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AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues 1237 ** 1966-82 Selection comprising [1] 1966 75c Navigators RP block of 10 with varieties Hooked ‘c’ of 75c, Extensive recutting at base & Recutting at base - State IV; [2] 75c to $4 set opt ‘SPECIMEN’; [3] 1973 7c Agate and 1975 18c Wildflower both with Black omitted; [4] 1978 20c Little Grebe Yellow (beak & eye) omitted; and [5] 1982 60c Whales Solid blue background; fine MUH. (18) 1238 ** 1967-72 QEII 5c Blue Offset marginal pair, MUH, Cat $150+. 1239 ** 1967-72 5c Blue QEII corner block of 24 with Offset, BW #444c, MUH, Cat $1,800+. 1240 ** 1966-74 $1 Flinders Perf 14¾x14 BW #464.
$500 $65 $500 $50
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1241 1242 1243
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1248 ** 1249 **
1966-74 $2 Bass BW #465 plus 10c Oil & Gas on 1972 Bank of NSW cover to London. Very scarce on cover. 1969 25c Christmas BW #508 plus 25c Wool paying airmail fee plus 25c registration on 1969 (Oct 16) Moffat Beach (Qld) cover to USA. 1969 25c Christmas BW #508 solo franking paying airmail fee on 1970 (Jan 6) cover to USA.
$80
1969 25c Christmas BW #208 solo franking on 1969 (Dec 15) airmail cover to Canada. 1971 7c Desert Pea Coil pair and single with Buff omitted, BW #535ce, plus pair and single with Buff and green misplaced. Fine MUH, Cat $900+. 1970-73 9c Bauxite to Aluminium BW #540 x2 paying 18c postcard rate on 1975 (Jan 20) PPC to England. 1971-72 Animal Science usage selection including [1] 6c in combination with other issues paying 25c airmail rate to USA; [2] 12c plus QEII 3c paying unsealed greetings card rate to USA; [3] 18c solo paying unsealed greeting card rate to UK; [4] 24c in combination with 6c on two covers paying 30c airmail rate, or in combination with 10c & 1c paying 35c airmail rate;. (6) 1971 Christmas cream paper, complete sheet of 100, tone spots in gutter only. BW #572-78, Cat $380. 1971 7c Christmas Cream Paper two panes of 25 (one no selvedge), a block of 20 giving two blocks of 7, APO packs x2. Trivial blemishes, very fresh, min retail c$275. (70+)
$50
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1972 35c Olympic Games BW #604 solo franking tied by North Ryde (NSW) slogan cancel paying airmail rate on 1971 (Nov 24) Camping Import Ltd commercial cover to Germany. 1973 25c National Development BW #631 solo franking on 1973 (Oct 30) small cover to USA. [Zone 4 airmail rate was reduced from 30c to 25c as of 1/10/73] 1973-74 7c Agate bottom left corner block of 4, error Black omitted BW #642c, MUH, Cat $400+ (SG #550a, Cat £380+).
$50 $50 $200
1253
1253 1254 1255
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1974-80 10c Star Sapphire BW #647 solo franking on 1975 underpaid non-standard article weighing 50g to 100g, correct rate being 24c, taxed at double deficiency, with ‘CARD ISSUED’ handstamp. Unusual solo usage of 10c Gem. 1974 30c UPU BW #677 scarce solo franking paying airmail rate on small cover to USA. 1974 15c Science Education BW #684 solo franking paying unsealed greetings card rate on a 1974 (Dec 15) cover to USA, very scarce thus.
$50 $50 $65
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1259
1256 1257
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1258 ** 1259 W 1260 * 1261 **
1260
1975 25c PNG Independence BW #729 rare solo franking on 1975 (Oct 1) PPC to Austria. 1977 40c Performing Arts BW #763 solo franking on 1978 (Dec 20) airmail cover to Canada paying unsealed greetings card rate (30c for first 10g + 10c for an additional 10g). Extremely scarce usage. 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee 18c Imperforate marginal block of 6 (3x2) BW #765b, fresh MUH, Cat $600+. 1977 45c QEII Silver Jubilee Plate Proof gutter strip of 4 on imperf, thick glazed paper, BW #766PP(1), Cat $1,000. 1977 45c Christmas BW #788 solo franking paying zone 5 airmail rate on 1977 (Dec) Interflora advertising cover to Denmark. 1978 20c Little Grebe with Yellow (beak & eye) omitted, BW #805cb, very fine fresh unmounted, Cat $250.
$65 $65 $200 $250 $50 $80
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1263
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1983 45c Masked Woodswallow P14x14.40 solo frankings on PPCs to UK x2, also on cover to Germany or in combination with 30c Wallaby to UK. Hard-to-find usage items. (4) 1980-83 80c Rainbow Pitta BW #821 very scarce solo franking paying combined Priority Paid & postage fees for a 50g to 100g non-standard articles sent from Dandenong (Vic) to Brampton (SA). 1979 Steam Locomotives valueless colour trial based on the 50c design.
1265
1265 1266
* *
1267 ** 1268 **
$65 $50 $200
1267
1979 25c Christmas BW #851 solo franking paying postcard rate on 1979 (Dec 21) PPC to New Zealand. 1979 25c Christmas BW #851 solo franking underpaying by 5c the Zone 5 unsealed greetings card rate on 1979 (Oct 15) cover to UK, boxed ‘UNDERPAID’ tax handstamp. 1981-85 24c Thylacine marginal vertical pair Imperforate at top BW #903b, fine unmounted, Cat $1,500. 1982 Whales BW #930(E)1, 60c essay with solid blue background, Cat $350.
