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1031 AUSTRALIA | Other Pre-Decimals | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1029 **/*/U 1953-65 Collection on Hagners in three binders with largely complete range of issued stamps either mint or used, many both, numerous additional examples showing mostly listed varieties including 3½d Visit and 8d Tiger Cat (some ex Skinner or Brown), many in positional pieces. Excellent basis to expand an Elizabethan collection. (100s) AUSTRALIA | Other Pre-Decimals 1030 **/* 1927 1½d Canberra upper-left corner block of 4 with full Plate Nº 12, BW #132zk, 2 units hinged, Cat $500.

1928 3d Kookaburra BW #133 solo franking on 1928 (Nov 3) PPC to Argentina. Scarce destination for the period.

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$1,000 $300 $100

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1929-38 3d Airmail Type A Perf ‘OS’ plus KGV Perf 13½x12½ 2d brown & 3d blue Perf ‘OS’ tied by ‘DARWIN/NT’ datestamp to 1931 (Mar 24) OHMS Supreme Court cover addressed to “The Honourable/The Minister of State for Home Affairs/Canberra”, Brisbane transit backstamp, minor cover faults, fine appearance. Rare franking with 3d Airmail perf ‘OS’ cat $750 on cover.

1929-38 3d Airmail Type B Perf ‘OS’ BW #135b x4 plus Kingsford Smith 6d Air optd ‘OS’ #144(OS) x2 on 1933 (16 Sep) OHMS cover to Perth tied by Port Hedland datestamps, slightly reduced at top. Rare & desirable combination franking.

1929-38 3d Airmail Type B Perf ‘OS’ BW #135b plus KGV 2d opt OS on 1932 (Jul) OHMS cover used from Melbourne to Brock’s Creek (NT). Fine commercial use, the 3d on cover Cat $600. Very rare franking.

1929-38 3d Airmail Booklet Plate Type A very scarce usage selection, comprising [1] rare 1936 solo franking to Finland (portion of stapled selvedge attached); [2] 1934 3d + KGV 2d domestic airmail service Aberdeen (squared-circle) to Carnarvon; [3] 1932 3d x2 + 2d Bridge from Railton to UK double domestic airmail surcharge; [4] 1934 3d + Vic Centenary 3d and 2d double domestic airmail underpaid 1d for foreign letter, fine strike of scarce rectangular ‘INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID LETTER’ handstamp on reverse; odd blemish, generally fine. (4)

1929-38 3d Airmail (Type A) Booklet pane of four, BW #136c, MUH, Cat $575.

1929-38 3d Airmail (Type A) Booklet pane of four, BW #136c, 2 units hinged, Cat $300.

1929 3d Airmail Type A booklet pane of 4, lower left stamp variety Long wing to plane BW #136c,d, lower units including variety stamp MUH.

$500 $400

$250

$160

$350 $150 $800

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1931 6d Airmail usage selection for domestic airmail comprising [1] rare solo for single rate (5d + 1d late fee); [2] marginal single uprating 2d Envelope for double rate (2d letter rate + 6d airmail surcharge); [3] in combination with 2d Vic Centenary for double rate and [4] with KGV 2d and 5d for triple rate (4d letter rate + 9d airmail surcharge); odd small fault, generally fine.

1931 6d Air Mail Service Optd ‘OS’ plate 2 imprint block of 20 with Re-entry to STRALIA and plane’s wing at right, BW #144(OS)ze, MUH. 1932-37 Large Lyrebird rare solo use on 1935 (Sep 9) air express delivery letter from Sydney to Brisbane. [1/- = 2d postage + 3d airmail per ½oz x2 + 4d Express delivery.]

1932 1/- Large Lyrebird on-cover usages comprising [1] 1/- yellow-green BW #145B (scarce on cover) plus 2d Anzac paying correct 1/2d rate to India; [2] 1/- green uprating 2d Stationery Envelope to pay 1/2d airmail rate to Ceylon, Calcutta & ‘DOWN INDO CEYLON TPO’ backstamps; [3] 1/- solo franking on 1937 airmail cover Sydney to Melbourne; the latter item a bit tatty.

1932 1/- Large Lyrebird BW #145 strip of 3 plus KGV 5d tied by Sydney datestamp to 1937 (Jan 19) double-rate airmail cover to Germany (1/9d first ½oz, 1/8d 2nd weight step), minor blemishes.

1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge a fresh well-centred and lightly hinged John Ash imprint single.

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$100 $90 $400

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1932 2d Sydney Harbour Bridge plate block of 4 Right side - two dots BW #146Azb. Upper right unit small thin at top, lower units MUH, Cat $400. Very scarce.

1932 2d Sydney Harbour Bridge Overprinted ‘OS’ BW #146(OS), on OHMS cover from CSIR (precursor to CSIRO) East Melbourne to Sydney, one central fold, Cat $300.

1932 2d Sydney Harbour Bridge Overprinted ‘OS’ with Plate dot 1 at left, BW #146(OS)z, MUH, Cat $2,500 for hinged.

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$160 $150 $2,000

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1932 3d Sydney Harbour Bridge Overprinted ‘OS’ BW #147(OS) solo franking tied by Canberra City FCT datestamp to 1933 CSIRO OHMS surface rate cover to the University of Basle in Switzerland, tape repair to flap, vertical fold well clear of stamp, fine condition. Rare usage.

1932 6d Large Kookaburra BW #150 corner block of 10 (2x5), mild gum bend left-hand units, MUH, Cat $200++.

1934 Victoria Centenary P10½ set of 3 BW #151-53 on 1934 (July 6) Registration Envelope from Middle Park (Vic) to Germany, Berlin backstamp, Victorian Centenary Label on reverse, cover with vertical fold clear of the stamps, some small blemishes. Scarce set on cover.

$400 $150 $140

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1934 Vic Centenary Perf 11½ set of 3 tied by ‘13NOV1934’ hexagonal datestamps to illustrated registered cover to Tasmania, issued for the 6th Australian Philatelic Exhibition, black & blue/white registration label, various backstamps. Rare set on cover.

1934 Macarthur Set tied by ‘13NOV1934’ hexagonal datestamps to illustrated registered cover to Tasmania, issued for 6th Australian Philatelic Exhibition, black & blue/white registration label, various backstamps.

1934 1/6d Hermes No Wmk imprint pair part BW #161z. Near perfect centring and very fresh, Cat $600 for block of 4.

$250 $120 $100

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1934-49 1/6d Hermes Chalk Paper Sheet A 42.5mm Ash imprint block of 4 with Weak entry over left globe & Hermes and Shifted transfer to upper left and right frames, BW #162zb, MUH, Cat $375.

1935 Silver Jubilee Set in Ash imprint pairs CTO, without gum.

1937 NSW Sesquicentenary 9d plus 3d pair and single tied by Melbourne Ship Mail Room datestamps to 1937 (Oct 5) 1/6d airmail rate cover to England. Atraacive and scarce franking.

$175 $200 $200

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1937-38 2d Red KGVI Die I Plate 1 upper right block of 4, BW #187za, tone spot, hinged in margin only, Cat $500.

1938-41 2d Red KGVI Die II Plate 4 interpanneau top marginal block of four BW #188zc. Slightly brownish gum, upper selvedge light hinge and small adhesion, premium quality centring with very fresh appearance. Very scarce, Cat $2,000 (2006).

1941-44 2d Mauve KGVI with Coil perf strip of 3 with 960 coil starter, BW #189bg, Cat $125.

1937-39 1/- Lyrebird Perf 13½x14 1937-49 Definitives Perf 13½x14 1/- Lyrebird marginal single from right of sheet with largepart Deteriorated perf guide mark in the margin BW #208ba or bc, tied to fragment of parcel post label (mild toning) by Swan Hill (Vic) datestamp, Cat $600 mint; unpriced used. Extremely scarce used.

1937-59 1/- Lyrebird Perf 13½x14 block of 4 imperf at right, presumably due to jumped perfs. Nice block.

$200 $800 $100 $150 $100

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1938-49 5/- Robes Thick Paper BW #212 (few nibbed perfs) rare solo franking paying double airmail rate on 1947 (Feb 12) Alliance Assurance Co cover from Sydney to New York. [2/6d was a short-lived Australia-USA airmail rate between 15/9/46 and 1/6/1947] 1938-49 10/- Robes Thick Paper BW #214 on covers comprising [1] 1949 13/6d rate to UK with 10/- plus 2/- Roo, KGVI 1/4d & 2d AIF paying 1/6d ½oz airmail rate x9, cover slightly reduced; also [2] 10/- plus KGVI 2d on 1939 Tait Bros airmail cover to Germany paying 1/9d for 1st ½oz plus 1/8d x5 for further ½oz weight steps, plus 1d Late Fee; edge blemishes.

ex 1065 1938-49 £1 Robes Thick Paper BW #216 plus 2/- Roo, 1/- Small Lyrebird & 9d Platypus tied by Brisbane ‘19AU41’ cds to Red Cross censored envelope sent by Clipper Service to Geneva at 23/9d quadruple rate (6/- first ½oz plus 5/11d x3 for each subsequent ½oz), minor edge blemishes. Rare on-cover usage of the £1 Robes.

1941 2½d Surcharge with examples of all the catalogued oveprint flaws, most with duplication, BW #222g,h,i,j,k, mint strip of 3 otherwise all used. Unusual assembly. (18) 1941 Surcharged 5½d on 5d BW #224 rare solo franking tied by St Kilda South datestamp to 1942 (Jan 23) censored small cover to UK, paying the combined registration and letter rate, Cricklewood backstamp, repaired backflap. Desirable franking.

1942-50 KGVI 2½d Scarlet BW #230 Imperforate vertical marginal pair, fresh MUH, Cat $500. [Ex Note Printing Branch Thefts See ACSC at page 6/29] 1947-53 1d Princess Elizabeth No Wmk coil perf pair with fine Offset on back.

1952-53 KVI 4½d Red BW #254 rare solo franking on 1952 (Sep 1) PPC (Martin Place, Sydney) to Belgium paying surface rate.

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$150 $140

$650 $100 $200

$250 $120 $300

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1948-53 1/3d Hereford Bull on-cover usage comprising [1] 1948 1/3d reddish-brown plus QEII 1d x3 paying airmail rate to USA; [2] 1/3d reddish-brown pair plus KGVI 3½d & 5½d Emu on 1948 registered cover to USA; [3] 1/3d purple-brown plus KGVI 3d on 1950 airmail cover to Czechoslovakia. (3) 1949-60 1/6d Hermes plate 1 (100%) left block of 4, BW #261z, Cat $500.

1948 2/- Aboriginal Art Wmk CofA BRC block of 10, lower 5 units with double perforation, BW #263b, Cat $325+, surprisingly low catalogue value when BW only record 20 known copies.

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1952-66 2/6d Aborigine on cover usages comprising [1] CofA solo franking on 1954 (Dec 18) airmail cover to USA; [2] No Watermark 2/6d sepia pair plus QEII 3d on Peakhurst registered cover to West Germany; [3] No Watermark black-brown whiter paper solo franking on OHMS cover with postman’s “6/3/64” pen cancel & mss “Wehl St Nth” (Mt Gambier) alongside, ‘T.O MT GAMBIER’ datestamp at upper-right; a few blemishes, generally fine. (3) 1952-66 2/6d Aborigine No Watermark Emergency Printing BW #267 marginal block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $80++.

1949-64 10/- Arms BW #269 very scarce solo franking paying quintuple rate on early 1960s (dateline indistinct) cover from Sydney to USA.

$120 $75 $200

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1949-64 10/- Arms BW #269 very scarce solo franking paying quintuple rate on 1952 (May 20) cover from Sydney to Switzerland.

1949 £1 Arms BW #270 plus 2/- Aboriginal Art, 6d Small Kooka & ½d Roo tied by indistinct 1940s Registered Perth cds to parcel tag adressed to Millars’ Timber & Trading Co in Harvey (WA). An extraordinary franking for a intra-state parcel.

1949-64 Arms £2 Authority imprint block of 4 with Roller flaw below ‘E’ of ‘POSTAGE’ in two positions BW #271zb, 3 units MUH, Cat $1,000.

$160 $320 $400

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1951 Foundation of Commonwealth 3d Parkes & Barton se-tenant pairs x2 plus a separated pair paying 1/6d airmail rate on 1951 (Oct 16) Potato Marketing Board small cover to England; also se-tenant pairs x3 in block of 6 on 1951 airmail front to England. (2) 1953 Produce Food 3d green se-tenant strips of 3 BW #287-89 x2 plus 2/- Aboriginal Art & QEII 3d on Arncliffe (NSW) registered airmail cover to Switzerland.

1954-59 6½d Orange QEII No Watermark BW #299 complete right-hand pane of 80, fresh MUH, Cat $240++.

1953 3½d Young Farmers variety Misplaced vignette BW #303c, fresh MUH, Cat $500.

1953 3½d Young Farmers variety Vignette slightly misplaced downwards, MLH. 1954 Royal Visit 3½d variety Curved lines retouched in front of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #308f, Cat $400. Very rare.

