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Welcome to Phoenix Auctions Auction No.21 Phoenix Auctions are delighted to offer the Rod Perry Airborne Commercial Mail to Australasia 1899-1945 Collection, in its entirety. This is the most diverse collection of its kind ever formed, with extraordinary depth of representation of origin countries, including many exotic ones. it features earliest and record frankings, utilization of highest denomination frankings, and interrupted mail. The abundance of rarities present is reminiscent of that other great collection formed by Rod, his Grand Prix Victoria (AUSIPEX 84). Rod is fond of saying “When I decide to collect something, I do tend to go about it with a sledgehammer”. After you have viewed this auction we are sure you will agree him. A collection as broad as this offers a wide variety of material which will appeal to many collectors, and not just the collectors of flight covers. As you browse the catalogue you will find military and POW material, civil censorship items, complex postal routings, many jusqu’a items a mass of thematic possibilities. One example of the preponderance of rarities is provided by the Zeppelin-related content. Very few collections contain a single example of a commercial Zeppelin article destined for Australia; the Perry collection has eleven. There are three of the four recorded Hindenburg carried covers (#196, #742, #945), the latter involved in an interrupted mail incident following transfer to Imperial Airways onwards service to Australia. A collection such as this needs to be well illustrated and we have done that by providing an image for every single lot, surely a first for any postal history auction. It also needs to be thoroughly cross-referenced and we have provided this with over 9 pages of crossreferencing. We have also produce a special tabulation of the airlines and aircraft names mentioned in the description. In fact there are 82 different aircraft mentioned by name in the catalogue. Rod’s high profile in the auction industry from the early 1970s onwards often placed him in the envious position of having “first bite of the cherry”, when material initially surfaced in the philatelic market place or elsewhere. The acquisition of the lion’s share of the Henry B Smith hoard, several decades ago, is a case in point. This style of accumulating goes a long way in explaining why the overwhelming proportion of what is on offer has not been seen, yet alone previously owned by other Philatelists.

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The catalogue format for the Perry Collection is our most luxuriant yet, in terms of proliferation of illustrations of subject lots. Given the diversity of the material, with so many items in the Philately as Art genre, this was the appropriate manner in which to present this collection. Many more scans will be found in the on-line version of the catalogue. The collection is presented in three broad sections: SECTION 1: 1899-1930: Pre-1931 Experimental airmail services England to Australia. Arranged in year order. (Lots 1 to 61) SECTION 2: 1931-1945: Arranged geographically (West-East in spirit of Imperial Airways England-Australia route, and East-West for Pan Am The Americas flights). (Lots 62 to 846) SECTION 3: Incidents and Interruptions: Including mail from and within Australia. Arranged in year order. (Lots 847 to 1096) The entire collection will be on view at the Phoenix Auctions Stand Nยบ 194 at Australia 2013, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, May 10th to 15th. Rod will frequently be present at the Stand to assist with questions from collectors. Rod has generously allowed Phoenix Auctions the discretion to accommodate extended payment terms to buyers. Contact David Wood or Ken Pearson in confidence prior to the auction date of 7th June if that offer will assist. VIEWING:

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Rodney A Perry

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I commenced my philatelic journey in the 1950s, when my grandfather presented me with a pile of G.B. 1951 “Festival” £1’s, which had arrived on parcels containing parts for his engineering firm in Melbourne. One Pound was a lot of money to a seven year old and, incurably mesmerized, this introduction to the allure of philately would envelop me for the next near sixty years, and counting. E.W. (“Ted”) Proud first introduced me to that parallel philatelic universe, Postal History, when I met him in 1973, during my inaugural Le Grand Tour as a professional philatelist. Ted suggested that Australia was a largely untapped market for P.H., and I would be unlikely to meet with much opposition if I was to take it on as a speciality. Wise counsel, which I was not about to ignore. And so it came to pass that during the 1970s, at a time when I had commenced constructing my Grand Prix Victoria, I pursued a second philatelic passion: hoarding world commercial covers/stationery. This I found therapeutic, the general entry point per unit was refreshingly modest, at a time when items sourced for a mainstream collection could come at breathtaking sums. It mattered not that I knew little of the finer philatelic points of the hoard I was rapidly accumulating, that could evolve with time and, besides, in the interim I was having fun once again being a collector of whole world. It was nostalgic revisiting what were often familiar stamps, some of the type which had once graced the pages of my schoolboy albums. Seeing those same stamps, but on intact postal articles for the first time was something of a revelation. My airborne mail collection is essentially an adaptation of the whole world collecting concept, the destination of Australasia being the common denominator which binds it logically. This concept has universal applications, and it is to be hoped that it may be exported broadly, and more will be inspired to consider taking on collecting inwards mail to their chosen country, or geographic region. The collection now presented evolved from the hoard garnered during four decades of aggressive acquisition. An exciting aspect in constructing it was the ever present thought that for most items in the collection, I was the first to lay philatelically appreciative eyes. It’s a fact that most of the items in this catalogue have not been on the market in over 30 years; many have never been offered at auction or by other traditional means. Particularly pleasing to me is the depth of material I was able to garner in two categories: the pioneer airmail routes era, when daredevils fearlessly took to largely unchartered skies, and landed in virtual paddocks; and interrupted mail, where nature, human error, and just about everything else which could go wrong, conspired to thwart the most meticulous of planned schedules. Very satisfying was the amateur detective work “finding” many of the latter, involving researching tens of thousands of covers of the subject period, most handled by a philatelist for the first time in their existence. Of many items offered, just that one example from a given origin to destination has thus far been found. The thrill of the chase remains omnipresent. This collection, which I regard as my favourite since forming my Victoria, expresses also my fondness for studying the use of stamps for the purpose for which they were primarily intended; to service postal needs. Higher aggregate frankings, particularly those deploying highest denominations, were enthusiastically sought. I take this opportunity to thank Ronald M. Lee, with whom I have been involved in recent years in the production of a fine forthcoming publication on the subject of Australasian commercial airmail, Distance The Last Frontier, David Collyer, Malcolm Groom, Brian Peace and Kendall Sanford for their kind assistance and advice, and of course Ted Proud, who got me “started”. I hope new caretakers will derive as much pleasure from their new ownership as I have.

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Table of Contents

1899-1930 AIR ACCELERATED MAIL TO AUSTRALASIA: 1-61 1939-45 THE EXPANSION OF AIR ROUTES TO AUSTRALASIA Great Britain: 62-88 BRITISH EMPIRE IN EUROPE Cyprus: 89-91 Gibraltar: 92-93 Ireland: 94-103 Malta: 104-108 NON-BRITISH EUROPE Albania: 109 Austria: 110-122 Belgium: 123-128 Bulgaria: 129-131 Czechoslovakia: 132-143 Danzig: 144-146 Denmark: 147-150 Estonia: 151-153 Finland: 154-155 France: 156-171 Germany: 172-203 Greece: 204-213 Hungary: 214-221 Iceland: 222-223 Italy: 224-231 Dodecanese Islands: 232-234 Trieste: 235 Latvia: 236-244 Liechtenstein: 245-247 Lithuania: 248-253 Monaco: 254-255 Netherlands: 256-263 Norway: 264-268 Poland: 269-281 Portugal: 282-285 Romania: 286-288 Russia - Soviet Union (1923-1991): 289

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Spain: 290 Sweden: 291-310 Switzerland: 311-338 League Of Nations - Geneva: 339-342 Turkey: 343-350 Yugoslavia: 351-372 BRITISH EMPIRE IN AFRICA Egypt: 373-381 Basutoland: 382 Gambia: 383 Gold Coast: 384-389 Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika: 390-404 Nigeria: 405 Nyasaland: 406 South Africa: 407-414 Southern Rhodesia: 415-420 South West Africa: 421-423 Sudan: 424-432 Zanzibar: 433-435 NON-BRITISH AFRICA Congo (Belgian): 436-439 Algeria: 440 Morocco (French): 441-443 Senegal (French): 444 Somalia (Italian): 445 Mozambique: 446 Mozambique Company: 447 MIDDLE EAST Bahrain: 448-449 Palestine: 450-461 Iran: 462-468 Iraq: 469-480 Lebanon: 481-483 Syria: 484 BRITISH EMPIRE IN ASIA Brunei: 485 Burma: 486-494 Ceylon: 495-505

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Hong Kong: 506-523 India: 524-544 Straits Settlements: 545-558 Federated Malay States: 559-560 Johore: 561 Kedah: 562-564 Kelantan: 565-567 Negri Sembilan: 568-569 Pahang: 570-571 Perak: 572-576 Selangor: 577-579 North Borneo: 580-585 NON-BRITISH ASIA Indo-China: 586-595 China: 596-623 Japan: 624-636 Netherlands Indies: 637-661 Netherlands New Guinea: 662 Timor (Portuguese): 663 Philippines: 664-675 Thailand: 676-692 BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE CARRIBEAN Antigua: 693 Bahamas: 694 Barbados: 695-696 Bermuda: 697-699 Cayman Islands: 700 Dominica: 701 Grenada: 702 Jamaica: 703-711 Trinidad & Tobago: 712-717 NON-BRITISH CARRIBEAN Curacao: 718-723 BRITISH EMPIRE IN NORTH AMERICA Canada: 724-738 Newfoundland: 739

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NON-BRITISH NORTH AMERICA United States Of America: 740-757 Canal Zone: 758 CENTRAL AMERICA British Honduras: 759 Cuba: 760-765 Guatemala: 766 Honduras: 767 Mexico: 768-776 Nicaragua: 777-780 Panama: 781-782 BRITISH EMPIRE IN SOUTH AMERICA British Guiana: 783-784 NON-BRITISH SOUTH AMERICA Surinam: 785-786 Argentina: 787-801 Bolivia: 802-803 Brazil: 804-814 Chile: 815-817 Colombia: 818-822 Dominican Republic: 823-824 Ecuador: 825-826 Peru: 827-832 Uruguay: 833-835 Venezuela: 836-839 BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE PACIFIC Solomon Islands: 840 Tonga: 841-844 NON-BRITISH PACIFIC New Caledonia: 845-846 INCIDENTS AND INTERUPTIONS TO MAIL TO AND WITHIN AUSTRALASIA 1911-1929: 1930-1934: 1934-1939: 1940-1944: 1953-1974:

847-849 850-869 870-1065 1066-1089 1090-1096

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Airlines and Aircraft index Air France: 45, 162, 232, 273, 444, 599, 768, 773, 789, 793, 797, 804, 808-10, 812-13, 815, 828 Airlines of Australia: Kiata: 977 Laurence Hargrave: 978 Ala Littoria: 53, 92 Australian Military Aircraft: 1083, 1086, 1089 Australian National Airways: 1085 British Airways: 1094-96 British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines: 1090 BOAC: 2, 88, 303, 304, 347-49, 372, 378, 380, 423, 446-49, 467, 472, 482-83, 520, 582-83, 851, 1077, 1079-80, 1084, 1093 Condor: 788-1, 794, 807, 816 Czechoslovakia Airlines: 1091 Deutsch Zeppelin-Reederei and Precursors: Graf Zeppelin: 34, 42, 58, 172, 178, 245, 807 Hindenburg: 196, 742, 945 Schwaben: 14

Faith in Australia: 902 Gelber Hund:: 14 Guinea Airways: 1051-54 (Koranga) Holymans Airways: 905 (Loina) Imperial Airways: Arethusa: 70, 868-72, 906-11, 914-21, 933,950, 980, 982-83 Astraea: 858, 876, 903, 906-11 Atalanta: 74, 979 Athena: 62, 151, 469, 868-75, 877-85, 894-85, 934, 961-96

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Aurora: 421, 426, 532, 858, 860-63, 896-99, 903, 942-45, 952-53, 971, 982-83 Boadicea: 900, 942-49, 959-60 Caledonia: 990, 1000-02, 1055 Calpurnia: 995-97, 1042-44 Cameronian: 1074 Camilla (interchange with QANTAS): 990 (see also 1084) Canopus: 990, 1037-41, 1056-58 Capella: 1011-17, 1055 Capricornus: 975-76 Cassiopeia: 980, 1024-27, 1082 Castor: 773, 980, 995-97, 1074 Centauras: 9 72-74, 1055 Centurion: 990, 1036 Ceres: 1011-17 Challenger: 991-94, 1049 Champion: 1060 Circe: 1028-35, 1049-50 City of Alexandria: 849, 854-56 City of Athens: 849 City of Baghdad: 849 City of Cairo: 526, 545, 853 City of Coventry: 852

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City of Johannesburg: 1076 City of Khartoum: 922-23, 981 City of Stonehaven: 935, 958 City of Swanage: 934 City of Washington: 850 Clio: 1059-60, 1063 Cordelia: 984-86, 1003-10, 1024-27, 1046-47, 1061 Corinna: 1071 Corsair: 1048, 1082 Cygnus: 975-762 Daedalus: 1010 Delia: 730 Denebola: 421, 730 Diana: 426, 860-63 Dorado: 1010 Egeria: 118,195 Hadrian: 865-67, 935 Hannibal: 68, 859 Hanno: 68, 859, 886-90, 901 Helena: 73, 857, 864, 876, 924-32 Hengist: 891, 979 Horsa: 857, 886-90, 892-93, 901, 956-57, 970, 980 Satyrus: 912-13, 972-74 Scipio: 854-55, 912-13, 954-55 Sylvanus: 868-72, 891, 912-13 KLM: 121, 123-24, 139, 173, 198, 256-57, 267, 270, 276, 323, 375, 445, 586, 602, 638, 641, 676, 719, 742, 744, 747, 1081 Pelikaan: 257,640 KNILM: 121, 614, 645, 648, 654, 663, 670-72, 1066, 1068-70 Lot: 1003 Lufthansa: 177, 807 PanAm: 83, 93, 101, 285, 327, 329, 331-3, 383, 441-42, 538, 666, 668, 673-75, 693-97, 699, 701-16, 709-11, 713, 715, 720-22, 728-35, 737, 745, 747-59, 762, 766-67, 774, 779, 781, 783-85, 787, 792, 798-89, 802-03, 811, 813, 817, 821, 822, 827, 830-32, 834, 837, 844, 951, 981, 986, 1010, 1023, 1065, 1075, 1078 California: 285, 737 China: 729-30, 762, 951, 981, 1065 Dixie: 750 Hawaii: 728, 951, 1023 Honolulu: 729, 734, 1075