$50 $50 $750 $180
1272
1273
1269 ** 1270 ** 1271 ** 1272 ** 1273
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1271
1987-88 37c Fauna Definitives marginal strip of 10 with ‘MODULE 6’, BW #1218za as strip of 20. 1994 International Year of the Family $1 horizontal strip of 5 with Misplaced perforations - the most dramatic being 4mm up and 2mm to the right, BW #1716b. 1994 ATM Sheetlet Trial Printing Sheetlet of 45c x20 with Kangaroo facing left BW #1784E(1), Cat $500. Seldom offered. 2008 $2 Qantas Airbus A320 Limited Edition Imperf Sheets left and right panes containing twelve blocks of 4 with Australia Post certificates. Limited edition of 750 in total was made available to phone callers only on special number. Current retail $750 the pair. Future rarities! 2012 Farming (2nd Series) 20c Pineapple marginal example from base of sheet with misplaced perfs at left showing portion of adjoining unit with $1 Fun Run on PO Mailer envelope tied by NORTH MELBOURNE cds. 2014 100 Years People Helping People. 70c Red Cross part roll of 90 (of 200) self-adhesive stamps showing a progressive displacement of colours in the central panel, giving a dramatic 3-D appearance to the stamps at one end of the roll. Spectacular and unrecorded..
$70 $200 $400 $300 $100 $400
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AUSTRALIA | Decimal Issues | Exhibition Collectables 1275 ** AAT/Australia 2010 Joint Issue M/S comprising Australia 60c Burke & Wills in se-tenant pair with AAT $2.05 International Post Jade Iceberg with Stampex 2010 (Adelaide) logo, additionally overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in red, being limited edition number #1 of 200. 2011 International Post Bush Babies and AAT 2011 Centenary Of Australian Antarctic Expedition M/Ss photographic proofs 1276 * each with Philanippon 2011 overprints, additionally with Australia 2013 Logo in red, each numbered #1 of 200, being the final draft received from Australia Post, endorsed ‘AUSTRALIA 2013/APPROVAL GIVEN’, counter signed by Gary Brown. 1277 * 2010 Australian Railway Journeys $2.10 M/S photographic proofs x2 each numbered #1 of 500, [1] with Australia 2013 logo & associated overprints in yellow, being a draft received from Australia Post, with ‘AUSTRALIA 2013/APPROVAL NOT GIVEN’ and additional note ‘YELLOW COLOUR TO BE REPLACED/WITH RED’; & [2] final draft endorsed ‘New Colour Red/Accepted’; both items counter signed by Gary Brown. (2)
$120 $80
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1278 ** 1279
*
1280 **
1281 ** 1282 ** 1283 **
AAT Australian Joint Territories 2011 50th Anniv Of Worldwide Fund For Nature M/S x4 (stamps in different positions on each M/S) all overprinted in red ‘SUPPORTERS CLUB’ with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo, and each numbered as a limited edition #1 of 750. (4) 2010 Centenary of Powered Flight photographic proof of booklet fronts x2, each numbered #1 of 500, [1] with Australia 2013 logo & associated overprints in yellow, being a draft received from Australia Post, with ‘AUSTRALIA 2013/APPROVAL NOT GIVEN’ and additional note ‘YELLOW COLOUR TO BE REPLACED/WITH RED’; & [2] final draft endorsed ‘New Colour Red/ Accepted’; both items counter signed by Gary Brown. (2) 2010 Australian Railway Journeys $2.10 International Post M/S overprinted for London 2010 Festival of Stamps and again for 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps with exhibition logo in red, limited edition numbered #1 of 500.
2010 Colonial Heritage Empire (1st Issue) $5 Imperforate M/S overprinted for London 2010 Festival of Stamps and again in black for 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps as a limited edition numbered #1 of 500. 2010 150th Anniversary of Melbourne Cup M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in gold, limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 2010 Colonial Heritage Empire (1st Issue) $5 Imperforate M/S overprinted in grey-black with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps log, additionally overprinted ‘PATRON 2013’ issued as a limited edition numbered #1 of 250.
$200
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1284
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1285 ** 1286 **
1287 ** 1288 ** 1289 **
2010 Colonial Heritage Empire (1st Issue) $5 M/S photographic proofs x2 each numbered #1 of 250, [1] with Australia 2013 logo & ‘PATRON 2013’ plus associated overprints all in yellow, being a draft received from Australia Post, with ‘AUSTRALIA 2013/APPROVAL NOT GIVEN’ and additional note ‘YELLOW COLOUR TO BE REPLACED/WITH BLACK’; & [2] final draft endorsed ‘New Colour Black/Accepted’; both items with additional note ‘Proof shows Perforated Stamp./Actual sheet overprinted will be imperf’ & both items counter signed by Gary Brown. (2) 2011 International Post Bush Babies M/S with Phila Nippon ‘11 stamp show overprint, additionally overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in red, being limited edition number #1 of 200. 2012 Colonial Heritage Emerging Identity (2nd Issue) Imperforate M/S overprinted in gold for Indonesia 2012 Stamp Championship additionally overprinted in gold for 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps as a limited edition numbered #1 of 250 with ‘Series 2/PATRONS CLUB’ alongside.
2012 Rising Sun Badge M/S overprinted in gold for Indonesia 2012 Stamp Championship and again for 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps as a limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 2012 Rising Sun Badge M/S overprinted in gold with 2012 APF (Australian Philatelic Federation) logo in gold, limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 2013 $10 Kangaroo & Map Intaglio Print Imperforate M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps red logo, limited edition numbered #1 of 250.
