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1 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: 1 THE PERFORATED STAMPS PERIOD Overseas Mail Lot C B PERTH: 1865 cover to Ireland with scarce franking of No Wmk Perf 13 6d dull violet SG 51a (Cat 48 x6+) tied by 'PERTH/DE26/1865/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA= - GPO' duplex (#DxA1; ERD), 'DONNALSTOWN' transit and 'LEIGHLINBRIDGE' arrival b/s, a few pinholes not affecting the stamp 1, C A- Lot 159 PERTH: 1866 mourning cover to London "Via Marseilles" with rare franking of Perf 14 at Somerset House 4d vermilion SG 40 (Cat 180 x5+) & No Wmk Perf 13 6d deep lilac SG 51 (Cat 42 x6+) tied by 'PERTH/JY28/1866/ =WESTERN-AUSTRALIA= - GPO' duplex (#DxA1), London arrival b/s in red, a couple of very minor blemishes. Carried per "Madras" from Albany 4/8/1866; "Nubia" from Galle 20/8/1866; & "Surat" from Alexandria 7/9/ , C B Lot 160 PERTH: 1867 (June 27) cover to England with Perf 12½ 6d indigo-violet SG 58 tied by 'PERTH/=WESTERN=AUSTRALIA - GPO' duplex (#DxA1), superb 'HUNTINGDON' arrival b/s, repaired flap-tear & minor spotting. 200 Lot C C PERTH: 1868 (Sep 12) cover to England "via Marseilles" with Perf 12½ 4d carmine & 6d violet SG 56 & 57 tied by very fine 15-bar '2' cancels, equally fine Perth cds below, 'LINCOLN' arrival b/s, surface faults where the addressee's name has been erased. Census #

2 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C A- Lot 162 PERTH: 1869 wrapper front to England "Via Marseilles" with rare newspaper rate franking of Perf 12½ 1d bistre & 2d yellow SG 52 & 55 tied by superb 'PERTH/JY19/1869/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA= - GPO' duplex (#DxA4; LRD), pinholes at the base. [The newspaper rate was 1d via Southampton or 3d via Marseilles] 1, C B Lot 163 PERTH: 1871 (June 20) mourning cover to England "via Brindisi" with 3-colour franking of Perf 12½ 1d bistre (damaged at right) 2d yellow & 6d violet SG & 57 tied by 15-bar '2' cancels & cds alongside, minor blemishes. Attractive. Census #22: illustrated by Pope & Reynolds at page 59. [From -/1/1871 mail could be sent through the Mount Cenis tunnel into France. The Marseilles route was discontinued & mail was routed via Brindisi. The rate was reduced to 9d per ½ ounce from 16/1/1871] 1, C B Lot 164 PERTH: 1871 (July 18) mourning cover to England with Perf 12½ 1d bistre pair & 4d carmine SG 52 & 56 tied by bold 15-bar '1' cancels & Perth cds alongside, minor blemishes. Census # C B Lot 165 PERTH: 1875 (Oct 4) cover to France with Perf 12½ 2d yellow & 6d violet SG 55 & 57 tied by bold 15-bar '2' cancels & Perth cds alongside, 'P.D.' h/s, the addressee's name obliterated, minor blemishes. Census #25. The rate was 8d via Alexandria & Malta. [Dr Walkley states that the 'P.D.' h/s was applied at Perth] 1,000

