U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The David Mace Collection of U.S. Stamps
April 24-25, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1221 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1828 FL with full contents, sent from Great Britain to Newcastle, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, rated "1/8" with "Ship Letter Plymouth" handstamp on reverse, some slight stains, still fine, the letter speaks of "our leaving Port Macquarie within 30 miles of Parramatta" and of assisting a minister of religion to leave the UK for New South Wales as a missionary where "he could get board and lodging" and "we want godly men in the country", etc.  | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1222 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1835 (Oct 1) FL from Dunbartonshire, to Hobart, rated "2", some staining, otherwise fine, the letter is addressed to William Cumming, care of Thomas Hood who was convicted of a Felony in Perth and sentenced to seven years (he received his pardon on March 29, 1838) and there is evidence to suggest that Cumming was also a convict, ex-Moreton | Unsold |
 | Lot #1223 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1837 (Jun 28) FL from Ceylon to Port Stephens, NSW, with neat strike of "Colombo Post Paid" postmark and Sydney General Post Office arrival, rated "1sh", addressed to James Charles White who was the Superintendent of Works for the Australian Agricultural Co, slight stains, still fine and rare destination from Ceylon | Unsold |
 | Lot #1224 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1841 (Jun 13) FL from Malta to Melbourne, rated "4", with Melbourne arrival (Oct 13) on reverse, likely carried by hand, usual wear, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1225 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1841 (Jul 13) O.H.M.S. usage of "Mrs. Muir" illustrated lettersheet ("St Jean d'Acre/After the Battle"), with lengthy letter addressed to John Septimus Roe (Surveyor General) in Swan River, Western Australia, ms "6" in red (private ship letter rate), with curved "Paid Malta" and oval crown "General Post office Oct. 23 1841 Cape of Good Hope" handstamps, endorsed "Via Bombay" (though the Cape handstamp suggests the cover went through the Straits of Gibraltar and then around the Cape), letter professionally restored, otherwise fine, a rare usage to an unusual destination, Roe was a key player in the development of Western Australia and has been called the "Father of Australian Exploration", | Unsold |
 | Lot #1226 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1852 (Apr 2) cover from Stowmarket (U.K.) to Adelaide, South Australia, franked with 2p blue, Plate 4 (SG 14) horizontal strip of four, "752" numeral cancels, with London (Ap 3) transit, Adelaide (Aug 14) arrival on reverse, fine. Interestingly the cover is addressed to "Austrian Felix" (Happy Southern Land) which was a name given by the explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell to the western section of Port Phillip in Victoria. This is seldom seen referencing South Australia. With 2010 BPA certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #1227 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1852 (Nov 15) FL from Ulster to Melbourne, Australia Felix (a name given to areas of Western Victoria by the explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell), with tombstone paid postmark and red London Ship Letter transit, faint arrival on reverse, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1228 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1853 cover from Kent to "Rocky Point, George's River/nr Sydney NS Wales" with remarkable franking of GB 1841 2d with lines strip of four, margins close to large, tied by Barred Numeral "132", also BRIGHTON/MR23/1853 and SHIP-LETTER, crown March 23, 1852, London cds in red, Sydney arrival, boxed "Cooks River" arrival (affected by repaired opening tear), endorsed "uncalled for" & with slanting UNCLAIMED handstamp, few tone spots & minor blemishes, with 2004 BPA certificate (interestingly, the embossed crest on the flap has the motto TRY BUT TRUST. In 1873, Horatio Alger published his novel "Try and Trust". Is there a connection?) | Unsold |
 | Lot #1229 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1853 (Oct 5) stampless FL from London to Launceston, endorsed "P Harbinger", rated "8" with red London Paid cds, arrival (Dec 26) on reverse, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #1230 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1855 Germaine Nicholson cover from England to Melbourne, franked with 1sh Embossed (large margins, scissors cut at lower right), tied by Liverpool departure pmk, with "1d" in red for postage due to Victoria, SHIP LETTER/FREE/DC28/1853/GPO VICTORIA' arrival backstamp in red, fine cover, carried per Black Ball Line "Schomberg" on her maiden voyage (departed Liverpool 6/10/1855, ran aground off Cape Otway 27/12/1855, passengers & mail transferred to "Queen", arrived Melbourne 28/12/1855), ex JRW Purves and Brian Peace. The finest & most attractive of only five covers recorded from this famous wreck | Unsold |