1293
1290 ** 1291 ** 1292 ** 1293 ** 1294
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1294
AAT 2013 Territory Mountains M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in gold, limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 2013 QEII Coronation Diamond Jubilee M/S overprinted with 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps logo in gold, limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 2013 World Stamp Expo $1.85 International Post Royal Exhibition Buildings M/S with Indonesia 2012 Stamp Championship logo and overprinted in gold for 2013 Centenary of Kangaroo Stamps as a limited edition numbered #1 of 250. 2013 Genesis of the Kangaroo and Map M/S limited edition numbered #1 of 500 issued at Australia World Stamp Exhibition (2013). Australia 2013 Centenary Of Australian Stamps Spink sponsored Palmares invitation for Tuesday May 14th 2013, originally priced at $125, numbered #1. Very fine condition.
$120 $120 $150 $150 $75
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AUSTRALIA | Booklets | Collections & Accumulations 1295 ** 1968-72 Famous Australians & Prime Ministers complete booklet panes collection from BW #130-138 range. Plus predecimal QEII 5d green imperf between pair, and between left and right margin, 5d red exploded booklet. (17) AUSTRALIA | Booklets
1297
1296 1297 1298 1299
B** B B B
1302 B 1303 B 1304 B
1299
1927 2/- Canberra BW #B38. Good quality, no staple rust. 1927 2/- Canberra containing 1½d Canberra x16 in two panes of 8, very fine, Retail $140. 1928-30 2/3d 1½d red KGV SMW P13½x12½ x12 Wmk inverted, BW #B39Ba, Cat $600. 1934-35 2/- 2d red KGV CofA x12 Wmk inverted, BW #B46Ca, cover has couple of small faults, Cat $750.
1300
1300 B 1301 B**
1298
1301
1302
1303
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1304
1934-35 2/- 2d red KGV CofA x12 Wmk inverted, BW #B46Ca, cover has couple of small faults, Cat $750. 1935-36 3/- Air Mail BW #B50, with only one pane of 4 (o/c SE) of the scarce Type B 3d Air Mail Service BW #137 cat $800. Includes two Air Mail etiquette panes of 6 both more or less stuck down, the staple may not be original, nor the other bits of stamp selvedge. [Estimate based on pane only] 1942-49 2/6d 2½d red KGVI x12 black on buff cover, BW #B53Aa, Cat $150. Fine & Fresh 1953-57 3/6d with QEII 3½d No Wmk x12, wax interleaving, BW #B58v, Retail $150. 1957-59 4/- with QEII 4d claret x12, wax interleaving BW #B60v, Retail $100.
1305
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$65
$300 $200 $80 $100 $60
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1305 B 1306 B**
1960-62 5/- with QEII 5d blue x12, wax interleaving, edition 1/1960 BW #B62Aev, fine condition, retail $100. 1964-65 5/- (5d Green QEII) with pink stitching ex noted. Edition ‘G5’ BW #B67Bd, edition ‘N2’ BW #67Cd, edition ‘S1’ Stapled remake BW #B68Adw (cat $275). Very nice, total cat $475. (3) 1307 B** 1966-67 60c (4c Red QEII) Helecon Paper five of the six slogans incl two each ‘Registered Post. . .’ Editions V67/1 and V67/2 and ‘9x4 in. . .’ V67/1 (pen notation EXP on cover) and G67/2. Also ‘Send Money. . .’ V67/2, ‘Post Early. . .’ G67/2 and ‘Use Postal. . .’ V67/1. All in good condition with sound white stitching, min Pfeffer Cat $1,155. (7) 1308 B** 1968-69 $1 Famous Australians Wax Interleaves in excellent condition ex noted and comprising three different Editions G68/3 and two apparently same G68/4 (stitching loose on one) Pfeffer #B130CT and FT, Cat $550. (5) 1309 B** 2003 $10.95 Prestige Murray River Shipping with First pane inverted Pfeffer #PB12v. Superb AUSTRALIA | Postage Dues
1310 */U 1311 */U 1312
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1902-58 Collection on Album Leaves with 1902 Converted Plates ½d block of 4 with Hobart CTO cancel, 2d Compond Perf P11½x11 SG #D10 (Cat £170), 3d x3, 4d x3, 1902-04 Completed Design 4d P11, 1931-36 P11 ½d used & 2d mint; Tasmanian datestamps sighted including 1902 Liffey & 1906(?) Adventure Bay. (125) 1902 Converted NSW Plates Group comprising 1d P11x11½-12 BW #D3 used with oval bank cancel, 6d P11½-12 #D9 toning, mint, 8d P11½-12 #D10, 5/- P11½-12 #D11 used, Cat $625. (4) 1903-54 Taxed Covers With Dues Added including 1903 ½d postcard from Scotland with 1d, 1932 Mount Isa commercial airmail to Brisbane with 3d pair added, 1941 Sydney to Melbourne with KGV ½d plus unauthorised use of 1½d PS cut-out with 3d added, 1950 to Melbourne with Ipswich (Qld) boxed tax handstamp & 3d pair added, plus three other items. (7) 1902-09 Emeralds [1] Void Base ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d & 6d, all wmk inv except ½d; [2] Base Complete P11½,12 1d & 2d; [3] Base Complete P11½x11,12x11 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d & 5d; [4] Base Complete P11 3d, 5d & 6d; [5] Wmk Crown Small A P11½,12x11 ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d & 5d; [6] Crown of Double-Lined A 1d; [7] Stroke after value 1/- & 5/-. A nice group of used stamps. (26)