3 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 166 PERTH: 1877 (Aug 7) cover to England "via Brindisi" with 3-colour franking of Perf 12½ 4d carmine & 1/- green (rounded corner) + Perf 14 6d lilac SG & 75 tied by 12-bar '1' with Reversed Top Serif (#Ob12-1), light soiling & small closed tear at the top, some ink notes at lower-left. Census #1: illustrated by Pope & Reynolds at page 107. The rate was 1/4d for between ½ & 1 ounce + 6d shipletter fee. 2, C B Lot 167 PERTH: 1877 (Dec 21) cover to England "via Brindisi" with Perf 12½ 6d mauve & Perf 14 2d yellow SG 60 & 71 tied by 15-bar '3', a few blemishes. Census #10. Carried per "Siam" from Albany 3/1/1878; "Hindustan" from Galle 18/1/1870; & "Pera" from Alexandria 3/2/1878. The rate was reduced on 13/6/1876 to 6d + 2d surcharge via Brindisi. 800 Lot C B PERTH: 1879 (Oct 10) cover to Paris via "Brindisi" with scarce franking of Perf 12½ 4d carmine SG 56 vertical pair tied by very fine 12-bar '2' cancel & very fine cds alongside, French 'AUSTRALIA v BRIND/A MOD' mailboat cds & faint Paris arrival b/s, minor soiling. Census #2: illustrated by Pope & Reynolds at page 96. 1, C B Lot 169 PERTH: 1883 cover to London (b/s) with Perf 14 6d lilac tied by 'PERTH/NO24/1883/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA= - GPO' duplex (#DxA-2), light soiling, repairs to flap & small fault at top. Carried per "Ballaarat" from Albany 28/11/1883 & "Cathay" from Bombay 14/12/1883, arrived Brindisi 17/12/1883. [Brindisi was re-opened as the transit port from 17/12/1883] 400

4 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C (B) Lot 170 PERTH: 1871 (Apr 25) cover to Yorkshire with Perf 12½ 6d indigo-violet SG 58 tied by bold 15-bar '1' & superb Perth cds at lower-left, a bit wrinkled/soiled & repaired flap-faults. Census #37. Departed Albany 30/4/1871 per "Rangoon"; Galle per "Mooltan" 17/5; & Alexandria per "Pera" 4/6; arriving Southampton 17/6/1871. [With the green enclosure signed "George Bell" to his son "...I hope that I shall soon be away from this cursed place". Bell was transported for life for "attempted poisoning"(!) & arrived 21/11/1858 on the "Edwin Fox"; received his ticket-of-leave 31/3/1862; conditional pardon 2/5/1867] L B Lot 171 PERTH: 1884 (Feb 15) letter headed "Perth/Western Australia" & signed "OJ Knight" with embossed crest of HMS "Harrier" in grey, minor blemishes. "Harrier" was attached to the Australian Station between September 1883 & early 1888 when it was sold to the London Missionary Society at Sydney. Stated to be one of only two sailor's letters from Western Australia "in this period": recorded by Haynes & Pope at page 215. [The writer states "We left Zanzibar on the 20th Dec with HMS Osprey & Undine...called at Mozambique...We are to remain here 14 days then proceed to Melbourne...". "Harrier" & "Undine" were the last purely sailing ships assigned to the Australian Station] C A- Lot 172 PERTH: 1889 (Nov 11) cover to England with scarce franking of Perf 14 6d mauve & New Colours 4d red-brown SG 105 tied by 'PERTH - WEST/AUSTRALIA' duplex (#DxC2) & 'R'-in-cogwheel (another strike at left), London transit in red & 'BATH' arrival b/s, very minor blemishes. 850

5 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C A Lot 173 PERTH: 1890 (Dec 10) cover to Germany with Perf 14 6d lilac tied by Perth duplex, Brindisi transit & 'GOTHA' arrival b/s C B Lot 174 PERTH: 1891 cover to England with DLR ½d green & 2d grey x3 tied by 12-bar '1' with Reversed Top Serif, light oval 'REGISTERED/2AP91/PERTH WA' d/s overstruck with London arrival d/s in red, minor toning. Census #3. An important cover: the rate to GB was reduced to 2½d on 1/1/1891 but this cover shows that the registration fee was not reduced from 4d to 3d at the same date as was once believed. [See "Black Swan" (Mar 1991)] C A Lot 175 PERTH: 1894 cover to New York with scarce albeit philatelic franking of Postal Fiscals Long Type 3d x3 6d & 1/- SG F13-15 tied by 'PERTH/OC9/94 - WEST/AUSTRALIA' duplex (#DxC2; LRD), 'R'-in-cogwheel h/s & New York arrival b/s in violet C A Lot 176 PERTH: 1898 (Mar 22) cover to Germany with DLR ½d to 3d paying 2½d rate x3 + 3d registration fee tied by 'R'-in-cogwheel h/s in violet, very fine rubber 'REGISTERED/PERTH WA' d/s (#ORS2a), Naples transit and Baden-Baden arrival b/s. Very pretty: almost certainly philatelic. [Illustration on page 66] 300

