Australia, 1878 Melbourne to Moolort, Victoria. Special corner card cover with printed "Photographs Only" endorsement, franked with Victoria 1875, 1d green tied by "Melbourne, Ap 11, 78" duplex postmark, "More To Pay, 2d" oval handstamp for double deficiency of 1d underpayment of the 2d incolony ½oz rate; light wear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #2129 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1831-1901 pre-adhesive covers
Lot #2130 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1831-1901 pre-adhesive covers
Australia, 1883 Wellesley, Mass. to Brisbane, Queensland. Corner card cover franked with U.S. 1879, 2¢ vermilion + 1882, 10¢ brown paying the 12¢ treaty rate, corked canceled with matching origin cds alongside, forwarded to Maryborough with "2" due rate and again to Townsville with re-rate "4" pence due, appropriate transit backstamps; cover corner wear, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2131 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1831-1901 pre-adhesive covers
Australia, 1887 South Kensington, England to East Melbourne, Victoria. Mourning cover franked with G.B. 1881, 1d lilac tied by South Kensington duplex postmark, purple boxed "Deficient Postage 5d, Fine 6d/11d" handstamp applied in England and bold "11d More To Pay" in oval handstamp applied upon arrival, receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
AN EXCEPTIONAL STRIKE OF THIS ONLY...
Lot #2132 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1831-1901 pre-adhesive covers
Australia, 1887 Palermo, Italy to Sydney, New South Wales. 1881, 10c brown domestic postal card with Palermo origin cds at right and Sydney receiver below, blue crayon "T" and "10d" due rate handstamp for double the 5d international postal card rate, Very Fine, a previously unrecorded example of this 10d handstamp.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Lot #2133 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1831-1901 pre-adhesive covers
Australia, 1888 Marborough, Queensland to Adelaide, S.A. forwarded to East Melbourne, Victoria. Cover franked with Queensland 1887, 2d gray blue tied by sunburst cancel with origin cds alongside, forwarded to East Melbourne with South Australia 1876, 2d orange tied by "Ship Mail Room, Adelaide" duplex postmark; appropriate transit and receiving backstamps; some contemporary docketing affect S.A. 2d, Very Fine....
Lot #2134 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1831-1901 pre-adhesive covers
Australia, 1891 Sydney O.H.M.S. Registered Envelope. 6d red entire posted locally to the Dept. of Public Instruction, with "Sydney, Ju 20, 91" duplex postmark and an unrecorded "Officially Registered, Sydney N.S.W., Ju 22, 91, 4d More to Pay" date stamp; minor staining, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare registration due marking.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lot #2135 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1831-1901 pre-adhesive covers
Australia, 1891 Foggia, Italy to Sydney, New South Wales. G.B. 1d entire franked with Italy 1879, 20c orange pair tied by Foggia postmark, manuscript "T" and "0.20" noted upon sending, straight line "More to Pay" and "4d" rate due handstamp for double the 2d deficiency; light cover edge wear, otherwise Very Fine, with less than five examples of this 4d rate handstamp are recorded.
Estimate; $300 - 400...
Lot #2136 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1831-1901 pre-adhesive covers
Australia, 1901 Perth to Fremantle, Western Australia. Barrister corner card legal size cover franked with Western Australia 1899, 1d carmine tied by Perth cds, with weight over 1oz. letter charge a double 3d deficient charge with green "6d More to Pay" in oval due handstamp, receiving backstamp; couple cover tone spots, otherwise Very Fine, a previously unrecorded green "More To Pay" handstamp.
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Lot #2137 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1902-04, ½d//10d Used Blocks. 6 blocks; includes 1d compound perf, 2d (perf 11, manuscript cancels), 5d, 6d & 10d blocks of 6 and 3d rejoined block of 8 (two blocks of 4), datestamp cancels, overall Very Fine, scarce commercially used multiples.
SG No. D17-18,23,25,28,36; £593 for singles ($950).
Lot #2138 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1902, ½d emerald green. In combination with Postage Due, 1902, 2d emerald green and manuscript canceled on post card to Tasmania, franked with Strait Settlements 1¢ KEVII tied by "Penang, Se 3, 1904" cds, "T" in triangle handstamp with pencil rate above; internal tear in card, otherwise Very Fine, one of only a handful of single first series ½d Postage Due issues on cover.
SG No. D1+D3;...
Lot #2139 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1902, 1s emerald green. In combination with Postage Due, 1902, 5d emerald green, bottom margin pair on cover to Hobart, Tasmania, tied by indistinct town cancels, franked with Victoria 1d red pair tied by "1740" barred oval handstamps, "Beech Forest, Victoria, Je 6, 07" origin cds and "T 4d" in oval alongside; couple cover filing holes, one affecting 1sh, otherwise Very Fine, with postage dues...
