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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide & G.B. Stamps & Postal History (Sale 758 Lots 1-1009) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. | Location: | Derby |
| Contact: | Tel: (01332) 250970 Fax: (01332) 294440 | ||
| Date: | 30th May 2013 | Time: | 1:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing at Cavendish House: Tuesday 28th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday 29th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 30th May* 9.00 am to 11.45am* Friday 31st May 9.00 am to 11.45am *Please note: Lots from the Friday auction cannot be viewed on the 30th Ma |
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| VERY HIGH POSTAL RATE - "£3-11-31/2" - ON SYDNEY COVER TO G.B. "PER HERCULES"; Remarkable 28 Dec. 1835 EL (closed tear into top of address side) from Colonial Treasurer "C.D. Riddell" to Edinburgh (14 June 1837 arrival c.d.s. on reverse) "Per Hercules" with a fair red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/SYDNEY" d.s. on the front (prepaid "6[d]" outgoing Ship Letter rate) beside a very fine green boxed Falmouth "1/2" Scottish mail Tax mark (rare on Australian mail), endorsed "43/4oz" and so charged "£3-11-3"; the GB arrival Ship/India letter has been torn away with part of the flap, nevertheless a very unusual high postal rate. PHOTO - see page 25. £200 |
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| RARE UNDATED CIRCULAR "PARRAMATTA/N.S.W." WITH CROWNED OVAL "G.P.O./SYDNEY" D.S., ETC.; 25 Jan. 1835 EL (some toning & wear but complete; long cross-written family letter from Mrs. "S[arah] Orr") from "Erin Cottage" (Parramatta) to Ireland with a fair strike of the small rare "PARRAMATTA/N.S.W." UDC on the front beside a very fine black crowned oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE/*/SYDNEY" d.s. (14 Feb.) and overlapped by a faint red "CORK/PENNY POST" transit mark; there is also a very faint red octagon-boxed "PAID AT/PARRAMATTA" beneath the Sydney d.s.; charged "1/-" and then "1/10" with a partial boxed "INDIA LETTER/RAMSGATE" on the flap; carried by the 'Governor Harcourt' - 149 days. Rare early country letter. PHOTO - see page 25. £150 |
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| 53 | |||
| DEAL & LONDON "INDIA LETTER" MARKS ON COVERS FROM SYDNEY TO G.B.; 1835/36 EL/E pair (latter with side-flaps removed and flap cut to display backstamp) from Sydney (latter with fine red oval "POST PAID SHIP LR/SYDNEY" d.s.) to Glasgow/London endorsed per "Resource" and "Arethusa" and having partly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" or very fine scarce red boxed "INDIA LETTER/LONDON" (Rob.In.5; seldom seen - across the join) both on the reverse, so charged "2/81/2" (double rate to Scotland) or "4" (no inland rate as landed at port of address) with red London "G.P." mark (transferred to Local Post for delivery at no extra charge). (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 25. £140 |
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| 54 | |||
| PAIR OF RED OR BLACK HASTINGS "INDIA LETTER" MARKS ON COVERS FROM SYDNEY TO G.B.; 1835/38 ELs pair (latter with flap faults) from Sydney (latter with very fine red oval "POST PAID SHIP LT/SYDNEY" d.s.) to London endorsed per "Hercules" (oddly with no arrival d.s.) and "Midlothian" and each having a partly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/HASTINGS" in black or red respectively on the reverse. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 26. £120 |
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| 55 | |||