6 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C C Lot 177 ALBANY: 1862 (Nov 1) cover to London "via Southampton" with Albany cds at lower-left & the stamps washed-off, very fine boxed 'Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo' h/s, London arrival cds of JA1/63 in red, overall soiling. Ex Gartner. This was the first incident involving Australian mail to which a wreck cachet was applied. Carried per "Bombay" departed Albany 2/11/1862 for Galle. The "Colombo" was wrecked off Minicoy Island in the Laccadives on 19/11/1862. This item was put aboard "Nemesis" or "Ottawa" direct to Suez, then per "Massilia" from Alexandria 16/12/1862, arrived Southampton 30/12/1862: see also Lot , C A- Lot 178 ALBANY: 1867 (Nov 4) yellow cover to Massachusetts "via England" with scarce franking of Perf 12½ 2d yellow & 1/- sage-green SG 55 & 62 tied by 15-bar '6', Albany cds at lower-left, London transit cds in red, mss "8d" in red & "5" in blue + '16/CENTS' in red & 'BOSTON AM PKT/ 5 ' postage due handstamps, very minor blemishes. Most attractive. Census #25. Carried per "Avoca" from Albany 4/11; "Simla" from Galle 17/11; "Delta" from Alexandria 5/12; arrived Southampton 19/12; by rail via London to Liverpool; per Cunard Line's "Cuba" from Liverpool 21/12/1867. [The 1/2d was divided 2d to WA; 1½d to UK for inland carriage; 8d (16c) for Trans-Atlantic carriage; & 2½d (5c) to USA for inland carriage to destination: see "Black Swan" (Sep 1991)] 2, C B Lot 179 ALBANY: 1868 (Feb 5) cover to England with scarce franking of Perf 12½ 6d indigo-violet SG 58 tied by 15-bar '6', Albany cds at lower-left, London transit b/s in red, minor blemishes. Census #

7 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C A Lot 180 ALBANY: 1870 (May 16) yellow cover to Massachusetts with scarce franking of Perf 12½ 4d carmine SG 56 x2 tied by superb 15-bar '6', Albany cds at lower-left, London & 'NEW YORK PAID ALL' transit cds both in red. Carried per "Avoca", "Simla" & "Nyanza" to GB, then per Inman Line "City of Paris". Census #30. [On 1/3/1870 the rate was reduced from 1/2d] 2, C B Lot 181 ALBANY: 1870 (Dec 12) cover to Edinburgh "Via Brindisi" with rare franking of Perf 12½ 1d bistre & 1/- bright green SG 52 & 61, 15-bar '6' & Albany cds at lower-left, 'PRESTONPANS' arrival b/s, the 1/- was folded over the top of the cover from which the flap has been removed & the fold opened-out, docketed "Melbourne/6 Decr 70". Census #31. An important cover: believed to be the only 1/1d rate cover from Western Australia. Carried per "Avoca" 12/12/1870; "Candia" from Galle 28/12/1870; & "Delta" from Alexandria 14/1/1871; arrived Brindisi 18/1/1871. Because of the Franco-Prussian War, the via Marseilles route was closed on 13/9/1870. Between -/11/1870 and -/12/1871 the via Brinidisi mails were carried via Verona, Munich, Mainz, Cologne & Ostende. The 13d rate was announced in London on 19/10/1870 & advice received in Australia late in -/11/ , C A- Lot 182 ALBANY: 1872 (July 25) mourning cover to Scotland "Via Brindisi" with Perf 12½ 4d carmine (defective) & 6d violet SG 56 & 57 tied by 15-bar '6' cancels, Albany cds at lower-left, Edinburgh arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Census #33. Ex Gartner. 750