1954 Royal Visit 3½d varieties Retouch to Duke’s forehead – states I and II (Sheet D 3/6) BW #308j & ja, used, Cat $550.

Rare. (2)

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1954 3½d Red Cross Plate Nº 1 without dashes bottom left corner block of 12 with variety Left arm of cross 1mm shorter BW #312d & zb, fresh MUH, Cat $225++.

1954 3½d Red Cross with variety Cross grossly misplaced through left frameline, plus normal for comparison, MUH. 1954 3½d Red Cross Plate 3 without dashes bottom left corner block of 4, BW #312zj, MUH. 1954 3½d Red Cross Plate 4 (70%) bottom right block of 4, BW #312zm, Cat $400.

1954 3½d Red Cross Plate 2 bottom left plate dot block of 4, BW #312zp, Cat $300.

1957-59 4d Claret with Massive void area on face, MUH. Spectacular.

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$150 $100 $120 $200 $150 $100

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1957-66 QEII 10d Grey-Blue top and bottom right corner blocks of 6 showing ‘CENTRE OF WORK’ in reverse engraved on selvedge BW #322z,za, MUH, Cat $200. (two blocks).

1959 3d Blue-Green QEII left centre marginal block of 12 (2x6) showing Plate 3 without dashes, BW #350za, hinged in margin only, Cat $300.

1959 3d Blue-Green QEII right centre marginal block of 12 (2x6) showing Plate 3 without dashes, BW #350zb, hinged in margin only, Cat $300.

1959-66 3d Blue-Green QEII left centre marginal block of 16 (2x8) showing Plate 3 with dashes, BW #350zc, MUH, Cat $300.

1959-63 3d Blue-Green QEII coil perf left marginal block of 10 Plate Nº 3 with dashes – late stage number worn - BW #350zc, stamps MUH, Cat $300.

1959 3d Blue-Green QEII left centre marginal block of 8 (2x4) showing Plate 5 lines before, BW #350ze, MUH, Cat $300.

1959-63 5d Blue QEII gutter pair from top of sheet showing Perf pip fracture (sheet B – late stage) BW #355bb, stamps MUH.

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9999 1959-63 QEII Animal Definitives usage selection including 6d Anteater pair on PPC to USA and block of 4 on 1962 cover to USA; 8d Tiger Cat single on 1962 surface rate PPC to Holland, 8d (+6d) paying airmail rate on 1961 PPC to UK; 9d Kangaroo solo tied by Newport Beach datestamp to AR slip, 9d plus 3/- Flower & 5/- Arms on 1961 registered airmail cover to UK; 11d Bandicoot solo frankings x2, one on a Certified Mail cover; 1/- Platypus including two singles on airmail cover to USA; 1/2d Tamanian Tiger + 1/- Colombo Plan on 1964 cover to USA; handy group. (13) 1960-66 8d Tiger Cat Ordinary Paper corner block of 6 variety Retouched shading right of animal’s head – state IV ‘Typhoon retouch’, BW #358(II)r, five stamps including variety unit MUH, Cat $200+.

1960-66 8d Tiger Cat Ordinary Paper variety Bar of colour through ‘S’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #358(II)r, commercially used, Cat $750. Very rare.

1960-66 8d Tiger Cat the four different states of Retouched shading right of animal’s head plus a normal stamp for comparison, BW #358(II)s-sc, fine used, Cat $450. Far more difficult to find used than mint. (5)

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1960-66 8d Tiger Cat bottom right corner block of 6 with varieties Retouched shading right of animal’s head – state III and ‘8d’ weak with shading above retouched, BW #358(II)sb,t, fine MUH. 1959-65 2/- Flannel Flower marginal strip of 3 left-hand unit with variety Retouch to ‘TR’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ and frame below BW #367e, fresh MUH. 1959-65 2/3d Wattle Flower on Yellow Paper left unit with variety Oblique line through right side of first T of WATTLE, BW #368f, fresh MUH. Scarce.

1959-65 2/3d Wattle Flower on Yellow Paper two marginal blocks of 4 with varieties Oblique line through right side of first T of WATTLE retouched, states I & II BW #368fa & fb, fresh MUH. 1964-66 2/3d Wattle on White Paper variety Oblique line through right side of first T of WATTLE retouched state II BW #369fb, three units MUH including variety unit, Cat $60.

1961-64 5/- Cattle on Cream and White papers, fresh MUH. 1961 5/- Cattle on-cover usage comprising [1] 5/- purple-brown plus 1/- Colombo Plan paying 8/- quadruple rate on 1963 airmail cover to USA; [1] 5/- reddish-brown plus 1/- Colombo Plan paying 3/- triple rate on 1963 airmail cover to USA. (2)

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1963-66 Navigators BW #404 in fresh MUH blocks of four (5/-. 7/6d and £2 are marginals). (6 blks) 1963-65 Navigators BW #404-409d. Includes 2 each 5/-, 10/- - one is white paper (nibbed perf), £1 & £2 - one has Roller shift upper right frame BW #409d cat $250 (SG #360a £170). (10) 1963-64 Navigators 7/6d Cook and £1 Bass (marginal) in blocks of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $300.

1964-66 7/6d Cook BW #406 solo franking on 1966 (Feb 9) Shepparton (Vic) registered cover to Scotland, overpaying by 1/the 4/6d airmail double rate & 2/- registration fee, edge blemishes.

1965-66 3/- Ibis BW #422 pair tied by Sydney slogaan cancel paying triple-rate on 1965 (Aug 18) commercial cover to USA. Elusive franking.

1964 5d Air Mail Anniversary corner block of 16 with variety Re-entry to second ‘A’ of AUSTRALIA and back of fuselage of plane, fresh MUH, SG #370a, Cat £275+.

1964 5d Air Mail Anniversary two bottom right corner blocks of 6 with varieties Weak entry between wheel and 5d and Retouched BW #423e & ea, MUH. (2 blocks).

1964 2/3d Air Mail Anniversary top left corner block of 10 with variety Weak entry to middle of left frame, weak entry in top left corner [2/2 & 3/1], BW #424d,e,f, fresh MUH. 1118 * 1965 2/3d ANZAC BW #428 very scarce solo franking on 1965 (Jul 1) small airmail cover from Pyramid Hill (Vic) addressed to American president Lyndon B Johnson at the White House.

AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1119 **/* 1966-1990s Specimen Overprints Array including 1966 Navigators mint, thereafter MUH with blocks of 4 including $5 Paintings (Holiday at Mentone) x2, $1 & $1.10 Stage and Screen, $1 Sheep & $1.10 Golf, also lots of pairs plus singles to $10 Painting x3.

1120 ** Selection 1966-79 Navigators 40c and 50c blocks of 4, the 40c with central gutter, 1975 18c Wildflower error Black omitted, 1979 20c Waterfall se-tenant pair variety Misplaced vertical perforations, fine MUH. (5 items).

1121 U Varieties with 2009 Australia Post 55c Mail Truck with 3mm vertical die-cut shift resulting in perforations running through left side of the stamp, 55c Post Shop with 2mm horizontal die-cut shift resulting in ‘AUSTRALIA’ being partially guillotened by perforations, also four other flaws of little merit. (6)

$500 $150 $150 $150

$75 $250 $75

$50 $150

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AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues 1122 ** 1966-72 QEII Heads plate number blocks of 20; [1] 1c brown upper right plate 4; [2] 7c violet upper plate 14; [3] 7c violet upper plate -14- (80%); [4] 7c violet lower plate -14- (80%).

1123 **/* 1966 4c Red QEII plate number blocks of 20 mounted on pages; [1] helecon in ink -20 lower, -22- lower, 26 lower, 27 upper; [2] Helecon paper -16- lower, 17 lower (cat $100), -19- lower, 21 lower, -23- upper, -24- upper, 25 upper. Plus group of mainly helecon in ink plate numer blocks of 4.

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1967-72 QEII 5c Blue block of 4 with Offset BW #444a, MUH, Cat $300+.

1967-72 5c Blue QEII bottom marginal block of 20 with Plate 1 from sheet D, BW #444za, Cat $1,000.

1966 Navigator Variety Blocks all MUH ex noted, [1] 40c block of 6 with Missing left serif on U of AUSTRALIA and coloured mark on colour at right #460d; [2] 75c block of 4 and pair both with Extensive recutting at base (#462e) and Recutting at base (#462f?); [3] $1 vertical pair (one hinged) with Left frame missing for 4mm at base and top left corner broken & Left frame missing for 3mm at top (#463e,f); [4] $2 block of 4 with left perf pip (#465b).

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$100 $1,500

$200

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1966 40c Tasman BW #460 + QEII 5c tied by St James (NSW) datestamp to 1970 Special Delivery cover to Haifa Israel (backstamp), fine condition.

1966-72 50c Dampier Plate 1 left marginal block of 4, BW #461z, one unit hinged, Cat $275.

1966-74 $1 Flinders BW #463 solo franking tied by Burwood (Vic) datestamp to 1971 (Oct 14) large fragment (285x190mm) of parcel wrapper addressed to New Zealand, Form PP8 Customs Declaration at lower-left gives weight as 1lb 2oz.

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$120

$80 $100 $120

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1966-74 $1 Flinders plate 1 bottom gutter block of 4, BW #463z, Cat $400.

1966-74 $4 King two blocks of 4, both with flaws on 4/9 & 5/9 Vertical scratches outside left frame - types I & II, one MUH block with salmon UV reaction and the other (one unit hinged) with bright yellow UV reaction. Nice matching pair of blocks.

1967 25c Christmas tied by Murgon (Qld) datestamp to 1968 (Feb 29) small cover to USA, typed address, fine condition.

$400 $100 $60

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1968 25c Intelsat II solo franking with variety Retouch right of top of satellite dish tied by Perth ‘USE YOUR/RAILWAYS’ slogan cancel to 1968 (Mar 20) small cover to UK. Extrapolated value of variety stamp on cover $350.

1968 25c Olympics tied by Perth machine cancel to 1968 (Dec 2) small cover to USA, American ‘Employ Epileptics’ airmail label.

1969 7c Sugar solo franking tied by Blyth (SA) datestamp paying surface rate on 1970 (Feb) small cover to USA, minor staining.

Scarce solo franking. [A similar example sold for $128 in our May 2014 sale]

1969 Primary Industries mostly airmail usages comprising [1] 7c Sugar +7c Snowy Mountains x2 & 4c QEII on 1970 cover to USA; [2] 15c Timber +3c QEII on 1970 (?) PPC to UK, also 15c pair +5c QEII on 1972 cover to UK; [3] 20c Wheat paying Special Delivery fee +5c Railways paying postage on 1970 domestic interstate cover (small edge tear); [4] 25c Wool solo on 1969 cover to USA, also 25c Wool plus 5c Expo on 1970 cover to UK; condition generally fine. (6) 1969 25c Christmas BW #508 plus 25c Wool #504 uprating QEII 25c Registraton Envelope paying double rate (50c) plus 25c registration fee on 1969 (Oct 20) Wollongong cover to USA. 1970 30c Royal Visit BW #520 (blemish at left) solo franking on 1970 (Apr 15) small airmail cover to UK.

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1970 5c Cook se-tenant strip of 5 BW #526c & 5c single tied by Sydney machine cancel to 1971 (May 21) airmail cover to Brazil, ‘AO REMETENTE’ RTS handstamp on face, fine condition.

1970 Famous Australians 6c booklet pane set of 4 (with tabs) BW #548ca-551ca on single registered cover to UK with 30c Qantas added to pay airmail fee plus registration. Rare franking.

1971 RSPCA 18c Kangaroo vertical strip of 3, bottom two units with Red-brown partly ommitted, BW #561cc, MUH, Cat $3,500 (2002). Attractive and rare strip.

1971 7c Christmas solo frankings x5 including three surface rate covers to England, also 1972 35c airmail rate to Denmark with five different 7c values. (6) 1971 Christmas 7c mauve, green & blue solo franking paying British Forces in Australia concession rate to England sent by British Squadron Leader based at RAAF Fairbairn Canberra, straight-line ‘ON SERVICE’ & boxed ‘DEFENCE FORCES/ POSTAGE/CONCESSION’ handstamp in red, slogan cancel. First example we have seen of a 7c Christmas stamp paying this rate.

1972 25c Rice BW #592 solo franking paying Zone 3 airmail rate on Lapidary International 1972 (Sep 11) airmail cover to India, bombay backstamp.

$75 $160 $2,000

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1972-76 Pioneer Life values on cover mostly to UK with solo frankings including 15c on 1973 cover paying unsealed greetings card rate or paying postcard rate on 1974 PPCs x2, 60c on 1973 cover; multiples including 15c x2 plus 5c on 1973 cover, 15c pair on 1974 cover (to holland), 10c + 50c on 1974 cover; 50c + 40c on 1975 cover; in combination with other issues including 5c plus 30c National Development on 1973 cover, 10c plus 25c National Development on 1973 cover, 80c x2 plus 18c Parliament House & 1c Shrimp pair on 1977 cover; good range of frankings with all values from series represented. (45) 1972 35c Christmas BW #621 pair tied by Melbourne slogan cancel paying airmail double-rate on 1972 (Dec 14) De Wolf, Fletcher & Co commercial cover to Germany. Desirable & elusive franking.