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1902 Converted NSW Plates Blank At Base ½d to 5/- shades in BW #D1-D11 range. The ½d and 2d are mint hinged, others datestamps ex 1d diamond BN and one of two 2d shades mss. High cat c.370, good value. (9) 1902 Converted NSW Plates 5/- emerald, BW #D11. Small traces of ‘NSW’ letters still showing in panel at base probably don’t qualify as the BW-listed variety. Very light hinge trace, very fresh. 1902-04 Design Completed Wmk Crown/NSW 10d P11½-12 & 2/- P11½-12 BW #D35 & #40, 2/- some mild gum tone, mint, Cat $310. (2) 1906-08 Design Completed Wmk Crown/Single Lined A 3d light green, BW #D52, Cat $450, rare. 1908-09 Stroke After Shilling Values 5/- BW #D62, few nibbed/short perfs, mint, Cat $450. 1909-10 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thick Paper 2/- variety White spur of left side of ‘I’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ BW #D89(FP1)d mint & 5/- variety Break in left frame 5mm above lower corner #D90(FP1)f used, Cat $250. (2)
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1913-21 Wmk Crown/Double Lined A Thin Paper ½d Watermark Sideways P11 SG #D94 marginal block of 18 (6x3, seventeen units MUH), plus blocks of 6 & 4 MUH, fine and fresh, Cat $800++. 1934 Cover with KGV ½d orange taxed with Third Wmk P14 ½d 1d, 2d, 3d & 6d plus CofA P11 4d Dues added, sent locally 1321 * with all stamps tied by Albany (WA) ‘26APR34’ datestamps. Attractive. 1322 * 1931-37 Wmk CofA 3d & 6d, BW #D118,120, Cat $600. 1323 V 1958-63 No Wmk 1d Die II, BW #D146, complete sheet of 120 with Cremorne (NSW) ‘8JL60’ per favour cancels, couple of plate flaws sighted, unmounted with full gum, Cat $240++. AUSTRALIA | War Savings Stamps and Certificates
$240 $100 $320 $80
1326
1327
1324 1325
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1326
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1327
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1328
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1329
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War Bonds Proof of the frame x2, one with correction identified Highly unusual. Ex RJ Becker. (2) 1918 WWI War Savings KGV 6d blue pair & 2/6d pair plus 5/- Tank & Mortar x2 all adhered to pages in separate savings booklets, also a booklet front (no stamps) handstamped ‘Anthony Hordern & Sons, Ltd/War Savings Campaign’. WWII War Savings Certificate Commonwealth of Australia Seven Years Maturity £5 War Savings Certificate, issued in 1942 at Melbourne, mild vertical crease, very fine condition overall. Very scarce. WWII War Savings Certificate Commonwealth of Australia Seven Years Maturity £10 War Savings Certificate, issued in 1940 at Rockdale (NSW), vertical creasing and some staining which hardly detracts. Rare. WWII War Savings Certificate 1941-44 World War II £1 War Savings Certificates large format with ‘BY AUTHORITY OF THE TREASURER...’ imprint x3, one with circular label added with message in red ‘BY HOLDING/THIS CERTIFICATE/UNTIL MATURITY/YOU ARE GIVING/VALUABLE HELP/TO THE NATION’S/WAR EFFORT’, some staining; also 1944 small format with ‘PRINTED BY THE AUTHORITY...’ imprint; condition is fine overall. (4) Post-WWII Savings Certificate Commonwealth of Australia Five Years Maturity £10 Savings Certificate in claret and blue, issued in 1948 at Dimboola (Vic), very fine condition. Rare.
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AUSTRALIA | Revenues 1330 * Postal Notes: 1928 1/- headed ‘WESTERN AUSTRALIA’ at top, watermarked with curved ‘COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA’ & straight line ‘POSTAL NOTE, ironed-out creases, minor staining, Elsmore Online Cat $600. 1331 Postal Notes: 1940 2/- Canteen Order on yellow background ‘V’ (Victoria) prefix, MOO Melbourne ‘23N043’ datestamp, Elsmore Online Cat $400. Seldom offered. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery 1332 PS Kangaroo Postal Stationery Selection: mostly used with Envelopes x5 including PTPO window envelopes x3, plus a part 2d Die IIA Envelope BW #ES6 for Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works; also ½d Wrapper used from Caboolture (Qld) to Brisbane, Postal Cards x4 and Lettercards x2; fair to fine. (13 items).
$200 $300
$200
1337
1333 PS
KGV Sideface Postal Stationery Selection: mostly used with Envelopes including 1921 use of 2d Orange Official Envelope BW #EO9 for Commonwealth Treasury (Melbourne), Cat $500, 1d Wrapper #W4 fine unused, Letter Cards and Postal Cards including 1d Die II #P28d unused (tonespots), etc. Fair to fine. (32 items). AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1334 PS 1911 1d KGV Fullface Coronation KGV unframed rectangle Type 2 with stop after ‘Barnett’, on white stock, white on reverse, BW #P3(2)A, unused, Cat $100. 1335 PS 1911 1d KGV Fullface Coronation 1d Queen Mary in Oval Laurel Wreath Frame, buff on reverse, BW #P14a, unaddressed, Fremantle ‘26MR12’ datestamp. 1336 PS 1911 1d Red KGV Full-Face Design New Layout uprated with ½d Roo for transit to Hungary all tied by Broken Hill ‘12NO13’ datestamp, weak Verbo arrival datestamp. Scarce destination. 1337 PS 1915-16 1d Red KGV Sideface perf ‘OS/NSW’, BW #P27ea, used locally on ‘28SEP1916’ by Sydney Harbour Trust NSW State Government Department, trivial stain, Cat $200.
1338 PS 1339 PS
1917 1d Divided Tasmanian Reply Lettercards 1d on 1½d brown sender half with ‘ANNEXED CARD’ etc obliterated, BW #P39, fresh unused, Cat $4,000. Very rare about 10 examples recorded. 1917 1d Divided Tasmanian Reply Lettercards 1d on 1½d brown sender half with ‘REPLY’ obliterated, BW #P40, fresh unused, Cat $4,000. Very rare about 10 examples recorded.
