". Is there a connection?]

382 C C

1,200- 1853 (Oct 5) mercantile entire letter from London "pHarbinger" rated "8" with 'LONDON/=PAID=' cds in red,Launceston arrival b/s of '26DE26/1853'. General Screw Steam Ship Co "Harbinger" departed London 7.10.1853,arrived Melbourne 23.12.1853.

383 C A-

150

Lot 384- 1855 Germain Nicholson cover from England with a very attractive Embossed 1/- green (margins good to large,11mm scissor-cut at lower-right just intrudes on the design) tied by superb 'LIVERPOOL/4OC/1855/ H1 - 466' duplex& oval ' L /OC4/ A ' b/s, '1d' in red for postage due to Victoria, 'SHIP LETTER/FREE/DC28/1853/GPO VICTORIA'arrival b/s in red, minor blemishes & light soiling. Most attractive.

Carried per Black Ball Line "Schomberg" on her maiden voyage, departed Liverpool 6.10.1855, ran aground offCape Otway 27.12.1855, passengers & mail transferred to "Queen", arrived Melbourne 28.12.1855. Ex JRW Purvesand Brian Peace. The finest & most attractive of only five covers recorded from this famous wreck: #1 in BrianPeace's Census & illustrated by him at page 62.

384 C B

4,500



Lot 385- 1859 (Feb 12) outer to London "via Southampton" with Imperf 'TASMANIA' 6d slate-violet SG 48 (margins justshaved - at right - to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left) tied by bold BN '68' of Hobart, 34mm Hobartcds & London arrival of AP11/59 both in red.

385 C A

300

Lot 386- 1862 cover from GB "Via Marseilles" with scarce franking of 1862-64 9d bistre SG 86 (Cat £875 on cover) tied byvery fine 'LONDON-WC/ 11 /OC27/62 - W.C/11' duplex, equally fine 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3d/FINE 6d - 9d' h/s,superb Melbourne arrival b/s of DC13/62 in red, minor blemishes. The cover was taxed because it weighed morethan ¼oz. Carried per "Vectis" from Marseilles, "Nubia" from Suez; & "Bombay" from Galle, arrived Melbourne13.12.1862.

386 C B

1,000

Lot 387- 1863 (Nov 25) to Norfolk "Via Marseilles" but with Victorian Redrawn Die 6d black only & very fine strike of theboxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID/VIA MARSEILLES' handstamp in red, plus 1865 & 1866 similarly franked & endorsedcovers to Norfolk or Scotland with very fine strikes of a similar h/s (shorter second line) in blue or black. A lovely trio.

387 C A-

3,500



Lot 388- 1870 cover endorsed "From Sergt Major I Thomas Rl Engrs London" & counter-signed at lower-left, with 1d Plate'111' tied by superb 'LONDON-SW/ 3 /FE18/70 - SW/30' duplex, to South Australia with 'ADELAIDE/AP--/70/SA'transit (no day slugs) on the face & 'KOORINGA/AP12/70/SA' arrival b/s, minor flap faults. BPA Certificate (2011).

388 C A-

1,500

Lot 389- 1872 cover from GB to HMS Basilisk at Sydney "or Elsewhere", endorsed "Via brindisi" but with 6d brown Plate'11' only & largely very fine 'INSUFFY STAMPED/VIA-BRINDISI' h/s, apparently carried in a naval or closed bag,endorsed by the recipient "recd at/Sydney 25 Nov 1872", minor blemishes. Very attractive. Carried per "Massilia",departed Southampton 26.9.1872; "Sumatra", departed Suez 13.10.1872; & "Behar", departed Galle 28.10.1872,arrived Sydney 25.11.1872. [If correctly paid 9d, it would have arrived 21.10.1872. The addressee was paymasteraboard the "Basilisk", which was on the Australian Station. Port Moresby was named after the ship's master CaptainJohn Moresby]

389 C B

1,000

Lot 390



- (April 14) envelope to London "Via Brindisi" with rare combination franking of NSW DLR 2d blue tied by indistinctRays '140' of 'WENTWORTH/NSW' (b/s) & South Australian '8 PENCE' on 9d grey-brown just tied by part AdelaideGPO cds with a very fine strike on the reverse, London arrival cds of 31MY78 in red on the face, repaired tear at left.A very rare cover. BPA Certificate (1992). Carried per "Assam", departed Adelaide 18.4.1878; "Nepaul", departedGalle 8.5.1878; & "Travancore", departed 26.5.1878, arrived Brindisi 29.5.1878.

