Sale #151

AUSTRALIA - NEW SOUTH WALES 1870-82 covers with range of rates incl. 10d mixed franking, scarce 9d straw (2 different shades) & 6d grey (4) most ex-London with the odd cover fault - better arrival makes noted incl. Majors Creek, Urana & Ennis (7)
Estimated Price: £130.00 - 160.00

AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA 1857-78 four envelopes, all roughly opened incl. two at 6d rate (SG.70, 83) to Hobart ex Brighton or Shaftesbury with boxed SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE d/stamp, another similar at double rate ex Waltham Cross, the last with large closed tear and hole ex Macynlleth with 8d orange (SG.156) forwarded from Melbourne. Interesting group. (4)
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 100.00

AUSTRALIA - WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1862 cover ex London to Guildford WA franked with very attractive example of the scarce 9d bistre SG.86, pulled corner perf, tied by light strike of the London barred '12' cancellation.
Estimated Price: £70.00 - 90.00

AUSTRIAN EMPIRE 1855-83 four covers to Trieste incl. two with different 6d lilacs ex Liverpool plus two later with 2\xBDd x 3 on each (one with small faults) also four items to Ragusa 1872-83 with different frankings incl. 3d rose & 2d blue (perfins) 6d grey & 2\xBDd blue (last with late-period duplex) also 1870 cover with 3d rose to Orebich via Zara. Interesting range of transit marks. (9)
Estimated Price: £100.00 - 150.00

CANADA 1862 mainly mourning covers (no contents) addressed to Colonel Bruce of the Grenadier Guards at Montreal at 8d or 1s rates made up in various ways incl. 2d & 6d (3), 1d (2) & 6d, 4d x 2 (2 different), 6d (2) or 1s green. (9)
Estimated Price: £70.00 - 100.00

CEYLON, BURMA ETC. 1864 cover (faults) to Ceylon with 4d & 6d stamps plus 1882 cover at 5d double rate with \xBDd, 1d (2) & 2\xBDd stamps, 1882 5d indigo on cover to Rangoon with Sea PO transit, also 1898-99 pair of covers to Persia with 2\xBDd Jubilee stamps. (5)
Estimated Price: £60.00 - 75.00

EASTERN EUROPE 1868-1901 covers to Hungary (3) incl. 6d & 3d (2) with different '2' accountancy marks plus 1901 \xBDd stationery envelope, 1873 3d cover to Prague, 1887 2\xBDd cover to Bulgaria & 1902 mixed franking cover sent at 3d to Albania - last two are British consular items. Odd small fault incl. damp-spotting to one. (6)
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 100.00

FRANCE 1856-69 various covers at the 4d rate incl. 4d carmine (4, incl. blued paper), vermillion (6 incl. two at double rate), two with 1d late fees, double rates with 6d stamps (2) & attractive triple rate cover with late fee franked with 1s green & 1d red. Interesting group. (15)
Estimated Price: £150.00 - 200.00

GERMANY 1861-66 covers to a variety of destinations with Surface Printed 6d stamps incl. SG.70, 85 & 97 - last with 1d reds (6) for double rate. Odd small cover fault.
Estimated Price: £65.00 - 85.00

GREECE 1865 cover (filing fold away from stamps) ex London to Patras with very nice wing-margin example of the 9d deep bistre SG. 87 used with 2d blue for the short-lived 11d rate, also 2\xBDd lilac on 1886 cover to Athens. (2)
Estimated Price: £60.00 - 85.00

INDIA 1858-90 with a range of routings and rates incl. 6d lilac (2), 9d straw (pen-cancelled) plus 4d pair with 1d stamp, 10d rate with 9d straw & 1d red or 4d & 6d, 1s (2) and 1s 1s covers (2), 8d orange (rounded corner), 6d grey, 5d covers with 5d indigo or green or 2\xBDd pair plus 1890 registered envelope with 5d 'Jubilee' value, odd fault. Many covers with Sea PO transits. Fascinating lot. (16)
Estimated Price: £200.00 -...

INDIA 1878 pair of mourning cover to Simla, each with fine example of the scarce 8d orange SG.156 for the short lived UPU Brindisi rate, different Sea PO transits. (2)
Estimated Price: £70.00 - 100.00