| RARE BLACK SYDNEY "FREE" DATESTAMP ON COMPLETE "NSW GAZETTE" NEWSPAPER; Fine complete 7 Dec. 1836 issue of the "N.S.W. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE" (20pp) having an 80% complete strike of the rare "[Crown]/FREE" d.s. of Sydney for 8 Dec. 1836 in one margin; the strike would originally have been intended for the address=wrapper that (as usual) has not survived with the paper. There is also an interesting Government Notice (p.952) ref. tenders for stationery (quills, paper, tape, pencils, etc.) to be supplied. Rare thus. PHOTO - see below. £100 |
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| 56 | |||
| C.D. RIDDELL - N.S.W. COLONIAL TREASURER - PAIR OF ANTI-GOVERNOR BOURKE COVERS TO G.B.; 24/25 Oct. 1837 pair of long ELs (address wrappers with edge faults but with fine lengthy contents) signed below the address and inside by "C.D. Riddell", the N.S.W. Colonial Treasurer from 1830 until 1856, and Governor Bourke's "bete noire", with long contents complaining that Bourke had given him more duties but no more pay. Carried by different ships and each having a mainly very fine black crowned oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE/SYDNEY" d.s. (consecutive dates) on the flap (obe overstruck); one with fine red boxed "INDIA LETTER/DOVER", on the reverse, the other with mainly very fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on the front; addressed to Edinburgh with high postal rates and fine London boxed "1/2" Mail Tax marks. Fascinating and historical reading. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 25. £150 |
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| 57 | |||
| THE 1838 EMBOSSED "GENERAL POST OFFICE/SYDNEY/NEW SOUTH WALES" 2d LETTER-SHEET; c.1870 Official reprint of the first postage stamp in the world, the Sydney 2d letter-sheet on plain white paper; the Arms device correctly placed at top centre with heavy embossing - rare in such fine condition as this. This is one of the small number of 1870 reprints that were made officially in Sydney from the original die. The die was officially destroyed in 1898, and is thought to have been sued as a mailbag seal from c.1850 to c.1870. £150 |
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| 58 | |||
| "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" (2) & "DEAL/INDIA LETTER" TO G.B. BY DIFFERENT NAMED SHIPS; Jan./Feb. 1838 pair of ELs from Sydney to London/Halifax each with a partly fine red oval "POST PAID SHIP LT/SYDNEY" d.s. on the front and a mainly fine (but one overstruck, the other across join) boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" on the reverse; endorsed by ships "Eweretta" (charged 2/4 to London) or "Sea Witch" (charged 1/4 to Halifax). Scarce routings for early Australian mail. Plus 1838 EL to London "p. Symmetry" with fair red oval Sydney d.s. and (on reverse; creased) red boxed In.5 "DEAL/INDIA LETTER". (3 covers) £150 |
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| 59 | |||
| RED "INDIA LETTER/HASTINGS" (SCARCE) + DEAL INDIA LETTER EX SYDNEY TO G.B.; 1838 E to Newcastle (by Ship Symmetry) with fine red oval "POST PAID SHIP LT/SYDNEY" d.s. on the front and overstruck red boxed In.5 "DEAL/INDIA LETTER" on the flap, plus 9 Mar. 1840 EL from Sydney to Edinburgh "p. Samuel" with mainly very fine red oval Sydney "PAID SHIP LETTER" d.s. (crease) and having v. fine scarce red boxed "INDIA LETTER/HASTINGS" (small closed tear in one corner) on the top flap. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 25. £120 |
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| 60 | |||
| FRAMED RED "BATHURST/POST PAID" ON COVER TO G.B. WITH RED BOXED "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON"; Attractive 21 June 1839 Missionary EL from "Bathurst" (ref. long drought etc.) to London initially prepaid "1/-" (9d inland rate + 3d outgoing Ship Letter rate) with a mainly very fine red boxed "BATHURST/POST PAID" nicely placed on the front with a very fine red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/SYDNEY" d.s. (27 June) also on the front and a matching black crowned oval Sydney d.s. on the lower flap; there is a scarce bur overstruck boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" on the other flap, charged a further "1/-" (4d India Letter + 8d inland) on arrival. Attractive and rare thus. PHOTO - see page 26. £200 |