$80

$100 $80

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1156 * 1157 W 1158 **

1975 35c Christmas BW #621 solo franking tied by Melbourne slogan cancel paying airmail rate on 1972 (Dec 5) small cover to Germany.

1973 National Development usages on 1973 airmail covers comprising [1] 30c Beef solo on (Jun 15) cover to USA; [2] 20c Shipping (+50c Pioneers) paying double-rate on (Jul 16) cover to UK; [3] 20c Shipping (+10c & 5c Pioneers) on (Sep 3) cover to Switzerland; [4] 25c Steel pair paying double-rate on (Nov 6) cover to USA (Zone 4 rate reduced from 30c to 25c as of 1/10/ 73). (4) 1973 1c Shrimp with Black omitted, plus 2nd example with Black misplaced, BW #635c,ce, Cat $675 (SG #545, Cat £450).

1973-74 6c Gemstones Pair BW #641 paying double the 6c concession rate on 1976 (Jun 3) British Forces serving in Australia airmail cover from Canberra to England, fine strike of ‘BRITISH DEFENCE FORCES MAIL/(crown)’ circular handstamp in violet, central fold.

1974-78 9c On 8c Opal Pair BW #646 pair paying 18c unsealed greetings card rate on 1975 (June 12) airmail cover to Switzerland. Scarce useage.

1975 25c PNG Independence BW #729 solo franking paying unsealed greetings card rate to USA. Very scarce useage.

1975 25c PNG Independence BW #729 solo franking paying correct postcard rate to Germany. Scarce usage.

1158 1976 25c Olympic Games BW #744 solo frankings on cover comprising 1976 unsealed greetings card rate to UK and 1977 Zone 1 airmail rate to New Zealand. (2) 1976 25c Olympics BW #744 solo franking paying postcard rate on 1977 PPC to Germany. Elusive franking.

1979 Steam Locomotives valueless colour trial based on the 35c design.

1981 24c Thylacine marginal block of 8 Dramatically misplaced perfs - Type 3, BW #902bd. This is the block illustrated in BW.

$60

$80 $400

$90 $65 $65 $65

$80 $60 $200 $450

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1159

*

1160 W 1161 **

1160 1982 75c Aboriginal Culture BW #977 solo franking paying Zone 5 airmail rate on 1983 (Jan 11) small cover to Liechtenstein.

Elusive usage & an unusual destination.

1984 The First Australians 30c Silver Barramundi imperforate block of 4 printed on vertically ridged paper, crease at upperright, without gum. Of uncertain status, assumed to be printer’s waste.

1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas with Imperforate marginal block of 18, ‘LEIGH-MARDON’ on back.

$60 $800 $800

part 1164

1162 **

1986 Christmas block of 10 (5x2) with Double perfs in the left 2 columns and Misplaced perfs horizontally on all stamps.

Similar to BW #1778b&ba.

1163 ** 2007 Modernist Architecture Limited Edition Imperf Sheets both left & right panes with certificates in their original Australia Post storage and wrappings.

2012 Farming Australia (2nd Series) on cover - 60c Beef Cattle with impressive and startling flaw Inscriptions (‘BEEF 1164 * CATTLE/60c AUSTRALIA’) almost completely missing, variety of SG #3744. [With normal on piece for comparison] (2) AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Exhibition Collectables 1165 ** 2015 Sydney Stamp Expo Victoria Cross M/S, with Gold Expo overprint and red Official Participant overprint. Only one of these was issued to each stand holder at the Show.

AUSTRALIA | Booklets | Collections & Accumulations 1166 ** 1974-87 Unofficial Booklets from 1974 UPU Centenary left and right staples plus souvenir sheet, 1977 Natl Stamp Week, 1982 Royal Wedding pair with scarcer right staples, 1984 AUSIPEX set of 4 all left staple, 1986 STAMPEX ‘The Sentimental Bloke’ Pfeffer #UB15a cat $100 (serial no 973 of 1,000). (15) AUSTRALIA | Booklets

1167

1171

1167 B 1168 B 1169 B 1170 B 1171 B** 1172 ** 1173 B

1168

1169

$180 $90 $80 $120

$65

1170

1172

1913-17 2/- Red on Pink with inside cover printed in red on yellow and bold headings in seriffed typeface containing ½d Roo x12 & 1d Roo x16, with interleaving, BW #B7C, fine and scarce, Cat $3,000 for incomplete booklet.

1913-17 2/- Red on Pink with inside cover printed in red on yellow and bold headings in sans-seriffed typeface containing ½d Roo x12 & 1d Roo x4, with interleaving, BW #B7D, exploded booklet, Cat $3,000 for incomplete booklet.

1919-23 2/3d black on pink cover with 1½d black-brown KGV Single Wmk x18, BW #B14A, Cat $4,000. Rare complete booklet.

1919-23 2/3d black on pink cover with 1½d brown KGV LM Wmk x14, BW #B17B, a little battered, Cat $4,000. Rare.

1923-1926 2/3d Sage-Green on Pale Green Cover BW #B30B, eight 1½d stamps remaining, minor soiling on cover, Cat $4,000 for a complete booklet.

1923-26 2/3d Booklet with 1½d red booklet pane of 6 plus additional block of 3 from [25-28R6,11,12,16-18,22-24] showing staple holes in the margins. Probably from Plate 28. The cover has been separated and the stamps have faults, BW #B30B, Cat $4,000.

1927 2/- Canberra containing 1½d Canberra x16 in two panes of 8, very fine, Retail $140.

$1,000 $200 $2,000 $750 $240 $525 $80

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1174 B** 1175 B 1176 B 1177 B

1174 1175 1176 1177 1928-30 2/3d Green on Pale Green cover with three panes KGV 1½d red P13½x12½ Watermark inverted (BW #92cc cat $325 each), BW #B39Aa, slightly trimmed at base, the back cover with light foxing.

1928-30 2/3d 1½d red KGV SMW P13½x12½ x12 Wmk inverted, BW #B39Ba, Cat $600.

1930-35 3/-, 3d Green Airmail black/bright violet blue cover, BW #B40, trivial blemishes, Cat $1,500 (SG SB24, Cat £750).

1930-34 2/- 2d red KGV CofA x12 Wmk inverted, BW #B41Aa, creased, Cat $600.

1178

1178 1179 1180 1181

B B B B

1183 B 1184 B 1185 B

1190

1188 1189 1190 1191

B B B B**

1192 B

1181

1183

1184

1188

1187

1191

$150 $200 $300 $600

1185

1935 2/- Black on Pale Cream Cover, New Design Revised Text inside front cover (local telephone calls) BW #B46C, (2d x12) three stamps remaining, tonespot on back cover othewise fine, Cat $750 for a complete booklet.

1934-35 2/- 2d red KGV CofA x12 Wmk inverted, BW #B46Ca, Cat $750. Fine & fresh.

1935-37 2/- Black on Green Cover ‘WHEREVER THERE IS A MONEY ORDER ...’, both panes wmk inverted, BW #B47Ba (Pfeffer Cat $850). Good perfs, front cover slightly oxidised, otherwise excellent condition.

1935-37 2/- 2d red KGV CofA x12 Wmk inverted, BW #B48Aa, Cat $500.

1186

1186 B 1187 B

1180

1930-34 2/- 2d red KGV CofA x12, BW #B42, unfortunate collector annotation on back cover, Cat $500.

1930-34 2/- 2d red KGV CofA x12 Wmk inverted, BW #B42a, minor tone spotting, Cat $500.

1930-34 2/- 2d red KGV CofA x12 Wmk inverted, BW #B43a, cover a little toned, Cat $800.

1930-34 2/- with CofA 2d KGV Die III x12 Watermarked Inverted in two panes of 6 BW #B43w, fine condition, Retail $950.

1182

1182 B**

1179

$240 $250 $600 $200

$80 $350 $400 $250

1189

1192

1935-37 2/- 2d red KGV CofA x12 Wmk inverted, inside text reversed, BW #B48Ba, Cat $500.

1935-37 2/-, 2d Red KGV CofA Wmk Inverted black/green cover, BW #B49a, minor collector annotation on front cover, Cat $850 (SG SB26ca, Cat £450).

1938-41 2/- 2d red KGVI Die II x12 Wmk inverted, wax interleaving, BW #B52a, Cat $750.

1942-49 2/6d 2½d red KGVI x12 black on buff cover x2 (one Wmk inverted), BW #B53A,B53Aa, Cat $300. Fine & Fresh 1952-64 Selection with 1952 3/6d, 1953 3/6d x7 (one no wmk), 1947 4/-, 1959 4/- & 1964 5/-. General fine condition. (11) 1952-53 3/6d (3½d purple-brown KGVI x12). Original text plus second revised text x2, one with scarce wax interleaving, BW #B56A, C & Cv. Cat $280. Some slightly trimmed perfs. (3) 1964-65 5/- QE II 5d green Edition G6 with wax interleaving BW #B67Pdv.

$250 $350 $350 $160 $100 $75 $275

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ex 1178 ex 1179 ex 1180 ex 1181 1965-66 5/- (5d Red QEII) with pink stitching. Scarce wax interleaves edition ‘G7’ BW #B69Hdv (but one pane sadly with only 3 stamps - otherwise cat $250), edition ‘G8’ BW #69Jd, edition ‘S4’ BW #B70Cd (some loose stitches). Pity about the missing stamps, otherwise cat over $400. (3) 1194 B** 1967-68 QEII 5c Blue with three 50c without edition numbers (two with blank back cover) Pfeffer #B125d & B126d&e; $1 with Edition Nos V67/3, Wax interleaving Edition G67/3 x2, and V68/1 stated “unlisted”. Stitching sound throughout, Pfeffer #B127Bd & Cd, B127CTd & CTe (cat $150 each), B127H. Cat $500+. (8) 1195 B** 1969-72 Wax Interleaves in excellent condition comprising [1] 1969 $1 PM Edition G69/3; [2] 1970 $1.20 FA no edition number; [3] 1971 $1.20 FA Edition G71/2; [4] 1972 $1.40 PM Edition V71/3 two the same, one G72/1, one G72/2. Sound stitching, Pfeffer #B132CT, B135T, B136GT, B139CT x2, B139FT, 139IT, cat c$790 (7) AUSTRALIA | Postage Dues 1929-60 Postage Dues on Cover Group comprising [1] 1929 PPC bearing 2c used from USA to Sydney, circled 1196 * ‘CENTIMES/10/T’, paid by Third Wmk 1d; [2] 1950 cover from USA to Melbourne bearing 10c and 15c (damaged), circled ‘T/ (mss.150)/CENTIMES’ in violet, pencilled “4/2”, with 1946-56 2d single and 3d block of 16 affixed and tied to reverse by North Fitzroy datestamps; [3] 1960 (8 Jan) business reply envelope used at Sydney with 1953 2/- and 1958 No Wmk 1/- pair, paying for multiple taxed items; mixed condition.

1193 B**

$70 $130 $150

$200

ex 1197

1197 ** 1198 F 1199 U 1200 **

1902 Converted NSW Plates ½d line P11½-12 BW #D1, a double variety block of 4 with ‘F’ of ‘HALF’ & ‘P’ of ‘PENCE’ joined [5/3] and White flaw left of top serif of ‘1’ [6/4] BW #D1d&j. Vertical crease left units hardly detract from scarce and desirable positional block, Cat $180 (as singles).

1902 Converted NSW Plates 1d Single-line P11x11½-12 Wmk Upright BW #D3, 1902 Laura (SA) squared-circle datestamp, Cat $200.

1908-09 Stroke After Shilling Values Crown over single-lined A 1/- SG #D37 blocks of 4 x5 and strip of 3, 1910 Perth LCR datestamps, Cat $690+. (6 items) 1922-30 Wmk 3rd Crown/A selection comprising 1½d, 2d, 3d & 6d, BW #D107-09 & 112, fresh MUH, Cat $157. (4)

1202

$80 $100 $80

1203

1931-37 Wmk CofA 3d green & red BW #D118 on cover from India to the American Consular General in Sydney, with 3a.6p Dak Camel underpaying the surface mail rate, framed T/5A cachet in red endorsed ‘3’, 3d Due tied by Sydney cds, cover with filing crease at base, otherwise scarce solo franking.

1202 ** 1958-63 No Wmk 5d Die II marginal block of 4, BW #D151, Cat $320.

1203 ** 1958-63 No Wmk 5d Die II corner block of 4, BW #D151, Cat $320.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery 1204 PS Officials Collection: Valuable group with Envelopes unused (5, two ‘OS’ in die) and used (63, 21 ‘OS’ in die), latter with 1918 ½d + 1d Die I (BW #ES34), penalty envelopes (5, two unused), ‘Returned Letter’ (9), 1942 5d Registered envelope uprated ½d in cash, Postal cards with ‘OS’ in die unused (2), various used cards (4), and perf ‘OS/NSW’ used (2, one rare KGVI 1½d), and Letter cards (3, one unused), many scarce items present, little if any duplication amongst configurations, odd fault, generally fine. (94)

1201

$100

*

$300 $180 $180

$1,400

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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1205 PS 1911 1d KGV Fullface Coronation Diffused Oval Type 2 White Card, White on Reverse, BW #P2(2)A, uprated with KGV 1d red for transit from Melbourne to Austria, short message on reverse in German.

