"FRANK STAMP" COVERS c1893-1902
435 AGRICULTURE/SURVEYING: 1900-02 Group of covers with fine strikes of 'Frank Stamp' cachets inc. 'DEPARTMENT OF LANDS & SURVEYS' [W270.2] alongside 'SURVEYOR GENERALS OFFICE' cachet; 'LAND TITLES DEPARTMENT' [W260.1 / 260.2, 1900/02] and 'DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE' [W115.1 x 2 – wrappers are rarer than covers). (5 covers). £150
436 COURT: 1899 (17 Jan.) OHMS env. addressed to 'The Police Constable in Charge, Kallerberrin' with mainly fine strike (slight doubling) of a rare 'LOCAL COURT/Fremantle' Frank Stamp - unrecorded by Karman. PHOTO - ABOVE £150
437 CROWN LAW OFFICES: 1900 (30 Mar.) OHMS env. addressed from Perth to Fremantle with fine strike of the 'CROWN LAW OFFICES*WESTERN AUSTRALIA*' Frank Stamp [W275.1 - described as ''extremely rare''] partly overstruck by a Perth duplex cancellation. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 £100
438 ELECTORAL: 1902 (15 May) OHMS env. with printed 'ELECTORAL' Frank Stamp [W 180.2] slightly overstruck by Perth duplex and with fine strike of the scarce 'CANNING/W.A.' c.d.s. [type 3b]; also a mainly fine strike of the W 180.1 Stamp on piece. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 15 £150
439 EXHIBITION: 1899 Coolgardie Mining Exhibition official envelope [78mm imprint]with printed endorsement 'On Public Service Only', addressed to Perth with mainly fine strike of the 'WESTERN AUSTRALIAN EXHIBITION/COOLGARDIE 1898' Frank Stamp [W 205.1] partly overstruck by Coolgardie duplex. Small repaired tear where roughly opened; attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 £120
440 EXHIBITION: 1900 Paris Exhibition - Royal Commission OHMS env. front addressed to Perth with superb strike of the rare 'PARIS EXHIBITION COMMISSION' Frank Stamp [W 200.1, rated ''exceptional''] partially overstruck by the Coolgardie duplex. [A similar example sold for $A1,400 in the Watson Sale, July 1996]. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £300
441 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES: A partly fine strike of the very rare 'REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES/PERTH W.A.' Frank Stamp [W210.1] on 1900 OHMS front to Cottesloe Beach with Perth duplex cancellation. Also fine strikes of the 'CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS DEPARTMENT' [1898 - W 150.1] and 'GOVERNMENT GEOLOGIST' [1899 - W215.2] on OHMS covers, both with Perth duplexes. (3 items). £150
442 GOVERNMENT OFFICES: 1896-1902 Group of covers & fronts with various Frank Stamps inc. 'TREASURY' [W 500.1 x 2, inc. one with s/l 'OFFICIAL PAID' – these being the only examples Peter has encountered in 30 years], 'COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE' [W 460.1], 'GOVERNMENT STOREKEEPER' [W 480.1] & 'GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE' [W 425.1 x 3, one with 'L.C.ROOM/PERTH' duplex]. (7 items). £200
443 GOVERNORS/PREMIERS: 1896-1901 Group of covers with the three different Frank Stamps of the 'GOVERNOR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA' [W 220.1/2/3], one with s/l 'OFFICIAL PAID', another with fine circular 'PAID/OFFICIALLY/WEST AUSTRALIA'. Also two covers with 'PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT' Frank Stamps [W 420.1 & 2], one to Sydney with 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/PERTH W.A.' duplex. (6 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £200
444 MAGISTRATE: 1900 OHMS env. with mainly fine strike of the very rare 'RESIDENT MAGISTRATE/SWAN' Frank Stamp [W 320.1] overstruck by 'PO' obliterator, with fine Guildford c.d.s. alongside. Also fine strike of the rare 'CURATOR OF INTESTATE ESTATES' Frank [W 240.1] on part env. to Sydney, mainly v.fine 'REGISTRAR OF SUPREME COURT' [W 165.1 – earliest known example] & 'REGISTRAR GENERAL' [W 440.1], both on cover. (4 items). £150