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| 61 | |||
| INGOING G.B. COVER TO MISSIONARY SOON TO BE EATEN BY NEW HEBRIDES CANNIBALS; 28 May 1839 EL (one side-flap removed; a hand-written bank-bill for £100 it seems) from London to "Mr. James Harris of Dublin, c/o Mr. Robert Bourne, Sydney, New South Wales" prepaid "8[d]" outward |Ship Letter rate with a very fine red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/LONDON" d.s. on the front, and also having a very fine crowned oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE/SYDNEY" d.s. (28 Sept.) on the lower flap. The addressee was soon to leave to become a Missionary in the New Hebrides, but he had the misfortune on 20 Nov. 1839 to be killed by the natives along with John Williams; they were both eaten by cannibals. [With photo of Baxter print showing the attack by the natives at Erromanga.] Attractive and historical item. PHOTO - see page 26. £150 |
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| 62 | |||
| RED FRAMED "SYDNEY/POST PAID" ON "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" TO G.B., ETC.; 6 Jan. 1840 E to Sheffield "P Royal Admiral" unusually having both a very fine red boxed "SYDNEY/POST PAID" and a mainly very fine matching red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/SYDNEY" d.s. on the front and a large part red "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" (scarce Rob.In.3; only known 1839/40) on the flap; plus toned/worn May 1840 EL to Cockermouth "Pr Canada to Liverpool" with large part red Sydney oval d.s. and part London arrival "SHIP-LETTER" mark. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 26. £150 |
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| 63 | |||
| PRESTAMP COVER WITH CROWNED OVAL DATESTAMP OF 4 DIFFERENT POST OFFICES; June 1847 EL (faults at right of address hardly detract) from "Glenlee" (near Campbelltown) to Albury with mainly very fine strikes of the black oval crowned datestamps of "CAMPBELLTOWN" (serifs), "YASS" (serifs; filing fold), "OVENS" (sanserif; scarce; across join with filing fold) & "ALBURY"serifs & unframed); charged "1s/1d" though endorsed "O.H.M.S.". Unusual and interesting routing. PHOTO - see page 26. £120 |
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| 64 | |||
| EARLY P.O.NOTICE REF. DETAINED OVERSEAS MAIL TO CHINA, U.S., ETC. IN N.S.W. GAZETTE; Very fine complete 7 Dec. 1849 11-page "New South Wales Government Gazette" (folds to fit album page) with detailed 30 Nov. 1849 G.P.O. Sydney Notice giving a "LIST of Letters [70 in all] detained in consequence of the sea postage required thereon not having been paid..." mostly being G.B. addresses (incl. Derby!) but including some in Hong Kong, San Francisco, Calcutta & Cape Town. Clear evidence that Sydney P.O. needed their "DETAINED/FOR POSTAGE" mark as much as London did. Rare early Sydney P.O. Notice. PHOTO - see page 25. £120 |
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| 65 | |||
| EARLY P.O. NOTICE REF. DETAINED OVERSEAS MAIL TO CHINA, U.S., ETC. IN N.S.W. GAZETTE; Very fine complete 11 Dec. 1849 23-page "New South Wales Government Gazette" (folds to fit album page) with very detailed 30 Nov. 1849 G.P.O. Sydney Notice giving a "LIST of Letters [several hundred in all!] lying in this Office unclaimed, accumulated since the publication of the last list [which was only a month before!]..." including letters addressed not only to Sydney but also to all the main N.S.W. P.O.s as well as a few to New Zealand or to named ships, etc. Clear evidence of the need for Sydney P.O. to have a "CANNOT/BE FOUND" mark. Eventually these unclaimed letters would be opened and returned (where possible) to their senders. Good insight into the P.O. just before the introduction of Postage Stamps (a couple of weeks later) £100 |