1206 PS 1911 1d Coronation Queen Mary [1] in unframed rectangle on white stock, white on reverse BW #P11A, addressed but not postally used; also [2] in ornate shaded rectangular frame on white stock, white on reverse BW #P12A, postally used from Dingee (Vic) to Williamstown; both in fine condition, Cat $120. (2) 1207 PS 1911 KGV Full Face Prince of Wales 1d blackish-brown, rectangular oak leaves frame, unused, BW #P18(1)A.

1208 PS 1209 PS 1210 PS

1915-16 1d KGV Sideface BW #P27, fine unused, Cat $150.

1919-20 1½d Brown KGV With 2-Line Footnote BW #P51 x2, one fresh unused and the other fresh 1920 use from Adelaide.

1923 ‘ONE/PENNY’ On 1½d Red-Brown KGV Without Footnote BW #P58, fresh unused, Cat $750.

$100 $80 $65

$80 $150 $120

1212

1211 PS 1212 PS

1925-30 1d Green KGV Die III perf ‘OS/NSW’ for Sydney Harbour Trust, BW #P64(2)e, only known used.

1938-41 1d Green Queen Elizabeth Printed Matter Card BW #P69 with all-over advertising on reverse for ‘Myer Summer Sale 1940’, used locally in Melbourne, minor soiling, Cat $100.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) 1213 PS 1930 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d Green KGV Sideface Dotted ‘OS’ BW #PO8A Victoria Education Department 1933 (Nov 1) use for Korumburra School committee meeting announcement, some mild spotting, Cat $800. [ACSC states “Used cards are rare.”]

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (PTPO) 1214 PS 1919-21 1½d Red-Brown Die 3 Star Embossed - No ‘POSTAGE’ BW #PS17, 1921 (Aug 4) use for Concrete Constructions (Vic) from Melbourne to Metcalfe, slight bends, Cat $400.

1215 PS 1924-28 1d Green Star With ‘POSTAGE’ for Registrar General’s Department, Sydney, BW #PS22, 1927 local use in Sydney 1216 PS 1941-50 1½d Green KGVI Oval Embossed BW #PS29 1949 (Oct 3) use for H Jones & Co (Tas) as advice card, Hobart ‘REPATRIATION/NURSING SERVICE/A CAREER’ slogan cancel, fine condition, Cat $150.

$120 $60

$400

$200 $100 $80

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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 1217 PS 1911-12 1d Bright Violet KGV Fullface First Line Ending ‘To’ on grey unsurfaced stock, P10, with view ‘QUEEN’S GARDENS/PERTH, WA’, BW #LC8(55A). Fresh unused.

1218 PS 1913 1d Kangaroo & Map Die II in black, text setting B with view ‘BALLARAT’, BW #LC16(8). Fresh unused.

1219 PS 1914-18 KGV 1d Die II P10 view ‘PINEAPPLES QUEENSLAND’ in blue BW #LC21(103), left value tablet with Flaw at base, which is only found in this colour, very fresh unused.

$100 $100 $80

1220

1220 PS 1221 PS 1222 PS

1915 1d KGV Military Views in black, pink inside P10 with ‘SIGNALLING EXERCISE’ 2nd view, BW #LC26(M9B). Used but not cancelled.

1918-20 1½d Purple-Black KGV mottled grey stock P12½ with view of ‘HAWKESBURY RIVER/N.S.W.’, Melbourne CTO of 28NO18, BW #LC42x(62), small abrasion on reverse not affecting view.

1923-24 KGV Sideface 1½d green P12½, view ‘THE GILDEROY RANGES/VICTORIA’, CTO at Melbourne for UPU distribution BW # LC51(52)x. Superb & fresh and much rarer than catalogue suggests.

1223 PS

1924 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 2d Red KGV grey surfaced stock P12½ with view of ‘RUSSELL FALLS/TASMANIA’, BW #LC54(118). Fresh unused.

1224 PS 1951-53 3½d Red KGVI with ‘SPECIMEN’ ovpt, BW #LC75w, plus 1952 (Apr 29) used example cancelled at Queensland Industries Fair. (2) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1225 PS ½d & 1d Stars All-Different Collection mainly used with high percentage of Stamped-To-Order issues, [1] ½d green for The Australian Drug Company, [2] 1d red x12 incl used Cracked cliché above E of PENNY, unused x1, [3] 1d violet x3 incl uprated unused for British Australian Wool Realisation ... [4] 1d green x29. Condition is generally good average used. (45)

1226 PS 1227 PS 1228 PS

1½d Brown Stars All-Different Collection mainly used with high percentage of Stamped-To-Order issues, [1] black-brown x7 incl illustrated Perdiau Rubber Co; [2] brown x20 incl fine Adelaide Co-Operative Society coloured window env. Condition is generally good average used. (27) 1½d Green & Red Stars All-Different Collection mainly used with high percentage of Stamped-To-Order issues, [1] green x5, incl ‘OS’-in-die x1; [2] red x 30, incl ‘OS’-in-die x1, [3] 2d on 1½d x1, [4] 1½d on 2d red x1. Condition is generally good average used. (37) KGV-QEII Selection mostly used including KGV 1d Red ‘Star’ Embossed unused & used, 1½d Red ‘Star’ Embossed PTPO for Vacuum Oil Company, plus official 2d Red Oval Embossed; KGVI 1d Green PTPO for Henry Berry uprated with punctured ½d Roo, also various QEII from 3d to 5d; condition mixed with some fine. (22)

$80 $120 $120

$150 $80

$160

$100 $160 $120

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1229 PS 1230 PS 1231 PS

1232 PS 1233 PS 1234 PS

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1916 2d Violet Star with Melbourne CTO of 3JL16, BW #EP12, flap sealed. Only known with CTO cancel, 378 were printed for UPU distribution.

1920-21 2d Orange Star [1] without ‘POSTAGE’, 1920 use Merredin to Perth; [2] with POSTAGE x2, one uprated with 3d olive Roo Die I, 1922 registered use Longwarry to Melbourne (toning on reg label), the other 1922 use from Melbourne to Ballarat, BW #EP21,22. (3) 1923-24 ‘THREE HALFPENCE’ on 2d Orange No POSTAGE BW #EP24. Scarce, rarely seen so clean, Cat $750.

ex 1234 1930-37 2d Red KGV Oval 120x95mm white inside, BW #EP38(1), minor soiling, 1933 use from Glenthompson to Melbourne.

1953 3d Green QEII Large Die with ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint, BW #EP50w. Fresh unused. Only about 400 printed for UPU distribution.

1960-65 5d Light Blue QEII Small Die 227x103mm setting 3; [1] with ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint (420 printed), minor wrinkles; [2] with Clarence St first day cancel of 22JUN60, vertical fold, BW #EP59.

1235 PS

1975 10c Red QEII 230x101mm with Albino impression used Whittlesea on 12MR75 and endorsed by PM, opened three sides, plus normal used for comparison. Rare.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) 1236 PS 1913-14 1d Red Kangaroo Dotted ‘OS’ BW #EO1B Type 2 original die 1921 (Jan 29) use for Education Dept (Melbourne) uprated for increased postage rate with KGV 1d rough paper perf ‘OS’ tied by indistinct datestamp, addressed to Melbourne, Cat $250+.

1237 PS

1913-14 1d Red Kangaroo Dotted ‘OS’ Die 1 setting 4 long envelope from Victorian Education Department, BW #EO1D, 1919 (Jul 17) use from Appin with ½d green KGV, small corner fault, nice use of mixed OS and non-OS frankings.

1238 PS 1922-23 2d Red ‘OS’ Star With ‘POSTAGE’ window envelope for Commonwealth Treasury Melbourne, 1922 use in Melbourne, BW #EO12.

1239 PS 1930 ‘TWO/PENCE’ On 1½d Red ‘OS’ Star long unused cover for Education Department Melbourne, BW #EO16, minor spotting flap partly sealed.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO) 1240 PS 1917-21 3d Olive Kangaroo cut-out on thick stock, BW #ES8, with Melbourne Late Fee cancel, only 5 entires recorded by BW and several cut-outs. Very rare.

1241 PS 1921 4d Violet KGV cut-out, BW #ES21, Victorian machine cancel. No entires are recorded.

1242 PS 1922-24 1d Violet Star x2, one unused for Broken Hill South Ltd, Melbourne, flap sealed, the other for Perdiau Rubber, Sydney on folded window envelope, 1923 use from Sydney, BW #ES41.

$100 $80 $400

$100 $80 $100

$80

$150

$120 $80 $100 $200 $150 $150

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1243 PS 1244 PS

1245 PS 1246 PS 1247 PS

1248 PS 1249 PS

1250 PS 1251 PS 1252 PS 1253 PS

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1922-24 1d Violet + ½d Green Star Both With ‘POSTAGE’ for Fisken, Read & Co Melbourne, BW #ES42, some soiling.

Extremely rare, only about 6 covers recorded, this is the only user.

1920-21 1½d Black-Brown Star Die 2 Without ‘POSTAGE’ x2, one for Parke Davis & Co Sydney on window envelope, 1919 use in Sydney, the other for Brown & Hellicar Ltd Sydney uprated with 1½d black-brown KGV for 1919 use Sydney to USA. folded, BW #ES48

1920-21 1½d Black-Brown Star Die 3 Without ‘POSTAGE’ for Peterson & Co Melbourne on window envelope, 1919 use in Melbourne, BW #ES49 1921-23 1½d Green Star With ‘POSTAGE’ x2, one unused for Brooks Robinson & Co Melbourne on window envelope, the other for The Adelaide Electric Supply Co, 1923 local use in Adelaide, BW #ES55. (2) 1916-17 2d Violet King George V ‘Star’ Embossed BW #ES58 envelope for an unknown user tied by Melbourne Late Fee ‘6SE16’ (?), minor blemishes, Cat $500.

1916-17 2d Violet Star Without ‘POSTAGE’ late use of cut-out on long OHMS cover for Local Land Board Office, BW #ES58, small faults. 1920 use from Grafton to Coff’s Harbour. The use of cut-outs to pay postage was permitted by the PO. 1922-23 2d Red KGV ‘Star’ Embossed - With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES61 with printed address to Civil Service Co-operative Society (Sydney), flap unsealed, fine condition, Cat $200.

1930-43 Oval Embossed Selection with [1] KGV 1d Green BW #ES64 x24 including illustrated types for Barnet Glass Rubber Co, & Beaucaire (menswear); [2] KGV 2d Red #ES72-73 x12, & a single example of 2d ‘OS’ #EO19; [3] KGVI 1d #ES75 x3, 1½d #ES79 & 2d #ES83; some toning, mostly fine. (42) 1930 ‘TWO/PENCE’ On 1½d Red KGV Oval [1] addressed but unused for Shire of Heidelberg; [2] for JF Palmer, East Ipswich, 1930 use from Rockhampton to East Ipswich; [3] for Lowan Shire Waterworks Trust, small faults on back, 1931 use from Nhill to Melbourne, BW #ES70.

1941-42 1d Brown KGVI Oval for Australian Defence Canteens x5, BW #ES77, for used in 1942 and one uprated with 1½d green QE and used in 1945.

1975 18c Orange QEII for AW Boyd x2, one unused and one registered at the Philas House opening.

$1,200 $80

$80 $100 $300

$120 $100

$120 $100 $100 $80

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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1254 PS Collection In Two Cover Albums comprising unused (33) and used (60, one CTO), includes 1942 5½d rounded flap at right used (BW #RE30 – Cat $250), scarce inscription and stock types of QEII 2/5d with 1965 Helecon used (BW #RE44 Cat $100), no duplication apparent, odd fault, generally fine (93) 1255 PS 1913 4d Orange Kangaroo & Map with boxed ‘REGISTERED’ BW #RE1, plus 4d Orange with ‘REGISTERED LETTER’ at top BW #RE3, each with some tonespots, Cat $600. (2) 1256 PS 1913 4d Orange Roo Die 2 ‘REGISTERED LETTER’ at top, BW #RE3, fresh unused.

1257 PS 1258 PS 1259 PS

1260 PS 1261 PS 1262 PS

1915 4d Orange KGV on NSW Stock, Obliteration in Red setting 2 (R to right edge of stamp 115mm), BW #RE6, uprated with WA 1d Swan & ½d green KGV, 1919 use from Perth to Melbourne.

1916-20 4d Orange KGV on NSW Stock Obliterating Device in Red, Setting 1, BW #RE6A uprated with KGV 1d tied by Holbrook (NSW) ‘20NO16’ datestamp, red/black registration label, fine condition.

1916-20 4d Orange KGV on NSW Stock Obliterating Device in Red, Setting 2, BW #RE6B with varieties Extra wattle flower, Flaw at base of crown & Flaw on of ‘E’ of ‘PENCE’ used in 1919 (Jul 29) from Glenorie to Hornsby (NSW), trivial staining.

1923-24 ‘FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY’ On 5d Brown KGV x2, one unused, the other with Envelpe, 1924 use from Manly to Sydney, BW #RE17,17d. (2) 1942-48 5d Brown KGVI Oval Text in Red curved flap at left; [1] unrecorded manilla stock, fresh unused, fine; [2] cream stock, uprated with 10/- thick paper Robes for 1946 airmail Queen Victoria Buildings to Florida, opened and resealed by customs. BW only records cream stock from 1947, BW #RE32.