445 MILITARY: 1895 (30 Jan.) Cover addressed to a military officer in the UK with fine strike of the rare 'MILITARY OFFICE' Frank Stamp [W 340.1] overstruck by a Perth duplex; also an unused Parade Card (fault) with a similar strike. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £200
446 MINING: 1900 (20 June) Long OHMS cover to Fremantle with fine strike in green of the rare 'MINING REGISTRAR/GREENBUSHES' Frank Stamp [W 365.1] with Greenbushes c.d.s. nearby. £100
447 MINING: 1897 OHMS wrapper to USA with fine 'DEPARTMENT OF MINES' Frank [W 355.3, blue] & s/l 'OFFICIAL PAID'. £150
448 MINING: 1898 Cover to Germany with added 1d adhesive and an Official wrapper (1900) with strikes of the large type "DEPARTMENT OF MINES" frank in violet [W355.4]. (2 items). £80
449 MUSEUM: 1896 OHMS env. (some discoloration) to the British Museum, London with superb strike of the rare 'THE MUSEUM/PERTH' Frank [W 385.1]; a similar cover to Fremantle Station with mainly fine rare 'PERTH OBSERVATORY' Frank [W 390.1 – earliest known date] and a front with a partly fine 'GOVERNMENT ANALYST' [W 120.1]. An interesting trio. (3 items). £150
450 OTHER CATEGORIES: Group of covers with Franks of various departments inc. 'H.M.CUSTOMS' [W170.1, 1895 - cover torn open but earliest known date], 'POLICE DEPARTMENT' [W395.1, 1900], 'PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT' [W540.4 (attached initials) 1900], 'EDUCATION DEPARTMENT' [W175.1, 1898] and 'REGISTRAR GENERAL' [W440.1, 1900]; most are fine to v.fine strikes. (5 items). £150
451 POST OFFICE: 1897 OHMS env. to UK with superb strike of the violet 'GENERAL POST OFFICE' Frank [W410.1] with blue Perth duplex cancellation, oval GPO departmental d.s. & s/l 'OFFICIAL PAID'; also another strike of the Frank on a registered cover to Hobart. Additionally, a (sellotape repaired) 1898 cover with fine rare 'HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE' [W225.1] and Fremantle duplex. (3 covers). £150
452 ABOLITION OF FRANKS: Two post-August 1902 OHMS envelopes (unused), one with superb strike of the rare 'MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' [W330.1] plus Perth c.d.s. of 30 Oct.1902, the other with fine impression of the rare 'FREMANTLE INFANTRY/D COMPANY' [W 235.1] & counter-signature h.s. (2 covers). £75
453 THE BALANCE OF THE FRANK STAMP COLLECTION: Group of covers with fine strikes of 'PRIVATE SECRETARY'S OFFICE' [W465, 1899], 'LAND TITLES DEPARTMENT' [W260.1, 1901 registered DLO cover], 'MILITARY OFFICE' [W340, blue on 1900 front), 'GOVERNOR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA' [W220.2, 1896] & 'PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT' [W540.4, 1900 with Fremantle Station duplex]. Scarce marks. (5 items). £120
454 FRANK STAMPS ON PIECES: Collection of cut-out pieces inc. the rare printed 'EDUCATION DEPARTMENT' [W175.4], 'ABORIGINES DEPARTMENT'[W100.1] etc. Many elusive marks noted. (42 pieces). £100
455 RAILWAYS : Scarce 'RAILWAY DEPARTMENT' Franks on cover inc. superb strike of type 1 in red on 1898 cover to Perth plus a violet strike on 1900 official cover [W435.1], both with slight tears due to rough opening; also a fine strike of type 2 [W435.3] in blue on 1900 Railways Department envelope to Fremantle. (3 covers). PHOTO - ABOVE £200
456 RAILWAYS: 1894 OHMS env. env. with a fine and rare violet "WORKS & RAILWAY". Front. [W535.1]. £70
457 ROYALTY: 1901 'OHMS/Royal Celebrations' envelope with fine & scarce 'ROYAL CELEBRATIONS*Western Australia*' Frank [W145.1] in violet, produced in connection with the Coronation of King Edward VII. Attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £150
LATER O.H.M.S. MAIL, 1894-1902
458 'PRINCIPAL MEDICAL OFFICER/PERTH, W.A.' cachet on 1896 OHMS env. to Fremantle with fine Perth 'GPO/P' duplex (blue); also a printed OHMS env. from the Land Titles Department (1894) with boxed 'UNCLAIMED', circular 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' & DLO c.d.s. (2 covers). £100
