

AUSTRALIA - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1854/55 Lithographed 4 d. pale blue imperforate, an irregular block of three, bottom left adhesive showing variety: 'T' of 'POSTAGE' shaved to a point, the right hand stamp with dot on swan's neck, unused without gum. Cert. RPSL (2023). SG 3+3d Cat £3,000
![VICTORIA AUSTRALIA VICTORIA: 1854 (1 June) envelope from Sandhurst to Sydney, bearing on reverse 1854 Queen on Throne, Campbell & Co, Stone 9 2d. grey-brown, nine singles [10, 11, 24, 28, 29 (on face), 34, 46 and 49] tied by Barred Oval 5](images/7899.jpg)
![VICTORIA AUSTRALIA VICTORIA: 1854 (1 June) envelope from Sandhurst to Sydney, bearing on reverse 1854 Queen on Throne, Campbell & Co, Stone 9 2d. grey-brown, nine singles [10, 11, 24, 28, 29 (on face), 34, 46 and 49] tied by Barred Oval 5](images/7899-1.jpg)
AUSTRALIA VICTORIA: 1854 (1 June) envelope from Sandhurst to Sydney, bearing on reverse 1854 Queen on Throne, Campbell & Co, Stone 9 2d. grey-brown, nine singles [10, 11, 24, 28, 29 (on face), 34, 46 and 49] tied by Barred Oval 5", showing despatch (on face), Melbourne and arrival datestamps; Seybold h.s. on face, some small stains and three are defective though a rare and spectacular franking. B.P.A. Certificate (2010). Photo PROVENANCE: John F. Seybold R.A. Perry


AUSTRALIAN STATES: QUEENSLAND 1867 (No 20) envelope to England franked 1866-67 4d grey-lilac 2nd transfer and 1863-67 6d green tied by fine '87' starburst cancel, Ipswich dispatch, Brisbane transit and Ilminster arrival bs's, some slight peripheral toning.

AUSTRALIAN STATES: SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1890 Post Office Design Competition well-executed essay in India ink on thin card for a proposed Adelaide General Post Office 1d issue with 'POST CARD SOUTH AUSTRALIA' heading and Coat of Arms with Kangaroo & Emu at left and the Proclamation Tree at Glenelg between this and the value at top, the artist's pseudonym "Mancunius" at centre, minor blemishes and a small adhesion spot on the reverse where removed from a backing page. The stamp indicum may have inspired the 1899 1/2d GPO adhesive.

AUSTRALIAN STATES: SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1894 2 1/2d die proof in black on glazed card (92 X 60mm) endorsed "BEFORE/HARDENING2 dated '12 JAN 93', depicting Red Kangaroo, fine (Sg.234)


AUSTRALIAN STATES: SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1896 (AU 18) pre-printed on PUBLIC SERVICE ONLY Botanic Garden, Adelaide, South Australia long registered envelope to Germany franked Officials Type O2 1891-96 1d + 2d + 2s, 1/2d pair with misplaced O.S.,+ 1894 2 1/2d on 4d + 5d on 6d all cancelled Bundle St. S.A. squared circle, Erfurt arrival bs, German registration label alongside. Envelope with peripheral faults and folded in half. Nevertheless, a spectacular combination franking.


AUSTRALIAN STATES: VICTORIA 1851, 1p Bright Pinky Red, White Veils, Fifth Printing, Ham (SG 12a). Large margins to clear, used with 1855, 3p Indigo, Ninth Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 31d), large margins to touching at top, tied by two bold strikes of "IV" barred oval cancels, "Melbourne Victoria NO 5 1855" oval datestamp on back of cover to Castlemaine, returned and forwarded to Fiery Creek, "Castlemaine Victoria NO 27 1855", "Melbourne Victoria NO 28 1855" and faint arrival oval backstamps, cover with light soiling which also affect stamps, otherwise Fine and interesting use

AUSTRALIAN STATES: VICTORIA 1888 (21 9) printed envelope 'On Her Majesty's Envelope/Government Botanist Melbourne' franked 1885-95 3d brown pair (with smudged cancel) + 4d magenta tied by Melbourne Victoria duplex, ms notation "Seeds only .... K.K.Gartenbau Gesellschaft", unusual.

