Australia, 1914 Fremantle to Perth, Australia. Piece of large O.H.M.S. front with origin cds and blue crayon 3/11 due rating for letter bundle, franked with Postage Due 2s + 1s + 6d + 4d + 1d tied by "Post Restante, 23 Jan, 14" cds's, Very Fine, possible unique with 1sh & 2sh high values unrecorded on cover.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
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Apr 28, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
Thursday Apr 28, 2016 08:00 to Sunday May 01, 2016 14:00 America/Los_Angeles
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Lot #276 - British Commonwealth Australia - Specialized Collection of Postage Dues (Postal History)
Lot #277 - British Commonwealth Australia - Specialized Collection of Postage Dues (Postal History)
Australia, 1919 Sydney to Badu Island, Queensland. Cover franked with 1d KGV + 1d KGV diagonal bisect tied by bold "Sydney, 22 Fe, 19" cds's, with Postage Due 1d tied by "Thursday Island, Queensland, 24 Mr, 19" cds with second strike on reverse, matching "More to Pay, 1d" circular handstamp, Very Fine, a rare illegal bisect usage not accepted by the Thursday Island postal authorities.
Estimate; $750...
Lot #278 - British Commonwealth Australia - Specialized Collection of Postage Dues (Postal History)
Australia, 1848-51 New South Wales (Port Phillip) Preadhesive Group. 4 folded letters; includes 1848 Adelaide to Melbourne partial paid overland mail, 1848 England to Melbourne showing local handling fee, 1851 Sydney to Corio 4d rate from unpaid overland and 1851 London to Geelong via Melbourne 5d due for 3d ship letter + 2d inland fee, F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lot #279 - British Commonwealth Australia - Specialized Collection of Postage Dues (Postal History)
Australia, 1862-1916 Official Imprint Covers. Group of 6 covers; with 1862 Ararat to Melbourne Detained for Postage notice, 1883 Melbourne to Ballarat unaccepted Official free frank, 1889 Victoria Postmaster General free frank cover (presumably used to return unclaimed letters), 1895 Melbourne Dead Letter Office entire to Eltham, 1904 D.L.O. cover and a 1916 Official death notice with 1d KGV with "T" perfin, F.-V.F. or better....
Lot #280 - British Commonwealth Australia - Specialized Collection of Postage Dues (Postal History)
Australia, 1870-89 Pre-Postage Dues: N.S.W. & Victoria. Group of 6 items; N.S.W. with incoming cover and postal card from G.B. showing remnants of the yellow docket (NSW docket system 1886-90) with an additional postal card correctly uprated, Victoria with 1888 G.B. double rate letter with single rate (1s More To Pay) and G.B. to Hong Kong forwarded to Sydney, also a O.H.M.S. legal entire with franked stamp redirected with...
Lot #281 - British Commonwealth Australia - Specialized Collection of Postage Dues (Postal History)
Australia, 1886-1935 Underpaid International Mail Group. 10 covers and front; includes two 1886-90 G.B. covers with purple "Deficient Postage" box handstamps (3½d & 1/- due rates), later postage due usages with 1930 U.S. 2¢ entire with 3d + ½d due combination, 1930 Aerial Mail 6d due for 3d deficiency, couple 1930's airmail usage from India with mixed due frankings and a 1935 Iraq airmail bearing a high 1sh + 4d pair due frank,...
Lot #282 - British Commonwealth Australia - Specialized Collection of Postage Dues (Postal History)
Australia, 1904-09 Early Postage Due Issue Covers. Group of 25 cover and cards, only a couple items not bearing Postage Due issues; includes a number of 1902 first issues with 1907 Victoria to Hobart with 4d for double deficiency on double rate cover, similar cover from South Australia, 1907 Transvaal to Hobart bearing 1d+2d due combination, the later issues including 2d+½d due combination on postcard from Germany, unfranked post...
Lot #283 - British Commonwealth Australia - Specialized Collection of Postage Dues (Postal History)
Australia, 1930-50's Postage Due Cover Group. 38 items, mix of incoming and domestic covers mostly franked with due issues; includes 1936 Netherlands Indies cover to Melbourne with 4d+1d due combination, 1938 consecutive covers from India with due frankings mixed up, 1934 Papua first flight, 1936 Philippines first day cover, couple 1930's internal registered airmail covers including interesting Sydney due handstamp, 1950's oversize...
Lot #284 - British Commonwealth Australia - Specialized Collection of Postage Dues (Postal History)
Australia, 1930-54 Postage Due Exhibit Balance. 24 items mounted and annotated on exhibit pages, with scarce and interesting usages throughout; includes 1930 Carnarvon - Perth, W.A. aerial mail cover with 1/- due franked with 6d due pair, 1930 Melbourne - New York returned for ½d postage cover uprated with two ½d KGV issues and tied by "Ship Mail Room" cancels, 1935 English - Australian Airmail overweight cover with 1sh due pair, 1938...
Lot #285 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
Bahamas, 1863 Nassau to Rome, Italy. Cover with red "Nassau, Paid, Au 21, 63" cds and red crayon "1/3" rating above, circular "More To Pay" handstamp and manuscript rate crossed out at upper right, reverse with London and Paris transits and partial Rome receiver; opening tears at top and small piece of backflap missing, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Lot #286 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
Bahamas, 1863, Queen Victoria, 4d bright rose, perf 12½, two singles. Manuscript canceled and tied by "A05" barred oval handstamps on folded letter to Paris, France, reverse with matching "Bahamas, No 23, 1863" origin cds, red crayon "7" rating, red London and Calais transit cds's; cover edge splitting and archival tape stain at top center, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 13.