$400 $65 $50 $80 $100
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1340 PS 1341 PS 1342 PS
1343 PS 1344 PS 1345 PS
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1918-19 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d KGV Sideface x2, one fresh unused, the other fresh with Melbourne CTO of 28NO18, BW #P48,x. (2) 1923 1½d Green KGV Sideface Footnote Added BW #P54, fresh unused. 1923 ‘ONE/PENNY’ On 1½d KGV Sideface Obsolete Stock BW #P58, 1½d red-brown (No P52), Cat $250, 1924 use from Melbourne.
1923 ‘ONE/PENNY’ On 1½d KGV Sideface Obsolete Stock 1½d green without footnote, fresh unused, plus fine used 1½d green with footnote, BW #P59,60, Cat $780. (2) 1930 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d Green KGV Sideface Die 3, BW #P66 x2, one fresh unused and the other 1932 use from Brisbane to Sydney, uprated with 1½d Red KGV pair (presumably for airmail service) (2) 1930 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d Green KGV Sideface Die 3 BW #P66 unused plus used for Melbourne And Metropolitan Board of Works with Melbourne ‘9OCT/1930’ slogan cancel, Cat $140. (2)
1346 PS
1941-43 QEII 1d + 1d Green BW #P71 mint example Misprinted resulting in right impression being partly printed over design of left hand impression in a deeper colour. Most unusual. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (Official) 1347 PS 1930 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 1d Green KGV Sideface Dotted ‘OS’ BW #PO8A Victoria Education Department 1933 (Sep 7) use for Korumburra School committee meeting announcement, minor spotting & clipped corner, Cat $800. [ACSC states “Used cards are rare.”] AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards (PTPO) 1348 PS 1914-16 ½d Green KGV Sideface 1918 (May 17) Department of Defence use from Melbourne to Walkerville (Vic), uprated with ½d green perf ‘OS’, fine condition, Cat $600. Rare.
1349 PS 1350 PS 1351 PS
1924-28 1d Green KGV Star With ‘POSTAGE’ 1926 (Aug 4) use for Registrar-General’s Deparment (NSW) from Sydney to Young, ‘UNCLAIMED’ handstamp in violet, horizontal bend, otherwise fine, Cat $200. 1928-37 1d Green KGV Oval 1930 (Jan 30) use for Registrar-General’s Deparment (NSW) from Sydney to Tamworth, small thinned patch upper-right corner, presents well, Cat $200. 1941-50 KGVI 1½d Green Oval Embossed for H Jones & Co, BW #PS29, used in 1948 (Aug 9) from Hobart to Launceston, Cat $150.
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1352 PS
1941-50 2d Green KGVI Oval BW #PS30 1952 (Mar 14) use for H Jones & Co (Tas) as advice card, Hobart slogan cancel, fine condition, Cat $200. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 1353 PS 1913-70s Group of eight, incl 1d Roo Die 2 (pineapples) unused #LC16, 1½d KGV #LC58 unused; 2d red KGV #LC64 used to South Africa via SS Ulysses; plus three Registration Envelopes. (13) 1354 PS 1911-12 1d KGV Fullface Perf 10 First Line Ending ‘To’ on thick white enamalled stock, P10, text setting B, with view ‘WOOL CARTING QUEENSLAND’, BW #LC11(141)d. Stuck down, so may be LC12. Uprated with 2d Tas Pictorial for 1912 use Hobart to Germany
1355
1355 PS 1356 PS 1357 PS 1358 PS
1359 PS 1360 PS 1361 PS 1362 PS
$120 $120
1358
1911 1d+1d Full-Face Design Reply Lettercard BW #LC13(50)+(108A) in purple (views of ‘GIANT RED GUM VIC’ + ‘QUEEN’S GARDENS PERTH, W.A’), minor perf separation, fresh unused. Only c.38,000 of all sorts were sold. 1914-18 1d KGV Die 2 Sideface in blue P10 with view ‘HARVESTING, TAMWORTH N.S.W.’, BW #LC21(60). Unused. 1915 1d KGV Die 1 Sideface Military Views in black, pink inside P12½ with ‘HMAS MELBOURNE’ 2nd view, BW #LC25(M3B). Unused. 1917 1d Divided Reply Lettercards KGV Full Face in violet on buff stock sender half, ‘REPLY’ scored through with red obliterating bars, P12½, view ‘TOWN HALL SYDNEY’ BW #LC31(133). Hinge remnant, otherwise fresh unused.
1359
$110
1360
1361
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1362
1920-22 2d Orange KGV Sideface P10 view ‘GIBBERABONG CREEK, N.S.W.’, BW #LC45(51), uprated with 1½d green KGV pair for 1921 use to USA, no message. 1922-23 2d Red KGV Sideface grey surfaced stock P12½ with view of ‘G.P.O. HOBART’, BW #LC49(58A), trivial natural blemish on reverse. Fresh unused 1923-24 1½d Green KGV Sideface BW #LC50(134), P10 framed oval view ‘TRENTHAM FALLS’ on grey surfaced card, Cat $500. 1924 use from Melbourne. Rare scene. 1923-24 1½d Green KGV Sideface P12½, view ‘MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION SCHEME...’ BW #LC51(88), very fine unused.