459 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF A UNIQUE TYPE: 1897 (13 Aug.) env. with embossed Royal Arms on flap, addressed to Northampton, WA, with superb strike of the unique 'buckled' cachet of the Legislative Assembly with fine strike of the blue Perth 'GPO/D' duplex alongside. An Exhibition item. Ex Rigo de Righi. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £150
460 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: 1897 OHMS env. with s/l 'Geological Survey' h.s. addressed to Sweden, with stamps added for foreign postage; also a London Probate Office env. with scarce blue strike of the Perth 'GPO/R' duplex and a 1901 (6 Aug.) OHMS env. with 'HER' replaced in m/s by 'His'. A useful trio. (3 covers). £100
461 'OFFICIAL PAID' - ONLY KNOWN STRIKE IN RED: 1897 (13 Dec.) cover to UK with 'PRIVATE SECRETARY'S OFFICE, PERTH' cachet and superb strike of the 'OFFICIAL PAID' mark in deep red; the cover also has a 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/PERTH WA' duplex cancellation. In addition a black strike of the same mark on printed OHMS env. with m/s 'GPO' at lower left. (2 covers). £100
462 ONLY KNOWN COURT SEAL ON COVER: 1900 (9 July) OHMS env. to Fremantle with a superb strike in violet of 'THE SEAL OF THE LOCAL COURT*ONSLOW*'; also an 1899 cover & card with types 2 & 3 of the 'DEPARTMENT OF LANDS & SURVEYS' frank, the former with 'UNCLAIMED' markings. (3 items). £150
463 'ACCOUNTANT' MARKS TO FIJI: Four 1900-03 OHMS envs. addressed to 'The Colonial Postmaster, Suva, Fiji' showing fine strikes of the GPO Accountant franks Types 1, 2 (2, violet & red) & 3; two envs. have 'HER' altered to 'HIS' with violet h.s. Attractive & scarce. (4 covers). £200
464 THE BALANCE OF THE FRANKED OFFICIAL MAIL COLLECTION: Incl. the only example recorded of the green 'QUARANTINE STATE/POSTAGE FREE' [Karman W50.1] on piece, various types of the 'DEPARTMENT OF LANDS & SURVEYS' & 'LAND TITLES OFFICE' cachets on cover & pieces etc. (15 items). £75
STAMPED O.H.M.S. MAIL, 1902-23
465 'P.W.D.' PERFIN: Public Works Department perfin stamps with a range of values to 1/- inc. three different watermarks, a pair & a strip of 4, showing different alignments and a rare example of the 4d brown on piece showing part of Departmental cachet - no covers have been recorded for this short-lived experiment. (19). Ex Owen. £120
466 UNOFFICIAL 'O.S.' OVERPRINT, 1903: Rare separated vertical pair of 1d red stamps with unofficial purple 'O.S.' overprint, cancelled by Coolgardie c.d.s. of 3 Jan. 1903: such stamps have been recorded in use over four days only. (2). Ex Owen. £70
467 ORIGINS OF OFFICIAL PERFINS: 1902 (1 Nov.) Registered OHMS cover from the Office of Titles to Sydney , NSW, stamped with 5d yellow cancelled by oval 'R' h.s., used during the 12 months between the abolition of Franks and the introduction of Official perfins. Also scarce unofficial 'O.S.' overprints on 1d stamps (3) and a s/l 'OFFICIAL' on a 2d stamp - suppressed almost immediately, very few copies of these 'rogue' stamps are known to have survived. (4 stamps & a cover). £120
468 'W.A.' PERFINS ON COVER: Selection of rare covers/fronts franked by short-lived 'W.A.' perfin stamps inc. 1d (2), 21/2d, 3d, 4d, 5d & 6d values on two part newspaper wrappers and two OHMS covers, the latter with 'S.B. MIDLAND JUNCTION' & 'KATANNING' c.d.s. (4 items). £150
469 OFFICIAL 'W.A.' PERFINS ON COVER: 1904-05 Group of OHMS covers franked by 'W.A.' perfins inc. 1d, 2d (4) & 4d stamps, with departmental h.s. of the Government Labour Bureau, Warden's Office, Greenbushes, Mining Registrar, Cue & Government Land Agent, Kalgoorlie. Some small faults but a scarce group. (4 covers). £120