8 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 183 ALBANY: 1873 cover to England with Perf 12½ 6d violet SG 57 tied by light but obvious 15-bar '6' cancel, very fine Albany cds at lower-left, superb London b/s in red, minor blemishes. Census # C (B) Lot 184 ALBANY: 1876 (Apr 26) red/white 'TELEGRAM' envelope to Singapore with 'Electric Telegraphs/Western Australia' imprint at lower-left, Perf 12½ 6d mauve SG 60 x2 tied by 15-bar '6' cancel, Albany cds at left & 'SINGAPORE/PAID' arrival cds in red on the face, a bit soiled, flap removed & repaired faults at top. Census #43. Carried per "China" 26/4/1875; and "Teheran" from Galle 17/5/1875. A very rare item, to an excellent destination. 1, C B Lot 185 ALBANY: 1882 (June 20) cover to England "Via Brindisi" with Perf 14 6d lilac SG 75 tied by light 15-bar '6' & Albany cds, Nottingham arrival b/s, minor defects. Census unlisted. Carried per "Peshawar", the first P&O vessel to carry mail through the Suez Canal without trans-shipment. 350

9 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 186 ALBANY: 1883 (Aug 7) cover to Italy "per Pekin" with Perf 14 1d yellow-ochre & 6d lilac tied by poor 15-bar '6' cancels, fine Albany cds at base, fumigated at Venice where cut by three chisel slits (one affecting the 1d, another through the complete Union Bank of Australia wafer on the flap), Naples arrival, upright-oval '1A/DIST/11/SET/83' & '81'-in-heart postman's backstamps, minor faults. Ex Patrick Pearson. Carried "Pekin" 7/8/1883; then "Venetia" from Aden; arrived Venice 9/9/1883. A very scarce 7d rate cover: see "Black Swan" (Mar 1987). Census #54. [A cholera outbreak in Egypt caused Italian authorities to accept mail from the East only if it was not trans-shipped in Egypt] 2, C B Lot 187 ALBANY: 1887 (Aug 29) cover to Germany with 3-colour franking of Perf 14 1d ochre, 2d yellow & 6d lilac tied by 'ALBANY/WA - KGS' duplex, Brindisi transit & 'BLANKENESE' arrival b/s, a little aged. 850 Lot C (B) ALBANY: 1888 (Aug 4) cover to Massachusetts "Via San Francisco" with scarce franking of Perf 14 4d carmine pair tied by 'ALBANY/WA - KGS' duplex, Chicago transit & Newbury Port arrival b/s, superb 'T COLLECT/(5) CENTS' h/s & American 5c Postage Due (defective) affixed & with segmented cork cancel, ironed-out horizontal & vertical folds, a bit soiled. 2, C A- Lot 189 ALBANY: 1899 cover to Scotland with Perf 14 6d lilac tied by very fine 'ALBANY/FE1/89/WA - KGS ' duplex, superb 'EDINBURGH' arrival b/s, a couple of minor tonespots. On 1/1/1889 the Long Sea Route was re-introduced at the rate of 4d so this cover was overpaid by 50%! [The lengthy enclosed letter headed "SS Austrailia King George's Sound Albany" & signed "John Dalziel"] 200

10 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 190 ALBANY: 1889 (Nov 23) cover to England "via Brindisi/or Naples" with Perf 14 6d lilac tied by 'ALBANY/WA - KGS' duplex, London arrival b/s in red, minor blemishes. [With lengthy largely cross-written letter with embossed crest of 'P&O SS BRITANNIA'] C A Lot 191 ALBANY: 1890 (Apr 22) cover to Germany with Perf 14 6d reddish lilac tied by very fine 'ALBANY/WA - KGS' duplex, Brindisi transit & Munich arrival backstamps. Ex "Austin" (du Pont) C B Lot 192 ALBANY: 1896 cover to Germany with 'ALBANY/DE30/96/WA' b/s & German 20pf pair (rounded corner at upper-left) tied by 'DEUTSCHE/SEEPOST/AUSTRALISCHE/HAUPTLINIE/30 12/96 - d ' cds used aboard SMS "Bayern", poor 'SACHSEN' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Illustration on page 70] C B Ex Lot 193 BEVERLEY: 1899 (Oct) two covers to England 1) with 1d pair only, 'BE' cancel - Census #7; LRD; illustrated by Pope & Reynolds at page & unframed 'BEVERLEY/WA' cds, '("1d")/MORE TO PAY' h/s & British '1D/FB/D' h/s; & 2) with 1d only tied by the cds of OC23/99 (LRD), '("3d")/MORE TO PAY' h/s & British '3D/FB/D' h/s; minor faults. (2) 400

