Petite Treasures – May 2026

1910, 3 d. rose-red registered postal stationery envelope used uprated with QV 5 d. brown cancelled TELEGRAPH OFFICE RIALTO DE/10/10 and on reverse registration cancel Melbourne, addressed to Argentina, at arrival cancelled BUENOS AIRES 17/ENE/1911, fine and a scarce overseas destination.

1896, 1½ d. on 2 d. violet on grey postal stationery card cancelled VICTORIA A JU/25/96 cds., addressed to Moscow with transit mark and redirected to Poland with arrival mark Warszaw 24/7/96, fine and a very scarce destination.

1871/1916, Two used and three unused postal stationery wrapper, four cards, envelope and letter card. Additional two covers to Germany, mostly fine.

1852/1900, 55 stamps with clear numeral cancellations, including imperf and rouletted stamps, two ms. cancels, many small villages and cities, mostly fine

1856, 'Queen on Throne' Recess by Perkins Bacon 1 d. yellow-green, wmk. Star, both values unused no gum, closed to touched margins, of good colour, fine pair.

1901/02, three postal stationery wrapper and one envelope, two to Batavia Java and two to Hong Kong, clear cancellations Melbourne, two duplex 73, mainly fine.

1908, 1½ d. + 1½ d. brown on blueish postal stationery complete answering card cancelled MELBOURNE 25/2/08 and on reverse machine cancel MR/3/1908, addressed to Uruguay, at arrival commercial cachet in red cancelled inside, fine and a scarce overseas destination.

1854, Victoria 3 d. blue, three mint and two used stamps of "Row 2", Pos. 7-8-9-11-12, tiny thins and minor faults, otherwise a fine study group

1854, Victoria 3 d. ninth printing, white spot at “O”, unused, a bright shade with three good margins; tiny thin spot, otherwise fine

1854, Victoria 3 d. ninth printing, white spot at “O”, unused, a bright shade with three good margins; tiny thin spot, otherwise fine

1854, Typographed from Woodblocks by Samuel Calvert, 6 d., Too Late and Registered three clear cancelled stamps, mostly ample to large margins, Too Late closed at bottom, all fresh colour, fine trio.

1894, official registered large size envelope with "FRANK STAMP/THE TREASURER OF VICTORIA" cancelled large “R” and 'PUBLIC OFFICES MELBOURNE A MR/13/94" cds. alongside, used local in Melbourne with arrival mark on reverse, two vertical folds, otherwise fine and unusal.

1857, 2 d. gray lilac, horizontal pair, clear cancelled "2" (Geelong), margins good at right and left, closed at top and bottom, otherwise fine, attractive and a rare multiple

1860, Queen Victoria, 6 d. blue, good to large margins on three sides (bit of adjacent stamp visible at bottom and right), tied to small cover by numeral “1” in black, on reverse MELBOURNE A JY/21/60 and arrival mark LONDON OA SP/19/60 in red, two vertical folds, otherwise fine.

1872/1916, Six covers and four postal stationerys, including beautiful VICTORIA 1907 wave cancel, three of the covers to Germany, some different, mostly fine.

1901, QV 2½ d. blue and 4 d. olive, four stamps, two showing inverted watermark, unused, fine (SG 388, 390)

1884-96, 1 d. blue-green, wmk. V over Crown, scarce perf. 12½, unused no gum, otherwise fine. SG unpriced

1884/96, Stamp Duty Series Lithographed 15 s. dull mauve, wmk. first V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, good colour but for shading from original hinge at top, unused with large part og. light horizontal creases at top, two short perfs repaired on top left and four tiny pin holes not affecting fine appearance. 

1884-96, 1 s. deep blue on blue, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused, deep colour and fine. SG £ 325

1884-96, 1 s. ultramarine on blue, glazed paper, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused, deep colour and fine. SG £ 400

1884/96, Typographed 1 s. chalky blue on glazed lemon paper, wmk. first V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example from the 1885 printing, of fine fresh colour, unused. An attractive stamp SG £ 325.

1884-96, 1 s. chalky blue on lemon, glazed paper, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused, tiny gum crease, otherwise fine. SG £ 325

1884-96, 2 s. deep blue on green, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused, deep colour and fine. SG £ 450

1884/96, Stamp Duty 2/- deep blue on green, watermark V over Crown (Type 19), perf 12½, unused, vertical crease and few toned gum spots, otherwise fine. A scarce stamp. SG £ 350

1884-96, 3 s. maroon on blue, glazed paper, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused, deep colour and fine. SG £ 900

1884-96, 5 s. claret on yellow, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused, very well centered and fine. SG £ 150

1884-96, Stamp Duty 5 s. claret on yellow, perf 12½, watermark V over Crown sideways, unused, fresh and fine. SG £ 140

1884-96, 5 s. claret on yellow, two stamps showing shades, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused regummed, otherwise fine. SG £ 300

1884-96, 5 s. pale claret on yellow, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused regummed, very well centered and fine. SG £ 140

1884-96, Stamp Duty 5 s. reddish purple on lemon, perf 12½, watermark V over Crown sideways, unused part gum, fresh and fine. SG £ 120

1884-96, 5 s. reddish purple on lemon, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused regummed, otherwise fine. SG £ 120

1884-96, 1 s. 6 d. bright rose-carmine, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused large part og, fresh colour, tiny gum crease otherwise fine. SG £ 325

1884-96, 3 s. drab, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused large part og, fresh colour and fine. SG £ 160

1884-96, 3 s. drab, 4 s. red-orange and 5 s. rosine, all wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused, tiny gum faults or crease, otherwise fine. SG £ 480

1884-96, 3 s. olive-drab, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, unused large part og, fresh and fine. SG £ 140

1884-96, 3 s. olive-drab, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½ , unused, fine SG £ 140