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| 66 | |||
| 1850 1d vermilion plate 1 pos. 5 with central "82" cancellation (Armidale) and another with central "15" cancellation (Molong). Also an example on bluish paper with unclear cancellation. Good to fine examples, SG 7 & 11. (3). PHOTO - see page 27. £100 |
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| 67 | |||
| 1853 6d brown plate 1 re-engraved pos. 10 & 22. 6d grey-brown, pos 23. Sound used. SG 77 & 78. £80 |
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| 68 | |||
| 1854-59 6d an interesting selection of used shades with a pair, inc five with "8" watermark. Cancellations inc number "85" (Drayton), "87" (Ipswich) and "95" (Brisbane). Mostly fine. (17). £120 |
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| 69 | |||
| 1854 1/- rosy vermilion, a used vertical strip of three and five singles inc one with "47" cancellation of Tumut (stamp with small scissor cut), one is repaired, others fine used. (8) £100 |
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| 70 | |||
| EARLY OFFICIAL P.O. FORM FOR ORDERING SUPPLIES INC. "RED/BLACK STAMPING PAINT", ETC.; Fine and unusual used partly printed 5 Aug. 1856 "General Post Office, Sydney" receipt form for "Stores sent to [Bowenfells]" P.O. (near Lithgow just across the Blue Mountains) offering stocks of all kinds of stationery as well as "PAINT.....Red Stamping/Black Stamping" (for postmarks!) and "[Hand]STAMPS" inc. "Obliterating Stamp", Dated Stamp and [loose] Type", "Registered Stamp", "Too Late Stamp" as well as "Letter Balances", etc. Rare insight into the necessary equipment for an early N.S.W. Post Office. Plus fine used 1 Aug. 1859 Bowenfells P.O. "TIME BILL" for one Mail-bag received & one dispatched. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 25. £140 |
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| RARE "VIA TORRES STRAITS & BATAVIA" ROUTED COVER FROM SYDNEY AT 6d RATE TO G.B.; 10 Aug. 1863 env. (very minor faults) to Worksop (redirected to Northampton at no extra charge) endorsed "Via 'Hero', Torres Straits & Batavia" and franked by Diadem 6d purple tied by a fair Sydney duplex, reaching Worksop (c.d.s.) on 21 Oct. 1863. Very rare - as little-used - routing, which in this case saved no time compared with the 24 Aug. P&O ship from Sydney that reached Ceylon at the same time! Exhibition Item. [Ex Scott-Archer 'Overland Mail' Collection; Cavendish, Sept. 2004; lot 1039, realised £506.] PHOTO - see page 88. £400 |
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| 72 | |||
REDIRECTED COVER TO G.B. BEARING BOTH N.S.W. & G.B. FRANKINGS; 1872 env. (some light toning) to London, thence redirected to Norfolk; bearing initial N.S.W. franking of Diadem 3d Greens (2) tied by "SYDNEY" Sideways Duplexes for the 6d rate "Per Steamer Nubia"; but also having G.B. 1d Red stuck on top of them to pay the redirection fee within England. Rare thus. [Ex George Molnar.] PHOTO - see page 26. £150QUEENSLAND |
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| 73 | |||
| MORETON BAY DISTRICT UNDERPAID COVER WITH N.S.W. FRANKING TO VICTORIA; Most unusual 13 Aug. 1857 env. (minor edge wear) from "IPSWICH/N.S.W." (fair c.d.s. across flaps) addressed to Melbourne and so franked for the 6d Intercolonial rate by a Pair & Single of the N.S.W. Imperf. 2d (mainly 3 margins) all tied by mainly fine "87" Ipswich Numerals; the letter was over-weight ("I have enclosed my Journal" note beneath flap) and so was endorsed "Exceeding 1/2 Oz, 1/- to Pay" on the front, but this was crossed out as the addressee could not be found ("T[urn]. O[ver]." at top left of address and note "Mr. Coles left Mr. Freames" on the back) and the letter was (presumably) returned to sender with the charge written on the 'ambulance' R.L.B. envelope. Moreton Bay District underpaid N.S.W. Period mail is rare. PHOTO - see page 11. £200 |