1953-56 1/0½d Brown QEII x2, one in red-brown with ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint in red for UPU distribution, the other in dark brown, 1955 use from West Melbourne to North Melbourne, BW #RE37Awa,B. (2)

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes 1263 PS Collection In Three Cover Album and some loose comprising unused (54, one Official, common issues largely excluded), CTO (91) and postally used (145, one registered, one Official), includes “SPECIMEN” (3, two Officials), “CANCELLED” and “TEST MAIL” handstamps, commencing with ASC 1/a (3, one unused), including the “For letters to members of Forces Overseas” scored through (blemishes), rare 1952 10d on 7d Surcharge omitted used but uncancelled (BW #A4B, Cat $200), scarce A36 (3, one unused, another uprated to 12c), many attractive usages, some scarcer than ASC would indicate, postal history elements, etc, little if any duplication, generally fine. Excellent starter lot for exhibit (290)

$1,200 $160 $100

$100 $65 $65

$100 $100 $100

$1,300

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ex 1266 AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Sheets 1264 PS 1961-66 5d QEII PMG use without ‘PRICE:SIXPENCE’ blocked out, (see footnote 3 on BW #LSP1). 1962 (24 Jul) use Granville (NSW) to Sydney with printed message from Post & Telegraphs Dept advising of deficient postage, cachet and and endorsed on reverse. Rare.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 1265 PS Collection In Cover Album ranging from ASC W1-30, comprising unused (27) and used (53, one registered, four CTO), commencing with nice used Kangaroo ½d and the 1d uprated with ½d and 1d to Germany, useful KGV, some possibly of PTPO origin, attractive uprates, etc, odd fault, generally fine. (80) 1266 PS 1942-50 KGVI 1½d ‘NEWSPAPER ONLY’ two unused examples with light folds, two slightly different shades on slightly different papers, one more glazed than the other. One 162mm wide certainly BW #W23 (interior handstamp ‘-8 AUG 1947’), the other 168mm wide and more glazed suggesting this is a trimmed BW #W22A (cat $200). (2)

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers (PTPO) 1267 PS 1924-38 1d Green King George V Sideface Die 1 BW #WS12 to England tied by 1933 Sydney machine cancel & Die 3 to New Zealand tied by 1926 Sydney airmail slogan cancel, minor faults; Cat $200 each.

1268 PS 1953-56 3d Green QEII Large Circle BW #WS31 for previously unrecorded user Pauline Reliable Paper Patterns (Collingwood, Melbourne), typed local address, folded centrally and small edge blemishes, Cat $250.

AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wartime 1269 PS Collection of mostly WWII with many scarcer items present, including used Medal Section Wrappers (6), “POSTAGE/1d/PAID” printed Air Mail Letter Card used (4), rare 1d Defence Canteens Envelope map of Australia omitted, unused Airgraph Service form unused, good range formular stationery unused and used, etc, apparently no duplication, odd fault, generally fine. (80+)

AUSTRALIA | Covers By Manufacturer Bergen 1955 Antarctic Exhibition 3½d SA Stamp Centenary cancelled with Macquarie Island cds of 13DE55 on ‘4 penguins’ 1270 * cover.

1271 * Collinridge Rivett 1960 6d Anteater FDC block of 4 on illustrated cover, the stamps tied by Clarence St FDI datestamp with another alongside, numbered #47 of 100 on the face, ‘AFDC BAULKHAM HILLS NSW’ cachet at left, unaddressed, fine condition.

1272 * Guthrie selection with [1] blocks of 4 comprising 1951 Queen Elizabeth 2d, 1955 3½d Rotary, 1957 QEII 7½d; [2] pairs comprising 1951 KGVI 3d dark green, 1951 3d Responsible Govt se-tenant pair, 1955 3½d War Memorial, 1955 3½d Cobb & Co, 1955 QEII 1/0½d, 1959 4d Post Office & QEII 4d; also 1958 5½d War Memorial pair BESL Feb 17 commemorative cancel; a few in variable condition, mostly fine. (11)

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Guthrie 1953-59 Selection mostly with single stamp frankings comprising 1953 Tasmania Sesqui, QEII 3½d, 1955 3½d War Memorial, 3½d SA Stamp Centenary, 3½d Nursing, 3½d Cobb & Co, 1954 3½d WA Stamp Centenary, 1957 QEII 10d (on unaddressed certified cover), 3½d SA Self-Government, 3½d Scouts, 3½d & 4d Xmas, 1968 2/- Qantas; also Guthrie With Compliments cards x2; a few blemishes, generally fine condition. (14) McDonell 1955 3½d USA Memorial tied by Goulborn West ‘4MY55’ FDI datestamp, fine unaddressed condition. Rare.

Mitchell 1948 Von Meuller tied to cover by Perth ‘13SE48’ FDI datestamp, cachet printed in gold and very scarce thus, flap sealed, minor tonespots.

Monash University 1965 5d John Monash tied by Monash Univerisity ‘23JE65’ FDI cancel to printed cover, handwritten address. Quite scarce.

Monash University 1965 Lawrence Hargrave tied by Clayton ‘4AU65’ FDI datestamp to illustrated FDC showing the Hargrave Library, unaddressed, flap unsealed, minor blemish, Scarce, Event, .

Parish ½d Roo P15x14 Coil Stamp tied to plain cover by GPO Sydney ‘28JA42’ FDI datestamp, typed address, unsealed flap, very fine condition, Cat $5,000. Extremely rare, only two FDCs are known one cancelled at Killara (NSW) and another - this example- cancelled at Sydney. [ACSC states that 28/01/42 was the FDI for this stamp in coil form, the sheet stamp not becoming available until February]

SA Stamp Company (Gower) SA Centenary set of 3 tied SA Stamp Company Glenelg registered airmail cover to NZ by ‘3AU35’ FDI cancel, with original Gower’s Stamp Den circulars contained within, some minor edge toning.

Sigma 1959-68 selection comprising [1] 1959-1960 envelope size 172x122mm x8; [2] 1961 size 222x102mm x2; [3] 1962-68 size 222x152mm x12; also [4] other medical types with 1959 AH Post Office Anniversary (illustrated), 1963 Ames & 1966-67 Schering x3; condition a bit variable, mostly fine. (27)

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Wesley 1960 3d Postage Due No Watermark block of 4 on unaddressed FDC cancelled at Largs North, BW #D147y, Cat $200.

Wesley 1960 6d Postage Due No Watermark block of 4 on unaddressed FDC cancelled at Largs North, BW #D152y, Cat $200.

Wesley 1963-66 4/- to £2 Navigators on matching (design only) WCS covers, the £2 registered with typewritten address, others unaddressed. (6)

AUSTRALIA | First Day Covers 1930s-60s Selection of mostly FDCs including 1947 Newcastle on registered Mitchell cover (Retail $100+), plus faked generic 1284 * APO FDCs for 1934 2d Macarthur, 1946 Mitchell, 1948 von Mueller & 1949 5/- Robes, 1952 Australia-South Africa flight cover intermediate to Mauritius, 1953 Strambian Society ROSEX (Religion on stamps) souvenir cover also a second album with some KGV stationery items, 1941 Nelson Eustis stamp dealer covers x4, plus some overseas material, condition issues in places.

Worth investigating. (180) 1285 * 1937-65 Range from 1937 NSW Sesqui set to 1965 Christmas, nearly all private makers, includes 1/3d Bull, 1962 Games, 5/Cattle, Navigators (WCS) 5/-, 10/- & £1 & (Royal) £2, etc, some in blocks of 4, generally fine/very fine. (57) 1947-55 Registered Selection with 1947 Newcastle on Wide World x2, 1948 2½d Scouts block of 4 tied by Relief No 30 1286 * datestamp on St Arnaud registered cover, 1950 KGVI 2½d block of 4 on Haslem, 1954 APO generic with QEII 2½d blue x3 & 6½d orange, 1955 QEII 1/-0½d Royal generic x3, etc, some covers with toning issues. (11)

1948-51 Group all tied by ‘PARLIAMENT HOUSE/QUEENSLAND’ FDI cancels to Hulbert plain covers handstamped ‘Day of Issue Cover’ in green to same addressee in Scotland comprising 1948 2½d Farrer, 1948 2½d Mueller, 1950 KGVI 2½d red, 1950 1½d QM pair, 1951 3d KGVI Red, 1951 2d QM pair, hinge marks on reverse. (6) AUSTRALIA | Philatelic Numismatic Covers 2001 ARMY - 100 Years of Service 45c pair BW #2417c with special FDI cancel, two copies with special $1 Coin (one envelope 1288 * - but not the coin - slightly damaged). Retail c$130 each. (2) AUSTRALIA | Commemorative Covers 1289 * 1936-59 Selection of Registered Covers with FDCs including 1936 SA Centenary 2d & 3d on illustrated Fortitude Valley registered Northern Stamp Co cover showing ‘The Proclamation Tree’ or on Glenelg registered SA Stamp Co cover with ‘Buffalo’ Warship illustration, also 1940 AIF Brisbane registered, 1955 QEII 1/0½d x3, 1957 QEII 1/7d x2; also commemorative covers with 1936 for Philatelic Exhibition (Adelaide) & for Queensland Philatelic Society; condition variable with some toning/staining evident. (16) 1290 * 1950s Maximum Cards comprising [1] 8½d ‘One Pound Jimmy’ tied to card by indistinctly dated Alice Springs datestamp; [2] 3½d USA Memorial tied to card by Parliament House Canberra ‘23NO57’ datestamp; [3] ½d Kangaroo tied to card by Kangaroo Creek (NSW) ‘7FE58’ datestamp. Attractive trio.

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1292 * 1939 First Visit to Australia of American Indians commemorative use of KGVI 2d Envelope cancelled ‘SHOW GROUNDS/ 1AP39/SYDNEY’ datestamp, typed endorsement ‘First Visit to Australia of American Indians/and officer of Canadian RNWMP/ Easter 1939’ signed by Joe Crowfoot, Frank Manyfingers and James Starlight. Full of character.

1293 D 1956 Melbourne Olympics set of 52 different commemorative postmarks tying ½d Roos to envelope fragments. (52)

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1296 * 1912-1913 PPCs to Germany sent at 1½d rate to same addressee in Munich showing transition from State to Commonwealth frankings with [1] 1912 (Aug 3) to 1913 (Jan 7) x4 with Victoria state frankings; [2] 1913 (Jan 23) with 1d Roo & Victoria ½d combination franking; [3] 1913 (Feb 6) to 1913 (Dec 22) franked with Kangaroo 1d & ½d x8; nice selection of view-side scenes including Lake Catani (Mount Buffalo), Fish Market & Railway Viaduct Melbourne, River Yarra from Flinders Street Railway Station, Shipping Port Melbourne and a Russell Street animated scene, etc. Lovely group. (13)

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1914-43 comprising [1] 1914 Melbourne OHMS ‘NOTIFICATION OF A CASE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE’ with 1d Die II; [2] 1915 wrapper fragment with ½d pair addressed to British Columbia; [3] 1921 cover to USA with Third Wmk 3d Die II tied by Melbourne machine cancel; [4] 1940 CofA 9d (corner defect) paying concessional rate from Egypt to Adelaide; [5] 1943 with CofA 2/- & QM 1d paying 2/1d rate for surface mail Australia-USA then airmail to UK; condition variable.

1914 (Mar 3) cover to USA endorsed “VIA SAN FRANCISCO” with NZ 1d Universal pair tied Sydney cds, boxed ‘PAQUEBOT’ handstamp (Hosking #1500) alongside, fine condition.

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1914 (Aug 28) Australian Museum (Sydney) official postcard to France with Roos ½d & 1d Die I Perf ‘OS/NSW’ tied by Sydney machine cancel, corner crease.

1914-16 Perth Land Titles group of registered covers with kangaroo frankings comprising 1915 (Aug 6) & 1916 (Feb 17) with First Wmk 4d orange perf Large ‘OS’ solo frankings; also 1914 (Dec 21) First Wmk 1d perf Large ‘OS’ block of 4 & 1915 with Second Wmk 2d Perf ‘OS’ and KGV 1d Perf ‘OS’ x2; various instructional markings, condition variable. (4)

1916 cover to prisoner interred at Zeist Camp in Holland, with KGV 1d red tied by Wonthaggi datestamp partly overlapped by German ‘Geopend door de/militaire autoriteit’ perforated black/white censor tape, ‘Passed’ handstamp, Legerplaats bij Zeist arrival backstamp, opening blemishes at top.