470 OFFICIAL 'W.A.' PERFINS ON COVER: 1904 Pair of OHMS envelopes - one addressed to Yallingup, endorsed with m/s 'Electoral' franked with 1d stamp cancelled by Vasse duplex; the other an unclaimed registered item from the Office of Titles, franked by 4d brown. (2 covers). £100
471 NON-OFFICIAL USAGE OF 'W.A.' PERFINS: 1904 (30 Aug.) registered cover to a Tasmanian bank franked by 1d pink (3) & 2d yellow perfins, each cancelled by a Derby c.d.s.; a scarce 'illegal' use of official stamps. £75
472 PERTH OBSERVATORY: 1906 (20 Nov.) Printed official postcard addressed to Oxford (UK), with fine oval cachet of 'THE OBSERVATORY/PERTH W.A.', franked by 1d pink 'O.S.' perfin with Perth machine cancellation. [A very similar item sold in Cavendish's April 1999 Auction for £130.00]. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £100
473 'O.S.' PERFINS ON COVER: 1905-11 Range of frankings inc. 1/2d, 1d (4), 2d (4), 3d & 4d stamps on OHMS wrappers, cards & envs. from different Government Departments and inc. scarce printed registered postcard from the Mining Registrar, Cue and Perth Observatory official card to California. An interesting group. (8 items). £200
474 LATE USE OF RARE PRINTED FRANK STAMP on postage due cover to U.S.A.: 1908 OHMS envelope with printed Frank Stamp cachet of the Education Department and 1d pink 'O.S.' perfin pair with c.d.s. cancellation of Boulder (WA); blue crayon tax mark, Hudson Terminal 'DUE/2/CENTS' duplex plus U.S. 2c p.due stamp affixed on arrival in Springfield (Mass.). PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £120
475 FINAL O.H.M.S. PERIOD, 1903-11: Group of covers illustrating the use of normal postage stamps by Government Departments inc. registered cover from the GPO Stamp Issuing Office to the USA, v.late & unnecessary use of a (worn) 'RESIDENT MAG[ISTR]ATE/NORTHAM' frank stamp on 4d stamped envelope, Warden's Office, Dundas Goldfield cover with 2d x 2 etc. A very scarce group. (6 covers). £200
476 THE BALANCE OF THE PETER BASTERFIELD O.H.M.S. (W.A.) COLLECTION: 1903-23 Range of covers, cards & fronts inc. 'W.A.' perfin 5d cover (faults), 'O.S.' perfin covers (6) plus some later (Commonwealth) items inc. scarce Parcel Post label franked with 9d violet Kangaroo. Mixed condition but much of interest. (16 items). £150
CYCLE MAIL AND LEFROY LOCALS
477 COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS: 1894 First Issue 1/- mint corner marginal block (6) of the first printing plus two mint single stamps from the second printing. (8). £120
478 COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS: 1894 1/- single from the 2nd printing tied to a small piece with a violet "Per COOLGARDIE EXPRESS" h.s. A few stained perfs. Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 14 £60
479 COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS: 1894 First Issue - mint marginal corner block of 12 examples of the 2/6d blue (slight separation) plus a used single copy with s/l cancellation. (13). £100
480 COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS: 1895 Second Issue - 6d, 2/- & 5/- Camel values, fine unused (no gum); very scarce & attractive. (3). £200
481 COOLGARDIE CYCLE EXPRESS: 1895 Second Issue - 6d, 2/- & 5/- values fine used, the last with BPA Cert. (1967). (3) £150
482 LAKE LEFROY LOCALS: 1897 6d Swan, fine marginal mint example from the base of the sheet (lower perforations strengthened with hinges); recorded as example M5 by Reynolds & Pope (1993). PHOTO – BACK COVER £450
483 LAKE LEFROY LOCAL: 6d Swan used on piece, cancelled by crisp c.d.s. of Coolgardie (11 May 1897); very few used examples known. Also a copy of 'The Local Posts of Western Australia' (Collas, 1960). PHOTO - see plate no. 14 £500
OTHER POSTAL HISTORY SPECIAL CATEGORIES