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| 74 | |||
1883 USAGE OF QV 2d BLUES IN S.A. PLUS EARLY COMMONWEALTH COVERS USED IN S.A., ETC.; 1 Apr. 1883 off-cover strip of 3 Queensland 2d Blue cancelled by mainly fine early "INNAMINKA/S.A" c.d.s.'s (remote South Australian P.O., near the Queensland border and Birdsville; only open 1877-1909), 1907/13 pair of envs. to Tasmania/GB each with a Queensland QV 2d Blue (first with tear) tied by mainly fine scarce/rare Type 2 Squared Circles of "FARINA/S.A" or "RENMARK/S.A". Scarce group. Plus a 1911 PPC with NSW 1d tied by fine "WALLAROO/SOUTH AUSTRALIA" c.d.s. (3 covers + 1 strip) £75SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
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| 75 | |||
| PRESTAMP COVERS - EARLY TRIO TO G.B. WITH 1st-TYPE 'LION/CROWN' & LARGE OVAL + GAWLER "PAID"; 23 Mar. 1841 EL to GB with poor (soon to be replaced by the oval d.s.) 1st-Type 2-ring "POST OFFICE/[Lion/Crown]/ADELAIDE" endorsed "Via Port Philip Sydney", 8 Nov. 1844 E to GB "Via Launceston" with very fine giant "GENERAL POST OFFICE/ADELAIDE/S.A" crowned oval d.s. (filing fold) on the flap - each with London "SHIP LETTER" in red or black; plus 1849 env. to GB with brass "security" seal in the flap, and colourful 1851 E to Adelaide with red crayon "4" and very fine (matching?) "GAWLER" c.d.s. and undated crowned "PAID" on the front. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 26. £200 |
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| 76 | |||
| ADELAIDE NUMERALS, C.D.S.'s & DUPLEX CANCELLATIONS ON COVERS & STAMPS; 1855/9 pair of Es to the same Adelaide address each with a 2d (one v. near 4m) tied by very fine Diamond & Circular "1" Numerals of Port Adelaide & Adelaide respectively, 1863 env. to Port Adelaide with oxidized roulette 2d tied by v. fine Diamond "1" Port Adelaide Numeral, 1881 E to GB "Per Potosi Via Naples" with 2d + 4d tied by Duplex, & 1892 1d "OS" PC. Plus attractive group of 1858-67 off-cover stamps (varied condition) all with c.d.s. cancellations (mainly very fine) of Adelaide G.P.O.; better items noted include roul. 1/- Yellow with 98% complete v. fine small blue c.d.s., larger 1st-Type blue c.d.s.'s with s/ways codes from 3 to 7, small 1863 c.d.s. in red, etc. Plus 10 pieces with backstamp usages of these c.d.s.'s. Useful and unusual study. (5 covers/card, 88 stamps & 10 pieces) PHOTO - see page 26. £200 |
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| 77 | |||
| NUMERAL COVERS - KAPUNDA "27" & KOORINGA "28" ON RETURNED COVERS + WATERLOO "235", WELLINGTON "57" & YANKALILLA "75", ETC.; Good 1857-90 group inc. returned trio with rough Imperf. or roulette (2) 2d Vermilion tied by very fine "28", fine "27" or unclear "28" of Kooringa/Kapunda also having very fine blue/black double-oval "ADVERTISED AND UNCLAIMED/ADELAIDE" d.s.'s & all with "UNCLAIMED" (one with "P.O. RAILWAY/S.A" c.d.s. on back), fine c.1890 scarce "O.S." overprint 1d Violet "NEWSPAPER ONLY" wrapper with mainly very fine RR-rated Waterloo "235" Type 2, 1864 E (some edge-wear) to GB with rough roul. 6d Blue tied by a mainly fine R-rated Wellington "57" Type 1 and 1882 1d Lilac P. Stat. PC with legible Type 1 Yankalilla "75" worn Numeral. Very scarce to rare lot. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 26. £240 |
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| 78 | |||