Post offices in southern & western NSW were very remote from Sydney. Significant time was saved by sending maildirectly to Melbourne or Adelaide to meet the mail boat. NSW/Vic "Riverina Covers" are relatively common with 58recorded: see "Sydney Views" (Aug 2004 & May 2005). However, only a very few similar NSW/SA combinationcovers are recorded.

390 C (B)

2,400

Lot 391- 1886 stampless cover to Norfolk "Via Brindisi" with Sydney duplex of MY31/86 & superb 'DOWNHAM/JY12/86'arrival b/s, remarkably untaxed. Most unusual. Carried per coastal ship to Melbourne; then P&O "Massilia", departedMelbourne 1.6.1886; "Nepaul", departed Galle 20.6.1886; & "Nizam", departed Alexandria 6.7.1886, arrived Brindisi9.7.1886.

391 C A-

300

Lot 392- 1890 Basset Hull cover to London with scarce franking of Tasmanian 10d black tied by Hobart duplex, straight-line'REGISTERED' h/s. The rate was 6d + 4d registration.

392 C A-500



Lot 393GREAT BRITAIN - SCOTLAND: 1811 (Nov 17) entire from Sydney to Stirling "Per Ship Thomas" on arrival rated"2/-" with 'MA/ C 13/812' transit b/s & 'MY/1812/16' cds of Edinburgh in red on the face, the brief holograph lettersigned "MC OConnell/Lt Col Comdg 1st Battn/73rd Regt", light filing crease across the face. [Maurice CharlesO'Connell commanded the 73rd Regiment that arrived in 1809 with Governor Macquarie, who appointed himLieutenant-Governor. He married former Governor Bligh's daughter. In 1814, O'Connell & his regiment sailed forCeylon, but he returned to Sydney in 1838, as Major-General Sir Maurice O'Connell, in command of the militaryforces in NSW, a position he held until 1847]

393 C A-

6,500

Lot 394- a very similar letter of the same date & signed by O'Connell, also to Stirling but "Per Gambier" on arrival rated "2/2"with 'JU/ C 8/812' transit b/s & 'JE/1812/11' cds of Edinburgh in red on the face, slightly better quality than theprevious lot. [In this early period, it was common practice - and a form of insurance - to send duplicate letters bydifferent ships &/or different routes. These two letters, although datelined the same day, arrived almost a monthapart. They were originally rated as single shipletters but both contained Bills of Exchange so the amount due wasdoubled]

394 C A-

6,500



Lot 395- 1829 entire mercantile letter headed "Hobart Town/.../27 March 1829" & signed "Crombie Maclaren & Co", toEdinburgh with an above-average strike of the small undated oval 'HOBART TOWN/VDL' handstamp, rated "1/8" -amended to "1/-" (?) - with stepped 'SHIP LETTER/FALMOUTH' b/s, London transit of 'A /4AU4/1829' & Edinburgharrival b/s of 'AUG/W 6 A/1829' both in red, light fold clear of the Hobart marking. The writer states "We very greatlyregret that the whole of your shipment per Hunter remains undisposed of...the market has become glutted by such animportation of goods of most descriptions..."]

395 C B

500

Lot 396- 1835 entire headed "Hobart Town 25th April 1835" & signed "WC Haldane", to Edinburgh "pr Eveline 25th April1835", variously rated, step 'INDIA LETTER/GRAVESEND' b/s in red, London ' G /28SE28/1835' transit & Edinburgh'SEP/H 30 A/1835' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Probably because her own entreaties had come to nothing, thewriter is pursuing payment of monies due to his sister]

In "Shipping Arrivals & Departures Tasmania: 1834-1842", the Eveline is noted as in Hobart Harbour on 26.3.1835,but no departure details are given.