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Pacific: 87, 711, 1078 Philippine: 730, 1010, 1065 Pan American Airways System: 778, 805, 813, 827 PANAGRA: 61, 792, 797, 825, 834 QANTAS: 43, 560, 580, 584, 604, 637, 643, 645-47, 716, 742, 851, 853, 868, 949, 1088, 1092 Brisbane: 900, 942-45, 946-49 Calypso: 1036 Camilla (interchange with Imperial Airways): 1084 (see also 990) Canberra: 937-41 Carpentaria: 1056-58, 1072 Cooee: 987-89, 1018-22, 1028-35, 1072, 1079-80 Coogee: 1003-10, 1059, 1062 Coolangatta: 982-83, 1088 Coorong: 1045 Corio: 998-1002, 1028-35, 1048, 1051-54, 1062, 1064, 1074 Coriolanus: 987-89, 1061 Hippomenes: 421, 426, 860-63 Southern Wave: 1092 Sydney: 914-21, 934 Sabena: 162, 437, 936 SCADTA: 43 Southern Cross: 526, 545 Transcontinental Airways: 902, 904

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Country and Regional Classification ADEN: 122 Africa: 12,15-16,20,22,25-27,30, 33,37,44,47,88-90,122,204, 212, 216, 221, 229, 282, 296, 299, 303, 336, 348-349, 352, 373-435, 438, 440-447, 453, 476, 482-483, 749, 799, 814, 876, 879, 892, 895, 910, 919, 922-923,959,968,970,1055, 1076-1077,1079-1080,1092 ALBANIA: 109 ALGERIA: 440 ANTIGUA: 693 Arab States: 20,25-27,30,33,37, 89-90,122,212,216,221,229, 296,303,348-349,352, 373-381,384-386,391, 405-406,424-425,438, 441-443,445-461,476, 481-484, 799, 876, 901, 910, 919, 922-923, 935, 956-957, 970,1028-1035,1055,1062, 1077,1079-1080 ARGENTINA: 787-801 ASIA: 5,28,41,51,61,70,110-111, 122, 147, 151, 173-174, 234, 271, 291, 322, 329, 352, 370, 447-450, 454, 461, 463, 469, 480, 485-623, 632, 664-692, 745, 747, 751, 755, 758, 834, 858, 873-874, 876, 883-884, 903, 906-911, 920-921, 948, 961-964, 966-969, 980-982, 990,1011-1022,1024-1027, 1037-1041,1048-1049,1054, 1056,1063,1065,1083

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: 211,217,246, 251, 287, 386, 438, 492, 516, 719,730,732,763,797

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES General: 1-3,5-10,12, 15-17,19-21,24,28-34, 37-38, 42-50, 53-61, 64-66, 70-74, 76, 80, 82-83, 85-86, 89-91,95-100,102-103, 105-106, 108-110, 112-114, 119-120, 122, 126, 128, 136, 138,141,144,152-154, 156-157, 163, 165-169, 171, 174-177,181-191,194, 196-198, 203, 211, 213-215, 217, 220-221, 232, 236, 239, 243,246,248-249,251, 254-256,261,264-265, 267-268,270,274,276, 280-281,283,285-291, 295-296, 299-300, 303, 308, 310-314, 316, 320, 322-324, 326, 328-330, 334, 336-344, 346-350, 357-359, 364-367, 369, 371-372, 377, 380, 382, 384-387, 390-392, 394-396, 401,403-405,407,410, 414-419, 421, 424-433, 436, 438-448,450,452-456, 458-462, 465-471, 473-474, 476-479, 481-482, 485-489, 492-497, 500, 503, 505-513, 515-518, 520, 523-524, 526, 528-532, 534-535, 537-538, 541-553, 555-577, 579-586, 588-589, 591-598, 600-604, 606-607, 609-613, 616-620, 622-625, 627-644, 646-648, 650-654, 657-663, 665-678, 680,683-689,691-692, 694-696, 698-702, 706-707, 709-717, 719-722, 724-732, 734,736-738,744,746, 750-751, 755-756, 758-766, 768-777, 779-787, 789-794, 796-807, 809-812, 814-815, 817-827, 830-833, 835-847, 849-850,852-900,902, 904-931, 933-934, 936-954, 956-1042,1044-1066,1068, 1071-1081,1083-1086, 1088-1090,1092-1096 AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES: 173,378,401,626,662,1064

AUSTRIA: 28,110-122,132-133, 140-141, 444, 922-923, 996, 1007,1019,1034,1049,1052, 1059,1077 BAHAMAS: 694 BAHRAIN: 448-449 BALTIC STATES: 151-153,172, 236-244,248-253,459, 1003-1004,1015,1038 BARBADOS: 695-696 BASUTOLAND: 382 BELGIUM: 123-128,436-439, 680, 683, 888, 926, 938, 957, 964,985,989,995,1001,1013 BERMUDA: 697-699 BOLIVIA: 802-803 BRAZIL: 45,196,804-814 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: 1-3,5-12,15-24,26-39, 41-116, 119-120, 122, 124, 126,128,134,136,138, 141-144, 147-148, 151-157, 163-169,171,173-177, 181-191, 194, 196-199, 201, 203-204, 211-217, 219-221, 226, 229, 231-232, 234, 236, 239,243,246,248-249, 251-252,254-256,261, 264-265, 267-268, 270-271, 274,276-277,280-291, 295-296, 299-300, 302-303, 306,308-314,316,320, 322-324, 326, 328-330, 334, 336-344,346-350,352, 357-359, 364-367, 369-586, 588-598, 600-613, 615-654, 656-739, 744-747, 749-751, 755-777, 779-850, 852-900, 902-954,956-1068, 1070-1090,1092-1096 BRITISH GUIANA: 783-784 BRITISH HONDURAS: 759 British Somaliland: 445 British West Indies: 693-700, 702-717,757,764,798,932 BRUNEI: 485 BULGARIA: 129-131,1035

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BURMA: 70,179,225,406,463, 486-494, 520, 522-523, 894, 9 0 3 , 9 0 6 , 9 0 8 - 9 11 , 9 5 2 , 1037-1041,1063 CAMBODIA: 587 CANADA: 35,49,67,724-740, 1078 CANAL ZONE: 696,700,714,716, 758 CAYMAN ISLANDS: 700 CEYLON: 51,271,322,370,454, 495-505,921 CHILE: 815-817 CHINA: 61,329,506-523, 586-623,632,666,668, 729-730, 745, 747, 751, 755, 758,762,834,951,981,1065 CHRISTMAS ISLAND: 401,1064 COLOMBIA: 43,818-822 CONGO (Belgian): 436-439 CRETE: 854-856,980 CUBA: 760-765 CURACAO: 718-723 CYPRUS: 89-91 CZECHOSLOVAKIA: 132-143, 1091 DANZIG: 144-146,856 DENMARK: 147-150,172 DJIBOUTI - Republic: 122 Dodecanese Islands: 232-234 DOMINICA: 701 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 823-824 DUBAI: 990,998-999,1074, 1094-1096 ECUADOR: 825-826

EGYPT: 20,26-27,30,37,89-90, 212, 216, 221, 229, 286, 296, 303, 348-349, 352, 373-381, 384-386,391,405-406, 424-425, 438, 445-447, 453, 476, 482-483, 799, 805, 849, 854, 876, 910, 919, 922-923, 970,975,1055,1077, 1079-1080 ESTONIA: 151-153 Federated Malay States: 559-560,572 FIJI: 134,842 FINLAND: 154-155 FRANCE: 3,18-19,25,33,39-40, 45,50,68,156-171,232, 254-255, 273, 290, 441, 444, 597, 599, 768, 770-771, 773, 789, 793, 797, 804, 808-813, 815, 828, 850, 897, 925, 936, 954, 959-960, 967, 975-976, 984-985, 988, 1037, 1048, 1055-1056 French Community: 25,33, 440-444,586-595,755, 844-846 GAMBIA: 383 GERMANY: 4,13,28,34,42,55,58, 11 0 , 11 6 - 11 8 , 1 2 0 , 1 2 2 , 144-147, 152, 155, 172-203, 236-237,239-240,248, 251-252, 264-265, 289, 291, 295, 298, 300, 332, 335-336, 742, 816, 833, 856, 861-862, 866,869-870,880,887, 889-891, 893, 908, 912-916, 927-929, 937, 939-940, 943, 953-955, 965, 972, 974, 990, 992,994,997,999, 1002-1003,1005,1008,1014, 1021,1025,1031,1033,1036, 1038,1040,1046-1047,1077 GHANA: 384-389

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GIBRALTAR: 92-93 Gold Coast: 384-389 GREAT BRITAIN: 2,20,27,38-39, 41, 46, 62-88, 98, 252, 268, 285,309,337,431,615, 715-716,780,847-850, 852-855,857,859-860, 864-865, 868, 876-878, 886, 891-892, 894, 896, 899-900, 906, 922, 924, 933-935, 942, 946, 950, 952, 956, 958-963, 970-971, 975-976, 979-980, 982, 984, 991, 998, 1000, 1011-1012,1018,1028-1030, 1036,1042-1045,1048,1051, 1055,1060-1061,1063-1064, 1070,1074-1075,1082,1087, 1093-1096 GREECE: 109,114,119,131-132, 155, 204-213, 232-234, 269, 273, 276, 278-280, 287-288, 343-346,354,358-359, 364-368, 371, 527, 854-855, 872, 882, 891, 909, 917, 930, 935,941,947,954,980,1007, 1022,1026,1041,1053,1072 GRENADA: 702 GUATEMALA: 766 Gulf States: 26-27,30,37,48,57, 68,73,199,303-304,347-351, 355, 372, 448-449, 462-480, 864, 886-890, 901, 924-932, 935, 956-957, 990, 998-999, 1028-1035,1042,1060, 1094-1096 HAWAII: 61,697,722,728-729, 745, 752, 756, 831-832, 951, 1023 HONDURAS: 32,767 HONG KONG: 329,506-523, 600-601, 604-608, 610-613, 615-617, 632, 666, 668, 745, 747, 751, 755, 758, 834, 981, 1065

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HUNGARY: 214-221,315,1058 ICELAND: 222-223 Independent Africa: 384-389, 444 INDIA: 5,28,70,110-111,118,122, 144, 147, 151, 173-174, 195, 225, 291, 311, 350, 352, 409, 447-449, 451, 454, 463, 466, 469, 480, 486-494, 496, 504, 517, 520, 522-544, 573, 576, 578, 615, 622-623, 635, 653, 681, 852, 855, 858, 873, 876, 883, 899, 903, 906-911, 920, 931, 948, 961-964, 966-969, 980, 982, 990, 1011-1017, 1027,1037-1041,1048,1054, 1063 INDO-CHINA: 586-595 IRAN: 462-468,480 IRAQ: 26-27,30,37,48,57,68,73, 199, 303-304, 347-351, 355, 372, 448, 462, 464, 467-481, 849,859,864,886-890, 924-932,1042,1060 IRELAND: 41,94-103,875 ISRAEL: 450-461,1055,1062, 1079 ITALIAN COLONIES: 445 ITALY: 53,59,104-105,120,175, 224-235, 243, 246, 251, 336, 445, 954-955, 967, 1009, 1049,1055,1069,1073 Italy - Overprinted For Use In Other Countries: 234 JAMAICA: 703-711,932 JAPAN: 42,624-636,1084 Johore: 561 JORDAN: 970 Kangaroo & Map Issues: 934 Kedah: 562-564 Kelantan: 565-567 KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: 204, 390-404,879,968,1074

LATIN AMERICA: 32,43,45,61, NEW CALEDONIA: 755,844-846 6 9 6 , 7 0 0 , 7 1 4 , 7 1 6 , 7 5 8 , NEW GUINEA: 626,662 760-782,787-839 NEW SOUTH WALES: 2-3,7-10, LATVIA: 236-244,1003,1015, 12,19,24,28-29,32-34,42,45, 1038 49, 55, 60, 64-66, 70-74, 83, 89-90, 96-99, 102, 104, 106, LEAGUE of NATIONS 109, 113, 120, 122, 126, 138, GENEVA: 339-342 147,151-154,157,163, LEBANON: 481-483 166-167, 169, 174-175, 177, LIECHTENSTEIN: 245-247 198, 212, 221, 239, 243, 251, 254-256, 267, 276, 286, 288, LITHUANIA: 248-253,1004 290, 296, 299-300, 303, 308, LOURENCO MARQUES: 299 312, 320, 324, 326, 328-330, 336-342, 344, 349-350, 369, MALAYA: 485,545-585,608,616, 371-372, 380, 384, 389-390, 1083 3 94-396,402-403,405, MALTA: 53,104-108,891 414-415, 417, 422, 428, 430, MAURITIUS: 1092 433, 436, 439-440, 442-443, 446-448, 453-455, 459-462, MEXICO: 768-776 465, 468, 471, 474, 478-479, MIDDLE EAST: 20,26-27,30,37, 481, 485-489, 495, 497, 503, 48,57,68,73,89-90,122,199, 507, 509-510, 516, 518, 530, 212,216,221,229,296, 532, 534, 537, 543-544, 548, 303-304,347-352,355, 550, 553, 559, 561, 564, 568, 372-381,384-386,391, 572,579-580,582-586, 405-406,424-425,438, 588-589, 591, 593-594, 600, 445-480, 482-484, 799, 864, 604,606,609-613,616, 876, 886-890, 901, 910, 919, 618-619, 622, 628, 631-635, 922-932, 935, 956-957, 970, 638-644, 646, 648, 653, 657, 990, 998-999, 1028-1035, 659-661, 663, 668, 674-675, 1042,1055,1060,1062,1077, 680,683,691,694-696, 1079-1080,1094-1096 698-700, 702, 706, 709-710, 712, 716, 721-722, 724-725, MONACO: 254-255,993 727, 732, 736, 746, 755-756, Morocco (French): 25,33, 759-762, 764, 766, 774-777, 441-443 779-784, 786-787, 789-793, MOZAMBIQUE: 446-447 796-801,804,806-807, 810-811, 814, 817, 819-820, Mozambique Company: 447 822-823, 825-827, 830, 832, Negri Sembilan: 568-569 835-836, 838-840, 844-846, 860-864, 866, 868-871, 875, NETHERLANDS: 256-263,586, 877-880, 884-885, 887, 893, 718-723,742,871,987 897-899, 902, 920, 922-923, NETHERLANDS COLONIES: 925,933-934,936,940, 637-662, 785-786, 863, 885, 943-944,946,948,953, 949,1049-1050,1064, 955-956, 958-962, 966-967, 1066-1070,1081-1082,1084 975, 978-979, 986-987, 993, NETHERLANDS INDIES: 1003,1023,1033-1034,1036, 637-661,863,885,949, 1038,1040,1044,1046,1055, 1049-1050,1064,1066-1070, 1057-1060,1065-1066,1068, 1081-1082,1084 1071,1073-1077,1079-1080, 1086,1088-1089,1092 NETHERLANDS NEW GUINEA: 662