11 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 194 BUNBURY: 1883 (Nov 13) cover to England with scarce franking of Perf 14 1d yellow-ochre x6 (two strips of 3) tied by the scarce framed 'BUNBURY/WA' cds (#3a), British 'A'-in-circle examiner's mark ( Mackay #3581) in red, 'AYLESBURY' arrival b/s, minor blemishes C B Lot 195 BUNBURY: 1888 (July 13) mourning cover to England with Perf 14 2d yellow strip of 3 tied by the 'B'-in-bars cancel, unframed 'BUNBURY/=WA=' cds (#2a) alongside, Albany transit & 'AYLESBURY' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Census #4: illustrated by Pope & Reynolds at page 155. Carried per "Victoria" from Albany 19/7/ C A Lot 196 BUNBURY: 1895 (Oct 10) cover front to Scotland with scarce albeit philatelic franking of '½' on 1d ochre SG 89 x10 (the first with Thin Bar SG 89a) & DLR ½d green tied by the 'B'-in-bars cancel, unframed 'BUNBURY/=WA=' cds or 'R'-in-cogwheel h/s. Census # C B Lot 197 CARNARVON: 1889 (June 20) double-rate cover to Massachusetts with Perf 14 2d yellow x6 (two singles & strip of 4) tied by 12-bar '5' cancels, unframed 'CARNARVON/=WA=' cds, Perth, London & New York transit b/s, a little aged. Renamed from Gascoyne 15/8/1884. Census #1 of only four recorded covers. 500

12 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C A- Lot 198 CHAMPION BAY: 1873 cover to England with Perf 12½ 6d mauve SG 60 tied by light 15-bar '20' cancel, 'CHAMPION BAY/AP16/1873/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds at lower-left, superb 'DEVONPORT' arrival b/s. Ex Patrick Pearson. Census #13: illustrated by Pope & Reynolds at page 85. PO 1/7/1851; renamed Geraldton 5/6/1874. This is the latest cover recorded before the name change. [Carried by coastal steamer to Fremantle; by cart to Albany; per "Sumatra" 29/4/1873 which unusually continued from Galle to Suez; & per "Simla" from Alexandria] C A- Lot 199 CLAREMONT: 1895 cover with pre-printed address to the United States with 1d x3 tied by poor 15-bar '12' & unidenitified 10-bar cancels, unframed 'CLAREMONT/OC28/95/=W.A.=' cds (inverted day slug; ERD) alongside, impressive 'GRAND LODGE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA/...' masonic cachet in purple, minor stain on the reverse. [By the third quarter of 1895 there was a critical shortage of ½d stamps, causing the issue on 21/11/95 of the 'Half-penny' on 3d Surcharges. In the weeks prior to this, many senders overpaid by ½d the overseas rate] 300 Lot C B FREMANTLE: 1863 (April 24) cover to England "Per Mail Steamer" with rare franking of 1861 Intermediate Perf d purple-brown SG 36 (Cat 110 x5+) tied by 15-bars '8' cancel of 'FREEMANTLE' (cds alongside), very fine 'GRAVESEND' arrival backstamp, some minor toning including around the stamp. Census unlisted. [A similar 1864 cover with 6d SG 42 sold for $5290 at our auction of 5/12/2009. Gibbons rate SG 36 as a scarcer stamp than SG 42] 4,000