396 C A-

400

Lot 397- 1835 entire letter from Dumbartonshire headed "Noblestown Oct 1st 1835" to Hobart from the addressee's uncle,carried per favor to Hobart where rated "2" in black but with no other postal markings, some staining. Ex RodMoreton. [It is believed that the addressee, William Cumming, was transported in 1830 & was pardoned in 1848.Certainly Thomas Hood, with whom Cumming was boarding, was a convict, having been convicted in 1831 &arriving in Hobart 14.2.1832 aboard the convict transport "Elizabeth III". Hood received his conditional pardon on29.3.1838]

The letter states: "...I intend to send this letter with Mrs Shaw's sister by the Margaret Graham Bark...", which arrivedat Hobart 3.3.1836.

397 C C

500



Lot 398- 1837 entire headed "Hobart Town 23rd May 1837" & signed "Art Crombie", to Edinburgh with crowned-oval d/s of25MA25/1837, boxed 'INDIA LETTER/DEAL' b/s in red & rated "2/8" in black, London ' S /12NO12/1837' transit b/s &boxed '½' h/s for the Scottish turnpike tax, vertical filing fold.

398 C B

500

Lot 399- 1856 (Jan 30) double-rate entire letter to Scotland "Per Hellespont/via Singapore" with Woodblock 6d x2 (3½ orfull margins) tied by superb BN '1' of Melbourne (b/s), London transit b/s of 4MY4/1856 where smudged'MORE/TO/PAY' h/s & mss "8" applied to the face, superb Edinburgh arrival b/s in red. Carried per "Hellespont",departed 18.2.1856, via the Indian Ocean & arrived Singapore 16.3.1856; then per P&O Norna" to Galle; "Bombay"to Suez; & "Pera", arriving Southampton 4.5.1856.

During the Crimean War many P&O ships were pressed into naval service. Mail services became infrequent & reliantupon private shipping. The "Hellespont" was a coastal steamer that was sent to Singapore to be sold. This is afamous voyage, from which little surviving mail is recorded. Colin Tabeart at page 168 states "...the one letter seenvia Southampton - was stamped at London on 5 May". However, this cover is paid at double the via Southamptonrate & was in Edinburgh by the 5th, proving the mail arrived at Southampton no later than 4/5/1856, as evidenced bythe London backstamp.

399 C B

1,600

Lot 400GREAT BRITAIN - WALES: 1828 lengthy entire letter headed "Denbigh District/of Cook 21 March 1828" to"Newcastle/Carmarthenshire/South Wales" rated "1/8" with stepped 'SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH' b/s, minor soiling.

The writer (signature illegible) speaks of "our leaving Port MacQuarie [to]...within 30 miles of Parramatta" & ofassisting a minister of religion to leave the UK for NSW as a missionary where "...he could get Board & lodging at£50 or 60 per Annum...we want godly men in the colony". The weather is a problem: "...We are suffering for want ofrain never was the colony in a more deplorable state..."

400 C B

500



Lot 401HONG KONG: 1857 outer from Victoria to "Hong Kong/China" endorsed "Simla to Galle" with a very fineWoodblocks 6d orange tied by BN '1' of Melbourne (small oval b/s of FE14/1857) & 'HONG-KONG/28MR/1857'arrival b/s, some discolouration on the face. The earliest - by at least 10 months - of only 7 Victorian pre-UPU coversrecorded to Hong Kong. [Carried per "Simla", departed Melbourne 15.2.1857; arrived Galle 10.3.1857; thence perP&O "Madras" to Singapore & Hong Kong]

401 C C

1,000

Lot 402- 1860 entire mercantile letter headed "Melbourne 11th October 1860" with 'PROST KOHLER & Co/MELBOURNE &SYDNEY' cachet at lower-left, to "Alvarez Esqre/Hong Kong" endorsed "pr Behar via Ceylon" with exceptionalfranking of Beaded Ovals 6d orange SG 93 - an unusually large & very fine example - tied by Barred Numeral '1' ofMelbourne (b/s of OC25/60, being the First Day of Issue), Hong Kong arrival b/s of DE11/60, minor blemishes. Anoutstanding Classic-era First Day Cover.