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NEW ZEALAND: 1,11,18,23,29, 35-36, 52, 63, 67, 72, 78, 101, 115-116, 124, 134, 142-143, 148, 155, 164, 199, 201, 204, 219,226,231,277,282, 284-285, 302, 306, 312, 326, 343, 375, 378, 381, 384, 388, 396, 398, 412, 415, 423, 432, 435,437,449,463-464, 471-472, 475, 483-484, 488, 501-502, 515, 532, 538, 559, 564, 572, 578, 590, 600, 607, 610, 615, 621, 629, 649, 656, 664, 679, 681-682, 690, 693, 697, 703-705, 708, 718, 723, 732-733, 735, 739, 744, 751, 756-758, 767, 774-776, 782, 788, 793, 795, 801, 808, 813, 816, 828-829, 834, 844-845, 848, 878, 932, 1028, 1043, 1067,1070 NEWFOUNDLAND: 739 NICARAGUA: 777-780 NIGERIA: 405 NORTH BORNEO: 580-585 NORTHERN TERRITORY: 126, 141, 163, 236, 249, 290, 343, 346, 358-359, 364-367, 452, 455, 460, 471, 476, 488, 526, 535, 549, 568, 596, 875, 902, 904,946,1045,1051-1054 NORWAY: 264-268 NYASALAND: 406 Pacific Islands: 81,83,87,101, 134, 285, 303, 451, 695, 699, 701, 711, 722, 732-735, 737, 745, 747-750, 752-758, 767, 781, 798, 821-822, 840-846, 1010,1075,1078,1090 Pahang: 570-571 PAKISTAN: 41,1018-1022 PALESTINE: 450-461,1055, 1062,1079 PANAMA: 781-782,787,792,817 Papua: 173,378 PARAGUAY: 827 Penang: 135,548,569,571,576, 600,608,614,616,636,942

Perak: 572-576 PERSIA: 462-468,480 PERU: 61,827-832 PHILIPPINES: 664-675,1065 POLAND: 144-146,269-281,856, 858, 881, 973, 983, 1006, 1020,1024,1032,1039 PORTUGAL: 150,282-285, 441-442 PORTUGUESE COLONIES: 299,446-447,663 QUEENSLAND: 30,43,48,57,66, 83,99,103,108,119,211,213, 232, 289, 316, 323, 334, 407, 426, 429, 431, 467, 503, 506, 509, 515, 517, 520, 524, 541, 555, 562, 571, 575, 589, 624, 636-637, 654, 660, 676, 722, 724, 731-732, 734, 738, 750, 812, 814, 818, 831-832, 852, 876, 921, 946, 977-978, 980, 1045,1059,1062,1090 RHODESIA: 415-420 ROMANIA: 286-288 RUSSIA - ALL PERIODS: 151-153, 236-244, 248-253, 289, 459, 1003-1004, 1015, 1038 RUSSIA - Soviet Union (19231991): 289 Sabah: 580-585 SAUDI ARABIA: 956-957 SCANDINAVIA: 2,31,147-151, 154-155, 172, 222-223, 243, 264-268, 291-310, 349, 861, 866, 869-870, 880, 887, 891, 907, 912, 914, 927, 939, 972, 992,1005,1014,1031,1073, 1076,1087 Scotland: 935,1094 Selangor: 572,577-579 SENEGAL (French): 444 SENEGAL (Independent): 444 SHARJAH & DEPENDENCIES: 901,935,1028-1035

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SINGAPORE: 234,450,522, 545-547,549,551-555, 557-558,561,568,573, 575-576, 592-593, 596, 598, 608, 616, 667, 669, 673-675, 874,884 SLOVAKIA: 143 SOLOMON ISLANDS: 840 SOMALIA (Italian): 445 SOMALILAND (British): 445 SOUTH AFRICA: 12,15-16,22, 44,47,88,282,392,398,404, 407-414, 421-423, 435, 749, 892,895 SOUTH ARABIAN FEDERATION: 122 SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 21-22,44, 47, 58, 83, 90-91, 102, 112, 126, 141, 163, 165, 236, 249, 290,343,346,358-359, 364-367, 377, 404, 410, 421, 423,444,452,455,460, 470-471, 476, 488, 526, 535, 538, 549, 552, 568, 596-597, 623, 640, 671, 714, 737-738, 744, 793, 804, 828, 837, 860, 875, 892, 902, 904, 946, 949, 951, 955, 988, 1010, 1012, 1045,1047-1048,1051-1054, 1093 SOUTH WEST AFRICA: 421-423 SOUTHERN RHODESIA: 415-420 SPAIN: 290,712-717 SRI LANKA: 51,271,322,370, 454,495-505,921 Straits Settlements: 545-558, 560 SUDAN: 387,390,424-432 SURINAM: 785-786 SWEDEN: 2,31,151,155,243, 265, 291-310, 349, 861, 866, 869-870, 880, 887, 891, 907, 912, 914, 927, 939, 972, 992, 1005,1014,1031,1073,1076, 1087

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SWITZERLAND: 39,245-246, VICTORIA: 1,5,9,12,15-17,20,31, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 49-50, 38,44,46-47,50,53-54,59,61, 54-56,64,138,171,196,215, 310-342,867,898,966,1016, 64,74,76,80,82,85-86,95-96, 220, 310, 322, 347, 387, 438, 1057,1062 100, 102, 105, 110, 114, 119, 440, 469, 496, 542, 547, 549, SYRIA: 484 128, 136, 144, 156, 168, 176, 551, 563, 581, 595, 598, 607, TANGANYIKA: 204,390,400 181-191, 194, 197, 211, 214, 637,657,659,661,672, 248, 261, 264-265, 268, 270, 674-675, 725-726, 738, 761, TASMANIA: 6,37,203,285,407, 274, 280-281, 283, 291, 295, 805, 821, 837, 859-860, 874, 418, 458, 508, 573, 592, 665, 310-311, 313-314, 347-348, 889, 968, 974, 976, 994, 997, 685, 687-689, 797, 860, 905, 350,357-359,382,385, 1008,1042,1048,1051-1054, 964,1044,1085 391-392, 401, 407, 416, 419, 1061,1064,1081,1094-1096 THAILAND: 461,532,589,591, 424-425, 427, 432, 438, 441, YUGOSLAVIA: 234,351-372, 597, 676-692, 1024-1027, 445, 450, 452-453, 456, 458, 918,1071 1049,1056 466, 473, 476-477, 479, 482, 4 9 3 - 4 9 6 , 5 0 0 , 5 0 5 , 5 0 7 , ZANZIBAR: 433-435 Timor: 526,545,663,853,868 510-513, 516-517, 523, 526, TIMOR (Portuguese): 663 528-529,531-532,535, Thematic And Topical TONGA: 841-844 544-546,548,550-551, Classification 556-558,560,565-567, TRIESTE: 234-235 569-570, 573-574, 576-577, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: 712-717 601-603, 617-620, 623-625, 6 2 7 - 6 3 0 , 6 3 6 - 6 3 9 , 6 4 7 , advertising: 35,112,129-131, TURKEY: 28,343-350,1079-1080 135, 149, 409, 538, 554, 665, 650-652, 654, 658, 660, 662, UNITED NATIONS: 339-342 710, 764,1051 666-667, 669-670, 672-673, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 677-678, 684, 686, 692, 695, aeroplanes: 3,6-13,15,584,633, 17,21,23-24,29,32,35-36,40, 700,716,847-848,904,936 701, 707, 711, 713, 715, 717, 52, 54, 56, 61, 67, 84, 87, 93, 720, 722, 724-725, 727-729, Agriculture: 206,226,279,351, 199-203,222-223,230, 731-732, 734, 736, 738, 744, 433,588,652,1041 284-285, 301, 303, 309, 327, 746,751,758,763,765, 329-332, 334-335, 438, 441, 7 6 8 - 7 7 3 , 7 8 1 , 7 8 5 , 7 8 9 , Air Force: 93,403,416,449,474, 478,535,542,544,556, 608,610,694,696,698, 793-794, 802-803, 809, 811, 566-567,694,1086,1089 700-705, 707, 713, 715-719, 814-815, 817, 822, 824, 830, 722-723, 725-726, 740-761, 833, 838-839, 841-843, 847, 763-765, 768-769, 774-778, 849-850, 853-858, 860, 862, 781-784, 786, 797, 799-802, 865, 867, 872-873, 881-883, Airmail Stamps: 17,19,22-25,29, 34-36,41-44,47,50,53-54,56, 814, 818-819, 822-824, 826, 886, 888, 890-891, 894-896, 59, 104-105, 107, 112-114, 828-832, 835-837, 839, 931, 900,902,905-919,924, 117, 119, 123, 130, 132-136, 944-945, 951, 958, 969, 981, 926-931, 937-939, 941-942, 140-142, 149, 156, 163-165, 986,1010,1023,1065,1070, 945, 947, 950, 952, 954, 957, 167, 170, 205, 209, 214-215, 1075-1076,1078,1090 963,965,969-974,977, 217,226,230,235-236, 981-985,989-992,994-1002, United States Territories: 696, 2 50-251,253,269,273, 1 0 0 4 - 1 0 11 , 1 0 1 3 - 1 0 2 2 , 700,714,716,758 285-286,291-293,302, 1024-1032,1035,1037,1039, 310-311, 314-318, 320-321, URUGUAY: 833-835 1041,1044,1049-1050,1056, 325-326, 328, 333, 352-361, 1063,1072,1074,1077-1078, VENEZUELA: 836-839 3 64,366-368,371-372, 1083-1085 374-375, 378, 381, 428, 525, 597, 604, 610, 743, 745-749, 752-753,757-758,902, 904-905 ‘My Auction Bidsheet’ on our website always shows you the current status of your bids.

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Censored Mail: 62,77,81,87, coastal features - seas & Alcohol: 710,728,876 oceans: 1-2,172,282,401, 90-91, 93, 98-99, 102-103, Architecture: 298 461, 676, 714, 722, 825, 830, 108, 124, 127-128, 131, 142, Army: 304,457-458,477,504,537, 868, 884, 905, 922, 934, 955, 148,150,171,191,194, 722,782,1083,1086,1088 984,1044,1066,1069-1070, 199-203, 210-212, 217-222, 1085,1089 224, 229-231, 233-235, 244, autographs: 1091 247, 253, 257-259, 263, 268, Coffee & Tea: 499,501,652 Aviators: 3,589 284-285, 288, 290, 293, 296, 3 0 3 - 3 0 9 , 3 1 9 , 3 2 6 - 3 3 2 , Commemorative Covers: 5,13 Avis de Reception: 383,533 334-338, 347-350, 369-370, Commercial Perfins: 853,950, Balkans: 109,114,119,129-132, 372, 377-381, 383, 387, 389, 953,1029 204-213, 232-234, 269, 273, 402-404, 414, 416, 419-420, 276,278-280,286-288, 4 3 0 - 4 3 2 , 4 3 5 , 4 3 8 - 4 3 9 , Concessional Stamps: 85,126, 343-346,351-372,527, 133, 170, 266, 282, 408, 428, 441-443,446-449,451, 854-855,872,882,909, 430,434,448,468,475, 453-459, 466-468, 473-475, 917-918, 930, 935, 941, 947, 490-491, 493, 499, 501, 555, 477-480,482-484,491, 954, 980, 1022, 1026, 1035, 568, 571, 593, 599, 602-603, 493-494, 504-505, 516-518, 1041,1053,1071-1072 625, 627, 630, 636, 638, 667, 520, 522, 530, 536, 538-544, 691, 693, 695, 701, 705, 709, Balloon: 2,4 555-557, 566-567, 569, 571, 7 13,715,718-720,728, 575-576, 582-585, 590-593, Banking & Finance: 14,72,84, 742-743, 746, 748, 780-781, 608-609, 611-623, 632, 634, 168,383,393 7 84-785,857,942,944, 636,646,654,656-661, 948-951, 969, 971, 984, 998, banking,: 4,14,72,74,383,393, 668-670,672-675,684, 1017,1023,1029-1030,1040, 423, 425, 427, 450, 471, 474, 686-689, 692, 694-696, 698, 1051,1065,1085 488, 496, 511-512, 514-515, 700-702, 710-711, 713-717, 517, 520, 525, 538, 541, 573, 720-723, 729, 731-732, 734, Consular Mail: 32,39,438,586, 576, 578, 595, 621, 626, 635, 736,741,743,747-748, 614,680,683,795,802 671, 673, 681, 733, 777, 991, 751-755, 757-759, 763-766, Customs: 82,85,118,191-192, 1033,1045 774-776,779-780,782, 833 785-786, 797-802, 814, 817, birds: 1,130,308,338,581 8 2 2 , 8 2 4 , 8 2 6 , 8 2 9 - 8 3 2 , Dancing & Dancers: 665 Booklets: 75,77,577 8 3 4 - 8 3 5 , 8 3 8 - 8 3 9 , 8 4 2 , Dead Letter Office: 586,1083 Catalogued Plate Flaws: 608 844-846, 1062, 1069-1072, Death: 20,358,394 1074-1080,1084,1087 Disaster: 534,922 Central Africa: 406,436-439 education: 670 Charity: 537 CINDERELLAS: 123,247,297, Energy: 448,468,480,490,638, 719 321, 418, 492, 541, 657, 775, 993,1023 Esperanto: 889 exhibitions: 5

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Express Mail: 74,79-80,83, 260-262, 379, 381, 606, 743, 864 Fauna - animals: 497,554,934, 1092 First Flight Covers: 38-39,44, 196, 256, 421, 423, 426, 526, 537, 562-563, 565, 750, 904, 1093 flags: 802 Flight Covers - Catapult: 177 Flight Covers - Commercial: 1-1096 Free Mail: 419,534,568 Fruit: 90 Geology: 14 Georgian Head Issues: 509 Government & Politicians: 5,14, 82,319,730,1061 Heraldry: 81,84,87-88 Horses: 63-66,70-74,76,78-80, 97,851 Hotels: 35,135,265,278,497,634, 653, 664, 712, 776, 779, 884, 945 illustrated covers: 3-4,6-13, 15-16,40,247,665 Indigenous Peoples: 489 interrupted mail: 847-848, 853-855,858,886-890, 9 0 6 - 9 11 , 9 2 2 - 9 2 3 , 9 3 6 , 954-957, 959-969, 975-978, 982,1010,1028-1030,1032, 1034-1035,1037-1045, 1051-1054,1056,1066-1069, 1076-1077,1081-1083, 1085-1086,1088-1093