$160 $160 $225 $120
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1924-25 1½d Red KGV Sideface grey unsurfaced stock P12½ with view of ‘PHANTOM FALLS/VICTORIA’, BW #LC55(100B). Fresh unused. 1364 PS 1959 5d On 4d Claret QEII group of 4, unused x1, Specimen x1, used x2, BW #LC83. (4) AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes 1365 PS 2d Orange & Red Stars All-Different Collection mainly used with high percentage of Stamped-To-Order issues, [1] orange no POSTAGE x16, incl Government Chalet Mt Buffalo unused x1; [2] orange with POSTAGE x1, [3] red x13, illust Invincible Motor Construction..., unused British Australian Wool Realisation... [4] red ‘OS’-in-die x2. Condition is generally good average used. (32)
1366 PS 1367 PS 1368 PS
1369 PS 1370 PS 1371 PS
1372 PS 1373 PS 1374 PS
1916 ½d Green KGV Star with Melbourne CTO of 3JL16, BW #EP6. Only known with CTO cancel, 378 were printed for UPU distribution. 1918-19 1d Red KGV Star + ½d Green KGV Star 1d red Die 3 on light grey paper BW #EP13, trivial marks on reverse, unsealed flap, fine unused, Cat $150. 1918-19 1½d Black-Brown KGV Star Die 3 on grey laid bâtonné, BW #EP18, trivial natural paper flaw, fresh unused.
1923-24 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 2d Red KGV Star x2 one fresh unused, the other nice used in 1924 from Talbot to Melbourne, BW #EP26. (2) 1924-28 1½d Red KGV Star with blue security lining x2, one fresh unused and the other uprated with ½d orange & 1d green KGV for 1926 use Sydney to Holland, BW #EP28(1). (2) 1928 1d Green KGV Oval with part Melbourne ‘DE28’ (day absent) CTO cancel BW #EP30, flap unsealed, very fine, Cat $200. [This 1d Die was only used for PTPO stationery, with just 416 Post Office envelopes prepared for UPU distribution]
1942-50 2½d Red KGVI Oval 132x108mm; [1] white with blue lining, uprated with 1½d green QE for 1944 Brisbane to USA by air; [2] on buff, fresh unused, BW #EP44. (2) 1956-57 4d Plum QEII Large Die [1] ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint (about 400 printed for UPU distribution); [2] with Melbourne FD cancel of 18OC56, typed First Day label attached, neat address, BW #EP55. 1960-65 5d Light Blue QEII Small Die setting 7 with Automatic Post Office overprint x2, one fresh unused, the other uprated with 3d blue-green and mailed on 29SE62 to USA, BW #EP60.
$320 $80
$130
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1978 20c Gouldian Finch PSE No. 001, ASC #E58 variety Ungummed (except on flap). June 1, 1979 North Adelaide per favour cds. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (Official) 1376 PS 1918 1d Red KGV Sideface Dotted ‘OS’ + ½d Green KGV Sideface Solid ‘OS’ on Maternity Allowances envelope, BW #EO5, fine, Cat $2,000. Only 6 used examples recorded. 1377 PS 1923 1½d Green KGV Star Solid ‘OS’ With ‘POSTAGE’ window envelope for Commonwealth Sub-Treasury Melbourne, opened on three sides, 1924 use in Melbourne. Plus 1½d red ‘OS’ Star for Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances, 1925 use Melbourne to Footscray, BW #EO13,15. (2) 1378 PS 1923 ‘THREE/HALFPENCE’ On 2d Red KGV Star Solid ‘OS’ With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #EO14, long envelope for Education Department, Melbourne, Eldorado (Vic) ‘17AP26’ datestamp, some blemishes, $250. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Envelopes (PTPO) 1379 PS 1914-16 1d Red KGV Sideface Die II x2 (different clichés), for Vaccuum Oil Co Melbourne with splitpin hole and two folds at left, rare unused, the other for Vaccuum Oil Co Sydney on blue window envelope, 1914 use from Sydney, BW #ES15. (2)
1380 PS 1381 PS 1382 PS
1919-1920 ½d Green KGV Star + 1d Red KGV Star BW #ES27 1921 (Nov 4), Cat $500. Unsealed and uprated with ½d green KGV, Tarrington, Vic to Unley, SA. Mild soiling, attractive franking. 1919-1920 ½d Green KGV Star + 1d Red KGV Star BW #ES27, opened out and some spotting, Cat $500, for unrecorded user Harry Shelley, early use in 1919 (Feb 28) from Sydney to Newcastle. 1916-22 1d Red KGV Star [1] Die 2 on OHMS Land Appeal Court of NSW long cover, uprated with ½d green perf ‘OS/NSW’, 1920 use Sydney to Wagga Wagga; [2] Die 3 illustrated cover for Farmer & Company, Sydney, 1917 use Sydney to Rose Bay; [3] Die 5 for Mt Lyell Mining & Railway Co, Melbourne 1918 use Melbourne to Switzerland, BW #ES29,30,32.
$65 $800 $150 $80 $240
$180 $360 $80
1384
1383 PS 1384 PS 1385 PS
1918-19 1d Red KGV Star + ½d Green KGV Star 1d Die 5, BW #ES35 on grey stock, Cat $250, 1919 (Jul) use from Krowera to Melbourne. 1918-19 1d Red KGV Star + ½d Green KGV Star 1d Die 5, BW #ES35 on grey stock, Cat $250, 1919 (Jul 31) use from Adelaide to Malvern. 1922-24 1d Violet KGV ‘Star’ With ‘POSTAGE’ for British Australian Wool Realisation Association Ltd, BW #ES41, fine unused, Cat $400.
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1922-24 1d Violet KGV ‘Star’ With ‘POSTAGE’ for British Australian Wool Realisation Ltd BW #ES41, fine unused, Cat $400. 1924-28 1d Green KGV Star With ‘POSTAGE’ window envelopes x2, one unused for Alfred Lawrence & Co Sydney, the other for Amalgamated Wireless Australasia, 1927 use from Sydney, BW #ES43. (2) 1924 1d Green KGV Star With ‘POSTAGE’ + ½d Orange KGV Star No ‘POSTAGE’ piece, BW #ES44, Cat $3,500 for entire. Only known user is Berlie Ltd, only 6 covers recorded.