One of the most attractive of the very few covers recorded bearing this stamp of which only 60,000 were printed.Geoff Kellow at page 136 states "...there are only a handful of covers". Ben Palmer: Number 3 of only 7 Victorianpre-UPU covers to Hong Kong. [The letter seeks orders for coal: "...The present price of this article is 14/- per ton fobat Newcastle, exclusive of our commission of 5%..."]

402 C B

12,000



Lot 403INDIA: 1840 large-part entire endorsed on the face "Hobart Town, the 30th of October 1840", to an officer at Calcutta"per Ship Sovereign/from Launceston" with a very fine strike of the huge 'GENERAL [crown] POSTOFFICE/HOBART-TOWN/VDL/30OC30/1840' datestamp in black, fine boxed 'BOMBAY/SHIPLETTER/1841Jan/Bearing ("3")' backstamp & poor Calcutta arrival b/s in red, some blemishes. Rare origin/destination mail in thisearly period.

403 C B

1,200

Lot 404- 1885 (Feb 9) cover to India with very scarce solo franking of 'STAMP DUTY' overprint on Bell 1/- blue/blue tied by'HAWTHORN/VICTORIA' cds, Melbourne & superb Bombay transit b/s & fine 'FIRST DELY/SAIDAPET/MADRAS/-MAR8' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Ben Palmer's Census India #24. [Lushington Gardens was a fineColonial house built in the late 1830s in an area known as Anderson's Nopalry]

404 C B

800

Lot 405IRELAND: 1868 quadruple-rate cover from Ireland "via Marseilles" to East Melbourne with very scarce franking of 4dvermilion Plate '10' with wing-margin & 1/- green Plate '4' wing-margin single & pair tied by very fine 'DUBLIN/ 2E/DE3/68 - 186' duplex cancels, Melbourne arrival b/s of JA21/69. The envelope burst in transit, & repairs with stampselvedge were effected on arrival with two largely very fine strikes of the scarce boxed 'RECEIVED OPEN AT/POSTOFFICE MELBOURNE/AND REFASTENED' h/s in blue. Full of character and a wonderful "damaged in the post"item. Ex Hugh Freeman. The rate was 10d x4. Carried per "Poonah", departed Marseilles 6.12.1868; "Mongolia",departed Suez 14.12.1868; & "Geelong", departed Galle 31.12.1868, arrived Melbourne 21.1.1869.

405 C C

2,000



Lot 406ITALY: 1887 cover to Victoria with 25c blue strip of 3 tied by 'FIRENZE/20/1-87/FERROVIA' duplex cancels,Melbourne transit b/s of FE26/87 & 'WARRNAMBOOL' arrival b/s in blue, flap removed.

406 C A-400

Lot 407- 1889 cover with Queensland Second Sidefaces 1d orange-red, 4d yellow & 6d green tied by 'REGISTEREDLETTER OFFICE/NO4/89/BRISBANE' cds, 'NAPOLI/13/12-89/(FERROVIA)' b/s & boxed registration datestamp onthe face, 'ROMA/(RACCOM)' arrival b/s, a few oily stains that could be improved by a paper conservator. A very raredestination from Queensland. Ex Hugh Campbell. The rate was 7d to Italy + 4d registration.

407 C B

1,000

Lot 408KOREA: 1898 usage of Japanese (2s+)2s Reply-Half uprated with 5r x4 tied by 'GENSAN/21/SEP/98/IJPO' cds,Brisbane transit duplex of OC23/98 on the face, minor blemishes. An exotic origin, to an unusual destination. [Thewriter states "...the card is like a piece of blotting paper and you will be hardly able to read it..."]

