Public Auction 281 Thursday, 20th October, 2011

1751 ca.1855 cover front franked QV Halflengths 1d pink (near 4 margins) & 3d blue (4 margins), tied by barred oval "1" pmks. SG 28 & 31b cat £90 as loose stamps & "from x2" on cover. (P) $150 $200

1752 1855 Mourning cover franked 1854 1/- Octagonal imperfs (2) to London, tied barred oval "1", Melbourne Jan 31 cancel alongside, light travel grime, but still quite collectible. SG 25. (P) $150 $250

1753 1856 entire letter franked 1854-57 Half-lengths 1d brick-red (SG 26a) & 3d blue (SG 31a) tied by BN2, used Geelong (11 Mar) to Melbourne. Very attractive. Ex Forster, Perry. 2006 Perry photo-cert. (P) $800 $1200

1754 1857 combination franking cover with 1854-57 QV Half-lengths 3d greenish blue pr & Emblems 2d, used Melbourne (28 Aug) to Ballarat. SG 29a & 45a. An attractive example of the double inland rate & a rare mixed issue franking. Ex Pack, Forster, Perry. 2006 Perry photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2500