Islands: 1,51,53,61,89-91, 104-108, 134, 271, 322, 370, 401, 433-435, 454, 495-505, 663-675, 693-717, 739, 745, 752,755-756,840-846, 853-855, 905, 921, 932, 980, 1024,1064-1065,1075,1085, 1090,1092 Judaica: 252 Jusqu’a Air Mail: 93,110-111, 204, 224, 284, 286, 307, 332, 338,343,375,391,398, 406-407, 415, 441, 444, 450, 464,466,469-470,481, 495-496, 524, 527, 546-547, 559, 637, 664, 740, 760, 794, 805,811,815,817-818 late fee: 55,57,60,71,84,107,180, 218, 222, 282, 307, 322, 328, 503, 505, 523, 560, 641, 661, 868, 912, 934, 955, 957, 987, 1073 Law & Order: 898 Medical & Health: 4,509,641,734 Military & Censor Mail: 81,87, 93,102,127,148,171, 200-203, 210, 212, 230, 233, 244, 284-285, 288, 303-304, 326-327, 330-332, 334-335, 337-338, 349, 369, 377-378, 380, 387, 389, 402-403, 414, 418,420,431,435,438, 441-443,446-448,451, 454-458, 466-467, 473-474, 477-480,482-484,491, 493-494, 504-505, 516-518, 520-523,536,538-543, 555-556,566,569,571, 575-576,582,585,590, 592-593, 608, 611-616, 694, 736-738, 741, 743, 747-748, 752-755, 757-758, 1070, 1084,1086,1089

Military - World War Ii Period: 81,87,93,102,127,148,171, 200-203, 210, 212, 230, 233, 244, 284-285, 288, 303-304, 326-327, 330-332, 334-335, 337-338, 349, 369, 377-378, 380, 387, 389, 402-403, 414, 418,420,431,435,438, 441-443,446-448,451, 454-458, 466-467, 473-474, 477-480,482-484,491, 493-494, 504-505, 516-518, 520-523,536,538-543, 555-556,566,569,571, 575-576,582,585,590, 592-593, 608, 611-616, 694, 736-738, 741, 743, 747-748, 752-755, 757-758, 1070, 1084,1086,1089 Mining: 88,490,571,573,780 Missent Mail: 52,444,461,1028 mountains: 12,25-26,56,387 myths & legends: 76,78-79,97 Navy: 92,418,542,736 Official mail: 124,340,342,402, 419, 422, 492, 535, 556, 558, 566,905 Official Stamps: 124,340,342, 402, 419, 422, 492, 535, 556, 558,566,905 Olympics: 1091 OMNIBUS ISSUES: 69,77,396, 410,434,500,506-507, 511-512, 528, 530-532, 548, 550,705,896,920-921 Onwards Air Transmission (OAT): 102-103,128, 222-223, 247, 268, 305-308, 337,443,738,1050,1087 overprinted stamps: 30,97,107, 123, 280, 341-342, 344, 347, 421-423,431

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parcel: 72,85 parcel post: 72,85,247,567 parks & gardens: 437,631,712, 961 perfins: 62-63,69,75,77,81,86, 148, 191, 193-195, 258, 266, 409, 491, 496, 511-512, 525, 538, 743, 746, 748, 853, 857, 950,953,1029 Photography: 176,178,196,242, 489,538,649,662,752 PICTURE POSTCARDS: 2,4,6-7, 9-13,15-16,28,31,52,95,122, 176, 178, 215, 238, 242, 302, 313, 324, 327, 339, 489, 649, 651,662,789,794,816, 847-848,860,862,889,1091 Pigeon Post: 1 Pneumatic Mail: 120 Post Offices: 100,118,161,308, 343, 513, 599-600, 629, 740, 749,755,983,1073 Postage Due Handstamps: 646 Postage Dues: 2,9,66,161,192, 199-203, 264, 267, 296, 309, 314, 322, 331, 384, 407, 440, 469, 478, 507, 525, 532-534, 540, 542, 589, 642, 650, 884, 1012,1018 Postal History: 1-1096 Postal Labels: 690,1087 Postal Rates: 5-13,15,17-44, 46-56, 58-64, 66-80, 84-94, 97, 100, 104-120, 122-171, 173-198, 204-207, 209-242, 244-284, 287-306, 308-313, 315-318, 320-336, 338, 340, 342-364, 366-367, 369-397, 399-401, 403-445, 447-518, 520-526, 528-533, 535-540, 543-547, 549-556, 559-569, 571-572, 574-576, 578-588, 590-598, 600-615, 740-742, 744, 746, 749-758, 850-851, 875, 901, 934, 954-955, 958, 1090-1092 postal seals: 126,681,1091

Postal Stationery: 7-8,16,56, 61-66, 69, 77, 98, 114-117, 158, 199-203, 228, 230-231, 247, 252, 255, 277, 289, 380, 403, 408-409, 419, 440, 453, 459, 480, 484, 529-530, 533, 536, 539, 544, 549, 553, 557, 561, 588, 738, 740, 755-756, 842, 860, 894, 901, 906, 963, 1063 Postal Stationery Aerogrammes: 36,56,738 Postal Stationery - Envelopes: 8,56,114-117,277,588,740 Postal Stationery - Letter Cards: 61, 199-203, 230-231, 255, 403, 419, 440, 459, 480, 530, 544,561 Postal Stationery - Postal Cards: 158,199-203,228, 252, 289, 380, 453, 484, 529, 539,557,860,901 Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes: 16,64-66,98, 408-409, 533, 536, 549, 553, 842,894,906,963,1063 Postmarks: 1-1096 postmarks - instructional markings: 51,55,57,59-60, 100, 117, 122, 134, 150, 216, 231, 282, 332, 374, 393-397, 461, 524-525, 543, 595, 602, 604, 614, 616, 740-741, 749, 755, 758, 864, 1028, 1083, 1090 Postmarks - Meter Cancels: 62, 111, 137, 160, 192, 295, 305, 307, 809, 811, 862, 891, 907, 912, 914-915, 927, 939, 965, 992,1005,1014,1031,1044, 1052 postmarks - pictorial: 5,13 Postmarks - Slogan Cancels: 26,89-90,92,1064 prates: 194 Prisoners of War and Internees: 199-203,230,336,838,1075, 1077-1078 Private Carrier Stamps: 247

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Radio: 158,392,552,594,936,975 railways & trains: 247 Registered Mail & Registration Labels: 16,25,33,37,40, 48-49, 53, 63-66, 69, 78, 81, 8 7 - 8 8 , 9 8 , 1 0 4 , 1 0 8 - 11 0 , 114-115, 117-120, 126, 131, 134, 138-142, 148, 153, 156, 159, 163, 166, 168, 171, 179, 181-195, 197-198, 204, 207, 209, 212, 216, 226-227, 236, 241, 249-251, 257, 269-271, 275,277,279-281,285, 287-290, 310, 318-319, 321, 329-333, 340, 345, 351-352, 354,356-368,370-372, 378-379, 383, 405, 407-409, 413-414, 425-427, 449-452, 455, 460, 471, 476, 481, 483, 488, 496, 514, 516-517, 519, 525, 533, 535-536, 540-541, 549,553,556,558,561, 567-568, 573, 576, 586-587, 591, 596, 605-606, 608, 613, 617, 621-622, 626-627, 630, 632-635,644-646,648, 660-661, 665, 671, 676, 678, 680-681, 685, 687-688, 690, 696-700, 702, 717, 719, 726, 741, 744, 749, 751-754, 756, 759, 774, 776-777, 782, 785, 791-792, 795-797, 802-803, 809, 811-812, 814, 827-828, 830, 832, 836, 842, 844, 846, 878, 885, 892, 894, 897-898, 906, 908, 916, 929, 931, 937, 963, 986, 1007, 1019, 1025, 1033,1037,1040,1046-1047, 1057,1061,1063,1068,1071, 1082,1095 rel: 152,561,902,904,1011,1096 religion: 252,620 royalty: 293,298,300,303,308, 396,535,705,733,896, 920-921 Sheep: 129,206,527,531,965 Ship Mail: 50,60 ships & boats: 92,106,322,324, 378-379,509,651,736,743

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Southern Africa: 12,15-16,22, Universal Postal Union: 25-26, unusual origins or destinations: 28,30-34,37,40,42-43,45,48, 1-13, 15-17, 22-34, 36-37, 44,47,88,282,299,382,392, 57-60,67,106,109,112-113, 40-45, 47-51, 53-55, 58-61, 398,404,407-423,435, 127, 131-132, 139-144, 147, 65,87,89-94,97,100, 446-447,749,892,895 1 5 1 1 5 3 , 1 5 5 1 5 8 , 1 6 3 , 104-115, 117-119, 121-134, Sport: 73,259,695,713,720,1091 165-170, 173-174, 176-178, 136-147, 149-164, 166-198, Stamp Dealers: 529 180, 196-197, 204, 208-209, 200-207, 209-242, 244-285, 214-215, 217, 220, 222-223, 287-306, 308-313, 315-318, Streets & Roads: 41,66,76,79, 2 2 8 , 2 3 2 2 3 3 , 2 3 6 2 3 8 , 320-336, 338, 340, 342-364, 191, 220, 225, 322, 372, 385, 240-242,246-249,251, 366-367, 369-397, 399-518, 398,404,437,446,924 253-255,260-262,265, 520-526, 528-540, 542-547, Tennis: 695,713,720,1050 268-269, 273, 276, 279-283, 549-556, 559-569, 571-572, 285-288, 290-291, 298, 302, 574-576, 578-588, 590-598, Timber & Trees: 4,443,975,1051 307-308,310-314,320, 600-615, 656, 663-664, 676, Transport: 247 323-324, 327, 329, 338-339, 679, 693-694, 696-698, 700, Travelling Post Offices: 147, 343, 351, 358, 360, 368-371, 702,718,731,735,744, 151-153, 155, 163, 224, 239, 373,380,436-437,439, 758-760, 766-767, 783, 787, 241-242, 250, 265, 291, 295, 441-442, 444-447, 462-463, 802, 817-818, 823-827, 838, 298, 300, 405, 471, 481, 488, 469, 471, 473, 475, 481-482, 879,892,954-955,958, 507, 561, 568, 644, 648, 680, 586, 590-591, 594-595, 598, 966-969, 983, 985, 1010, 791, 827, 861, 866, 868-870, 600, 605, 613, 624-625, 627, 1015,1053-1054,1062, 878, 880, 885, 887, 891, 897, 637,643-644,651,662, 1069-1070,1079,1090-1092 907, 912, 914, 927, 939, 953, 664-665, 667, 669, 676-684, Varieties: 69,84,90-91,107,128, 972, 975, 992, 1003, 1005, 718-722, 760, 762, 766, 785, 210, 296, 412, 516, 521, 543, 1014,1031,1038 787-792,796,798,804, 592,608 815-816, 818-819, 821-822, Unclaimed: 972 828, 846, 858, 862, 867, 872, War Tax Stamps: 584-585 8 8 1 - 8 8 2 , 8 8 5 , 8 8 7 - 8 9 0 , Western Europe: 3-4,13,18-19, 897-898, 908-909, 916, 922, 25,28,34,39-40,42,50,55,58, 926, 929-930, 949, 983, 993, 92-93, 110-122, 132-133, 999,1003-1004,1015,1037, 140-141, 144-147, 150, 152, 1071-1073 155-203, 236-237, 239-240, 245-248, 251-252, 254-255, 264-265, 282-285, 289-291, 295,298,300,310-342, 441-442, 444, 742, 816, 833, 850, 856, 861-862, 866-867, 869-870, 880, 887, 889-891, 893, 897-898, 908, 912-916, 922-923,925,927-929, 936-937,939-940,943, 953-955, 959-960, 965-967, 972, 974-976, 984-985, 988, 990, 992-994, 996-997, 999, 1002-1003,1005,1007-1008, 1014,1016,1019,1021,1025, 1031,1033-1034,1036-1038, 1040,1046-1049,1052, 1055-1057,1059,1062,1077 zeppelins: 34,42,58,172,178, 196,245,742,807,945 Zeppelins on stamps: 181-190, 193-195,197,245

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How To Get The Most From Our Catalogue [These notes are offered as a guide to understanding the information given as symbols.] 1.

Firstly, we have the lot number. All lots have at least one illustration on our website, and many will have multiple illustrations.

The second column contains a symbol, which represents the item(s) in the lot: ** Mint, unmounted o.g. * Mint, mounted o.g. V Used, Very fine. F Used, Fine G Used, Good H Used, Heavy U Used,quality unspecified W Unused, no gum D Piece * Cover, card or S Stamp (“Postmarks” lots) PS Postal Stationery B Booklets or Booklet Panes

The 3rd column contains the general description of the of the lot and should be self-evident with one exception. When a catalogue value is extrapolated the value is followed by a ↕, e.g. $2000↕. Typical extrapolations are 40% of the catalogue value for hinged mint when the catalogue only provides values for MUH, 200% for MUH when the catalogue value is for mint hinged. The following notes apply specifically to postmark description. Whenever possible postmarks will be described in full, except that the top portion of a postmark is only spelt out when it differs from the post office name or requires some clarification. Bracketed shaded text within a description indicates that these characters cannot be read, while greyed characters are hard to read or are only partly present, as is the case when part of the postmark is on the edge of a stamp. Very large or small letters are represented by large and small fonts respectively; small fonts are particularly used to indicate the presence of small nylon wheels in the datestamp. The following example illustrates these points: '[POST] OFFICE/21DE86/GARAH'. After the forscription of the postmark we will indicate the overall quality of the cancel with a bracketed 2 character code. The first character is A-D where A is a fine clear postmark through to D which is barely legible. The second character is a number from 1 to 4 where 1 is complete including all the frame through to 4 where only 25% or less of the cancel is visible. For exceptional strikes we will further qualify the quality code with a ‘+’ and for items which are light etc the code will be qualified with a ‘-’. For postmark lots the condition of the postmark is the most important aspect of our descriptions. Minor defects in the stamp or cover are mentioned only when the value of the item is significant. Naturally, major defects will always be described.

The symbols in the second column, and the illustrations of lots, form part of the lot description.