1916-18 Advertising Covers x4 all for Sydney based enterprises with KGV 1d red solo frankings comprising 1916 for WW Campbell (furniture warehouse) 1916 for Coastal Farmers’ Cooperative, 1917 for Brash MacArthur (furniture wholesalers) & 1918 for Spriggs Asbestolite, well presented on display pages. (4) 1916-36 Kangaroo Covers comprising [1] 1916 registered to Federated Malay States with faded Third Wmk 6d blue tied by Wonthaggi (Vic) cds, red/white registration label; [2] 1932 to Germany airmail via Karachi/London service with SMult 1/- solo tied by Brisbane datestamp; [3] 1933 registered to Hawaii with 9d solo tied by Strathfied (NSW) cds, customs label, ‘LETTER PACKAGE/COLLECT TEN CENTS’ handstamp with 10c in US dues added; [4] 1935 OHMS (Melbourne) cover to UK with 1/perf ‘OS’ pair & single; [5] 1935 MacRobertsons advertising airmail cover to Java with 6d Roo & 3d Silver Jubilee; [6] 1936 to Java with 9d solo; condition is somewhat mixed. (6)

1917 (Mar 26) cover to Red Cross in Switzerland marked “letter for enemy/country enclosed” with KGV 1d red x2 plus ½d Roo tied by Perth machine cancel, ‘PASSED BY/CENSOR, 1.’ boxed handstamp in violet, Geneva backstamp, endorsed “Civil” in blue crayon alongside, fine condition.

1918-24 Kangaroo Covers comprising [1] Muecke & Co (Shipping Agents, Adelaide) censored cover to USA with Third wmk 2½d Roo tied by machine cancel, oval PASSED BY/CENSOR’ handstamp; [2] 1924 to Switzerland with 3d Die IIB tied by superb Alexandra (Vic) datestamp, some age spotting. (2) 1919 (Feb 4) cover to Switzerland with Third Wmk 3d Roo Die I (marginal wmk line at right) tied by Sydney machine cancel, black/white censor tape, minor staining.

1919 (Feb 15) cover for W Lees to Newscastle franked with 2d Stamp Duty tied by Dungog datestamp, manuscript tax marking in red, all-over advertising on reverse, opened-out for display purposes.

1920 (Nov 9) cover to Switzerland with KGV 2d orange tied by Sydney Machine cancel, underpaid and taxed with 20c Due added and tied by Bettingen datestamp, edge blemishes.

1920 (Oct 19) registered cover to Canada with KGV Single Wmk 5d chestnut plus 1d red smooth paper pair tied by Rundle Street datestamps, paying double-rate postage plus 3d registration fee, Adelaide, Vancouver & Waterloo bakstamps.

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1921 (Apr 4) cover from Terang to USA with KGV ½d, 1d & 1½d. Lovely 3-colour franking.

1921 (Oct 4) use of Australia Day Anniversary (July 26th, 1918) printed cover in aid of the South Australian Soldiers’ Fund, with KGV 2d orange x2 tied by Adelaide machine cancel paying double rate, typed address, fine condition. [Between 1915-1918 Australia Day was celebrated on 26th July]

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1921-29 Unclaimed Covers Selection with 1921 Gatton (Qld) OHMS ‘PACKET POST’ covers x2 one with ‘UNCLAIMED/ MURPHY’S CREEK’ handstamp, 1922 City of Malvern stampless x3 with ‘UNCLAIMED AT/BACCHUS MARSH’ or ‘ABBOTSFORD’ or ‘MALVERN’ handstamps, 1922 Perth registered with KGV 5d perf ‘OS’, 1925 West Australian Trustee Perth registered to Fremantle, 1927 Narrogin (WA) registered to Kojonup with KGV perf ‘OS’ 1½d & 3d, etc. Interesting group, worthy of closer inspection. (22)

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1928 Rosa Centifolia advertising postcard with Sydney ‘POSTAGE PAID/3d’ meter impression dated ‘3/IV/28’, ‘SPECIMEN’ handstamp in violet, fine condition.

1929 (Jul 8) inwards PPC from UK underpaid & taxed with 1d Due added and tied by ‘TELEGRAPH OFFICE/2AU29/ DEVONPORT’ datestamp, fine condition.

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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.

1930 (Jul 24) British General Electric Co Ltd cover to England with Roos SMult Wmk 6d chestnut Die IIB and KGV SMult P13½x12½ 1½d red, ANA vignette airmail label (Frommer #26d, Cat $125 on cover), vertical folds well clear of stamps. [The rate was 1½d letter rate plus 6d for Karachi-London airmail service]

1930s commercial covers to Perth being Goldsbrough Mort & Co inter-branch long covers from Carnarvon (3) or Onslow, all with the company’s oval receiving datestamp stamp in violet, three at 8d rate one at 1/1d (double rate), all have 3d KGV or 3d Airmail combination frankings. (4) 1931 (May 16) 6d Kingsford Smith and Columbia five different adhesives on printed Colombia 4c Stationery Envelope cover flown from Brisbane on SCADTA flight to Cali via Barranquilla connecting with a Zeppelin service from Friedrichshafen, Colombian stamps cancelled on 16 June, two airmail vignettes including scarce ‘See/BY AIR MAIL/Western Queensland’ in white/grey. Scarce origin/destination.

1932 (May 11) Newcastle local cover with tourist promotional illustration entitled ‘Just a step/From CITY to SURF/at NEWCASTLE’, minor blemishes.

1933 (Apr 17) cover with 2d red KGV on cover from Cloncurry to England with boxed ‘Delivered by/AMBULANCE PLANE/by courtesy of/AERIAL MEDICAL SERVICE/CLONCURRY’ handstamp on face. The cover is a little battered, however we have not seen this handstamp before. The Aerial Medical Service was a precursor to the Flying Doctor Service. Includes part of the letter.

An essential item for collectors of this popular topic.

1933-37 [1] 1933 (Feb 23) to Germany bearing KGV CofA 3d pair + 1d tied by Sydney Air Mail and red Berlin Luftpost cds, Berlin backstamps, three punch holes not unduly detracting from a scarce and attractive Jusqu’a item via domestic airmail service [Rate of 7d = 3d Foreign letter + 3d Airmail surcharge + 1d Late fee]; [2] 1935 (Dec 10) airmail cover from Brisbane to UK via domestic airmail service bearing 6d Large Kookaburra + KGV 1d CofA wmk added for late fee with uncommon flaw Scratch through oval from kangaroo’s ear to King’s nose BW #82(1)g.; [3] 1936 or 1937 covers from Sydney or Melbourne to France with varying compositions paying the 1/9d ½oz airmail rate.; [4] 1936 (Jun 4) airmail cover from Sydney to the uncommon destination of Greece, prepaid for 1/9d ½oz rate, trivial blemishes. (5) 1934 (Nov 3) registered cover to Holland with 6d Large Kooka tied by West Wyalong (NSW) cds, redirected on arrival at Heerenveen (backstamp) to Switzerland with Davos-Platz arrival backstamp.

1934-37 selection of airmail covers to Holland at rates of 2/1d via France, 3/5d double rate, and at 1/7d (underpaid for 1/9d rate although not taxed). Attractive variety of frankings. (3)

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1936 (Dec) cover to Batavia, New York, missent to Batavia in Netherland Indies (backstamps x3), manuscript redirection to New York in blue pencil, KGV 3d tied by hexagonal ‘TOULON S/MER PAQUEBOT/VAR’ datestamp Hosking #522 Rated ‘C’, minor soiling.

1936-37 interesting pair of covers from the same Longreach (Qld) to US correspondence endorsed for full airmail service Australia to London and within US but both underpaid by 7d at 2/2d, the earlier item having air service terminated at London, the later item originally taxed 4/2d but this scored-over with manuscript ‘Insufficient postage/for Airmail/Send Via/Sydney’ added at lower left, Sydney ‘JUN 1937’ transit backstamp. Attractive exhibitable items. (2) 1936-38 Combination Covers with State issues used out-of-period comprising [1] 1936(?) parcel tag fashioned from an envelope to NZ dealers Wilcox Smith with KGV ½d orange x2, NSW 2d Widow x2 and 2d Emu tied by Melbourne registered datestamp; [2] 1933 Sydney registered to UK with KGV 1d green optd ‘OS’ (scarce on cover) x2 & Victoria 3d. (2) 1937 cover to UK with KGV 2d red tied by Red Cliffs (Vic) cds, redirected on arrival to France with Dues 10c pair & 30c pair added tied by Paris Poste Restante datestamp, London & Paris Backstamps.

1937 (Jan 12) use of 2/- Roo & 1/- Large Kooka x4 on quadruple-rate air cover from Fremantle to England, crease at left, Unusual combination.

1938 (Jan 19) Public Trustee (Hobart) triple-rate airmail cover to Scotland with perf ‘T’ 1/- Large Lyrebird x4 plus 6d Large Kooka tied by Hobart datestamp. Unusual.

1939-42 KGVI Censor Covers comprising [1] 1939 to Holland with KGVI 3d tied by Adelaide slogan cancel, black/white censor tape; [2] 1940 to California with KGVI 3d tied by Hobart slogan cancel, Tasmanian black/white censor tape; [3] 1942 Berlei Ltd (Sydney) to USA with KGVI 3d brown & ½d Roo tied by ‘CHIEF PARCELS OFFICE/NSW’ datestamp, red/white censor tape; minor blemishes. (3) 1940 (Jan 10) cover Brescia (Italy) to Sydney boarded to Imperial Airways west-east service flight SE210 or 211 at Brindisi, offloaded to KNILM PK-AFO on the Batavia-Sydney line, which on Jan 22 landed in the sea off Djimbaran (Netherlands East Indies), 2kms south of the destined Bali Airport. Fine strike on reverse of informative marking. The only recorded item this origin/destination.

1940 (Apr 12) use of 10/- Robes thick paper, 1/6d Hermes pair & 6d on slightly reduced air cover to England. 13/6d = 1/6d per ½oz x9.

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1941 (Apr 1) Clipper Mail cover from Melbourne to USA with 5/- Robes, 2/- Roo, 9d Platypus & 2d KGVI. Censor reseal at left.

1941 (Sep 1) Union Bank of Australia cover to USA with KGVI 3d Die II tied by Launceston ‘V’ (victory) slogan cancel, censor cachet & black/white censor tape.

1941 (Oct 20) Clipper Mail cover from Melbourne to USA with 10/- Robes, 1/6d Hermes & 2d KGVI. Censor reseal at left.

1941-43 Surface Rate Commercial Covers to India comprising [1] 1941 with 6d Small Kooka tied by Sydney machine cancel being a seldom seen solo usage; [2] 1943 registered with 5d Ram plus KGVI 2½d tied by Rialto (Melbourne) cds, minor edge blemishes. (2)

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1944 (Apr 26) Red Cross censored envelope endorsed ‘USA-PORTUGAL-SWITZERLAND’, sent by Clipper Service at 5/9d rate with 5/- Robes & 9d Platypus tied by Melbourne cds, German censor tape, minor edge wrinkling, otherwise fine.

1944 (May 22) The English Scottish & Australasian Bank Ltd parcel label with Robes Thick Paper 5/-, 10/- & £1 trio plus 1/Small Lyrebird & KGVI 2½d tied by Wangaratta datestamps, addressed to ES&A in Melbourne, some mild wrinkling affecting stamps.

1944-51 Postage Due Covers comprising 1944 to Brisbane x3, two unfranked each with 5d in Dues added, the other airmail from Ingham with 2½d x2 and 1d Due added; also 1951 Mossman to Sydney with KGVI 2½d chocolate taxed with 1d Due added. (4) 1945-47 KGVI Commemoratives on Covers comprising 1945 3½d Gloucester solo on censor cover to USA, 1945 5½d Gloucester uprating 1½d Newswrapper to USA, 1946 3½d Peace x2 plus KGVI 2½d on Kilkenny registered cover to Sydney, 1946 5½d Peace solo on Sydney airmail cover to Melbourne, 1947 3½d solo on surface cover to South Africa, 1947 5½d Newcastle solo on domestic airmail cover. Handy selection. (6) 1947 (Jul 13) post-war cover to Allied/American Zone in Germany from POW held at Rushworth (Vic), sent at 1/- airmail rate tied by Air Mail Section/Melbourne cds, large boxed ‘SERVICES OF/PRISONERS/OF WAR’ plus ‘Approved for Transmission....’ handstamps, Munich machine cancel in red applied on arrival, fine condition.

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1354 1954-55 State Treasury High Rate Meters used at Royal Exchange Sydney comprising 1955 envelope fragment with 25/6d meters x2, also 1954 24/- meter off piece. High rate meters are seldom seen. (2) 1956 (Nov 5) large air cover from Flinders Naval Depot to RAN Officer at the Admiralty, Whitehall. 12/- postage made up of 6d Kooka x16 & 3d green QEII x16. An impressive cover.

1960 (Mar 2) Express Delivery small airmail cover to Switzerland with 1/6d Christmas Bells pair & 6d Small Kooka tied by Sydney cds, Grenchen backstamp. Fine & attractive.

1961 (Nov 15) use of 5/- Arms strip of 3 & 9d Platypus, all with ‘IH’ perfin of International Harvester on air cover to England. Tied commercial perfins on high value stamps are quite rare.

1962 (May 24) singed cover to Tea Tree Gully (SA) accompanied by Postmaster-General’s Department (Adelaide) typed letter stating “The enclosed letter was cleared from a letter receiver, the contents of which had been set alight by an irresponsible person. It is sincerely regretted that it is necessary to forward it to you in its present condition.” Unusual addition to a disaster mail collection.