$160 $120 $130
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1389 PS 1390 PS 1391 PS
1392 PS 1393 PS 1394 PS
1395 PS 1396 PS 1397 PS
1918-1919 1½d Black-Brown KGV Star No ‘POSTAGE’ Die 2, for Abbotsford Brewery Abbotsford, unused with spots on back, BW #ES48. BW records no unused copies and does not record this user. 1920-21 1½d Brown KGV ‘Star’ No ‘POSTAGE’ + ½d Green KGV Sideface BW #ES53 for Vacuum Oil Co (Melbourne) used in 1920 (Nov 12) from Melbourne to Ballarat, opened on 3 sides, central folds, Cat $600. 1921-23 1½d Brown KGV Star With ‘POSTAGE’ x2 one for Commonwealth Oxygen & Accessories Balmain on window envelope, 1922 use in Rozelle, the other for British Australian Wool Realisations Melbourne, minor faults 1923 use from Melbourne to Coogrool, boxed ‘POST-TOWN/NOT KNOWN IN/VICTORIA’ on face and Dead Letter Office Melbourne cds on back, BW #ES54
1924-28 1½d Red KGV Star With ‘POSTAGE’ x2, one unused for LJM Hooper Melbourne, folded, the other for Anthony Hordern & Sons Sydney on window envelope, 1927 use in Adelaide, BW #ES56. (2) 1924-28 1½d Red KGV Star With ‘POSTAGE’ BW #ES56 for Bagot, Shakes & Lewis Ltd (Adelaide), central fold, hinge remainders on reverse, flap never sealed, unused, Cat $200. 1928-37 1d Green KGV Oval x2, one for Borough of Shepparton, soiled, uprated with 1d green oval cut-out for 1931 use Shepparton to Melbourne. the other for Wallace Buck & Goodes Sydney on illustrated window envelope, 1935 use in Sydney, BW #ES64. (2)
1928-30 1½d Red KGV Oval BW #ES69 for Bebarfalds Ltd (Sydney), ½d orange KGV added, central fold & minor wrinkling, unused, Cat $300. 1930-37 2d Red KGV Oval Die 2, unused for The Texas Co, Auditor, Sydney, pinholes, BW #ES73. 1941-50 2½d Red KGVI Oval x4, one unused for Education Department Melbourne and 3 used, Education Department Melbourne, Department of Treasury Canberra & General Plastics Co Camperdown, BW #ES86. (4)
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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 1398 PS 1913 4d Orange Kangaroo, ‘REGISTERED LETTER’ At Top long envelope, BW #RE2, very minor blemishes upper edge, overall fine unused, Cat $1,000. 1399 PS 1913 4d Orange Kangaroo, ‘REGISTERED LETTER’ At Top on cream stock, long envelope, BW #RE2, central fold & other blemishes, Cat $1,000; also Smaller Envelope Size G2 (146x88mm) with variety Large ‘T’ in MUST #RE3d fine unused, Cat $250. (2) 1400 PS 1915 4d Orange KGV Sideface setting 3 (line through comma after ‘penny’), BW #RE5C, 1915 use from Clifton to Sydney.
1401 PS 1402 PS 1403 PS
1404 PS
1921 5d Brown KGV Sideface Middows Stock wove stock, setting 2 (text ends ‘regulations, etc’) and 5½d manually ammended to “6”d, BW #RE11B (var), 1921 use from Glenorie to Hornsby. [After 1/10/1920 (1921?) PMs were instructed to manually adjust the price to 6d.] 1924-25 4½d Violet KGV Sideface [1] wove stock with saw-tooth edge, BW #RE18(var) unused with No top to crown not catalogued with RE18, uprated with ½d orange KGV; [2] wove stock with straight edge with No top to crown, BW #RE19d, 1925 use Scone to Sydney. 1951-53 1/0½d Brown KGVI Crowned-Circle ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint in red, BW #RE36wa. 356 produced for UPU distribution.
1966 24c Green QEII compensation ‘£50 ($100)’; [1] with Russell St FDC; [2] uprated with 2/3d for 1966 (Mar 8) use Corrimal East to Latvia. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes 1405 PS 1945-60s Group of mainly fresh unfolded aerogrammes, plus violet ‘SPECIMEN’ Official x2 (1952 & 1959 Jet). (12) 1406 PS 1974 (Aug 12) use of permit aerogrammme with 7c Sport x2, from Sale (Vic) to England, re-directed to Hawaii but undelievered, ‘RETURN TO SENDER’ handstamp applied, Melbourne ‘16OCT/1974’ backstamp, some blemishes. 1407 PS 1951-52 generally fine collection with; [1] 1950 7d KGVI (BW #A4) used to England (11) and Singapore (1), including early date of 29.5.1950 and one uprated with KGVI 3d; [2] 1952 ‘TEN PENCE’ on 7d KGVI (BW #A5) selection with unused (5) showing screwhead pip marking on rear; used (8) to either UK or USA, two showing screwhead pip marking on rear. (25) 1408 PS 1961-77 Christmas Issues 1961 10d unused and FDI; 1964 unused (3), one with printing flaw, one FDI; 1965 unused (2) each with different printing flaw; 1966 9c uprated philatelic use; 1967 10c unused (3), one with printing flaw, and used to UK; 1972 12c uprated philatelic use; 1977 25c used with cinderella for 60th anniv of Adelaide-Gawler flight; 1978 30c used for Antarctic flight, signed by the courier. Fine. (15) 1409 PS 1965-70 Issues 1965 10d Tail of Aeroplane (BW #A23), selection with unused (2), one with printing flaw; used (3) to USA; and uprated examples with commemorative postmarks (2). 1967 10c Tail of Aeroplane (‘Overseas Service’) selection comprising unused (2), CTO (1) and used (2) to West Germany and USA; 1968 ‘Overseas Service’ omitted (ASC A29) unused (6), the majority with various printing flaws. 1968 10c ECAFE (ASC A30) used to USA; also 1970 10c Qantas unused (4) and used (2), both uprated philatelic uses. Generally fine. (25)
$220 $160 $120
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AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes (Official) 1410 PS 1959-67 OHMS Jet Design No denomination in deep blue and red on blue, handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet BW #AO3wa. AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers 1411 PS 1915-20 ½d Green KGV Sideface Issues mint singles x2 (different stocks) and doubleton & mint & used doubleton with heading setting 3, BW #W3,5,8(3), used is part only, fresh, Cat $355. (7) 1412 PS 1920 ½d Green KGV Sideface+½d Green KGV Sideface ‘NEWSPAPER ONLY’ Setting 3, BW #W9(3), unused, Cat $150.