484 ADVERTISING COVERS: An attractive group inc., rare 1894 env. with 12 small advertisements for Fremantle businesses on the reverse with fine Fremantle duplex cancelling 21/2d stamp; also envs. for Abelman, Watchmaker of Perth (1907), Erpf, Cigar Merchants (1902, faults) & The Trade Protection Association of WA (1901, front). (4 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £100
485 CANCELLATIONS: Oval numeral/letter obliterators on cover & single stamps inc. attractive 1872 cover to UK franked with 6d violet cancelled by fine '2' (Perth), three further covers with cancellations '10', '17' & '24', plus a comprehensive study of 1854 numbered grids (6), 1859 15-bar obliterators (1-24 less 4 & 9), 12-bar obliterators (1-36 less 3, 4, 27, 28 & 34), 9-bar types (2, 3, 4, 8, 10 & 11) and lettered types (11 different). Fine & unusual. (65 stamps & 4 covers). £120
486 CANCELLATIONS: Duplexes, rubbers etc. on cover inc. rare Jarrahdale oval rubber h.s. on 1899 cover (faults), Fremantle Station duplex (two types) & Town Hall sub-office (types 1 & 2), Perth type C1 duplex etc. Also a small group of void grid obliterators on stamps (3) or piece. (9 covers & 4 stamps) £100
487 GOLDFIELDS P.O. COLLECTION: Covers, cards & ephemera inc. fine 1889 cover to UK with 'SOUTHERN CROSS' c.d.s. (earliest known date), 'BLACK RANGE' c.d.s. on 1897 PPC & 'NIAGARA' on 1897 cover to NZ plus cancellations of 'HALLS CREEK' & 'LAWLERS' on cover; 'HANNANS' c.d.s. on strip of 2d stamps; also 7 PPCs, mostly showing mine workings & share certificates, etc. (19 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £240
488 PAQUEBOTS: 1901 Orient Line env. addressed to Scotland with GB 1d lilac cancelled by fine 'F' obliterator of Fremantle with 'PAQUEBOT' h.s. between parallel lines struck in RED (Hosking 604). A scarce cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £100
489 PAQUEBOTS: 1898-1911 Range of covers & cards with paquebot markings inc. Hosking types 604 (violet & black) & 630, PPCs of ships, NDL menu card (faults) etc. a good mixture. (21 items) £120
490 PICTURE POSTCARDS: Edwardian period PPCs, many postally-used, showing views of Albany (19 inc. 1 PO), Fremantle (44 inc. 1 PO) and Perth (71 inc. 2 POs); also c1890 fine concertina sheet of views of W.Australia housed in attractive gilt embossed folder. (135 items). £100
491 PICTURE POSTCARDS: Fine selection of PPCs c1902-15 (no Perth, Fremantle or Albany) illustrating smaller towns & countryside inc. POs at Katanning & Kalgoorlie, outback scenes, camel teams, aborigines, mines etc. A fascinating group, many postally-used. (95 cards). £100
492 POSTAGE DUE - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CARD USED FROM ROEBOURNE: 1892 (20 April) rare commercial usage of 2c on 3c blue p. stat. card of Straits Settlements (H&G9a) from Roebourne, WA, to London; unrecognised & uncancelled by the Australian PO, with 'ROEBOURNE/W.A.' c.d.s. plus a 'T' h.s. and London '5D/F.B.' due mark. Most unusual! PHOTO - see plate no. 16 £150
493 POSTAGE DUE - 'T' MARKS: A rare group of covers & cards c1899-1920 with various postage due markings inc. 1904 part wrapper from 'DAY DAWN' in the Murchison Goldfield with hexagonal 'T/20' mark, probably indicating a 'gold letter' and a fine strike of the oval rubber 'MORE TO PAY' h.s. (1906 PPC ex Wyndham), earliest recorded use of a coloured PPC from W.Australia (to Cyprus) etc. A good range of marks inc. several Foreign items. (20 items). £150
494 POSTAL STATIONERY - SPECIMENS: 1902 1d RED NEWSPAPER WRAPPER SPECIMEN with concentric rings cancellation (P. & T. NW2), 1902 11/2d + 11/2d REPLY CARDS both unused and with concentric rings 'Specimen' cancellations on both halves (P. & T. RC2) and 1905 SMALL REGISTERED ENVELOPE again with concentric rings 'Specimen' cancellation (P. & T.RE2); fine and scarce. (4 items). £85