1963 (Sep 19) commercial papers cover from Box Hill (Vic) with 5d Exports underpaying the 1/2d commercial papers rate for an item weighing up to 1lb (5d up to 4oz plus 3d x3 for each additional 4oz), taxed at double deficiency with 1/6d Flowers applied over tax handstamp and tied by Warrandyte (Vic) datestamp, some blemishes. Scarce and unusual usage of 1/6d Flowers.

1363 1964 (Dec 4) underpaid air cover to England with 2/3d green Wattles. Taxed at 162c, 1/- x2, 6d x3 & 1d PDues on face with two green handstamps. On annotated page.

1966 (Mar 13) double-rate commercial airmail cover to Du Pont Co in New York with rare predecimal/decimal combination franking comprising 11d Bandicoot pairs x2 plus QEII 1c & 3c paying 40c (4/-) rate. Fine condition.

1966-68 pre-decimal/decimal combination covers with 5d+1c (3), 4c Envelope uprated 5d+1c, & 5d+3c all used locally with 1968 (13 Feb) last day of validity, plus registered covers (3) two used in Melbourne, other to East Germany multi-franked. Attractive assembly. (8) 1968 (Mar 23) cover from Roseville to Sydney with 5c QEII booklet stamp plus 20c World Weather Watch paying the registration fee.

1970 (Oct 9) remarkable use of 5c blue QEII x60 on air cover from Geelong to England. [$3.00 was the rate for 15 weight steps!]

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1365 1970-90s PPCs mostly to Europe including 1970 with 15c Blue Gum, 1975 x2 both with 9c on 8c Opal x2, 1975 with 25c Anteater, 1976 with 18c Nationhood & 7c Newspaper, 1981(?) with 35c Funghi, 1982 to Israel with 35c Bird, 1984 to Indonesia with 30c Skiing, late 1980s/early 1990s Living Together series frankings 53c+5c x2 (both to USA) 55c (+25c Fish), 63c x3, 75c+5c, 80c x7, 50c (+41c Glider), condition generally fine. (38) 1972 (Aug) Navigators $1 Flinders plus 40c Tasman pair tied to large fragment of parcel wrapper (222x175mm) by Railway Square (NSW) datestamps, Insured Parcel label in red/black at lower-left for 1.7kg parcel insured for $8.

1975-2003 PPCs to New Zealand comprising 1975 with 11c Education, 1976 x2 with 20c Wombat, 1994 with 35c Echidna pair, 1995 x2 with 70c Kookaburra, 2003 with $1 International Post. First item alone is worth the estimate. (7)

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part 1368 1977 Test Cricket Centenary cover with a large number of signatures from Australian cricketers, noted, Doug Walters, Greg Chappel, Kim Hughes, Kerry O’Keeffe, Rod Marsh etc. A wonderful item for the cricket enthusiast.

1982 (Jul 27) use of $10 Painting, $2 Painting pair & 40c Wren on International Priority Paid envelope from Sydney to England.

Unusual use.

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Decimal Unsealed Greetings Card Rate Covers mostly solo frankings [1] to Hong Kong 1982 with 40c Aboriginal Culture, 1986 with 40c Fish, 1986 with 50c Fish (not tied); [2] to Holland 1983 with 50c Possum P14 and 1986 with 50c Nudibranch; [3] to UK x5 including 1970 with 10c Oil & Gas pair, 1976 with 40c Olympic Cycling + 10c Gem & 1981 with 35c Bower Bird solo; condition variable. (10) AUSTRALIA | Postal History - Military Concession 1953-61 3d Concessional Rate Covers comprising [1] 1953 airmail cover to England with QEII 3d tied by ‘NAVAL PO 1370 * BALMORAL’ datestamp, endorsed “HM SUBMARINES” with ‘NAVAL SERVICE’ handstamp in violet; [2] 1961 airmail cover to UK with QEII 3d tied by Woomera (SA) datestamp with boxed ‘RAAF/SERVICE’ handstamp in violet. (2) 1371 * 1962 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 1d purple QEII strip of 3 tied by Mil PO Bandiana, Vic cancel, endorsed “ON SERVICE”. Rare.

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1969 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 6c Honeyeater tied by Port Melbourne machine cancel, ‘NAVY POSTAGE/CONCESSION RATE’ handstamp on face. Rare.

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1970 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 5c Cook & 1c brown QEII tied by Canberra machine cancel, ‘ON SERVICE’ and diamond ‘DEFENCE FORCES/POSTAGE CONCESSION’ handstamps both on face. Rare.

1971 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 6c ANA tied by HMAS Westernport, Vic cancel, ‘NAVY POSTAGE/CONCESSION RATE’ handstamp on face. Rare.

1972 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 7c Munich Olympics tied by Garden Island, NSW cancel, ‘NAVY POSTAGE/CONCESSION RATE’ handstamp on face. Rare.

1973 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 7c Joseph Cook tied by HMAS Westernport, Vic cancel, ‘NAVY POSTAGE/CONCESSION RATE’ handstamp on face. Rare.

1974 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 6c orange QEII tied by Melbourne machine cancel, ‘RAF/ON SERVICE’ handstamp on face. Few examples recorded.

1975 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 6c Chrysoprase tied by Laverton, Vic cancel, ‘RAF/ON SERVICE’ handstamp on face. Few examples recorded.

1975 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 6c orange QEII tied by Canungra, Qld cancel, circular ‘BRITISH DEFENCE FORCES MAIL’ handstamp in red. Surprisingly few examples recorded.

1976 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 6c Chrysoprase tied by Laverton, Vic machine cancel, ‘RAF/ON SERVICE’ handstamp on face. Few examples recorded.

1976 United Kingdom Defence Forces in Australia concession rate cover to England with 6c Chrysoprase tied by Laverton, Vic cancel, ‘RAF/ON SERVICE’ handstamp on face. Few examples recorded.

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AUSTRALIA | First Flight Covers 1383 * Sir Ross Smith circa 1922 photograph of Sir Ross Smith produced by Barratt’s Photo Press with typed dedication on reverse “Sir Ross Smith the gallant Australian airman who is now making preparations for a big flight round the world”. Plus14 different signed commemorative covers between AAMC #1690-1705 (ex #1694, 1701 & 1704). (15) 1384 * 1931-64 Selection with 1931 (May 1-2) ANA Melbourne-Hobart with circular cachet in violet AAMC #198; 1940 Teal AustraliaNew Zealand flying boat service #900 x2, 1951 Around Australia #1286, 1952 Australia-South Africa x2, plus four others, condition mostly fine. (10)

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1928 New Zealand-Australia (Unofficial) (Oct 13) return flight From NZ with 1d Map tied by ‘BLENHEIM/13OCT28/NZ’ datestamp, ‘RICHMOND/14OCT28/NSW’ tying Australia KGV 1½d brown alongside, signed by Kingsford-Smith AAMC #126, fine condition, Cat $4,250. Only 16 covers carried on this flight.

1933 Sydney-New Plymouth (Unofficial) (Jan 11) from Gerringong Beach (NSW) with NZ 1d Admiral & Australia KGV 2d tied by ‘NEW PLYMOUTH/12JA33’ datestamp upon arrival, signed by Kingsford-Smith, PG Taylor, JW Stannage, Jack Percival & S Nielson on reverse, addressed to S Nielson’s wife, some mild aging, Cat $1,750. Only 20 covers carried, of which 10 were serviced at New Plymouth.

1933 Waipapakauri to Sydney (Mar 25) return flight Kaitaia Airways illustrated cover with NZ 1d Health & KGV 1d tied by Waipapakauri ‘25MR33’ datestamp, signed by John Stannage, Sydney backstamp, some mild toning, Cat $1,000. Only 50 covers carried.

1933 Australia-New Zealand (Unofficial) (Dec 3) private letter written by Tommy Pettybridge on Kingsford Smith Air Service headed notepaper to Miss Marjorie Cook in Wellington, carried by by Bob Boulton (Ulm’s co-pilot), with NZ KGV 1d tied by New Plymouth machine cancel AAMC #347, cover with some faults, Cat $700. AAMC states only 10 covers carried, which may not include this item.

1390 1934 Sydney to New Plymouth (Jan 13) flight with 1d Pathway Health tied by ‘NEW PLYMOUTH/15JA34/NZ’ datestamp upon arrival, signed by Jack Percival, T. Pethybridge, Kingsford-Smith, John Stannage & S Nielsen, minor toning typed address and endorsement, Cat $650. 12 covers carried unofficially and posted upon arrival.

1934 New Zealand-Australia (Feb 17) Wakefield Oil (Mobil) printed cover numbered ‘36’ (of just 50 carried) signed by GU Allan, not separately listed by AAMC, fine condition. Very scarce.

1934 New Zealand to Australia (Feb 17) illustrated postcard with 7d Trans-Tasman (edge toning) tied by Auckland ‘17FE34’ datestamp, signed by CTP Ulm & GU Allen, AAMC #361, Cat $300. Lot also includes a menu for Official Dinner held on behalf of Ulm & Associates on December 4th 1933.

1934 Hastings (NZ) to Australia (Mar 25) Hastings Air Pageant illustrated cover with 7d airmail tied by ‘HASTINGS/25MR34/ NZ’ datestamps with Kaitaia ‘29MR34’ commemorative datestamp beneath, signed by T. Pethybridge & Kingsford-Smith, Sydney backstamp, AAMC #368, Cat $375. Only 90 covers carried.

1934 Australia - Switzerland registered cover flown on First Regular Service to England, unclaimed and returned to Melbourne.

Stamps are 4d olive KGV, 6d sepia Kingsford Smith & 1/6d Hermes.

1934 Australia - France registered cover flown on First Regular Service to England, unclaimed and returned to Melbourne.

Stamps are 3d Airmail x2 & 1/6d Hermes.

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1935 Australia-New Zealand (May 15) flight which developed engine trouble with most of the circa 28,000 covers carried being jettisoned. This is one of the approximately 1,000 surviving covers, which was sent by sea and backstamped with Wellington ‘23MY35’ datestamp, Cat $175. Airmail Society of NZ expertising handstamp on reverse; also a prepared return flight cover sent by sea when Southern Cross failed to arrive with attractive multiple franking including Silver Jubilee set. (2) 1940 (Jan 22) KNILM Bali Crash survivor (AAMC #888) which originated in Mass, US, on Dec 29 1939, intended for TransAtlantic route but showing handstamped ‘Insufficiently Prepaid For/Trans-Atlantic Air Mail Service’, and sent westbound, meeting up with ill fated KNILM service departing Batavia Jan 21 1940 for Sydney, very fine strike of handstruck ‘RECOVERED FROM/LOST FLYING BOAT’, trauma consistant with misadventure. Very few covers from this incident emanating from US exist.

AUSTRALIA | Military & Censor Mail 1914-1960s Collection mainly on torn piece and stamps but with a few covers. Basically a starter collection with the odd nice 1397 * item, such as 1953 rubber Naval Post Office Nowra on registered piece, 1946 Victoria, Labuan on piece. Covers include 1944 watercolour & ink Piper, 1945 illustrated airmail cover from Morotai & 1942 US censored air cover from Melbourne? to USA. AUSTRALIA | Military - World War I Period 1915 (Jul 8) cover to Holland “Per SS Niagara” sent at triple-rate with Roo 2d pair & single plus KGV ½d & 1d all tied by Sydney 1398 * datestamp, handstamped ‘AUSTRALIA DAY/JULY 30TH’ within a map in violet at upper-left, Enschende backstamp, small piece of the flap missing.

1915 (July 26) 1d Die II Kangaroo Stationery Envelope BW #EP3 uprated with KGV 1d & ½d for transit to Poland endorsed in 1399 * ‘VIA-KOBE-JAPAN/& SIBERIA’ in typed large font, stamps tied by Oxford St (NSW) datestamps, the KGV 1d additionally tied

by Kobe transit datestamp, however cover did not proceed beyond Japan as postal services to Poland had been suspended due to Austrian/German invasion of Poland, the cover getting as far as Tsukuga (backstamped, Japanese departure port for Vladivostok and onward connection to the Trans-Siberian railway) before being to being returned to Australia, Sydney DLO backstamp, some minor spotting. Attractive cover.

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1915 Gallipoli PPC comprising two cards showing the April 25th 1915 Landing, one being a coloured card headed ‘Australia’s Glorious Day’ the other a RP black & white card, also RP card showing North Beach scene. (3) 1915-16 Covers with printed ‘Church of England/(Home Mission)Tent/EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ENCAMPMENT/ BROADMEADOWS’ comprising [1] 1915 (Feb 4) with Melbourne machine cancel, probably used by soldier on leave in the city & [2] 1916 (Sep 17) with Military Camp Broadmeadows datestamp tying stamp; some faults especially the latter item.

1915-17 Military Camp Selection mostly on KGV 1d reds comprising South Australia Military Camp Mitcham x5 and a partstrike of Military Camp No 2 ‘25JA15’ [Rated RRRRR]; Tasmania Military Camp 1 x8 dated between ‘12NO15’ & ‘24MY17’; also three unidentified Military Camp strikes from other states. (16)

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1917 (Sep 26) Real Photo PPC showing ‘YMCA Returned Soldiers’ Concert Party 1917’, handstamped on message side ‘MELBA STUDIO 131 SWANSTON STREET’, sent from Melbourne to Wodonga, a few creases/blemishes.