13 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C A Lot 201 FREMANTLE: 1862 (Oct 24) mourning cover front to England with very rare franking of Very Rough Perf 6d purple/blued paper SG 45 (Cat 475 x5+), 15-bar '8' & 'FREEMANTLE' cds at upper-left, superb strike of the boxed 'Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo' h/s, London arrival cds of DE30/62 in red, remarkably fine for a disaster item! Ex Buleid. Census #16. This was the first incident involving Australian mail to which a wreck cachet was applied. Carried per "Bombay" departed Albany 2/11/1862 for Galle. The "Colombo" was wrecked off Minicoy Island in the Laccadives on 19/11/1862. This item was put aboard "Nemesis" or "Ottawa" direct to Suez, then per "Massilia" from Alexandria 16/12/1862, arrived Southampton 30/12/1862: see also Lot , C B Lot 202 FREMANTLE: 1872 cover to England "via Brindisi" with scarce franking of Perf 14 2d yellow & 4d carmine x2 (one with perf faults) tied by 15-bar '8' cancel, very fine 'FREMANTLE/AU16/1872/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds (#1b) below, 'DAWLISH' arrival b/s, small repair at upper-left. Ex Patrick Pearson. Census #50. On 5/8/1871, the rate was increased from 9d to 10d C B Lot 203 FREMANTLE: 1875 (Jan 26) cover to England with Perf 12½ 6d lilac SG 59 tied by 15-bar '8' & Fremantle cds alongside, light overall soiling & repaired flap-fault. Census #53. Departed Albany 5/2/1875 per "Pera"; Galle 19/2 per "Mongha"; arrived Southampton 22/3/

14 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 204 FREMANTLE: 1875 (April 20) cover to England "via Brindisi" with Perf 12½ 6d mauve & DLR 3d brown tied by 15-bar '8', Fremantle cds below, 'LOUGHBOROUGH' arrival cds & redirected to London (b/s), minor blemishes. Census #54. Ex "Austin" (du Pont). [In 1873, the rate reverted to 9d] C B Lot 205 FREMANTLE: 1886 (Aug 13) cover to "Fargo/Dakota" endorsed "Per RMS/Rome/via London" with Perf 14 2d & Perf 12 6d tied by 'FREMANTLE/WA - F ' duplex (#DXL1), New York postage due h/s & 'FARGO DAK/RECD' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [During the 1880s, Fargo was the "divorce capital" of the USA. Dakota Territory was created in 1861, and was separated into the new States of North & South Dakota on 2/11/1889] [Illustration on page 73] C A Lot 206 FREMANTLE: 1900 (Dec 14) registered cover to Prince Edward Island with ½d 2d & 3d tied by unframed 'FREMANTLE/WA - PO' duplex (#DxPOb), 'R'-in-oval h/s in red, Perth chamfered registration backstamp (#RRS3a) in violet, London transit & 'CHARLOTTETOWN/PEI' arrival b/s C B Lot 207 GERALDTON: 1887 (June 14) cover to London with Perf 14 2d chrome-yellow tied by three good to very fine strikes of the 'GT'-in-bars cancel, unframed 'GERLADTON/=W.A.=' cds below, London arrival b/s, light staining. Census #1 (no details given). Renamed from Champion Bay 5/6/

15 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 208 GERALDTON: a similar cover of DE24/88 from the same correspondence, repaired upper-left corner. Census unlisted C B Lot 209 GERALDTON: 1891 (Feb 5) cover to India "via Singapore" with De La Rue ½d & 2d tied by 'GT'-in-bars, 'GERALDTON/=WA=' cds (#2b), 'SINGAPORE' transit & two different 'CALCUTTA' arrival backstamps, minor blemishes. Census #4. [On 1/1/1891, the overseas rate to all destinations was reduced to 2½d but this lasted for only 2 months!] C B Lot 210 GERALDTON: 1891 (July 11) cover to India with Perf 14 6d (a little oxidised) tied by 'GT'-in-bars, 'GERALDTON/=WA=' cds (#2b) below, Bombay transit & 'CALCUTTA' arrival backstamps, minor blemishes. Census #6. On 1/3/1891, the overseas rate except to Great Britain reverted from 2½d to 6d C B Lot 211 GILGERRING: 1898 cover to London with DLR 1d & 2d tied by poor bars cancels (probably not PMI's #DO13) & largely fine strike of the scarce unframed 'GILGERRING/MY11/98/=W.A.=' cds (ERD) alongside both in violet, York (duplex also in violet) & Albany transit & London arrival b/s, minor blemishes. PO opened -/1/1891. [15km SSE of York] 250