The last column is the estimate. The reserve is almost always 75% of the estimate and bids below the reserve will not usually be considered.

No GST is added to the hammer price. The vendors have accepted responsibility for any tax payable.

We use the following standardised abbreviations: o.g. original gum d/s datestamp h/s handstamp ERD earliest recorded date o/o opened-out M/S(s) miniature sheet(s) impt imprint provl provisional LDL large dateline (postmarks) TLC,TRC,LLC,LRC

opt(d) overprint(ed) cds circular datestamp mss manuscript; handwritten LRD latest recorded date RLabel registration label PPC picture postcard mtd mounted wmk watermark SDL small dateline (postmarks) Top Left Cnr, Top Right Cnr, Lower Left Cnr, Lower Right Cnr

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1899-1930 - AIR ACCELERATED MAIL TO AUSTRALASIA

(Prior 1931 Experimental airmail services England to Australia, arranged in date order

1899 (Jul 28) use of complete flimsy carried by pigeon from Great Barrier Island to extraordinary destination of Melbourne, appropriate 6d rate to Auckland, where placed in a regular envelope to complete journey to Melbourne by sea. The sender states ‘I have been here on a holiday and since communication from the place is kept open with Auckland (200 lonely miles away) by means of homing pigions (sic) I send you a line in the hope that the novelty of the winged messengers with stamp attached may prove of interest to your good self’. RPSofNZ Certificate (2002). [The only other 19th Century airborne mail article to an Australian Colony is the Ballon Monté cover to Sydney, which sold for $188,000 at a Sydney auction in 2009.] $15,000

1907 (Oct 14) posting at Tösse Sweden (where retrieved) of The Daily Graphic produced postcard, dropped in a canister from balloon over North Sea, pre-addressed to Sydney by sender, ‘T’ tax marking without sum expressed applied in Sweden, accordingly untaxed on arrival at Sydney (Nov 8). The addressee states ‘Please forgive me sending this unstamped – the conditions of postage prevent it as there is no knowing in what country it will fall, & should it fall in a foreign country an English stamp will be useless.’ One of three surviving postcards to Australia. [The Daily Graphic produced this postcard for carrying aboard the Balloon Mammoth on its world record breaking long-distance flight, which commenced at the Crystal Palace, London, 14 October 1907. 15,000 postcards were carried in canisters, which were dropped from the air over the North Sea, with instructions to finders to facilitate onward transmission to the addressee indicated on the pre-addressed postcard.] 1910 (Jun 22) use to Sydney of attractive illustrated cover for Grande Semaine d’Aviation (English translation: ‘Grand Week of Aviation’) in Rouen, attended by the leading aviators of the day, bearing France 25c tied by Rouen datestamp, North Sydney (Jul 25) backstamp. [Whilst there is no proof this cover was airlifted at the event, such flown souvenirs were produced. The only recorded use of the commemorative cover to Australia.]

$5,000

$1,000

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1910 (Oct 19) use from Baeumenheim of Aero Club of Augsbourg inscribed ‘Balloon’ postcard (little creased) to ‘Doctor’s House’, Melbourne (still standing - opposite Reserve Bank building). The sender states ‘Our first ascension in a balloon with Hylda was Frankfurt from 10am to 5pm. We landed on top of a tree. Then went up again to land balloon very smoothly in a field.’ A particularly early aerial incident and the only recorded example to Australia. 1911 (Feb 18) world’s first airmail cover (opening faults) from Allahabad via Bombay to Yendon, Victoria, bearing 1a for British Empire surface rate, cancelled by ‘FIRST AERIAL POST/(aeroplane)/1911/U P EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD’ commemorative handstamp in magenta, backstamped Allahabad (Feb 18) & Bombay (Feb 20). The earliest powered flight airmail cover, and the only example recorded to Australia. [The addressee, Clyde Fiskin of Lal Lal House, won the House of Representatives seat of Ballarat at the 1934 Federal elections.]

$4,000

$5,000

The following six (6) lots are from 1911 Inaugural British Air Mail Service flights, Windsor-London, destined for Australia/N.Z.

1911 (Sep 9) first day use of red-brown postcard at inaugural British air mail service from Windsor to London, franked at correct 1d rate to Hobart, Tasmania. A very scarce destination. 1911 (Sep 9) first day use of bright rose envelope (with insert) at inaugural British air mail service to Sydney. The envelopes were sold at 1/- (postcards were 6d) and are rare to Australia. This is the only recorded example in this colour.

1911 (Sep 9) first day use of deep dull green envelope (with insert) at inaugural British air mail service to Sydney. Two examples recorded in this colour to Australia. 1911 (Sep 12 & 13) fourth and fifth day use of purple-brown postcards at inaugural British air mail service, to Sydney and Melbourne respectively, latter paid at ½d internal rate only and accordingly taxed 1d upon arrival. (2)

$750 $2,000

$1,500 $1,200

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1911 (Sep 14) sixth day use of purple-brown postcard with Organizing Committee printed inscription on reverse for inaugural British air mail service, to Cessnock. The only recorded example of this special printing to Australia. 1911 (Sep 15) seventh day use of deep dull green postcard at inaugural British air mail service to Dunedin. Only 41 postcards were addressed to New Zealand, few survive.

$1,500

1911 (Dec 29) posting to Albury NSW of special postcard for carriage aboard first ‘SOUTH AFRICAN AERIAL POST’ from Kenilworth to Muizenberg, intended for December 30 flight but delayed until January 3 1912, redirected to Queenscliff on arrival. The earliest airborne item from South Africa to Australia, and only recorded example to Australia. 1912 (May 19) use of specially inscribed postcard for inaugural flight Heidelberg-Mannheim to Sydney, franked 10pf Germania for foreign postcard rate and tied by the special cancellation. The earliest airborne item Germany-Australia, and only recorded example to Australia.

$5,000

1912 (Jun 12) use of specially inscribed airmail postcard at Darmstadt during experimental air mail flights on Rhein and Main, bearing 10pf for foreign postcard rate and mandatory 10pf etiquette for airmail surcharge, both tied by the special cancellation, addressed to Govt Geologist, Launceston. The pioneer Zeppelin airship Schwaben and airplane Gelber Hund serviced the flights, raising the possibility that this is the earliest Zeppelin-flown item to Australia, aside from being the only recorded example to Australia. [Remarkably, the subject matter is wholly commercial, referring in part to German Bank concessions in “Nyassa Land”.] 1918 (Oct 7) Wynberg-Green to Point Common South Africa RAF flight postcard addressed to Melbourne bearing ½d x2 tied by double-circle ‘AERIAL POST/SOUTH/-7.OCT.D 18/AFRICA’ datestamp, minor blemishes, reverse containing personal message from sender. The only recorded example to Australia.

$750

$3,000

$5,000 $1,500

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1918 (Dec 1) Turffontein-Benoni South Africa flight by RAF, specially printed postcard addressed to Melbourne bearing 1d tied by ‘AERIAL POST/SOUTH/-1. DEC.B 18/AFRICA’ datestamp, personal message from sender on reverse. The only recorded example to Australia. 1919 (Oct 27) cover from New Jersey to Melbourne bearing 6c Air Post for 1oz USA internal airmail service, thence by surface. The earliest known airmail service accelerated item from USA to Australia.

$1,500 $2,500

1920 (May 7) cover Paris to Timaru New Zealand endorsed ‘Par Avion – Paris : Londres’ and bearing early black on salmon ‘Par Avion’ etiquette, franked (both sides) 10c x33 (few with faults) for aggregate 3f30c (overpaid 5c for 3f25 rate), 2f of which was attributed to the Paris-London airmail service surcharge, departing London May 19 on P & O Kyber arriving Sydney early June from where it was transferred to steamer bound for New Zealand. This is the earliest commercial international airmail service item to Australia and New Zealand. [Of far greater philatelic significance than the Aug 1920 cover carried by Parer & McIntosh claimed to be the first “ordinary” airmail letter to Australia (from Straits Settlements), franked at 4c for surface rate only and was not carried by an official airmail service yet still realised $14,375 at a Melbourne auction in 2011] $20,000 To avoid errors, please check your Lot Numbers and Bids carefully.

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1920 (Aug 25) cover Paris to Sydney endorsed ‘Air mail by London’ bearing early tied use of pictorial ‘Par Avion’ etiquette, reverse franked 60c x5 and 25c for 3f25 rate including 2f Paris-London airmail service surcharge, thence by P&O Malwa to Australia, Sydney arrival date indeterminable, some opening faults. The earliest commercial international airmail service item to terminate in Australia. $20,000

1921 (Aug 11) mourning cover London to Malvern East Victoria bearing GB early ‘BY AIR MAIL’ etiquette, ½d, 1½d and 2d, the whole tied by London double-circle datestamp, endorsed ‘Via Suez’ in manuscript at upper left, the rate of 4d representing 2d Letter rate plus 2d per oz airmail fee to Egypt. Very early example of airmail acceleration for the long haul to Australia. 1923 (Aug 24) cover Chicago to Brighton South Australia endorsed ‘Per Air Rout to San Francisco’ and in another hand ‘Via/Airplane’ bearing Washington 1c coil imperf x perf 10 strip of five tied by Chicago duplex, backstamped San Francisco (Aug 25), some flap damage. [From Jul 18 1919 no specific internal airmail rate applied; mail was carried by airplane on space available basis at 2c per oz, but airmail service was not guaranteed. The one day delivery time from mid west to west coast and bold endorsement suggest this item did travel aerially within USA]

$1,000

$500

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1925 (Mar & May) South Africa internal airmail service covers to New Zealand earlier (Mar 10) Durban to Nelson where redirected to Auckland, the later (Apr 25) Port Elizabeth to Auckland, both franked 2d + Air Post 6d and handstamped ‘SA.AIR MAIL/SA JUGPOS’ in black or in violet respectively, some flap faults. Rare to this destination. (2) 1926 (Oct 6) Post Office approved printed air mail cover Chicago to Hastings New Zealand, franked USA 16c Air Post and ½c block of four tied by Chicago duplex, typewritten ‘VIA AIR MAIL-CHICAGO TO SAN FRANCISCO’, 18c being correct rate for airmail service 1,000/1,500 miles plus 5c Overseas surface, backstamped Chicago. Rare early use of USA internal air service to New Zealand.

1926 (Nov 22) cover San Diego to Sydney with handstamped ‘Via Air Mail’ paid at 24c for airmail service California-New York for connection to Trans-Atlantic liner, the next air link in that direction being the RAF conducted Cairo-Baghdad service, backstamped San Francisco. The only example of this rate to Australia recorded by vendor. 1926 (Dec 28) registered use of printed ‘PAR AVION’ envelope from Rabat Medina to Mt Gambier South Australia bearing range Airmail issues with aggregate 5f franking, representing UPU 1f50 + 2f 10-20gms airmail surcharge to France (details printed reverse) + 1f50 registration, thence by surface, backstamped Adelaide & Mt Gambier. The earliest airmail service item French Africa to Australia.

1927 (Jan 21) cover specially inscribed for Imperial Airways Basrah-Cairo airmail service addressed to Mt Duneed Victoria, bearing British Occupation of Iraq 1a block of six tied by Basrah double-circle (and Jan 23 Cairo arrival slogan), representing UPU 3a + airmail surcharge 1½a per 10gms x2, endorsed in pencil on front ‘1st Service’, although actually carried on second service, departing on Jan 21, Port Said transit. Remarkable destination, the earliest recorded from this origin, and earliest IAL service commercial item to Australia. 1927 (Mar 31) cover (trifle stained) from London to Melbourne bearing ‘BY AIR MAIL’ etiquette with ajacent manuscript endorsement ‘ONLY/Cairo-Karachi’, franked 7½d for Imperial Airways seventh flight service via this route, connecting with air service at Cairo (Apr 6), arriving Basra following day where backstamped. Rare participant to Australia via this service.

$600 $400

$500 $1,000

$1,200 $1,000

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1927 (May 18) postcard (creases) from Schneidemühl Germany to Sydney bearing Airmail 10pf x2 and 20pf, endorsed for transmission via Constantinople, Bombay and Netherlands Indies, the 40pf franking representing 25pf UPU rate plus 15pf Berlin-Vienna airmail surcharge. The earliest recorded postcard Europe to Australia accelerated by an airmail service. [The reduced UPU rate of 15pf for postcards was not introduced until Aug 1 1927] 1927 selection of USA internal airmail service covers to Australia (5) or New Zealand comprising three foolscap ‘Via/Air Mail’ inscribed covers (a little stained, handling faults) from same Danbury to Sydney correspondence at 44c, 23c and 26c rates, respectively, last two with ‘AIR MAIL VIA NEW YORK’ handstamp, also 14c rate Detroit to Melbourne cover with inset of Lindbergh, 2c Stationery envelope uprated to 15c Newcastle IND to Victoria, plus the New Zealand cover from Los Angeles to Christchurch at 10c rate. (6)

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$1,200

$400

1928 (Aug 6) cover (blemishes) Iraq to Brisbane endorsed ‘Via Egypt’ for Imperial Airways Basra-Cairo service (flight W77) bearing British Occupation of Iraq 1½a and 3d tied by Lower Baghdad (Iraq) datestamp, representing UPU 3a + airmail surcharge 1½a per 10gms, transit backstamps of Baghdad, Cairo, Port Said.

$800

1928 (Aug 21) postcard Stockholm to St Kilda Victoria endorsed ‘Per Air Mail/via London’, bearing ‘Par avion’ label and 25ö stamp for 15ö UPU postcard rate plus 10ö airmail surcharge to Great Britain. Rare and very early airmail accelerated article Scandinavia to Australia.

$600

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1928 (Sep or Dec) covers from same correspondence, US Consulate Tegucigalpa Honduras to Sydney, earlier (Sep 14) with aggregate franking 44c endorsed ‘Via Tela’ (town in Honduras on northern Caribbean Coast) for UPU 15c + 29c airmail surcharge to Miami, the latter (Dec 14) franked 21c only for internal airmail service, backstamped with ‘TELA-ATLANTIDA/HONDURAS CA’ circular handstamp in violet, and Sydney arrival (Feb 1 1929) backstamp, minor blemishes. Earliest recorded airmail service cover Central AmericaAustralia. [The addressee, EC Belmonte, was the Dutch Consul in Sydney] (2) 1928 (Sep 20) ‘PROTECTORAT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE AU MAROC’ registered cover Rabat to Sydney, bearing range Airmail issues with aggregate franking 4f25, representing UPU 1f50 + 1f25 per 10gms airmail surcharge to France + 1f50 registration, tied by Rabat cds. [The addressee, EC Belmonte was Dutch Consul in Sydney].

