b'86VictoriaPostal Stationery556PS Selection with Postal Cards (100+) mostly unused in various stocks/sizes including "Beer & Baccy" (11) some used including 1902 use of 1d pink with printed advice for Lige Cocking & Co (Geelong) cancelled BN \'716\' & MURROON datestamp, few CTO; Lettercards 2d (6, five CTO), 1d (4, one CTO) & \'One Penny\' on 2d unused; Wrappers (35) mostly unused incl. PTPO d+d pink and d pink with \'NSW\' watermark; plus a few miscellaneous items incl. telegram envelopes; condition variable. (approx 150 items). $220260557PS CTO selection all with MELBOURNE \'AP18/01\' datestamps comprising Postal Cards 1d, 1d+1d, 1d & 1d+1d, Letter Cards 1d & 2d, Envelopes 1d & 2d, 3d Size F Registration Envelope and d and 1d Wrappers; spotting on the Wrappers, less so on the Envelopes, others generally very fine. .$180240558PS Envelopes: selection with 2d Envelopes (13) comprising Naish size G and Naish Long Types (9) plus Embossed size G CTO (2) plus 1900 postally used from Caramut to Melbourne; also 1d Envelopes (16) incl. Embossed Size F PTPO for the Australian Forge & Engineering Co Williamstown (3) or for Barrow Brothers; also 1883 use size G Melbourne to Ceres (backstamped, rated 2R), are others mostly unused in various stocks/sizes; condition variable. (29 items) $150200559PS Registration Envelopes: Selection with unused Naish 4d Size F (2) & G (light staining), 3d Shield Size F (4) & G (4); also 3d Shield Size G CTO (3) plus uprated postally used to Scotland (spotting, Carlton Gardens cinderella) or to New Zealand, couple of items with edge stains, few tones, majority are fine. (16 items). .$220260VictoriaPostal History560 565560C 1852 (June 13) large-part outer from Seymour to Melbourne with 2d brown-lilac Half-Length SG.16b [Pos.22] paying the 2d inland letter rate, stamp tied by BO \'46/V\' in greenish-blue ink, on reverse fine SEYMOUR crown oval datestamp and MELBOURNE crown oval arrival datestamp. Ex Pack & Purves. .$240280561C 1852 (Dec.29) entire to Geelong with Ham 2d reddish-brown QOT [\'WA\', full margins] tied by weak strike of barred oval \'48\' (The Leigh), on reverse LEIGH departure and GEELONG arrival crown oval datestamps.$150200562C 1855 (Jan 1) inland letter rate cover from Melbourne to "Jim Crow Diggings/Mount Franklyn" with 6d Woodblock tied by BO \'1/V\' cancel, MELBOURNE \'JA1/1855\' departure datestamp,HEPBURN \'JA3\' crown oval arrival datestamp (nearest post office). [January 1st 1855 was the date of introduction for the compulsory prepayment of postage] $150200563C 1858 (Oct. 12) cover to England with imperf 1/- Octagonal tied by very fine strike of BN \'209\', on reverse very fine strike of \'GREAT WESTERN/OC12/58/VICTORIA\' oval datestamp (Rated 4R), ARARAT oval transit(Rated 2R) and TAVISTOCK arrival datestamp. $180220564C 1860 (May 2) entire from digger Eugene Ross to Melbourne with 4d Emblem perf 12 SG.87 tied by fine BN \'43\' (Rated 3R), on reverse FRYER\'S CREEK \'MY2/1860\' crown oval departure datestamp (also Rated 3R)and MELBOURNE code \'A\' arrival datestamp. [Eugene Ross was a co-discoverer with 5 other fellow diggers of the Elysian Flat diggings on the Whipstick goldfield in 1851, thirteen years later in 1864 he shared a Rewards Committee award of 350 for the discovery, a photocopy of a cutting from 1864 Victoria Blue Book of Statistics showing the award is included] $250350565C 1860 (Oct.29) Germain Nicholson cover from Geelong with Rouletted 2d violet Emblems on horizontally laid paper SG.70 (2) and 4d Beaded Oval cancelled by fine strikes of BN \'2\', Geelong, Melbourne & St Kilda (arrival) transit backstamps, hinge reinforcing on reverse. Stated to be ex Pack. (Harmers Feb. 1949 sale) $250300566C 1862 (Jan.27) inwards cover from London endorsed "By Royal Mail Steamer/Via Marseilles" addressedto East Melbourne with GB Large Garter 4d rose (SG.66a) fine pair + 1d red \'Stars\' tied by LONDON \'W/31\' duplex cancels, MELBOURNE \'MR13/62\' arrival datestamp, some trivial aging at base. .$150200'