16 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 212 GINGIN: 1887 cover to London (b/s) with Perf 14 6d lilac tied by light 15-bar '23', 'GINGIN/("20.9")/188("7")/ =WESTERN-AUSTRALIA" cds (mss date) at lower-left, minor faults. Census #7. Carried per "Shannon" from Albany 27/9/ Lot C B GREENOUGH: 1884 (May 31) registered cover to Belgium "Per Ferret" with scarce franking of Perf 14 1d yellow-ochre SG 76 x13 including a vertical strip of 5 tied to the reverse by multiple strikes of the 9-bar '4' cancel, poor 'GREENOUGH/WA' cds (#3a) & fine 'R'-in-cogwheel on the face where sadly the address has been largely erased, Brindisi transit & Brussels arrival b/s & '253' postmen's h/s on the face, minor soiling. Census #2 of only 3 recorded covers. 850 Lot C B GUILDFORD: 1861 (Aug 24) cover to London "Via Southampton" with scarce franking of 1861 Intermediate Perf d purple-brown SG 36 (Cat 110 x5+) tied by poor 15-bar '5', fair 'GUILDFORD/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA' cds below, London '[crown]/ R ' inspector's h/s & readdressed, minor blemishes. Census #6. Carried per "Benares" from Albany 16/9/1861; & "Indus" from Alexandria. 2,000

17 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 215 GUILDFORD: 1865 mourning cover to London with Perf 12½ 6d violet SG 57 tied by 15-bar '5' & very fine 'GUILDFORD/ AP25/1865/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds at lower-left both in blue, poor London arrival cds in red, minor blemishes. Census #9. Departed Albany 3/5/1865 per "Bombay"; ship damaged so made for Mauritius & then Ceylon; departed Galle 8/6 per "Candia"; arrived Southampton 10/7/1865; see Kirk at page C C Lot 216 GUILDFORD: 1866 (March 26) cover to England with Perf 12½ 6d violet tied by poor 15-bar '5', good 'GUILDFORD/ =WESTERN-AUSTRALIA' cds alongside, Manchester arrival b/s, some staining & part of the flap removed. Census #11. [With the enclosed letter signed "Geo Johnston" in which he states he can't pay his debts because he has had to build "a substantial dwelling house and a substantial flour mill..."!] 500 Lot C B GUILDFORD: 1874 (March 25) double-rate cover to England with scarce solo franking of Perf 12½ 1/- bright green SG 61 tied by 15-bar '5', good 'GUILDFORD/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA' cds alongside, 'MALTON' arrival b/s, minor defects. Census #19. 1, C B Lot 218 GUILDFORD: 1888 (April 24) cover to Ireland with Perf 14 6d violet tied light 'GUILDFORD/=WESTERN AUSTRALIA= - G ' duplex (#DxL2a) & 'TOO-LATE' h/s at upper-left, Perth transit & very fine 'DUNLEER/RSO' arrival b/s, minor spotting & flap fault. Census #39: erroneous listing as 15-bar '5'. 750

18 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 219 GULLEWA: 1898 cover to London with 1d & 2d (½d overpaid) tied by 11-bar killer (not recorded in PMI) & light but fine 'GULLAWA/NO30/98/WA' cds, 'YALGOO' & Perth transit & London arrival b/s, minor blemishes. RO 1/6/1896; PO 2/9/1897; closed 28/2/1921. [Goldmining: 50km SW of Yalgoo] C B Lot 220 KOJONUP: 1876 cover to Massachusetts "Via San Francisco" with Perf 12½ 2d yellow & DLR 3d brown pair, fair to good strikes of the 12-bar '29' cancel, fine unframed oval 'KOJONUP/(" ")/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' handstamp at left, Albany transit b/s & San Francisco transit cds on the face, superb '5' postage due h/s, minor soiling & opened at right a bit roughly. Census #1 of only 3 recorded covers: illustrated by Pope & Reynolds at page 143. Carried per "Zealandia" which departed Sydney 29/7/1876. [The 8d trans-pacific rate was gazetted 1/3/1870] 2, C C Lot 221 MOURAMBINE: 1889 registered cover to London with scarce franking of 1888 New Colours 2d grey & 4d red-brown x2 SG 104 & 105, indistinct 12-bar cancels, largely fine strike of the previously unrecorded 'MOURAMBINE/(" ")/WEST AUSTRALIA' handstamp & straight-line 'REGISTERED' h/s, Albany transit b/s & London arrival d/s in red on the face, soiled & a few faults. The only cover recorded. PO 1/1/1871; replaced by Pingelly -/10/1889. [See "Black Swan" (June 1991)] C B Lot 222 NORTHAMPTON: 1867 (Dec 18) cover to England with Perf 12½ 6d indigo-violet SG 58 tied by very fine void grid (ERD) & poor 'NORTHAMPTON/=WESTERN AUSTRALIA=' cds at left, very fine 'BROUGH' arrival cds. PO 20/11/ ,500

