International - Sale 375

Postmarks: Numeral Cancel Collection no 1 - 2084. Monumental collection with 1070 diff types from 860 diff POs with 1850-1856 1st type Numerals in bars (26) inc 13 (RRR), 29 (RR) on 1851 QV 2d Laureate Plate 2, 33 (RRRR), 58 (RR), 74 (Callandoon QLD, RRRR), 105 (RRR), 123 (RRRR) superb strike on 1851 QV laureate 2d deep blue Plate 1 & 137 (RRR) on QV 2d diadem imperf strip of 3. Then RRRRR cancels with 792 (fair strike on 1880s QV 2d blue, 1010 (with Tin Tin Hull cds) on 1d Arms pr & 1652 on 2d Emu. RRRR cancels (35) inc 16 type 2 R20 (2), 54 type 2 R 37, 71(2) R25, 155 (2) R20, 180 (2 R20), 212 (2 R20), 217 2 R19, 242 (3 R16), 497 type B on PPC with Dungowantire, 519, 605 (3R12), 1148 (closed 1883), 1196, 1211, 1244, 1319, 1327, 1380, 1465, 1585, 1609, 1623, 1664, 1683, 1712, 1750, 1758, 1761, 1787, 1858, 2004 & 2045. RRR cancels (39) from no 3 (Type 2 R20) to 2067 inc 45 (2 R19), 118 (2 R22) on 6d Registered, 128 (2 R19) on QV Diadem 6d imperf wmk 8, 130 (2 R20) on QV 2d diadem imperf 221 (2 R19), 243 (2 R26), 245 (2 R28), 275 (2R36), 329 (2 R36), 500 (3R16), 788, 794, 820, 985, 1222 (2), 1308, 1336, 1351, 1420, 1424, 1512, 1559, 1586, 1675, 1707, 1732, 1779, 1793, 1798, 1799, 1803, 1833, 1846, 1853, 1865, 1920, 1947, 2047 & 2067. RR (40) from 5 type 2 R20 to 2084 inc 1874, 1902, 1904, 2032, 2034 & 2084, plus uncounted R Rated cancels (guess 80) & plenty of the 'Common' to SS ratings. Mostly F-VF strikes with superb condition cancels up to the To 5 R RATING! Assembled over many years, collections this developed are seldom offer for sale. (1070). (P)
Estimate A$6500