1917 covers (Oct 28 & Nov 25) each with typed addresses sent from Richmond (Qld) to Private RW Arney interned at Cassel POW Camp in Germany, each with circular prison camp handstamps in violet, red/white censor tape, fine condition & accompanied by vendor’s research notes. The normal practice was for the guards to only hand over the contents of the envelopes while actually keeping the envelopes in case they had secret messages in the linings etc. [At end of war Pte Arney was repatriated to England, but whilst on leave he contracted influeza and was admitted to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital where he passed away] (2)

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1918 (Jul 29) cover with 1d red KGV tied by Taree (NSW) datestamp to Private LHC Palmer of 19th Battalion AIF Abroad, RTS handstamps including boxed ‘UNABLE TO TRACE/RETURN TO LETTER OFFICE AIF/MELBOURNE/RETURN TO SENDER’ & ‘RETURNED LETTER OFFICE AIF/6MY19/MELB’ backstamp. [Supplied with images of Pte Palmer’s name on the Taree War Memorial] 1919 (Feb 4) apparently official cover to a member of RAMC British Salonika Force with KGV 1d red & ½d green perf ‘OS/NSW’ tied by Sydney datestamp, redirected to Essex Regt, Scatari, Albania as Salonika Force had been disbanded, boxed ‘PRESENT LOCATION/UNCERTAIN’ handstamp in violet, redirected to “GHA 21 Staty” (21st Stationery Hospital) via APO S100 (Taranto, Italy - where repaired with official tape), mss “no Trace at/21Stat HP” added and returned to Australia via Army Post Office.

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Egypt : 1916 PPCs x2 to S. Aust, both with ‘INTERBASE P.O./CAIRO’ cds, one with boxed A.I.F./PASSED BY CENSOR’ and poor strike of ‘9th LIGHT HORSE RGT/A.I.F.’ handstamp, the other with ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/125/E’ circular cachet in violet.

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AUSTRALIA | Military - World War II Period 1942 unstamped inwards cover from from Pachino (Siracuse) Sicily to an Italian POW, addressed to “POW CHIEF POSTAL 1413 * CENTRE/MELBOURNE” with ‘POW LABOUR DETACHMENT/YANCO NSW’ & ‘Not known at Hay’ handstamps in violet, signed & witnessed typed chit attached stating ‘THIS LETTER IS NOT MINE/AND I REFUSE TO ACCEPT/AS MINE’, returned to Italy with Posta Estero (foreign mail) backstamp, Italian & Australian censor tape. Most unusual.

1414 * England Postal Staff instruction sheet from RAAF Headquarters at Kodak house, detailing the handstamps and cancellers and how they are to be used. Most unusual and not seen by us before.

Japan 1945 airmail cover to Ist Australian Survey Battery, Australia with KGVI 3d brown tied by ‘TOKYO/2 SEP/1945/JAPAN’ 1415 * woodcut datestamp, ‘HMAS SHROPSHIRE/Official signing Of/Japanese Surrender’ handstamp alongside, very scarce Shropshire ship’s rubber cachet in violet on reverse, ‘Delivery Impracticable/Return to Sender’ handstamp on face which in turn has been overstamped ‘18SEP1945’, trivial aging, fine overall.

Japan 1945 (Dec) cover to Tasmania with very fine double-circle ‘HMAS HOBART/XMAS/1945/TOKYO BAY’ woodcut cachet 1416 * in violet, KGVI 3d brown tied by Sydney ‘2JAN/1946’ arrival cancel, flap defects. *

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Selection comprising [1] 1943 (Jan 6) to Boys Town, Portland, Oregon censored with portions of the datestamps obliterated; [2] 1946 (Dec 10) KGVI 7d aerogramme from Italian POW held at Murchison Camp to Italy; [3] internee cover to Switzerland stamps tied by ‘MELBOURNE/31’ datestamp in violet (indistinct dateline), censor cachet & tape; fine condiion overall. (3) Tobruk group of 8 air covers from FPOs 34, 35 & 36, various censor handstamps, from multiple senders. Priced to sell several years ago for over $300. Handy selection.

Unofficial Postal Stationery collection (with a few official items) of 45 apparently all different envelopes supplied by various comfort funds etc. Mainly in good condition and used from a wide range of unit and official POs. Noted registered, large illustrated envelope, envelope illustrated with leopard, etc. A very interesting collection.

Victoria POW mail all with ‘Approved for Transmission’ handstamps comprising [1] 1945 Tatura airmail to Switzerland endorsed “By Airmail/via Ceylon/to Europe” at 1/6d rate, Melbourne censor tape, faults; [2] 1946 KGVI 7d Aerogramme from POW interred at Myrtleford Camp to Italy; [3] 1946(?) Tatura business letter to Melbourne with KGVI tied ‘MELBOURNE/31’ datestamp in violet, Melbourne censor tape. (3)

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AUSTRALIA | Military - Vietnam War Period 1960s-70s Group [1] 1967 FPO 4 cover with blue concession handstamp; [2] 1968 FPO 3 cover with black concession 1422 * handstamp; [3] No 1 Operational Support Unit stampless cover from Vung Tau to Canberra; [4] No 9 RAAF Squadron stampless cover to Canberra; [5] 8c Fish on Department of Army unaddressed cover cancelled with New Zealand Tiki handstamp. Plus 1942 Identity Card for Mrs Avonia Duffy, Nhill plus letter about broadcast from her son when he was in a London hospital. (7 items) 1974-75 ANZUK Covers with ‘FPO/258’ datestamps comprising [1] 1974 (Mar 27) with QEII 7c paying airmail rate to Tasmania 1423 * for cover endorsed ‘PASS BOOK ONLY’, edge blemishes; [2] 1975 (Jan 14) OHMS Certified Mail to Dept of Defence Canberra with 10c Xmas & 5c Education.

AUSTRALIA | Postmarks 1424 s All Eras ‘A’ To ‘Z’ Datestamp Collection In Two Volumes: identified by State of issue, predominantly commoner cancels many on piece, quality of strikes variable but many are fine, also some on cover. Sure to reward close inspection, so allow plenty of viewing time. (1000s).

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AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY | Postal History 1948 Macquarie Island (Mar 7) registered small cover to NSW with multiple franking including £1 Robes (surface rub at left). £1 1431 * Robes seldom seen on ANARE covers.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND 1432 ** 1992 8c Eidsvold plate number 1A block of 10 with Double perfs affecting the top row. Fresh MUH, very scarce.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Postal History 1962 (May 15) cover to Herald & Weekly Times (Melbourne) with overprinted 10c violet tied by Christmas Island datestamp, fine 1433 * condition. Seldom offered commercial item.

1434 * 1972 (May 30) airmail cover to Israel with attractive philatelic franking and handstamped ‘Inspected/and Safe for/Transmission’ with ‘POSTMASTER/CHRISTMAS ISLAND/INDIAN OCEAN’ handstamp beneath (& signed), green customs label & Jerusalem arrival backstamp. Accompanied by a photocopy of a PMG’s Department notice stating “Following explosions in aircraft carrying mail to Israel security aspects of acceptance of airmail to that country are being strengthened...”. Rare anti-terrorism mail. (2) COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | Postal History 1909 PPC from England to “JT Stavers Esq/The Eastern Ext Telegraph Co/Cocos Islands/...” with double-circle ‘PENANG TO 1435 * SINGAPORE/JA9/1909/+’ marine-sorter cds on the face. Very early inwards barrel mail.

1955 (Mar 29) use of English AR card returned to England. Quite unusual and rare.

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NAURU 1437 * 1916-23 Seahorses Waterlow printing 10/- indigo-blue optd ‘SPECIMEN’, SG 18s, fine mint, Cat £1,000.

1438 * 1916-23 Seahorses De La Rue printing 2/6d sepia-brown, optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #19s, fresh MLH, Cat £350.

1439 ** 1954 Pictorials ½d to 5/- in corner Authority imprint blocks of 4, SG #48-56, MUH. Very scarce and seldom offered. (9) NORFOLK ISLAND 1440 V 1956 2d Reddish Violet White Paper SG #4a. Very fine well-centred cds, Cat £190. Key value, with mint toned paper for comparison. (2)

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NORFOLK ISLAND | First Day Covers 1958 Surcharges tied to Max Easther FDC by ‘1JY58’ FDI datestamp, typed address, typed address, very scarce.

1442 * NEW GUINEA | German (Deutsch) New Guinea 1443 F 1897 Overprints on Germany set of 6, Mi #1-6, FU Cat €215+.

1444 F 1897 Overprints on Germany set of 6 plus extra 25pf shade, Mi #1-6, FU Cat €250. (7) 1445 FD 1900-01 Yachts set of 13 Mi #7-19. Various clear contemporaneous postmarks incl Friedrich Wilhelmshafen, Rabaul, Stephansort, Namatanai. 3pf, 10pf, 25pf, 50pf, 1M & 5M on piece. Key 5M with Steuer certificate (1994), Cat €1,000+. A fine set. (13) NEW GUINEA | German (Deutsch) New Guinea | Postal History 1900 (Aug 6) stampless cover to ‘KIEL’ (backstamp) with two strikes of ‘KAIS/DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/No 7/6 8/ 1446 * 00’ cds (one very fine) and ‘Kommando/SMS Möwe’ cachet, largely fine ‘KAISERLICHE MARINE/[arms]/COMMANDO SM AVISO MOWE’ cachet across the flap.

NEW GUINEA | ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints 1447 * 1914-15 ‘GRI’ Surcharges 6mm Apart 1d on 5p to 5d on 50pf, excl 3d on 30pf & 4d on 40pf, plus doubtful 1d of 3pf (cat £750 but not included in cat value), SG #1-10, Cat £1,160. (8)

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1914-15 On German New Guinea 3½m to 4m Setting 2/- on 2M blue, SG #13, very lightly mounted fresh mint with two penciled guarantee initials, Cat £3,250. BPA certificate (1960).

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1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 1d to 8d, excl 2½d on 20pf, plus 1d ‘OS’, SG #16-26,O1, Cat £1,700+.

(11) 1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 3d on 25pf black & red/yellow, SG #22, very fresh MUH, Retail $650.

1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 3d on 30pf black & orange/buff SG #23, fresh MLH, Retail $325.

1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 4d on 40pf black & carmine, minor toning, SG #24, fine appearance mint, Retail $375.

1914-15 On German New Guinea Ovpt 5mm Setting 5d on 50pf black & purple/buff SG #25, fresh MLH, Retail $425.

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1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-Serif Registration Labels ‘Rabaul(Deutsch Neuguinea)’, SG #33, Cat £275.

1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-SerifRegistration Labels ‘Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’, SG #35, Cat £250.

1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-Serif Registration Labels ‘Herbertshöhe/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’, SG #36, MNG, Cat £300.

1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-Serif Registration Labels ‘Kieta/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)’, SG #37b, Cat £425.

1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-Serif Registration Labels ‘Käwieng/Deutsch Neu-Guinea’, SG #37b, MNG, Cat £325.

1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Sans-Serif Registration Labels ‘Manus/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’, SG #39, Cat £325.

1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 1d on 3pf Brown SG #50, slight aging, mint, Cat £180, Retail $300.

1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 1d on 5pf green and 4d on 40pf black & carmine, SG #51 & 56, both have gum creases, fine appearance, mint, Cat £250. (2) 1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 2d on 10pf carmine & 2d on 20pf ultramarine, SG #52-3, fine mint, Cat £53.

1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 3d on 25pf black & red/yellow, SG #54, fine mint, Cat £450.

1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 3d on 30pf black & orange/buff SG #55, fine mint, Retail $900. BPA certificate (1958).

1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 5d on 50pf black & purple/buff SG #57, fine mint, Cat £300, Retail $600.

1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 8d on 80pf black & carmine/rose, SG #58, hinge remain, mint, Retail $875.

1914 On Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 8d on 80pf, (6th setting, Pos.1), SG #58, fine mint. A very rare setting. Bothe BPP expertising mark and Ceremuga certificate (2014).

NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1468 */U Varieties comprising [1] KGV Single Wmk 1d red SG #67 Break in top frame, and fourth pearl at left in crown joins line mint; [2] Roos Third Wmk 9d Die II with Inner frameline shading flaw at top right, used.

NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints 1469 * 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d carmine-red Die II (c), SG #67c.

1470 */U 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 4d yellow-orange selection including mint varieties [1] Horned emu [2R17] (BW #110(2)t); [2] Weeping 4 [2L18] (BW #110(2)f); [3] Scratch from crown to head [1R11] (BW #110(1)m); [4] Scratch behind emu [2R29] (BW #110(2)v); [5] PE joined [2R30] (BW #110(2)va); [6] Break in upper right frame & spot above FO [2R58] (BW #110(2)vd). Also includes a few Hollow spots and some several other mint & used KGV issues. Nice lot of rarely offered varieties. (30) 1471 * 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 4d orange with variety Break in upper right frame and white spot over ‘FO’ of ‘FOUR’ [1R58] BW #110(1)m SG #70v, hinge remnant.

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