19 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C B Lot 223 NORTHAMPTON: 1878 (Jan 30) cover to Ohio "via Southampton" but sent on the trans-pacific route, Perf 12½ 6d lilac & DLR 3d brown tied by light 12-bar '35' cancels & 'NORTHAMPTON/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds below, very fine 'SAN FRANCISCO/PAID ALL' in red & 'CINTI O/RECEIVED' in blue backstamps. Census #2; illustrated by Pope & Reynolds at page 150. [The rate was 6d seamail + 3d US internal postage] 1, C B Lot 224 NORTH FREMANTLE: 1895 (Oct 31) double-rate cover to England with Postal Fiscal Long Type 1d x5 tied by 13-bars killer (LRD), 'NORTH FREMANTLE/WA' cds below, a few blemishes. PO 2/6/ C A- Lot 225 TOWERANNA: mss "Towranna/Dec 24 97/W.A." [sic] across ½d & 1d pair on cover to London, 'ROEBOURNE/WA' & Perth transit & 'NORTH FINCHLEY' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Rare. Telegraph Office only 12/7/1897; closed 27/7/1898. Illustrated in "Black Swan" (Sep 1979). A similar but defective cover sold for $833 at our auction of 11/7/2008. [Goldmining: 16km S of Whim Creek] 750

20 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: 20 Lot C B VASSE: 1864 cover to London "via Marseilles" with scarce franking of 1861 Intermediate Perf d blue vertical pair & 6d purple-brown SG 34 & 36 (Cat 190+ x5+) tied by 15-bar '21' cancels in blue, 'VASSE/DE21/1864/ =WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds alongside also in blue, London arrival cds in red on the face, parts of the address stupidly obliterated. Rapture in blue-on blue-on blue! Census #10. Carried per "Northam" from Albany 31/12/1864; "Nubia" from Galle 17/1/1865; & "Poonah" from Alexandria 5/2/1865. [Illustration on page 77] 1, C A- Lot 227 VASSE: 1868 (Feb 1) cover to Massachusetts "via England" with scarce franking of Perf 12½ 2d chrome-yellow & 1/- sage-green SG 54 & 62 tied to the reverse by light 15-bar '21' cancels, 'VASSE/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds on the face with London & 'NEW YORK BR PKT' cds & '3/CENTS' postage due h/s all in red on the face, 'NEW BEDFORD MASS' arrival b/s. Census #11. [ Gibbons states that SG 62 was issued only in October 1868] 1, C A- Lot 228 VASSE: 1874 (March 21) cover to London "Via Brindisi" with attractive franking of Perf 14 2d chrome-yellow SG 71 pair & strip of 3 tied by five strikes of the 15-bar '21' cancel, Vasse cds below, London arrival b/s in red, flap removed. Census #14. Departed Albany per "Nubia" 2/4/1874; Galle per "Khedive" 17/4; & Alexandria per "Ceylon" 5/5/

21 Prestige Philately - The Cecil Walkley Collection Page: C (B) Lot 229 VASSE: 1899 (June 26) red large parcel piece (194x114mm) to Belgium with DLR 2d grey x2 ried by fine 15-bar '21' cancels (LRD), 'VASSE' cds alongside, endorsed "Printed papers only", ironed-out folds. Census #41. The printed matter rate was 1d per 4 ounces or part thereof so the parcel weighed between 12 & 16 ounces C B Lot 230 YORK: 1876 cover to India with Perf 12½ 6d mauve SG 60 vertical pair tied by light but obvious 15-bar '16' cancels, 'YORK/NO22/1876/=WESTERN-AUSTRALIA=' cds alongside, Bombay transit & Delhi arrival b/s, repaired flap faults. Census #