SG No. 26; Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #287 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
Bahamas, 1916, 5d orange & black, double overprint. O.g., lightly hinged, rich colors and exceptionally fresh, Very Fine, with 1974 B.P.A. certificate. Scott No. E1a.
SG No. S1a; £800 ($1,140).
Lot #288 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
Bahamas, 1916, 5d orange & black, inverted overprint. Full o.g., attractive centering, strong bright colors, fresh and Very Fine, a handsome example of this rare overprint variety, it is thought that only 30 examples of this error were printed, with 2012 Sismondo certificate. SG No. S1c £1,300 ($1,850).
Scott No. E1b; $1,750.
Lot #289 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
Bahrain, 1934, 3a+1½a KGV Registration Envelope. Entire to Sacramento, Cal., uprated with 1938-41, 3a yellow green pair (26) + 3a6p ultramarine pair (27) + 1r brown & slate (32) + 1942-44, 3p-2a + 4a + 8a-12a KGVI issues (38-45, 48, 50-51), all tied by "Bahrain, 24 Jy, 45" cds's, matching registry and "By Air" handstamps, Lagos, Nigeria and Miami, Fla. transit date stamp; l4a with some facial scuffs, otherwise Very Fine...
Lot #290 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
Barbados, 1892, ½d on 1d pink, small type II surcharge. Entire registered to Woodford, England, uprated with 1885, 4d brown + ½d on 4d brown (S.G. 98+104) tied by "Barbados, No 15, 93" cds's., registry etiquette and "R" handstamp additionally tying 4d, London transit, Very Fine, a rare surcharge variety.
Higgins and Gage No. B2 var.; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #291 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
Barbados, 1892, ½d dull green. In combination with 1892, 1d carmine rose, pair uprating on 2d blue registration entire to Tientsin, China, all tied by "Barbados, Fe 22, 02" cds's, registry etiquette and transit backstamps including N.Y., Tacoma Wash. and Shanghai, Very Fine. SG No. 106+107.
Scott No. 71+72; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #292 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
Barbados, Semi-Postal, 1907, 1d on 2d slate black & orange, no period after "1d", two singles. Second and fifth stamp in combination with normal Semi-Postal, 1907, 1d on 2d slate black & orange, three singles (153) on registered cover to St. Louis, Mo., all tied by "Barbados, R.L.O., Apr 26, 07" cds's, registry etiquette and receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce error combination on registry cover.
SG No...
Lot #293 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
Bechuanaland, Registration 1899, 4d blue. Entire to Gaberones, uprated with 1897, 2d grey green & carmine (S.G. 62) tied by "1159" barred oval with bold "Lobatsi, B.P., 23/10/00" origin cds alongside, reverse with "Gaberones Station" postmark canceling indicia and receiving postmark, Very Fine and choice, a very rare registration usage from Lobatsi.
Higgins and Gage No. C7; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #294 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
British Central Africa, 1897, 1d black & ultramarine. Singles uprating on two 1895, 1d "Internal" postal cards from Fort Johnston; 1900 usage to Trotha, Germany with message datelined from Kota Kota, Lake Nyassa, other a 1901 usage to Brussels, Belgium with Zanzibar transit and arrival cds on face; former with small edge tear, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 43.
SG No. 43; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #295 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
British Guiana, 1856, Local Typeset Issue, 4¢ black on magenta. Initialed "E.D.W.", octagonal cut, tied on piece by Demerara town cancel, crisp impression on fresh deep colored paper, Very Fine, an attractive example of this rare stamp, with 1958 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 14 $25,000.
SG No. 24; £25,000 ($35,590).
Lot #296 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
British Honduras, 1891, Queen Victoria, 15¢ on 6¢ on 3d ultramarine. Tied by "O" barred handstamp on registered cover to Stadthagen, Germany, matching "Belize, Sp 28, 93" cds alongside and "R" handstamp at left, red London transit and receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 37.
SG No. 50; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #297 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
British Honduras, 1899, "REVENUE" on Queen Victoria, 10¢ mauve & green, 12 mm overprint. Slight wrinkling, tied by "Belize, No 9, 00" cds on registered cover to Paris, France, with "Via New Orleans" routing endorsement, London registry date stamps, Very Fine. Scott No. 49.
SG No. 67; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #298 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
British Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1887, 40pa on 2½d violet on blue. In combination with 1887, 80pa on 5d lilac and blue on registered cover to Buenos Ayres, Argentina, tied by barred oval and blue crayon manuscript "29", "Registered, Smyrna, 25 My, 92" oval date stamp and London transit; cover edge wear, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 4+5.
Scott No. 4+5; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #299 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1867, 50¢ on 3d violet, perf 12½. Neat blue barred "35" oval cancel of Victoria, nicely centered, lovely pastel-like color, Very Fine and scarce, a very attractive example of this scarce used stamp, with 2016 V.G. Greene certificate. SG No. 26.
Scott No. 17; $1,100.
Lot #300 - British Commonwealth Bahamas to Canadian Provinces
British Columbia & Vancouver Island, Victoria B.C., Nov 21 1871. Blue double oval on blue cover to San Francisco Cal. bearing two Small Queen 3¢ rose (37a) singles, cancelled together by "35" oval grid cancel, "San Francisco, Cal., Nov 27" cds duplexed with quartered cork tying stamps, docketed "Victoria Novbr 21 /71" at left, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
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