| NUMERALS ON COVERS, STAMPS & PIECES INC. COVERS WITH RARE M/S "S[hea] O[ak] L[og]" + "26", S. PETHERTON "151", STEELTON "152" & SWANPORT "226"; Remarkable lot inc. rare 18 Aug. 1858 env. with partially legible rare R-rated Type 1 "26" & rare supporting dated P.O. Manuscript "S. O. Log", 1883 1d PC with mainly very fine South Petherton Type 2a "151", 5 Aug. 1868 env. with illegible (assumed) RRR-rated "152" Numeral (only example known on cover?) with nearly fine supporting "STEELTON/S.A" c.d.s. nearby, 9 Aug. 1867 env. (faults) with mainly very fine Swanport Type 2b "226". Plus c.1855-1910 group of loose stamps inc. several Perkins Bacon Imperfs., some "O.S." overprints, 4 Long Toms with Adelaide late usage "307" numerals, 9 of the pieces with 'proving' c.d.s.'s, etc., etc. - many very fine strikes and not too much duplication from 36 different P.O.s inc. one RRR-rated (Hope Valley 178), two RR-rated (Carey's Gully 215 & Coromandel Valley 62) and a 1955 piece with Shea Oak Log 26 late philatelic use. Good nucleus for expansion. (4 covers + 91 other items) £260 |
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| 79 | |||
| NUMERAL COVERS - BLACK SPRINGS "114", BLINMAN "167", BRAMFIELD "171", BRIDGNORTH "37" GLENELG "19", GUMERACKA "43", HARROGATE "138", ETC.; 1865 env. with roul. 2d tied by partly fine Glenelg "19", 29 Jan. 1867 env. (faults) to GB with Imperf. 6d Slate-Blue cancelled by a superb Gumeracka Type 1 "43", fine and rare 12 Sept. 1888 usage of the 1d Violet PC cancelled by both v. fine "HARROGATE" c.d.s. & matching mainly v. fine RR-rated "138" Type 2a, 1887/90 pair of 1d PCs with v. fine/partial Type 1 Hindmarsh "2" + Squared Circles, Feb. 1891 env. regd. to Greenock with 4d+1d tied by light Black Springs "114" (with 5 very fine Squared Circles - all different and from 4 P.O.s - on the reverse), 1904 env. with 2d & poor Numeral, 1904 regd. front with v. fine Blinman "167", 29 May 1870 env. with 2d Vermilion (faults; over edge) tied by a mainly fine Bramfield RR-rated "171" and 1900 PPC with very fine Bridgwater "37". Scarce lot. (10 items) PHOTO - see page 26. £200 |
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| 80 | |||
| MALLALA "216" COVER + ADELAIDE/CAREY'S GULLY LATE USE/EMERGENCY? "81"/"252"/"307" NUMERALS, ETC.; 13 June 1867 env. to Melbourne with rough roulette 6d Pale Blue tied by mainly fine rare "216" Numeral with very fine matching "MALLALA" c.d.s. and v. fine "TOO LATE" alongside, 8 June 1886 env. to Adelaide with 2d tied by v. fine Type 3a R-rate "252" Numeral with rare double-arc "CAREYS GULLY/S.A" c.d.s. (of local manufacture?) nicely placed on the front. [the Carey's Gully 215 numeral (issued in 1865) is not otherwise recorded after 1875, so this is the Emergency usage at Adelaide.], 2 Oct. 1882 1d Violet PC from "MOCULTA" (part c.d.s. on front) cancelled by Adelaide hollow oval, 1901/7 covers (2) + PPC to Tasmania/GB with 2d Purple (2) or 1d+1/2d all tied by mainly v. fine late Adelaide 'Emergency" "307" Numeral (one with light "LOBETHAL" squared circle and one with v. fine "TOO LATE" on the front), and rare 1904 env. to Tasmania with 2d Purple Pair tied by light (but readily legible scarce "ROSEWORTHY" squared circles and a very fine Adelaide 'Emergency' "81" numeral. Good group showing that recalled numerals were sometimes pressed into use on Adelaide transit mail. (7 covers + 1 stamp) PHOTO - see page 26. £240 |
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| 81 | |||
| SQUARED CIRCLES - "O.S." OFFICIALS INC. PAIRS & BLOCKS + VERY RARE XXXX-RATED "ROUND WATER-HOLE"; Unusual Collection of off-cover stamps inc. 7 Apr. 1894 DLR 2d with a large part very rare (recorded for 1893-9 only) "ROUND WATER-HOLE" Squared Circle [the name of this P.O. changed to Rockleigh in 1900], plus detailed study of c.1882-1902 Official "O.S." issues all with Squared Circle cancels (very little duplication of cancels) arranged alphabetically on stockbook pages, ranging from Adelaide Registered to Yunta with many different values from 1/2d to 6d; XX-rarity items noted include Cockburn (2), Hergott Springs. Port Augusta & Roseworthy (3) Type 1's along with Red Hill (2) & Walker's Flat, along with 18 different X-rarity marks (some on more than one stamp) ranging from Belair to Yanyarrie - plus X-rarity Oodlawarra on a 1/2d Block of Four. (169 items) £240 |