Lot #2140 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1902, 8d emerald green. Tied by "Hobart, Tasm., Fe 8" cds on 1904 cover from Cronamble, N.S.W., franked with N.S.W. 1899, 2d ultramarine tied by "201" starburst cancel, boxed "Def: 2d, Fine 2d/4d" handstamp and receiving postmark; cover filling hole, Very Fine, apparently the postage due issue was for a least two letters.
SG No. D7; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2141 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1902-04, 1d-5sh Perforation and Color Study. Comprised of 41 mint issues, includes ½d x4 including perf 11, 1d x5 including perf 11 shades, 2d x4 including perf 11, 3d x6 including Perf 11 shades, 4d x5 including perf 11, 5d x3, 6d x2 including perf 11, 8d, 10d x4, 1/- x3, 2/- both perfs (both no gum) & 5/- x2 (some toning), condition a little varied, F.-V.F. overall.
SG No. D13//D40; £4,600...
Lot #2142 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1903 Bothwell To Campbell Town, Tasmania. Unfranked cover with "4d To Pay" oval handstamp crossed out an endorsed "Refused" at left, sent to Dead Letter Office, opened & returned to sender, then franked with Tasmania 1899, 1d carmine pair + 2d violet and re-posted; small nick in 1d stamp, otherwise Very Fine, an rare and unusual usage.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2143 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1907, ½d dull green. Perf 11½x11, top right corner sheet margin block of 4, o.g., top right stamp very lightly hinged, others never hinged, very fresh, few gum skips, Very Fine.
SG No. D53; £128 for o.g. singles ($200); Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2144 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1907, ½d green. 2 complete right pane sheets of 60, one with watermark upright and "97076" machine serial number in top right corner selvage, other with watermark inverted, each with 'ST' of 'POSTAGE' joined flaw (position R9/1), all except one stamp never hinged, serial number pane with some crimped perfs at right, otherwise Very Fine, a exceptionally rare pair of sheets.
SG No. D45, D45w; £1,680...
Lot #2145 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1907 Leicester, England Round-The-World Via Sydney, New South Wales. Oversized cover franked with G.B. 4½d QV issue tied by origin cds's to Sydney, readdressed to Nelson, British Columbia and franked with N.S.W. 1888, 4d brown + 1891, 3d green + 1899, 2½d dark blue diagonally bisected, 4d & 3d tied by "Registered, Sydney N.S.W., Ju 10, 07" cds, received in Nelson, B.C. with Canada 1906 5¢...
Lot #2146 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1908, 5s dull green. Perf 11½x11, horizontal pair, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh with bright color, Very Fine, a very scarce mint multiple.
SG No. D59; £500 ($800).
Lot #2147 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1909, 20s dull green. Perf 11, full lightly toned o.g., well centered for this tightly margined issue, bright vivid color, Very Fine.
SG No. D62; £6,500 ($10,400).
A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE 1909 20SH POSTAGE DUE ISSUE.
The 1909 2sh, 10sh and 20sh Postage Dues were issued only in Sydney and were available for only a few months before being replaced with the...
Lot #2148 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1909, 10s dull green. Perf 11, o.g., lightly hinged, attractively centered, strong bright color, Very Fine, a very scarce key high value postage due issue.
SG No. D61; £2,500 ($4,000).
Lot #2149 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1909, 2s dull green. Perf 11, full slightly toned o.g., bright vivid color, Very Fine, an attractive and scarce high value. Scott No. J35.
SG No. D60; £1,000 ($1,600).
Lot #2150 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1909, 1s & 5s dull green. Perf 11½x11, full o.g., strong bright colors, both Very Fine, a lovely pair of perf 11½x11 high values.
SG No. D58-D59; £360 ($580).
Lot #2151 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1909, ½d-5sh used blocks. Blocks of 4 or 6 with both 1d & 2d dies (1d die II block of 8), plus 2sh shade, various datestamps & the 5sh with NSW numeral '376', Very Fine.
SG No. D63-D71; £465 for singles ($740).
Lot #2152 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1912, ½d-£1 perforation and color study. Of 24 stamps showing color, perf and watermark variety (two low values used), includes perf 14 Cooke Printing, 1d x8 including watermark sideways */o, 2d x3, 3d, 4d x2, 1sh, the scarce 10sh & £1 mint o.g. (only 343 and 708 stamps issues respectively); couple flaws in a couple ½d values, F.-V.F. overall.
SG No. D76//D87; £3,174 ($5,080).
Lot #2153 - British Commonwealth australia postage due stamps and postal history - 1902-1925 postage dues
Australia, Postage Due, 1920, ½d carmine & apple green. Perf 14, in combination with Postage Due, 1920, 3d rosine & apple green on U.S. 2¢ red corner card entire tied by 1928 Moscow, Idaho machine postmark, large purple 5-line "Insufficiently Prepaid" directive cachet applied in San Francisco with "Centimes T30" handstamp, on arrival endorsed "T3½" in blue with dues tied by Sydney cds, Extremely Fine, a very...
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