1928 (Oct 10) corner card inscribed postcard Friedrichshafen to Sydney with Graf Zeppelin oval ‘Mit/ Luftschiff LZ127/befördert’ handstamp in blue, bearing 1928 2Rm Graf Zeppelin for airmail surcharge to US and 15pf UPU postcard rate, ‘MIT LUFTPOST’ etiquette tied by datestamp, carried on LZ127 Graf Zeppelin Oct 11 flight to New York (Oct 16 arrival), thence by surface to Australia. Extremely rare commercial Zeppelin article destined for Australia. 1928 (Oct 20) King Edward Hotel Toronto cover to Christchurch New Zealand franked Canada Special Delivery 20c for accelerated delivery to Detroit, and USA Air Post 5c and Washington 2c x2 for USA internal airmail service and foreign postage, the whole tied by Detroit duplex, connecting with National Air Transport to Chicago, thence Boeing Air Transport to San Francisco (backstamped Oct 22), surface by SS Maunganui (Oct 31), arriving Wellington New Zealand (Nov 19), opening faults. Attractive and probably unique combination use Special Delivery stamp to this destination.

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1928 Selection of USA internal airmail service covers to Australia (3) or New Zealand at 20c, 10c, 12c, and 5c rates, first two endorsed for airmail service St.Louis-California or Boston-San Francisco, the last Drexel Hill PA to West Coast. (4) 1929 (Jan 11) registered cover Iraq to Bicheno Tasmania bearing British Occupation of Iraq ½a, 4a, 1½a and 6a, tied by Baghdad HQ double-circle cds, representing UPU 4½a (20-40gms) plus airmail surcharge 1½a per 10gms x3 plus 3a registration, backstamped Cairo, Port Said, Registered Melbourne and Launceston. Extremely rare registered item via Imperial Airways Basra-Cairo service to this destination.

1929 (Mar 28) cover Rochester Kent to Rochester Victoria carried on Imperial Airways Flight IE1, the inaugural London-Karachi service, correct rate of 7½d including 6d airmail surcharge. A rare ‘first flight’ worthy of inclusion in the finest Australian Aerophilately collection. 1929 (May 9) cover from London to Consulat of Switzerland (Melbourne) endorsed alongside and tying ‘Par Avion’ etiquette ‘Till Marseilles/and again in/Australia’, franked 7½d for 1½d Empire letter rate plus airmail surcharge 3d per ½oz (to France) plus Australian internal airmail surcharge 3d per ½oz, despatched in time for first acceptance of Perth-Adelaide airmail (AAMC #137), in which it is a rare external entrant.

1929 (Jul 13) registered illustrated cover from Le Havre to Melbourne bearing 75c x8 and 50c pair, typewritten ‘Par Avion Via New-York – San Francisco endorsement, aggregate 7f representing 1f50 UPU rate plus 4f air surcharge to USA plus 1f50 registration, six USA backstamps, Melbourne (Sep 2) arrival backstamp. Most attractive and rare. 1929 (Aug 12) redirection back to Australia by airmail of cover (opening faults) originally sent surface to GB (Jun 1), bearing Ireland 4d and 2d tied by Dun Boinne double-circle cds, early Karachi airmail service at 6d per ½oz, Registered Perth (Sep 10) backstamp. Unusual.

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1929 (Aug 15) remarkable and unique commercial usage of cover (small flap faults) from Freidrichshafen to Sydney carried to Japan aboard Graf Zeppelin Round The World Flight (Aug 7-Sep 4), bearing 1928 Graf Zeppelin 2Rm pair (airmail surcharge) and 25pf (UPU rate), typewritten ‘Mit Luftschiff “Graf Zeppelin” bis Tokio’, handstamped ‘Friedrichshafen (Bodense) – Tokio’, and pictorial ‘LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN/ WELTRUNDFAHRT 1929’, light arrival datestamp ‘TOKIO/19.8.29’ upper right. 1929 (Aug 24) cover La Dorado, Caldas, Colombia to Coolangatta Queensland, sender has adapted an inscribed envelope (for a California automotive company) apparently as an economy measure, reverse bearing SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transportes Aereos) airmail etiquette, tied by Barranquilla datestamp (Aug 26), handstamped ‘D/Z’ upper right apparently a Colombian internal marking, sent airmail within Colombia at rate of 49c (UPU 15c, therefore airmail surcharge was 34c), thence by surface to Australia, minor blemishes. The earliest South America-Australia airmail service cover, only cover carried by the SCADTA airmail service.

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1929 (Aug 26 or 29) covers carried on South African internal airmail services to South Australia and Victoria, earlier on the Port Elizabeth-Durban inaugural service, latter Durban-Cape Town, franked 1/7d and 1/6d, respectively, one with black/orange Air Mail etiquette, minor adhesions reverse. Rare to Australia. (2) 1929 (Sep 14) Compagnie Générale Aéropostale cover from Rio de Janeiro to Sydney bearing aggregate franking of 3,000r, typewritten ‘PAR AVION VIA TOULOUSE’, conveyed by Air France, rate representing UPU 500r + airmail surcharge 2,500r per 5gms, Sydney (Oct 25) backstamp. Attractive.

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1929-30 covers London to Victoria franked for Australian internal airmail surcharge, comprising [1] 1929 (Oct 17) to Cohuna franked 7½d (1½d Empire letter rate plus 3d per ½oz x2); and [2] 1930 (Jul 10) to Melbourne franked 11½d including scarce on cover Wmk Block Cypher 10d (Empire letter rate 2d (1-2ozs) plus 3d per ½oz x3 – overpaid ½d), blemishes. (2)

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1929 (Oct 31) cover South Africa to Melbourne endorsed ‘To Australia via SA Air Mail Service/Port Elizabeth to Cape Town’ bearing 4d Airmail plus 1d pair for internal airmail service surcharge. 1929 (Oct 31) registered cover Iraq to Cairns Queensland endorsed ‘BAGHDAD-KARACHI’ (minor contemporary ink stains) bearing British Occupation of Iraq 3a (2, one on reverse) and 6a tied by Sula Mani datestamp, ‘SULAIMANI’ blue/white provisional registration label, representing UPU 4½a rate (20-40gms) plus airmail surcharge 1½a per 10gms x3 plus 3a registration, backstamped Cairo, Port Said, Registered Melbourne and Launceston. Extremely rare and early registered item to this destination via Imperial Airways extended service to Karachi (flight IE31).

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1929 (Nov 12) registered cover from Vancouver Canada to Perth endorsed ‘Airmail/from Sydney to/Perth’ bearing Australia 1929 Airmail 3d and Canada Quebec Bridge 12c, latter cancelled at Vancouver and both tied by handstamped registration details, arrows drawn to emphasise presence of Australia stamp for prepayment of Australian internal airmail system, backstamped Vancouver, Sydney, Perth, Leederville, minor blemishes. The only example recorded by vendor of the reciprocal agreement between Canada and Australia which permitted the prepayment of airmail charges between the respective countries.

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1929 (Nov 21) cover from Reims France to Melbourne bearing 40c, 50c and 1f50c (2f40 second weight step) and Australia 1929 3d Airmail for Perth-Adelaide airmail service, the whole tied by ‘REIMS – PRINCIPAL/11/21 -11/29/MARNE’ cds, French dispatch label upper left endorsed for P&O “Mooltan” exMarseilles, following which is ‘and by/Air Mail/from/Fremantle, blemishes although attractive. The only example recorded of Australian internal airmail surcharge being paid within France.

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1929 (Nov 18) cover from Ceylon to North Brighton Victoria with typewritten ‘Per Perth-Adelaide Air Route’ and bearing 20c and 10c tied by Colombo datestamp (which also ties ‘AIR MAIL’ etiquette), rare and early use of the Australian internal airmail service, for which surcharge was 21c per ½oz in additional to 9c Imperial rate, sent to Bentleigh owing to insufficient address and with scarce label to that effect affixed. 1929-30 selection of US internal airmail service covers to Australia (5) or New Zealand at 8c, 9c, 10c (3) or 12c rates, two of 1929 with large format ‘AIR MAIL’ etiquettes (2 types) tied, another with ‘MISSENT TO/ WARBURTON’ handstamp, 1930 postcard at 8c, New York to Tasmania with tied ‘AIR MAIL’ etiquette and mss ‘to San Francisco’ beneath. (6)

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1929-31 R Forbes-Bentley covers from Malta to same addressee in Victoria, sent airmail (6d surcharge) to Italy by Ala Littoria (Italian National Airline), the 1929 (May 9) cover (crease at left) registered and particularly early for this origin to Australia. (2) 1930 (Feb 26) apparently commercial use of cover (with postcard and message) from Beech Forest Victoria to Boston endorsed ‘By American Air Mail’ franked 1929 1½d WA Centenary pair for Foreign letter rate and USA 1928 5c Air Post pair for USA 10c per ½oz internal airmail service, the whole tied by Beech Forest cds. Rare and attractive example of the reciprocal agreement between USA and Australia which permitted prepayment of airmail charges between the respective countries.

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1930 (Apr 26) Oskar Schenck cover (250x165mm) from Pforzheim Germany to Sydney with typewritten ‘Jn Australia by Air Mail’, black on blue ‘Mit Luftspost’ etiquette, bearing aggregate 4Rm franking (which includes equivalent of 3d per ½oz Australian internal airmail), fine strike in greenish blue of the rare Perth ‘RECEIVED AT PERTH TOO LATE/FOR DESPATCH BY AIR MAIL’ rectangular handstamp, backstamped München, minor creasing. [The handstamp was applied where mails intended for Perth-Adelaide airmail service were received after the advertised closing time. Articles appropriately indicated, such as this, and prepaid for the air service, were held over for despatch by the next scheduled service. See Lot 60.]

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1930 (May 12) uprated use of US Stationery 5c Air Mail Envelope sent from Wyomissing PA to Mt Lawley WA with Australia 1929 3d Airmail affixed at opposite corner in USA and cancelled at Sydney (Jun 7). Rare example of prepayment in USA of Australian internal airmail service surcharge. 1930 (May 14) cover Iraq to Cairns Queensland, inscribed ‘AIR MAIL’ segment scored-over and handstamped ‘RECEIVED TOO LATE/FOR INCLUSION IN AIR DESPATCH’ applied, bearing British Occupation of Iraq 6a and 3a tied by Mosul double-circle cds, Baghdad (May 15) backstamp, minor flap fault. Given the article at 9a is sufficiently paid for airmail service to Karachi, for which rate was UPU 4½a (20-40gms) plus airmail surcharge 1½a per 10gms x3, the “too late” must refer only to Imperial Airways flight IE59, which departed Basra May 15 1930.

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1930 (Jun 22) use of Graf Zeppelin postcard addressed to South Australia carried on Graf Zeppelin Germany Round Trip (Jun 21-25) Munich-Berlin sector, bearing Airmail 1Rm for 15pf UPU postcard + 85pf airmail surcharge tied by ‘LUFTSCHIFF/22.6.1930/GRAFZEPPELIN’ datestamp, Berlin arrival of same day. Extremely rare commercial use destined for Australia. [Father (possibly Walter Schrapel Tanunda) writing to daughter states ‘I am writing on board the Airship ‘Graf Zeppelin’. We had booked for Berlin but have been several trips over Hamburg. Think we are going to land again as we left Captain & II Officer behind.’]

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1930 (Sep 15) cover Biella Italy to Melbourne bearing 10c, 50c Airmail, 1L25 and 60c Airmail tied by ‘BIELLA Nº1 (PORTA TORINO)/VERCELLI’ datestamp, endorsed per “Orontes” via Naples, typewritten ‘By Air Mail Perth-Adelaide’, handstruck bilingual ‘TRANSPORTATO PER VIA AEREA/TRANSPORTE VIA AVION’ front and reverse, backstamped Torino Ferrovia, Napoli (2 types). Rate of 2L45 represents 1L25 UPU + 1L20 Australian internal airmail service surcharge, rare from Italy in this era. 1930 (Oct 29) cover Paris-Sydney (where redirected) franked 3f50 comprising UPU 1f50 rate + 2f per 10gms Australian internal airmail surcharge, ‘Par Avion’ label tied by Sydney (Dec 1) arrival datestamp, superb strike in dark green of the rare Perth ‘RECEIVED AT PERTH TOO LATE/FOR DESPATCH BY AIR MAIL’ rectangular handstamp, backstamped Paris and Marseilles Paquebot duplex, minor flap damage. [The handstamp was applied where mails intended for Perth-Adelaide airmail service were received after the advertised closing time. Articles appropriately indicated for airmail, such as this, and prepaid for the air service, were held over for despatch by the next scheduled service. See Lot 55 for this handstamp.]

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PS 1930 (Nov 30) use of Peru Stationery 10c Lettercard (minor stains) uprated 50c and endorsed ‘Servicio Aereo/Via NY &/San Francisco/Honolulu’, addressed to Melbourne and carried on Panagra service connecting at New York with airmail through to Honolulu, thence surface to Australia, Chinese Legation and Peru Servicio Aereo handstamps on reverse. The earliest recorded airmail service item for this origin/ destination.

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1931-1945 - THE EXPANSION OF AIR ROUTES TO AUSTRALASIA

Great Britain (see also Lot nos. 6-11, 20, 27, 38-39, 46, 847-49, 851-55, 857, 859-60, 865, 868, 877-78, 886, 894, 896, 899-900, 906, 924,

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1931-40 extensive collection of Imperial Airways service different flights, largely featuring those from IE298 (Singapore-Australia extension) to SE242, five in the difficult early 1930s period include IE109 franked perfin ‘A P/Cº’ 1/- block of four, 196 9d scarce solo (Karachi plus internal services) and 279 scarce 11½d rate (perfin ‘K’ 9d + 2½d), Proud ‘Intercontinental Airmails Vol II’ detailed interruptions/delays (28) with 309 (forced-landing Surabaya due broken exhaust pipe), 335 (oil tank damaged landing Akyab), 387 (right wing and nose damaged landing Rangoon – nice 2/6d Seahorses franking), 482 (Athena fire), etc, many attractive frankings (only three Meters), perfins, censored, Stationery uprates, uncommon 6d postcard rate, some faults, generally good, exhibitable quality; also selection (20) for BOAC Horseshoe route and later indeterminate flights to 1944. Commanding lot for the specialist. (194) 1931-38 excellent selection featuring usage of GB Wmk Block Cypher and Seahorses series, including Proud ‘Intercontinental Airmails Vol II’ detailed interrupted/delayed flights (19) former including 6d solo (5, one airmail to Karachi only, others postcard rate, one to New Zealand, another rare registered), 9d scarce solo (Karachi plus internal services), 10d (2), latter with 2/6d (12), one franked Bradbury Wilkinson, reengraved issue with perfin ‘WJB/& Cº’ pair, 5/- (2, one rare solo from Imperial Airways flight IE309 which forced-landed at Surabaya due to broken exhaust pipe), some unusual/attractive franking compositions, perfins (nice ‘CWF’ on 9d x3), Stationery uprates, etc. Some faults, generally good & of exhibitable quality. Very fine basis for exhibit. (60)

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PS 1931 (Jun 11) uprate from London to Sydney of Stationery 4½d Registration Envelope (size ‘K’), aggregate franking 8/5½d, including scarcer Bradbury, Wilkinson Seahorses 2/6d and 5/-, cover endorsed ‘VIA DELHI & AUSTRALIAN (INTERNAL), carried by Imperial Airways service (flight IE116), Perth, Melbourne, Sydney transits/arrival datestamps, minor blemishes, the tying by London datestamp of Australian ‘BY AIR MAIL’ etiquette suggests a stock of that device was maintained at some UK POs.