408 PS B

750



Lot 409MALTA: 1841 lengthy family entire headed "Darebin Creek Nr Melbourne/...August 31st 1841" & signed "your mostaffectionate daughter SS Bunbury", to Malta "Via Sydney" & then via a London forwarding agent, endorsed "paid 1/-via Falmouth" with a fine strike of the scarce octagonal 'MELBOURNE/PAID' h/s in red & very fine ovoid'MELBOURNE/[crown]/SE*8/184_/NEW.S.WALES' b/s (no year, as always in 1841), Sydney d/s of SE*23/1841,British 'SHIPLETTER' b/s & London arrival d/s of 1AP1/1842. Ben Palmer's Census records only an 1867 cover toMalta. [The writer was Sally Bunbury, wife of Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury, a very early settler who arrived atPort Phillip in -.2.1836. In addition to being a significant landowner, he was Superintendent of the Water Police &Melbourne's first Harbour Master]

409 C B

800



Lot 410- 1841 OHMS usage of Mrs Muir illustrated lettersheet ("St Jean d'Acre/after the Battle") headed "HMS Howe MaltaJuly 13th 1841" with lengthy letter, to "John Septs Roe/Surveyor-General/Swan River/Western Australia" rated "6"in red for the private shipletter rate, with curved 'PAID/MALTA' (Proud #PD2; recorded only to 26.9.1839, making thisthe LRD by almost 2 years) partly overstruck by very fine crowned-oval 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/OC23/1841/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' datestamp, professionally repaired along vertical split & a little soiled. A very rare &desirable usage to a most unusual destination. Also absent from Ben Palmer' Census. [Endorsed "Via Bombay" butthe Cape Town marking suggests it went all the way by sea through the Straits of Gibraltar, then round the Cape]

John Septimus Rowe arrived at Sydney in 1817, tasked with completing the circumnavigation survey of Australiaundertaken by Matthew Flinders that had left much of the north & west coasts unchartered. After returning to Englandin 1827, Roe was appointed Surveyor-General of the new Swan River Settlement & arrived there aboard the"Parmelia" in 1829, where his first child was one of the first born at the settlement. From the beginning he was a keyplayer in the development of Western Australia. In addition to his coastal surveys, Roe undertook 16 inlandexplorations & has been called "The Father of Australian Exploration".

410 C (B)

3,000



Lot 411- 1845 lengthy & largely cross-written family letter headed "Williams Town Novr 26th 1845" endorsed "via Sydney"with largely very fine oval 'MELBOURNE/[crown]/DE*6/1845/PORT PHILLIP' d/s, oval 'PAID SHIP LETTER/DE*16/1845/SYDNEY' d/s in red, London b/s of 27AP27/1846, various rate markings & very fine boxed 'PACKETLETTER' h/s all crossed-through, and forwarded to "Malta/via Southampton". A remarkable cover that is full ofcharacter. Also absent from Ben Palmer' Census. [The letter refers to the wreck of the "Isabella" at Flinders Island,recovery & advertising of the mails, & a regulation that they could be forwarded only by a ship going directly toEngland (around the Cape); also to a scheme - that obviously failed - to get this letter to its destination quicker byway of Torres Strait, Soerabaja and India]

411 C A-

1,750

Lot 412- 1891 cover to Malta with four-colour franking of Queensland Lined Background ½d x2 1d 2d & 6d tied by fine BN'353' & very fine 'AYR/JU12/91/QUEENSLAND' cds, superlative 'REGISTERED/AYR' handstamp at left,'TOWNSVILLE', 'SUEZ' & 'ALEXANDRIE' transit & 'MALTA' arrival b/s & very fine '4.'-in-oval postman's delivery h/s,some toning & minor blemishes still of dramatic appearance. A very rare destination from Australia in this period. Therate was 6d + 4d registration.

412 C C

800

Lot 413MAURITIUS: 1855 entire stampless letter in French headed "Melbourne 11 Mai 1855" & signed "Ed Chrétien",apparently carried privately to Mauritius "p Reliance", no Victorian postmarks, '[crown]/MAURITIUSJY9/1855/=GPO=' arrival d/s & very fine 'Late Received' h/s (Proud #I7). Not listed in Ben Palmer's Census: he lists10 items to Mauritius to June 1856, all of which are stampless.