 | Lot #1231 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1855 (1 June) cover (with contents) from England "To be left at the Post Office/till called for Melbourne/Port Phillip", franked with 3x2d blue, tied by diamond numeral 16 cancels & straight line Battersea backstamp in blue, '1d' in red for the payment due to Victoria, also SHIP LETTER/FREE/AU27/1853/GPO VICTORIA' arrival in red & rated "2" as a town letter, ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED handstamp, endorsed on the reverse "Opend by a person of same name 18.10", carried per clipper "Donald Mackay", departed Liverpool 5/6/1855, arrived Melbourne 26/8/1855 (the addressee's surname "Duon" is most unusual. It seems highly improbable that there was "a person of the same name" in Melbourne at the time. The intended recipient probably opened and read the letter, stated it was not for him and thus avoided paying the 2d postage due) | Unsold |
 | Lot #1232 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1856 (1 July) stampless FL from Hamburg to Geelong, Victoria, with Hamburg departure, endorsed "p Morning Light via Liverpool", with British ship postmarks, red "Ship Letter Free Se 17 1856 Geelong-Victoria" postmark on reverse, fine and rare early letter from Germany | Unsold |
 | Lot #1233 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1856 (6 Aug) cover from England with "Deptford Broadway" in blue, franked with 2d blue strip of 3 with diamond-numeral "41" cancels & "1d" in red for postage due to Victoria, "Ship letter free Geelong Victoria" arrival pmk in red, carried per clipper "White Star" (departed Liverpool 20/8/1856, arrived Melbourne 5/11/1856, the Geelong mail was apparently offloaded after passing through Port Phillip Heads) | Unsold |
 | Lot #1234 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1856 (Aug 20) mourning cover from Calcutta to Sydney, franked with India 1a (for private ship letter), tied by "B 1" obliterator cancel, endorsed "Per S. Blair", Calcutta cds and Sydney Ship Letter arrival on reverse, fine, a scarce franking and destination | Unsold |
 | Lot #1235 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1857 (Oct 14) small cover from Great Britain addressed to "Calder House, Newtown, Sydney", franked with 6p, tied by London cds, "Woolwich WO" handstamp, Sydney transit and Newtown arrival on reverse, v.f., Mr. Castle (the addressee) leased the Calder House in 1855 in order to establish a school | Unsold |
 | Lot #1236 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1860 cover from Ireland with Line Engraved 1d & 2d plus surface printed 6d (rounded corner) tied by "'MALLOW/MR14/1860/ C - 321" duplex, carried per P. & O. "Panther" from Marseilles to Alexandria and per "Malta" from Suez, with 6 May Melbourne arrival pmk | Unsold |
 | Lot #1237 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1860 (13 Jan) cover (opened for display) from Cape of Good Hope, Graad Reinert to Melbourne, Victoria, endorsed "Via Mauritius" and franked on both sides with 6d pale rose lilac and pair of 1d rose Cape Triangles, tied by "CGH" obliterators, carried by private ship to Mauritius, from there transferred to the "Emeu", with departure and Melbourne arrival pmk, minor faults, rare usage to uncommon destination | Unsold |
 | Lot #1238 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1862 (Oct 26) cover from London to East Melbourne, with rare 9p bister franking (SG 86), endorsed "Via Marseilles", with "Deficient Postage 3p Fine 6p - 9p" handstamp, taxed as such because it weighed more than 1/4oz, carried per "Vectis" from Marseilles, "Nubia" from Suez and "Bombay" from Galle, arriving in Melbourne on Dec. 12, with neat red arrival on reverse, usual small faults, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1239 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1864 (Jun 20) soldier's cover from a member of the Royal Fusiliers, franked by vertical pair of India 1860 8p purple, used from Ferozepur to South Yarra, Victoria, with boxed "India Paid" at left, London transit, with Bombay postmark, Melbourne transit and South Yarra arrival on reverse, usual wear, a fine and unusual destination for Indian Soldier's mail | Unsold |
 | Lot #1240 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1864 (Nov 26) FL from Paris to Hunter's Hill, N.S.W., franked with France 10c bister, 20c blue and 40c orange, tied by Star cancels, with Paris departure alongside, endorsed "Via de Suez", with Marseille transit, Sydney Ship letter postmark and Hunter's Hill arrival on reverse, v.f. three color franking | Unsold |