495 POSTAL STATIONERY - MAINLY UNUSED: 1879 1/2d MISSING HYPHEN VARIETY CARDS both fine unused and very good 1892 usage of this scarce card (LB type) with the hyphen missing from "HALF PENNY", 1893 11/2d OVERPRINT POSTCARDS in a mostly fine unused selection of the Pope & Thomas PC5 11/2d on 3d PCs incl. one with scarce "no stop" variety and another with double opt., pair of P. & T. PC 17 CARDS, neither with the Setting Two variety but showing 1910 usage (minor stains) from Kalgoorlie to England and also v. fine unused with printed commercial Fremantle address, 1909 INSCRIPTION REMOVED 2d LETTER CARD (P. & T.LC5) both fine unused example and a used cut-out and 1910 1d RED NEWSPAPER WRAPPER fine unused P. & T. NW6 (fold through) impressed stamp. A scarce and mainly fine accumulation meriting detailed inspection. (17 items). £150
496 POSTAL STATIONERY - MAINLY USED SELECTION: 1893 11/2d OVERPRINT POSTCARDS (P. & T. PC5) used to G.B. (3), Germany & Austria (varied condition) incl. one with fine Fremantle (?) "TOO LATE" mark and another showing local Perth usage, 1902 11/2d + 11/2d REPLY CARD (P. & T. RC2) outward half only used on 5 Oct., 1903 from Cottesloe to England (small stains but scarce), 1902 1d PALE ROSE ENVELOPES (3) used from Menzies to Perth, fine Specimen with concentric rings cancellation and unused (albeit addressed to England - some wear), 1902 2d YELLOW ENVELOPE (P. & T. EN2) used on 15 Sep. 00 (date-stamp error?) from Doodlakine to California (faults) with added 1d adhesive tied by partial c.d.s., 1905 1d BLUE "For the United Kingdom" POSTCARDS (P. & T.PC13) both unused (toned back) and used x 3 (one with creased corner), SMALL 1909 1d BLUE CARDS - SETTINGS ONE & TWO (P. & T. PC17) commercially used in 1911 with v. fine "KATANNING" c.d.s. to England (faults) showing the Setting Two varieties of short "N" and "Y" in "ONLY" plus a fine unused example without the varieties, 1912 PROVISIONAL "ONE PENNY" IN RED ON 2d ULTRAMARINE LETTER CARDS both v. fine unused and used on 6 Feb.,1913 from Marrogin (?) to Adelaide (outer edging lost), 1911 (4 Sept.) usage of 11/2d on 2d red PC with Adelaide machine cancellation, 1912 (6 Jan.) usage of the Australian Commonwealth 1d red card sent locally within Perth and 1912 11/2d POSTCARD (P. & T.PC19) with 1912 (29 March) Perth c.d.s. by way of 'Specimen' cancellation. (22 items). £240
497 REGISTERED MAIL: 1891-1913 - Group of scarce covers, 4 with registration labels inc. 7d cover to NZ from Boulder plus other examples from Perth & Fremantle, Geraldton oval h.s. (1904) on part registered 'Parcel Post' cover to GB, 1902 cover with fine boxed Fremantle registered h.s. in red, 1913 AR form with 'OS' perfin stamps, receipts etc. Scarce material. (17 items). £120
498 RETURNED MAIL, 1897-1922: Group of covers & fronts showing a fine range of marks inc. scarce oval rubber 'INSPECTOR DEAD LETTER OFFICE/PERTH, WA' (1897) plus 1898 strike with 'INSPECTOR' removed, 'NOT KNOWN IN.....WALK' & 'NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIER' (1902), 1912 OHMS env. ex Cue with 'RETURN TO' pointing hand and printed DLO label on reverse etc. Mixed condition but scarce material. (18 covers & 6 fronts). £200
499 TELEGRAMS, 1896-1912: Group of used telegram forms with various cachets etc. inc. one (1896) with Day Dawn rubber d.s. and v.fine oval receipt (green) of 'WARDEN'S OFFICE/MURCHISON GOLDFIELD' with m/s 'Day Dawn' inserted; also similar items with Southern Cross & Cue receipt d.s. (7 items) £100
500 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES, 1898-1914: Scarce group of TPO marks on cover or card inc. one of three known strikes of 'TPO EASTERN GOLDFIELDS' c.d.s. (1898, blue), 'TPO.EGF/WA' (1900), GSR c.d.s. types 5 & 6 (1898/99) & 'P.R/PERTH.W.A.' (two types, 1904/14). Elusive material! (6 items). £150
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81 -165
166 - 252
253 - 349
350 - 434
434 - 500
501 - 595
596 - 680
681 - 753
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