AUSTRALIAN STATES: NEW SOUTH WALES 1897 (SP 14) local philatelic envelope franked Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity 2 1/2d (2s6d) gold, carmine and blue tied by Newtown cds, central vertical fold clear of adhesive, with Robson Low lotting card 175 11 Oct 1983


AUSTRALIAN STATES: NEW SOUTH WALES ca 1898 1 ½ d. blue illustrated mint postal stationery cardentitled " Gruss aus der umgekehrten Welt" (greetings from the Opposite World) and 2Bei den Antipoden2, showing couple with baby, fine and scarce.

AUSTRALIAN STATES: WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1854-55 1s pale-brown, 4 small to good margins, unused, regummed, small imperfections, fine appearance (SG 4c cat. £600)


AUSTRALIAN STATES: WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1888 (ca Ap 4) envelope to England franked 1884 6d lilac with indistinct barred cancel, faint GINGIN (W.A.) cds bottom left with part date inserted by hand, Perth Ap 4 transit and London May 14 arrival, missing blackflap, some peripheral cover faults.


AUSTRALIAN STATES: WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1906 (22 Sep) Registered envelope to England franked 9d yellow-orange tied by superb MINGNEW W.A. cds with faint Registered Perth large oval hs (25 Sept) and Birmingham arrival (29 Oct), few minor peripheral faults.


AUSTRIA / CZECHOSLOVAKIA: 1883 (12 /1) 25kr. stationery envelope registered to San Francisco to someone on board the ship ‘NEPTUN’ en route from London cancelled in Prague, failed to reach addressee and returned to Prague,, with San Francisco registered label, New York Registered transit backstamp, fine and full of character.


AUSTRIA MARITIME: 1900 BRAZIL 40r blue with head of 1878 100r green adhesive cancelled blue LLOYD AUSTRIA CO L cds, posted on S.S. PANDORA, only recorded usage on Brazilian philately, addressed to Perim, very late usage of this card.


AUSTRIA-RUSSIAN POLAND: 1883 Registered entire letter franked with 1867-84 10kr blue on front and reverse, (10kr postage, 10kr registration) tied SCHATZLAR cds’s. On arrival the cover was readdressed to sender, with manuscript in Cyrillic ‘if document’. Extraordinary cover with many markings and Schatzlar seal in green on reverse.


AUSTRIAN LEVANT / THAILAND: 1893 pre-printed envelope 'Austrian Lloyd's Steam Navigation Company's /s.s. "Imperatrix"' franked 1pi on 10kr blue tied by LLOYD AUSTRIACO XV cds, reverse with Port Said (12 V) & singapore (Ju 2) transits + BANGKOK arrival (8 6), vertical filing crease clear of adhesive, fine


AUSTRIAN LEVANT VALONA (ALBANIA): 1858 (30/12) folded cover to Venice, stampless, with VALONA dispatch, rated 10/10, arrival backstamp, fine.


AUSTRIAN LEVANT: 1896 (8 10) 20 pa surch. stationery card to Constantinople very fine INEBOLI cds with arrival bs (9 10), card with small staple puncture bottom left


AUSTRIAN LEVANT: 1910 (8 Apr) 10 pa postal stationery wrapper uprated Austrian Office in Crete 1908 5c green on yellow, sent to Cairo, Egypt, tied by framed "Z. SMYRNA II/8 Apr 10/OST POST (Tchil. R3) in violet applied by the Lloyd Agency. The 'Z' (Zoll/customs) cancel was used on commercial samples, pricelists & packages only. Horiz. crease affecting imprint. V.scarce