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| 82 | |||
| RAILWAY SQUARED CIRCLES (ETC.) COLLECTION - MINTARO RAILWAY, EXPRESS RAILWAY & KADINA RAILWAY; 1898 PC (slight faults), 1905 PPC & 1907 env. (one Express Rly. backstamp) cancelled by fine to v. fine scarce "MINTARO RAILWAY/S-A" Squared Circles (varied codes), 1897 1d PC with fine scarce "MINTARO RAILWAY" c.d.s., 1891-1907 envs. (6) with mainly v. fine "EXPRESS RAILWAY" c.d.s.'s, 1910 env. with scarce "EXPRESS RAILWAY" machine backstamp, 1885/6 pair of 1d PCs (minor faults) from Owen/Port Victoria to Adelaide with mainly very fine XX-rarity "KADINA RAILWAY/S.A" Squared Circles on the reverse, 1886 env. from Adelaide (O.S. 2d) to Cunliffe with "UNCLAIMED" and mainly v. fine Kadina Rly SC on the back, and 1903/10 card/covers (7) with mainly v. fine "KADINA RAILWAY" c.d.s. backstamps (2 sizes).; plus 15 off-cover QV stamps with Mintaro Railway c.d.s.'s (12) or Squared Circles (3). Scarce lot. (21 covers + 15 stamps) PHOTO - see page 26. £240 |
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| 83 | |||
| NORTHERN TERRITORY - EARLY INGOING COVER WITH POST DARWIN/SOUTHPORT MARKS EN ROUTE TO QUEENSLAND; 9 Jan. 1888 env. (recipient's annotations on front well clear of marks & stamp) to "Waverley, Broad Sound, Queensland" franked by DLR 2d Vermilion tied by "PINE CREEK/S.A" c.d.s. having a further fine strike - of the next day - on the reverse, along with 5 other backstamps inc. a fine rare XX-rarity Type 1 "PORT DARWIN N.T/[S.A]" Squared Circle and the even rarer "SOUTHPORT/S.A" c.d.s. (fine but partly overstruck by a Rockhampton c.d.s.); the Southport N.T. Post Office was only open from 1873-89 so its postmarks are extremely rare. Any pre-1890 N.T. cover is a rarity. PHOTO - see page 26. £150 |
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| 84 | |||
RARE SQUARED CIRCLES ON CARDS & FRONT - HINDMARSH ISLAND, WADNAMINGA & WOODVILLE (2); 1890/5 usages of the 1d Lilac/Brown P. Stat. PCs with different types of "WOODVILLE/SA" Squared Circles (the first an unrecorded type?), 189? front with 2d tied by part XXX-rarity "WADNAMINGA/S.A" Squared Circle with a second strike showing the other half of the lettering alongside, and 1907 PPC with 1d Red tied by mainly very fine XXX-rarity "HINDMARSH ISLAND/S.A" Squared Circle. Rare group. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 11. £240TASMANIA |
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| 85 | |||
| 1900 De La Rue 1/2d to 6d imperforate horizontal ungummed imperforate plate proof pairs. Fine Ex. De La Rue archive. (16) PHOTO - see page 1. £400 |
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| 86 | |||
| 1900 De La Rue 1/2d to 6d overprinted "SPECIMEN", lightly mounted mint and used. Fine. SG 229-236 £690 (24) PHOTO - see page 27. £200 |
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| 87 | |||
| 1899-1912 The untidy mainly mint accumulation with most printings represented to varying degrees, inc a good number of multiples to 6d. 1902 (Jan) - 04 1/2d, 1d & 2d plus 1902 (Oct) 1d overprinted "SPECIMEN". A fine lot with potential. (Some 100's) £200 |
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| 88 | |||
| 1900 1/2d to 6d lightly mounted mint blocks of four. Fine SG £520+ (32) PHOTO - see page 27. £150 |
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| 89 | |||
| 1900 De La Rue 1/2d to 2d (2), 21/2d (2), 3d, 4d (2) to 6d overprinted "SPECIMEN". Fine. (11) PHOTO - see page 27. £140 |
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| 90 | |||