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PS 1932 (Jan 5) London to Sydney uprate of Stationery 4½d Registration Envelope (size ‘K’), aggregate franking 6/4½d, including Bradbury, Wilkinson Seahorses 2/6d (2, shades), endorsed ‘Direct Australian/ Mail’, Sydney and William Street arrivals. PS 1932 (Oct 27) uprated from Wood Green to Sydney (where redirected to Rockhampton) of Stationery 4½d Registration Envelope (size ‘K’), aggregate franking 3/8d, including Bradbury, Wilkinson Seahorses 2/6d (creased by overlapping flap), endorsed ‘Via Karachi & Internal’, ‘TAX/9d’ endorsement for redirection by airmail, Australia Postage Due 2d x4 plus 1d affixed in taxing and tied at Rockhampton, Sydney, Exchange, Brisbane, Rockhampton transits/arrival.

1932 (Nov 11) cover Willesden to Christchurch New Zealand with typewritten route instructions ‘Per Air Mail/ across U.S.A. or/Canada. Per first/available steamer from/San Francisco or Vancouver to/New Zealand’, franked 1/- for Empire letter 2d (1-2ozs.) plus airmail surcharge 2½d per ½oz x4, blemishes, the only example of this early utilisation of North American airmail services to New Zealand noted by vendor. [UPU regulations from Jul 1 1930 governed the transit of mail by overseas air service, and use of the Par Avion etiquette and the airmail service to be used could be expressed. An alternative to the London-Karachi service for air acceleration for New Zealand bound mails was to utilise the Canadian or USA airmail services to connect with New Zealand bound steamers, delivering a time saving of about one week over the surface route.] 1932-34 interesting selection of less usual early uses of airmail services to or within Australia, comprising [1] 1932 (Aug 18) cover (flapless) endorsed ‘To Marseilles’ at 4d ½oz; [2] 1932 (Nov 3) endorsed ‘PER SS ‘ORAMA’/VIA TOULON/VIA AUSTRALIAN INTERNAL AIR MAIL’ franked 2/8½d [Empire letter 5½d plus Australian airmail surcharge 3d per ½oz x9]; [3] 1933 (Dec 5) postcard at 4d [1d Empire postcard plus Australian airmail surcharge 3d]; [4] 1934 (Mar 9) 9d solo for Karachi and Australian internal airmail services; [5] 1934 (Oct 22) 8½d rate [1½d Empire letter plus 4d airmail to France plus 3d Australian airmail surcharge], [6] 1934 (Nov 23) 6d airmail postcard via Karachi, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE296 where Hanno suffered engine problems at Rutbah (Iraq) and mail load was required to be transferred to Hannibal, also [7] 1929 (Oct 4) bearing PUC franking of curious 3½d; odd blemish, generally fine, very scarce group. (7)

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1934-38 excellent selection (71) featuring usage of the handsome GB photogravure series, including Proud ‘Intercontinental Airmails Vol II’ detailed interrupted/delayed flights (19), many attractive/unusual franking compositions, including for uncommon 6d postcard rate, 1½d wmk sideways singles (2) showing vending machine “gripper” malfunction, another cover with ½d wmk sideways plus 1½d x3 uprating otherwise underpaid franking, 9d pairs (3, registered single rate), 10d (9, with ‘BR’ perfin and scarce block of three), 1/- perfin ‘WAS/&Cº’ block of ten plus strip of four on registered cover, plus other perfins & Stationery uprates, etc; also 1935 Silver Jubilee selection (12) including 2½d (5, with x4 on one cover, another on 6d postcard); very useful lot for usage specialist, some faults, generally good exhibitable quality. (83) 1935 (Jan 19) cover (350x265mm) to Sydney bearing impressive franking aggregate £3/13/9d including 10/Seahorses x7 (with two vertical pairs), carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE307, the Arethusa leg of which experienced engine trouble at Akyab Burma Jan 26-27, backstamped Sydney, some small faults, relatively minor for an article of these dimensions and weight.

1935 (Feb 15) cover (230x155mm) from London to Sydney aggregate 12/6d franking comprised of 2/6d reengraved Seahorses and rare late use of 10/- Bradbury, Wilkinson, cover endorsed ‘Received/in City Section/with cover torn/[initial] 1/3/35’, backstamped Sydney. 1935 (Apr 12) use of parcel label with printed address for National Bank of New Zealand on reverse, front bearing scarce and attractive franking of 10/- re-engraved Seahorses block of four & single, plus 1/- and 3d, tied by London FS Air Mail cds, Sydney (Apr 23) arrival backstamp. [£2/11/3d for 1/3d per ½oz inclusive airmail x41]

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1936 (Feb 1) The Sport & General Press Agency cover (190x150mm) from London to Sydney bearing very scarce solo franking re-engraved Seahorses 10/-, carried by Imperial Airways service flight IE415, the Helena leg of which force-landed at Fellujah (Iraq) due to extreme storms (Feb 7-8), backstamped Sydney. 1936 (Jul 11) Bank of New South Wales cover sent Express Delivery London-Melbourne, franked aggregate 16/9d including re-engraved Seahorses 5/- and 2/6d x4, for combined airmail rate 1/3d per ½oz x13 plus 6d Express delivery fee, carried on Imperial Airways service flight IE461, the Atalanta leg delayed a day at Karachi (Feb 16-17) due to engine trouble, backstamped Melbourne. 1936-37 selection featuring GB KEVIII frankings, noted booklet stamps, uncommon 6d postcard rate, interrupted/delayed flights, perfins, attractive/unusual franking compositions, etc. Useful group, odd fault, generally fine. (41)

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1937 (Jan 9) Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd cover (355x230mm) Wilton Rd London to Melbourne office bearing stunning franking of £1 PUC and re-engraved Seahorses 2/6d x2 and 5/- x2, neatly tied by ‘WILTON RD/HUDSON’S PLACE SW1’ datestamp, flap damage in no way detracting from this very rare franking [£1/15/- for 1/3d per ½oz. inclusive airmail x28] $10,000

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1937-44 selection featuring GB KGVI first series, also few 1937 Coronation and 1940 Stamp Centenary frankings, a few interrupted/delayed flights, 1½d booklet pane including labels, uncommon 6d and 7d postcard rates, perfins, censored, Stationery uprates, etc. Colourful and useful lot, generally fine. (59) 1937 (Jul 13) registered cover (280x250mm) Luton to Christchurch New Zealand bearing rare franking of Seahorses 10/- x8 (block of six and pair) and 2/6d and 3d, tied by Registered Luton oval datestamp, the aggregate £4/2/9d representing 1/3d per ½oz. inclusive airmail x66, some creasing does not detract. Perhaps the record pre-war franking for Great Britain to New Zealand. [Reverse bears rather random comment regarding addressee: ‘On November 15, 1936, Leonard Ernle Clark (the addressee) was one of the first men to fly solo from England to New Zealand – he was known as “The flying farmer” . . .’]

1937 (Sep 27) cover (255x175mm) to Newspaper office in Melbourne bearing impressive franking of reengraved Seahorses set, comprising 2/6d x3, 5/- x4 and 10/- x3, 6d for Express Delivery additional service, tied by Wilton Rd datestamp, Melbourne (Oct 12) arrival datestamp, some creasing does not unduly detract. [£2/18/- for 1/3d per ½oz. inclusive airmail x46 + 6d Express Delivery fee] 1938 (Feb 16) cover sent Express Delivery London to Melbourne, aggregate franking of £1/9/3d unusually including each denomination of re-engraved Seahorses, 10/- a pair, for combined airmail rate 1/3d per ½oz x23 plus 6d Express delivery fee, backstamped Melbourne.

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1939-45 selection of GB KGVI High denomination frankings, for multiples of 1/3d per ½oz rate, largely 4/6d per ½oz, Trans-Atlantic/Trans-Pacific Clipper service and multiples thereof, highest franked £4/10/3d (4/6d x20 plus 3d registration) bears 2/6d brown x21 (plus 5/- x4) which is record to Australia, also includes 10/dark blue (3), perfins, censored, etc. Some faults, generally good exhibitable quality. Desirable lot. (50)

1940 (Oct 22) Northern Transport Agency (London) address label to Dept of Information Melbourne, affixed to cinema film canister, Customs declaration attesting to length of 367 feet, franked £20, comprised of KGVI 10/- dark blue x40, block of twelve front, blocks of ten and eighteen reverse, unsurprising some damaged in transit, and a 5/- missing (originally to left of Customs label), to complete £20/5/- franking, or Clipper service rate 4/6d per ½oz x90 (= £20/5/-). The record franking for 10/- dark blue, and for a postal article pre-1950 to Australasia. 1941 (Jul-Oct) trio of censored (two dual censored) London Press covers sent via PanAm North Atlantic/ Trans-Pacific Clipper service, and for Express Delivery within Australia, at multiples of two, five and six times the 4/6d ½oz rate, plus 6d Express delivery fee, attractive frankings including KGVI 10/- dark blue (4), generally fine.

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1941 (Jul 18) linen-backed cover (365x210mm) London to Melbourne bearing record franking on cover for 10/- dark blue (34, including blocks of four and eight x3 – first of which has listed Blot on scroll – SG #478b), 9d x2 and 5/-, the aggregate £17/6/6d for 4/6d per ½oz Clipper service via USA x77, representing the highest franked cover pre-1950 to Australia, some creasing as is to expected of an article weighing 3838½ozs. [This truly remarkable cover has not previously been offered individually. It was discovered only in 1980, in a philatelic auction carton lot, laying face down as a liner. The late Peter Jaffé, RDP, FRPSL, and eminent international exhibitor, rated this item a contender for the greatest 20th century cover of the British Empire] $25,000

1941-45 Brown, Jackson & Co Manchester highly franked parcel-wrapping portions to same addressee Melbourne, comprising [1] 1941 (Aug 14) bearing KGVI 10/- dark blue x25, including block of ten, 1/- and 5/-, relatively minor damage for heavy article, endorsed for Clipper service [4/6d per ½oz]; and [2] 1945 (Dec 13) bearing KGVI 10/- ultramarine x21, including block of ten [combined airmail rate 1/3d per ½oz x168], Customs and Excise handstamp, unusually fine and attractive, record franking of this stamp to Australasia, possibly outright. (2) 1941 (Oct 29) Gordon & Gotch London cover (280x125mm) to Melbourne branch bearing perfin ‘G’ KGVI 10/- dark blue block of four and pair front, 1/- pair, 2/6d, 5/- pair/block of four reverse, aggregate £4/14/6d for Clipper service 4/6d per ½oz x21. Attractive.

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1941 (Nov 15) registered censored cover London to Greymouth New Zealand endorsed for the TransAtlantic/Trans-Pacific Clipper service via USA (the final service it transpires) arriving Greymouth Dec 10 1941, franked at 4/10d for 4/6d ½oz airmail plus 4d registration (including 1d for Compensation to £20). Perhaps the most attractive of the small number of final flight covers recorded to New Zealand, particularly given the registration backstamps. [The Pilot of Pacific Clipper which conveyed this article to New Zealand was 2 hours out of Auckland on Dec 8 1941 when notified of the attack on Pearl Harbour; the aircraft had been at Honolulu a few days earlier] 1942 (Jan 4) use of cotton bag originally containing platinum, registered from London to Sydney bearing KGVI 10/- dark blue x3, 2d, 4d and 1/- [£2/11/3d for 1/3d per ½oz inclusive airmail x41], carried by Richmond Castle departing United Kingdom Jan 9 1942 for Durban to connect with BOAC Horseshoe route NE163. Rare and attractive survivor.

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BRITISH EUROPE

Cyprus

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1936 (Jun 12) cover from Larnaca to Sydney sent airmail from Alexandria via Imperial Airways service (IE453), bearing 1934 18pi for ½oz inclusive airmail tied by double-circle cds with ‘CYPRUS/(Map)/FOR A HOLIDAY’ slogan to left, backstamped Cairo, Sydney. Early airmail service item for this origin/destination. 1940 (Jan 5 & 9) covers from Nicosia to Sydney & Larnaca to Adelaide bearing KGVI 18pi tied by respective datestamps, ‘CYPRUS/(Map)/ORANGES’ slogan, later cover with curious ‘V’-within circle in blue at left, endorsed for airmail service “To Sydney”, ‘PASSED CENSOR/7/CYPRUS’ and Egyptian Censor markings in violet-black or red. (2) 1940 (Feb 20) Daniel K Antoniades Larnaca Cyprus to Adelaide dual censored cover (opening faults) franked 36p for double rate, ‘V’ within circle beneath, ‘PASSED CENSOR/7/CYPRUS’ handstamp, Cairo Censor and backstamp.

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1936 (Feb 18) HMAS Sydney (Monogram on flap) cover to Melbourne posted during naval exercises in Mediterranean, flown Ala Littoria, Italian National Airline, to Alexandria for connection with Imperial Airways service (IE421) to Australia, backstamped Melbourne (Mar 8), rare franking of KGV 2/- tied by Gibraltar slogan, which overpays 1/3d per ½oz inclusive airmail. Early airmail service item for this origin/destination. 1942 (Apr 8) cover from Australian RAAF pilot serving at Gibraltar (details on flap) bearing KGVI 2d pair and 1/- tied by ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/475’ datestamp, endorsed ‘Jusqu’a New York’ for sending by PanAm North Atlantic service via Lisbon (where backstamped), rate of 1/4d per ¼oz, Gibraltar and Sydney censor tapes and RAF censor handstamp in green.