413 C A-

400



Lot 414OTTOMAN EMPIRE: 1872 cover to "Chez Son Altesse le Prince Mustapha Fazyl Pacha Constantinople" with NSW4d & 1/- tied by faint bars cancels of 'BERRIMA' (cds alongside) & Sydney duplex of FE27/72, British Post Offices inEgypt 'ALEXANDRIA/AP7/72' transit cds on the face. An extraordinary destination, to an important personage.BPA Certificate (2010).

Mustafa Fazl Pasha was an Egyptian prince who was first in line to succeed his brother. However, in 1866, hisbrother persuaded the Ottoman authorities to change the law of succession in favour of his own son. Mustafa Fazlwent into exile in Paris, from where - as one of the earliest of the "Young Turks", who long preceded Kemal Ataturk -he excoriated the Ottoman Sultan & the Imperial system. Invited to return to Istanbul, he held several importantgovernment positions until 1872. He died in 1875.

414 C B

5,000

Lot 415PAPUA: 1886 cover with embossed "The Argus" (newspaper) on the flap, to Captain Anthony Musgrave at"Granville/British New Guinea" & endorsed "Per SS Victory", with Victorian 6d blue tied by Melbourne duplex ofDE17/86, fine strike of Musgrave's triple-oval 'ASST DEP COMMR/RECEIVED/("14.1.87")/NEW GUINEA' cachet inviolet on the face, minor blemishes. This is the earliest recorded postal cover into British New Guinea & theearlier of only two pre-UPU covers from Victoria in Ben Palmer's Census. Ex Roger Lee. [Illustrated by Roger Lee atpage 4]

With copy of a newspaper notice of 30.4.1885 advising that Burns Philp had been granted a contract to run a monthlymail steamer service between Thursday Island, Port Moresby & East Cape New Guinea for three years. The "Victory"was the first vessel to operate this service. Illustrated by Ben Palmer at page 41, where he states that British NewGuinea was not listed as a destination in the early "Post Office Guides" but that "it obviously shared the same ratesas the other [British] Pacific islands". Captain Musgrave was Assistant Deputy Commissioner at Port Moresby.

415 C B

5,000



Lot 416PHILIPPINES: 1853 outer to Manila "Per Duke of Northumberland" with very fine franking of NSW Laureates 1dvermilion/blue SG 47 & 2d ultramarine/blue SG 52 (both with margins just clear to large) tied by bars cancels ofSydney (very fine b/s of NO*22/1853), 'MANILA' arrival b/s of 15/JAN/1854 & superb '1' (reale) h/s for an inwardsshipletter. Ex Wise and "Manwood:" sold for $US3250 (1995). [Docketing on the reverse states "...Not to ship morethan 1,000,000 Cigars at a time on his a/c"!!]

416 C A-

4,000

Lot 417RUSSIA: 1890 Basset Hull cover to Russia with Tasmanian Postal Fiscal 6d mauve Platypus tied by Hobart duplexof OC13/90, three diffferent Russian Cyrillic backstamps including of Reval (Tallinn, Estonia).

417 C A-350

Lot 418- SIBERIA: 1916 Russian Prisoners of War Postal Card to NSW with the message headed "Nikolsk-Ussuriysk den 21Juli 16", to "der Hilfsverein für Deutsch-Osterr-Ungarische Kriegsgefangene", sent via Austria where triangular censorapplied in magenta, a bit aged. [Nikolsk-Ussuriysk (now Ussriysk) is about 50km N or Vladivostok. An onlineresource states there was a POW Camp here only between 1919 & 1921. This card proves the camp was operating3 years earlier]

418 PS B

200



Lot 419SWITZERLAND: 1873 cover to Ticino with Victorian Laureates 6d x3 & '½ ½/HALF' on 1d SG 174 x2 - bothdefective, but a rare stamp on cover - tied by Barred Numeral '173' of Daylesford (cds of SE8/73 at lower-left),London transit cds of 4NO73 in red & 'LOCARNO' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. This is #254 in Ben Palmer'sCensus, noted as 3d overpaid for double the 8d via Southampton route. [The cover is endorsed - within the address- "via Brindisi", for which the rate was 1/3d x2 so underpaid 11d for that route]

419 C B

500

Lot 420TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: 1899 cover to "Government House/Grand Turk/Turks Islands/West Indies" with NSW2½d tied by Sydney duplex, San Francisco transit b/s & 'TURKS-ISLANDS/JA25/00' arrival cds on the face. From awell known correspondence, of which most items are postal stationery. Very few covers have been noted.