| 1900 De La Rue 1/2d and 3d marginal plate "2" and "1" marginal blocks of four overprinted "SPECIMEN". 21/2d marginal block of for with plate no "1". Scarce as the plate numbers were normally removed when the sheets were guillotined. (12) £100 |
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| 91 | |||
| 1899 De La Rue 1/2d to 6d overprinted "SPECIMEN". Fine SG 229 to 236 £500 PHOTO - see page 28. £100 |
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| 92 | |||
| 1902-12 The mint study inc blocks of four 1902-04 perf 121/2 1/2d (2, inc one with double horizontal perfs), 1d (2) & 2d, perf 11 1/2d and 2d. 1902 (Oct) perf 121/2 1d pale red &1d scarlet. Perf 11 1d scarlet. 1905-12 perf 121/2 2d 3d (2), 4d (2, inc bright orange-yellow shade) and 6d corner block. Perf 11 2d, 3d, 4d (4 inc two brownish ochre - one a corner block & one bright orange-yellow) and 6d corner block. Plus a few 2d used examples. A fine lot. (123) £400 |
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| 93 | |||
| 1902012 The used accumulation of mainly Pictorial Commonwealth printings with values to 6d but the majority are 1/2d and 2d values. Some cancellation interest and worth examination. (Some 100's). £120 |
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| 94 | |||
| 1902-04 Compound perf 12.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 x 11 1/2d green. Perf 12.5 x 11 2d and perf 11 vertical pair with double horizontal perfs variety. SG 237c & 239b. etc. (4) £120 |
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| 95 | |||
| 1903 1/2d and 2d (2, one with positioning pin hole) and 1902 (Oct) 1d. All overprinted "SPECIMEN". Fine. SG 137s, 239s & 240ds. (4) £100 |
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| 96 | |||
| 1902-11 The used specialised selection of various printings and shades, with a few compound perfs inc 1902-04 typograph 1d 11 x 12.5 x 12.5 x 12.5, 12.5 x 12.5 x 11 x 12.5 and 12 x 12 x 12.5 x 12.5. and lithographed 1905-12 2d 12.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 x 12. A small number with positioning pin holes A fine lot mounted as an eleven page display. (74) £100 |
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| 97 | |||
| 1902-04 Electrotyped crown over A (upright & inverted) 1d rose-red, an imperforate lower left corner mint block of four from plate 3. Fine. SG 241 var. PHOTO - see page 1. £400 |
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| 98 | |||
| 1902-03 Electrotyped Crown over A watermark (upright & inverted) 1d rose-red, a mint imperforate marginal example from plate 3. Fine mint. RPSL Cert (1990) PHOTO - see page 27. £100 |
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| 99 | |||
| 1905-11 The mainly mint collection inc blocks of four of perf 121/2 1/2d (2, one upright watermark), 1d (4), 2d, 3d (2) & 6d (3, one upright watermark). Perf 11 1/2d (2, one upright watermark), 1d (2, one upright watermark), 2d (2, one upright watermark), 3d & 6d. Perf 11 x 121/2 1/2d, 1d (2). Perf 121/2 x 11 1d (3). 1911 perf 11 2d. 1912 perf 121/2 1d and a perf 11 imprint block of six. Mostly fine. (184) £300 |
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| 100 | |||
| 1905-11 1d rose-red a perf 11 x 12 (at right vertical side) a marginal block of four. Fine. PHOTO - see page 28. £140 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide & G.B. Stamps & Postal History (Sale 758 Lots 1-1009) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. | Location: | Derby |
| Contact: | Tel: (01332) 250970 Fax: (01332) 294440 | ||
| Date: | 30th May 2013 | Time: | 1:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing at Cavendish House: Tuesday 28th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday 29th May 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 30th May* 9.00 am to 11.45am* Friday 31st May 9.00 am to 11.45am *Please note: Lots from the Friday auction cannot be viewed on the 30th Ma |
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