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(see also Lot no. 41)

1935-37 (Aug & Dec) covers (flap faults) from Blan Chaisleain and Port Lairge endorsed ‘Air Mail to/Karachi’ or ‘Via Ldn direct’ franked 8d and 2/5d respectively, representing airmail surcharges of 6d and 2/3d. (2)

1936 postcard Cloch Liath to Melbourne franked 3½d, a rare pre-war airmail postcard rate. 1936-38 selection carried on separate Imperial Airways service flights, rates of 1/3d, 2/5d, and 1/5d, a few with faults, generally good. (9)

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1937 (Jun 16) cover (205x230mm) bearing extremely rare franking of re-engraved Seahorses 10/- opt (SG #101 – Cat £325 used), 6d and ½d tied by Baile Atha Cliath double-circle, 10/6½d representing 11½d per ½oz inclusive airmail to Singapore Malaya x11, vertical crease not affecting high value. PS 1940 (Oct 31) use at Dublin of Stationery 5d Registered Letter, uprated 1/3d for airmail Sraid An Diuic to Sydney, apparently four Censor tapes, a plain brown tape over Irish tape, followed by UK and Sydney tapes, Sydney transits and Five Dock arrival. * 1940-41 largely censored selection, earliest with Sydney ‘RELEASED BY CENSOR’, mostly 1/3d single rate, one 1/5d, and two double rate bearing 2/6d solo, an early Horseshoe route cover (roughly opened) with handstamped ‘NO AIR MAIL SERVICE/BY THIS ROUTE AT PRESENT’, some mixed condition, generally good, useful group. (12) *

1941 (Feb 24) roughly handled cover (230x155mm) to East Melbourne bearing 1/- x 13 (including block of eleven) and 9d tied by Port Lairge double-circle, carried via Horseshoe route at rate of 1/3d per ½oz. inclusive airmail x11, handstruck ‘RECEIVED TORN AT/GPO MELBOURNE’ applied upon arrival. At 13/9d, the highest franking of era recorded by vendor. 1941 (May 5) censored cover Aonach Urmhumhan to Auckland where redirected, bearing aggregate franking for rare 4/10d PanAm North Atlantic/Trans-Pacific Clipper service, franking including scarce 2/6d, Auckland transit, minor blemishes.

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1941-45 censored selection bearing London oval ‘O.A.T.’ handstamp, 1/3d single rate, mostly dual censored, two tri-censored, a few with faults, generally good, unusually large group of this uncommon handstamp. (8) 1943 (May 6) dual censored cover Baile Atha Cliath to Mackay Queensland franked aggregate 3/9d for triple rate, London handstamped ‘O.A.T.’ at left, some handling faults.

Malta (see also Lot nos. 53, 884)

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1931-32 covers from Valletta to Melbourne or Canowindra NSW franked 10½d and 4½d for double and single airmail surcharge to Italy (3d per ½oz), thence by surface to Australia, former registered and with three Australian backstamps, latter with bold double-circle ‘AIR MAIL/MALTA’ handstamp in violet. (2) 1934-35 selection of covers from Valletta to Vial family in Victoria, franked 5½d and endorsed ‘Internal’ for local airmail service only or 2/4½d (2, varying compositions) for Imperial Airways service via Brindisi, airmail surcharge for which was 2/3d per ½oz, backstamped Brindisi and/or Melbourne. Attractive and scarce trio. (3)

1937 (Apr 26) cover to Sir John Peden KCMG Chatswood NSW bearing scarce and attractive franking of 1930 Postage & Revenue 2/6d, 1½d and 2/- tied by ‘AIR MAIL/MALTA’ double-circle, aggregate 4/7½d representing 1½d UPU rate plus 2/3d per ½oz airmail surcharge x2, backstamped Chatswood. 1938-40 covers to Sydney at 2/4½d (2/3d per ½oz airmail surcharge) and 1/3d inclusive airmail rates, former with 1/- x2 and 1½d strip of three centre unit broken cross (SG #220a – Cat £80 used), latter with late use of KGV Air Mail opt 6d x2 (Jul 20 1940). (2)

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1944 (Feb 7) registered cover Notabile to Babinda Queensland, redirected Brisbane, franked 4½d strip of four plus 1d tied by ‘NOTABILE BO/MALTA’ double-circle cds, scarce Malta ‘OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD/ 26’ tape and ‘1’ within circle handstamp in violet, Perth, Babinda, Brisbane transit/arrivals. [Despite use of airmail, journey took virtually three months; such were the vagaries of wartime services]

EUROPE 1938 (Nov 12) Lloyd Triestino registered cover from Tirane to Sydney bearing attractive aggregate franking of 3f40, representing 25q UPU rate plus 2f75 airmail surcharge plus 40q registration, reverse with Triestino etiquette, backstamped Athens, Sydney. Extremely rare pre-war use of airmail service for this origin/ destination, only one other commercial cover recorded by vendor.

Austria (see also Lot nos. 922-23, 996, 1007, 1019, 1034, 1049, 1052, 1059, 1077)

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1932 postcard and cover Vienna to Victoria with handstamped ‘Jusqu’a’ markings, former indicating airmail services to be applicable to India and within Australian internal system, latter to and within Germany only, rates of 1s and 1s40 (registered), respectively. Scarce early airmail service items. (2) 1933-36 Henry B Smith correspondence Vienna-Melbourne via Imperial Airways service flights with Meter frankings denominated ‘150’, ‘190’, ‘280 + 60’, ‘320’ (8) and ‘450’ (3), one from 1934 to Karachi only and with additional postage stamp franking of 75g on reverse for Australian internal mail service, the 1935 dual Meter franking originally with mss ‘jusqu’a Bombay’ scored-over to indicate additional airmail service paid beyond India. (14)

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1935 (Apr 15) Alois Hammer advertising cover from Knittelfeld to Adelaide bearing attractive range 1925 Air series, aggregate 2s20 representing 60g UPU rate plus 1s60 per 5gms airmail surcharge, Vienna (Apr 20) transit and Adelaide (May 4) arrival. Early origin/destination item for Imperial Airways England-Australia through service. 1935 (Jul 31) cover Vienna to Sydney bearing scarce franking of Air 5s and 80g tied by Wien 1 datestamp, 5s80 for Imperial Airways service (IE361) representing 60g UPU rate plus 1s30 per 5gms airmail surcharge x4, backstamped Sydney.

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1937-38 uses at Vienna of Stationery 40g Airmail Envelope uprated 2s80 and 1s30 for double and single airmail surcharge respectively, and 1938 registered Vienna to Melbourne and redirected bearing 11s70 franking including 1926 5s x2 carried by Imperial Airways flight IE661, which developed engine trouble after departing Karachi (Jun 15) and returned for a two day delay, backstamped Athens, Darwin, Melbourne, Woodend, minor fault. Attractive trio. (3) 1937-38 selection of Austria frankings only to Australia (10) or New Zealand, some attractive including denominations to 3s, highest rated 6sch, one registered, another with uprate of Stationery 40g Airmail Envelope, some small faults. (11) 1938 Anschluss period selection with combination Austria/Germany frankings to Australia (7) and New Zealand (2, one endorsed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Via Americaâ&#x20AC;?), some attractive higher denomination frankings, one for 32s40 + 21pf (including 5s Air x6), the highest rated in this auction, two punched holes at base clear of stamps, uprated Stationery 40g Airmail Envelope, odd small fault, scarce and desirable group. (15)

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1938-39 Anschluss period selection of Germany frankings only to Australia, good range of rates/frankings, registered (8), Austria Stationery 40g Airmail Envelope uprates (2, one for 7Rm58), one registered with Exchange control and Australian ‘FOUND OPEN’ label on reverse, one used at Graz, some small faults. Useful group, with a number of attractive items present. (29) 1938-39 Anschluss period further selection of Germany frankings only to Australia, mostly Wien although noted Linz and Schwechat, includes registered (9), some attractive frankings (highest 6Rm35), delayed flights including the eventful Imperial Airways flight SE60 which returned Alexandria-Athens Dec 14 1938 to retrieve mail load ex Egeria, later (Dec 16-17) delayed at Jiwani India due to mechanical problems, and SE94 delayed by mechanical problems Batavia (Mar 8-9) and Koepang (Mar 9-10 1938), one registered apparently damaged in transit and with Wien PO label affixed to reverse, another with Customs labels x5 affixed and tied, some small faults. (23)

1938 (May & Sep) covers from Vienna to Queensland and Victoria bearing highest denomination 1935 10s Air, earlier registered with additional franking 3s, 20g and 3g, backstampings including Athens, later a very scarce solo franking (marginal), backstamped Sydney, Melbourne. (2) 1938 (Aug 6 &13) registered covers from same correspondence Wien-Sydney endorsed ‘Rohrpost’, Germany frankings rated 2Rm65 and 1Rm65, backstampings include Telegraphenant Wien 1 R/b, Brindisi transit, and Sydney arrival, (2). Rare use of Pneumatic post service to Australian destination. (2)

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1938-39 covers by KLM/KNILM airmail services to Australia (2) and New Zealand (small paper adhesion reverse), former including rare commercial item carried on inaugural Java-Australia flight, latter endorsed “VIA NAPOLI-/NEAPEL”. Mail by this carrier scarce from this origin/destination. (3) 1939 (May) Germany frankings on postcard and covers (2) sent Vienna to Böhmer family members aboard passenger ships in Australia or destined thereto, the postcard franked 26pf only (rate to Australia 65pf, although transit time of nine days to Sydney suggests it travelled by airmail full distance), covers addressed to “Aden/Arabia” and India, former with ‘Received after/Ship’s departure’ handstamp and Djibouti transit, latter with handstruck ‘rééxPedié’, Bombay transit, both with Sydney arrivals, blemishes, unusual trio. (3)

Belgium (see also Lot nos. 888, 926, 938, 957, 964, 985, 989, 995, 1001, 1013)

123 124

1935-38 selection of six covers bearing frankings of Air 1930 and 1935 Surcharges, comprising 50c (2, COB unpriced on commercial airmail cover), 2f (4), 5f deep lake (4), 1f on 1f50 (4) and 4f on 5f (3, including pair), correct 8f25 single (one registered) or 21f25 triple rates, one carried by scarce KLM route, another with Willy Coppens Red Cross etiquette, odd small fault, attractive and scarce group. (6) 1935-40 selection with many items suitable for advanced exhibit, includes 1935 scarce early KLM service to Australia, 1936 with 1931 5f and 10f, censored (4, two with 1936 20f), 1940 uncensored New Zealand OHBM Official cover to Wellington franked 35f25 and registered to Sydney at 66f50 rate including 20pf pair, etc, odd fault. (22)

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1935-39 Henry B Smith (Melbourne) accumulation from Fernand Lenain of Verviers via Imperial Airways service, largely if not wholly different flights, frankings including 1931 5f (23, one with 5f x3) and 10f (2), generally fine. Unusually large pre-war hoard. (63) 1936 (July-Aug) heavy duty Anton Smit & Co registered covers (weight approx 20gms) to Sydney bearing remarkable frankings of 77f and 110f50, former including 1929 P14x14½ 50f and 20f (neither priced on commercial cover in COB), latter 1927 10f (COB €400 on cover) and 1929 P14x14½ 100f (unpriced on commercial cover), unusually fine condition for heavy articles. The two highest denominations on relatively standard-sized covers is an unlikely bonus, suitable subjects for the finest of 20th century usage collections. (2)

1939 (Nov 29) Union Commerciale des Glaceries Belges cover from Bruxelles to Sydney bearing remarkable aggregate franking of 183f25, including 1929 P14x14½ 50f x3, representing UPU 7f75 rate (120140 gms) plus airmail surcharge 6f50 per 5gms x27, censored Sydney. The highest franked cover BelgiumAustralia of this era recorded by vendor. 1945 (Jun & Sep) covers from Tournai or Mechelen to Melbourne and Sydney franked 11f75 (including pair 1943 5f) and 15f75 (includes scarce-on-cover 1944 75c) bearing London oval ‘OAT’ handstamps (Heifetz Types V and VI – latter the trimmed development), former censored (French/German bilingual tape) and Melbourne, small faults. Rare origin/destination for these handstamps. (2) Bids can be made online at anytime. Otherwise you can email, fax, post or call us.

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Bulgaria (see also Lot no. 1035)

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1935-38 Henry B Smith Melbourne selection mostly from Behar & Assael of Sofia (4 have advertising) at 55L airmail rate, good range of largely different franking compositions, rare origin/destination, very few items recorded outside of the Smith correspondence. Fine and attractive lot. (9) 1935-37 Henry B Smith covers from Behar & Assael, the latter item an attractive advertising envelope, varying franking compositions for 55L airmail rate. (2)

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1939 (Jul & Dec) covers from Sofia to Sydney or Melbourne, former registered at 110L rate (UPU 7L rate plus airmail surcharge 48L x2 plus 7L registration), Lloyd Triestino etiquette tied to reverse, the latter a Behar & Assael advertising cover at 55L rate, early Melbourne censor tape, ‘Par Avion’ etiquette and handstamp respectively, both items with Greek transit. The only recorded registered and censored covers of the era from this origin/destination. (2)

$700

1934-35 early Imperial Airways services covers to Henry B Smith of Melbourne, earlier (Jun 18 1934) from Reichenberg franked 12k50 to Karachi only where air service was terminated [underpaid 1k as airmail surcharge per 10gms had increased from 5k to 5k50 in Apr 1934], latter (Jun 13 1935) at correct 13k50 rate for UPU 2k50 rate plus airmail surcharge 5k50 per 10 gms x2 to Australia, backstamped Praha, Athens, and the last Melbourne. (2)

$350

Czechoslovakia

132

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1935-37 Glaser & Co attractive trio (earliest from Haida Bohemia) to same addressee in Sydney at 8k, 26k50 and 35k50 rates, frankings including 1930 Air 10k and 20k and 1936 10k pair, two with Czech/German datestamp, backstamped Praha and Sydney, earliest also at Athens. (3) 1935-39 selection with rates varying from 7k50 to 22k50, good range of stamp issues, including 1930 Air 10k (4), 20k, and 1931 10k, five registered (one of these with Exchange control labels on reverse), two with Czech handstruck/handstamped instructional markings, 1938 to New Zealand redirected to Suva (‘PAQUEBOT’ on reverse), then to Australia, a few with faults, mostly fine. (17)

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