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AUSTRALIA Decimal Issues

775 ** 1973-80 8c Opal error Missing black BW #644c, fresh MUH, Cat $500.
Lot 775:1973-80 8c Opal error Missing black BW #644c, fresh MUH, Cat $500. 		160.00 120.00 sold

NEW SOUTH WALES - Postal History

998 ✉ 1847 (Sep 13) inwards entire from Edinburgh to Sydney, very fine 'PAI[D] at EDINR/N/MAY14/1847/M' on face. Rated "9" in black & "2/-" in red. The contents discuss the abundance of minerals in SA and the benfits of using electricity to smelt the ore.
Lot 998 [1 of 2]:1847 (Sep 13) inwards entire from Edinburgh to Sydney, very fine 'PAI[D] atLot 998 [2 of 2]:1847 (Sep 13) inwards entire from Edinburgh to Sydney, very fine 'PAI[D] at		 160.00 190.00 sold

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal History

1053 ✉ 1848 (Jun 1) entire from Bon Accord Mine, Burra to Sydney, rated "6/-"!!, no SA postal markings, poor Melbourne Ship Letter transit of JU*10/1848 and Sydney arrival of JU*19/1848, endorsed loose letter and per Juno. The letter reports on prospecting in the area. [The Bon Accord Mine closed the following year and did not re-open until 1858.]
Lot 1053 [1 of 2]:1848 (Jun 1) entire from Bon Accord Mine, Burra to Sydney, rated "6/-"!!, no SA postal markings, poor Melbourne Ship Letter transit of JU*10/1848 and Sydney arrival of JU*19/1848, endorsed loose letter and per Juno. The letter reports on prospecting in the area. [The Bon Accord Mine closed the following year and did not re-open until 1858.] Lot 1053 [2 of 2]:1848 (Jun 1) entire from Bon Accord Mine, Burra to Sydney, rated "6/-"!!, no SA postal markings, poor Melbourne Ship Letter transit of JU*10/1848 and Sydney arrival of JU*19/1848, endorsed loose letter and per Juno. The letter reports on prospecting in the area. [The Bon Accord Mine closed the following year and did not re-open until 1858.] 		240.00 210.00 sold

VICTORIA - Postal History

1111 ✉ 1855 (Jan 19) cover (stained at base) and letter from Melbourne to England with 3-margins 1/- Octagonal, rated "6" in black. The letter is from a policeman stationed at Keilor and was written only about 1 month after the troopers attacked the Eureka Stockade. It comments on the bad state of Melbourne & the Diggings and how the diggers refered to the police as Butchers after the attack.
Lot 1111 [1 of 3]:1855 (Jan 19) cover (stained at base) and letter from Melbourne to England with 3-margins 1/- Octagonal, rated "6" in black. The letter is from a policeman stationed at Keilor and was written only about 1 month after the troopers attacked the Eureka Stockade. It comments on the bad state of Melbourne & the Diggings and how the diggers refered to the police as Butchers after the attack. Lot 1111 [2 of 3]:1855 (Jan 19) cover (stained at base) and letter from Melbourne to England with 3-margins 1/- Octagonal, rated "6" in black. The letter is from a policeman stationed at Keilor and was written only about 1 month after the troopers attacked the Eureka Stockade. It comments on the bad state of Melbourne & the Diggings and how the diggers refered to the police as Butchers after the attack. Lot 1111 [3 of 3]:1855 (Jan 19) cover (stained at base) and letter from Melbourne to England with 3-margins 1/- Octagonal, rated "6" in black. The letter is from a policeman stationed at Keilor and was written only about 1 month after the troopers attacked the Eureka Stockade. It comments on the bad state of Melbourne & the Diggings and how the diggers refered to the police as Butchers after the attack. 		400.00 525.00 sold
1117 ✉ 1870 (Jun 15) entire to Thornhill, Scotland with 10d blackish-brown/pink Laureate tied by Melbourne '7A' duplex, endorsed via Galle & Marseilles. A long letter home detailing travels in Western Victoria, including descriptions about visiting 2 gold mines in Ballarat. Rare stamp on fine cover.
Lot 1117 [1 of 2]:1870 (Jun 15) entire to Thornhill, Scotland with 10d blackish-brown/pink Laureate tied by Melbourne '7A' duplex, endorsed via Galle & Marseilles. A long letter home detailing travels in Western Victoria, including descriptions about visiting 2 gold mines in Ballarat. Rare stamp on fine cover. Lot 1117 [2 of 2]:1870 (Jun 15) entire to Thornhill, Scotland with 10d blackish-brown/pink Laureate tied by Melbourne '7A' duplex, endorsed via Galle & Marseilles. A long letter home detailing travels in Western Victoria, including descriptions about visiting 2 gold mines in Ballarat. Rare stamp on fine cover. 		140.00 125.00 sold

VICTORIA Barred Numerals

1164 s 728: '728' (A2) largely complete strike of 1st type on 1d Laureate. [Rated 4R]
Allocated to Main Lead-PO 1/1/1871; TO 14/4/1934; closed c.1970.
Lot 1164:728: '728' (A2) largely complete strike of 1st type on 1d Laureate. [Rated 4R] Allocated to Main Lead-PO 1/1/1871; TO 14/4/1934; closed c.1970.		 150.00 115.00 sold

GOLD COAST - Postal History

1429 ✉ 1943 (June 29) cover from Ariston Gold Mines to Erstfeld, Switzerland with 1/6d airmail rate franking tied by Prestea datestamps, censored in Lagos (Nigeria) and by the Wehrmacht in Paris, Type II 'OAT' cachet in violet (rare thus) applied in London, cover with some age staining. A scarce example of a private letter passing from Allied to German postal system to reach a neutral country. The probable route fully described in vendor's typed annotations.
Lot 1429:1943 (June 29) cover from Ariston Gold Mines to Erstfeld, Switzerland with 1/6d airmail rate franking tied by Prestea datestamps, censored in Lagos (Nigeria) and by the Wehrmacht in Paris, Type II 'OAT' cachet in violet (rare thus) applied in London, cover with some age staining. A scarce example of a private letter passing from Allied to German postal system to reach a neutral country. The probable route fully described in vendor's typed annotations. 		80.00 This lot is no longer available
   
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