 | Lot #1241 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1868 (Jun 1) mourning cover from Brighton, U.K. to Queensland, franked with 6p and sent Via Panama, "10" handstamp, representing the deficient postage, carried via the steamer "Tasmanian" to Panama, then carried across the Isthmus and placed on the steamer "Mataura" leaving Panama on June 21, with Sydney and Brisbane transits on reverse, some faults, still fine, the only recorded incoming cover to Queensland via Panama | Unsold |
 | Lot #1242 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1868 (Dec 3) cover from Dublin, Ireland, sent via Marseilles to East Melbourne, franked with scarce Great Britain 4p vermilion Plate 10 with winged margin and 1sh green, Plate 4 single and pair, all tied by neat Dublin cancels, with Melbourne arrival (Jan 21.69), the cover burst open in transit and repairs were made on arrival, with several boxed "Received Open at Post Office Melbourne and Refastened", a nice "damaged in the post" item, ex-Hugh Freeman | Unsold |
 | Lot #1243 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1869 (6 Mar) cover from Aden to Melbourne, franked with India 8a, carried to Suez and then on to Australia via the "Mongolia", with Melbourne arrival on reverse, usual flaws, fine and rare route | Unsold |
 | Lot #1244 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1870 (Feb 18) cover endorsed "From Sergt Major Thomas RI Engrs London", franked with Great Britain 1p lake red, Plate 111 (SG 44), paying the correct soldier's rate to Kooringa, South Australia, neat London and Adelaide postmarks, with arrival on reverse, backflap faults, otherwise fine, with 2011 BPA certificate, | Unsold |
 | Lot #1245 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1871 (Oct 6) stampless cover from Bruneck, Austria to Victoria, endorsed "Via Brindisi" with Villach and Trieste transits, then likely misdirected and sent back west overland to France with Lyon and Marseille transits, with Anglo-French Postal Convention "FR 2f96c" postage payable postmark, with Melbourne transit and "More to Pay" handstamp, with a Bairnsdale arrival on reverse, small faults, still an extraordinary cover, being one of only two known incoming covers with an Anglo-French handstamp, ex-Hugh Freeman | Unsold |
 | Lot #1246 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1872 (Sep 4) cover from Devonport, U.K. to H.M.S. Basilisk at Sydney ("or elsewhere"), endorsed via Brindisi, franked only with Great Britain 6p brown (Plate 11), with "Insuffy Stamped Via Brindisi" handstamp, without Sydney arrival but endorsed "rec'd at Sydney 25 Nov 1872", small faults but still an attractive cover, which was meant to leave Brindisi on September 9th but due to the underpayment was delayed over a month | Unsold |
 | Lot #1247 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1884 (Oct 15) mourning cover from Austrian Empire to Victoria, franked with 3c10kr perf. 9, tied by "Obermais b Meran" cds, ms "50" at left, with Brindisi and Melbourne transits, some usual wear, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1248 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1887 cover (opened for display) with contents, from Wurttemberg to Queensland, franked with 20c ultramarine, with Brindisi and Brisbane transits, the cover could not be delivered with "Insufficient Address" handstamp and sent to the Brisbane Dead Letter Office (postmarked 25 May on reverse), subsequently advertised "Unclaimed 31 May 87" and eventually returned to sender in April 1888, usual wear, v.f. and well travelled cover | Unsold |
 | Lot #1249 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1887 cover (backflap removed) from Florence via Brindisi to Victoria, franked with 25c strip of three, neat Firenze cancels, blue arrival on reverse, usual wear, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1250 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1892 registered cover from Leipzig to Kent Town, franked with 5pf, 10pf and 25pf, all tied by neat Leipzig postmarks, Norwood and Adelaide transits on reverse, v.f. three color franking | Unsold |
 | Lot #1251 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1898 (Sep 21) Japanese 2s reply card to Sydney, additionally franked with 4x5r, tied by Gensan (Korea) cancels, with Brisbane transit, usual minor flaws, fine, an exotic origin and unusual destination, with the letter stating "the card is like a piece of blotting paper and you will hardly be able to read it" | Unsold |
 | Lot #1252 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Incoming Mail 1916 Russian Prisoner of War postal card from Siberia, headed Nikolsk-Ussuriysk", from Camp II which held German/Austrian POWs, addressed to Sydney, with censor cachet applied in Vienna, arriving in Australia 25 Feb 1917, fine and most unusual destination | Unsold |