420 C A

400

Lot 421UNITED STATES: 1852 entire headed "Hobart Town Febry 28th 52" & signed "TG [?] Merwin", to California "prArchitect" apparently carried per favor & placed into the mails on arrival receiving 'SAN FRANCISCO/14/MAY/Cal'cds & very fine strike of the fancy 'SHIP/ 6 ' h/s, minor dappling. [The writer, a ship's master, states "...I am waitingthe arrival of more American whalers to furnish me with more oil...Capt Libby and all the Ship's Company has gone tothe Victoria diggings...the value of Colonial Gold...from 78/- to 80/- pr Oz and its quality & value per Oz considerablyexcede that of California Gold. This is really a 2nd California. It is with great difficulty that good order can bemaintained at the Mines. All kinds depredations are being committed. as bad if not worse than California ever was..."]

421 C B

1,250



Lot 422- 1857 outer to New York "Per RM Steamer Simla" with NSW Imperf Diadems 2d (margins just touching to large) &1/- (margins close to good) tied by very fine bars & dots cancels of Sydney (superb b/s of FE10/1857), London transitcds of 1857/9AP9/1857 & American ' 5 /APR/26/N YORK BR PKT' cds both on the face, filing fold between thestamps & the addressee's name obliterated. [Carried per "Simla", departed Sydney 12.2.1857, arrived Suez26.3.1857; thence per "Jura", departed Alexandria 28.3.1857, arrived Southampton 9.4.1857]

422 C B

350

Lot 423- 1872 mourning cover to Texas USA - an unusual destination - with Victorian DLR 2d (defective) & Laureate 1/- tiedby fine 'BALLAARAT - 5' duplex, London & New York transits in red on the face, a little aged & slightly truncated atright. Ben Palmer's Census #USA #233. [The enclosed letter (repaired with archival tape), from "Robt Gibbs" to hisstep-son tells the addressee that his mother has died of "valvular disease of the heart" despite a doctorrecommending "having blisters on her stomach" (clearly no clue!) & continues "...grief is killing me. Oh I amdesolate...every object is a reminder of my lost love. I had but one companion - one loved one - she is gone & I amalone..." His pain is palpable & the letter is truly moving. There is a reference to his wife having been from FranklinLouisiana and she may have emigrated after the Civil War. More Southerners moved to Australia than to any othercountry bar Mexico]

423 C B

300

Lot 424- 1874 (Oct 7) long OHMS envelope with 'Police Department' imprint at L/L & 'CHIEF SECRETARY' Frank h/s in blueoverstruck with Melbourne duplex, to California with London transit cds of 4DE74 & 'SAN FRANCISCO/DEC/25/PAID ALL' arrival cds (Christmas Day) in purple, two strikes of the unusual 8-line 'HAVE YOUR/LETTERSAND/PAPERS ADDRESSED/TO PO BOX OR TO/STREET AND NUMBER/...' h/s, 'UNCLAIMED' h/s in red,'ADVERTISED' h/s & 'San Francisco/JAN/11/ADVERTISED' b/s, 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/FEB/25/1875/US' b/s inblue & 'DLB/JN26/75/VICTORIA' b/s in green, minor faults (which is hardly surprising). A remarkable usage. BenPalmer's Census USA #246.

424 CL B

1,000



Lot 425- 1882 cover to Victoria with Garfield 5c brown x2 tied by geometric cork cancels of 'CHICAGO/AUG/29/1LL' (cdsalongside), superb 'RETURNED/FOR POSTAGE' h/s, 2c vermilion added & similarly cancelled with a secondChicago cds of AUG/31, superb San Francisco transit b/s of SEP/6 & Melbourne arrival b/s of OC23/82, a bit soiled.Carried per "Australia", departed San Francisco 24.9.1882, arrived Sydney 20.10.1882; then per coastal ship.

425 C B

750

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