$50 $100 $65
1413
AUSTRALIA | Postal Stationery - Wrappers (PTPO) 1413 PS 1942 1½d Green KGVI Sideface long wrapper for Education Department Melbourne endorsed ‘Commercial Papers’, BW #WS25, uprated with ½d orange roo and 1d violet QEII for 1956 use from Koo-Wee-Rup to Melbourne. 1414 PS 1947 (?) KGVI 2½d Red Oval Embossed HG #WS27 used from Melbourne to Brazil in 1948 (May 6), Cat $100. 1415 PS 1950 (?) KGVI 2½d +2½d Red Oval Embossed HG #WS28, used in 1950 (Mar 3) from Melbourne to USA, this being the earliest known date of use. Undercatalogued at Cat $75.
$160 $65 $150
1416
AUSTRALIA | Covers By Manufacturer 1416 * Bergen 1951 Melbourne Christchurch Direct Flight AAMC #1274, 3d Federation pair cancelled Melbourne cds of 28JE51, clean Stapleton cover. 1417 * Bergen 1954 Antarctic Exhibition 3d Tas Stamp Centenary cancelled with Mawson cds of 15FE54 on ‘4 penguins’ cover. C. G. Junior III 1955 3½d YMCA block of 4 tied by Melbourne Philatelic Bureau ‘10AU55’ FDI datestamp, fine unaddressed 1418 * condition. Seldom offered.
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E.W. Ogden 1950-65 Unique Design Types unaddressed. From 1950 (April 12) KGVI 2½d to 1965 (Oct 20) 5d Christmas. All of these are scarce noting particularly 1959 (April 8) 2/- Flannel Flower. 1956 (Sept 26) Responsible Govt has no design at all, just the designer’s distinctive handstamp ‘FIRST DAY of ISSUE’ with the date altered by hand. Mainly fine to very fine, - these retail for $200+ each, some even up to $500 or more. (25)
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1420
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E.W. Ogden 1956-63 Generic Types unaddressed, Roos facing left or right, many with design enhanced. From 1956 (April 17) 4d Responsible Govt South Australia to 1963 (May 28) 5d Blue Mountains Crossing. Higher values noted 2/5d Banksia and 3/Waratah, both with Roo to left and design enhanced. Only two duplicated (1/6d Christmas Bells and 5d Girl Guides). Mainly fine to very fine, - these usually sell for $150+ each. (20) Mitchell 1933 Referendum Day commemorative cover used in 1943 (Jan 21) surface rate to Winnipeg in Canada, censor handstamp & tape, various instructional markings including Winnipeg ‘RETURN TO’ pointing finger, ‘INSPECTION DIVISION/ DEAD LETTER OFFICE/AP3042/OTTAWA CANADA’ backstamp, Mitchell’s printed address on flap. Unusual. Mitchell 1950 8½d Aborigine tied to illustrated cover by Perth ‘14AU50’ FDI datestamp, flap unsealed, very fine unaddressed condition.
$1,600 $65 $120
1423
Wills 1948 1/3d Bull & 2/- Crocodile on very fine hand illustrated cover, registered airmail from Brisbane to USA, neat printed address, unclaimed and returned to the sender G. Wills. Rare ‘P.DT GRACEVILLE SW3/6-1-8AP48/QLD-AUST’ backstamp. AUSTRALIA | First Day Covers Mostly Pre-Decimal Array with private producers including 1937 Frank P. Smith for Coronation, 1937 Dominion for 6d Small 1424 * Kooka, 1938 Northern Stamp Co for 4d Koala, 1946 Winslow registered for Mitchell Centenary (text in red) x2, 1947 Set Maker & Mitchell covers for Princess Elizabeth’s Wedding Day; others from APO, Royal, RGS, WCS; also 1937-38 Hornadge souvenir covers x2; decimal definitive covers including 1967 APO for 5c on 4c booklet pane, plus other Parade types. (37) 1425 * 1936-38 Group comprising [1] Western Australia Centenary 1½d tied to plain cover by Perth ‘SEP28/1929’ datestamp; [2] South Australia Centenary set tied to plain registered cover by Bondi (NSW) ‘3AU36’ datestamps; [3] NSW Anniv set tied to illustrated registered FDC by Sydney FDI datestamp, plus another cover with 2d & 3d only tied by Adelaide ‘1OC37’ FDI datestamp; also [4] 1938 commemorative cover with Sydney Philatelic Exhibition hexagonal cancel. (5) 1423
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Pre-Decimal Array predominantly Royal or WCS types, plus others including 1946 Moloney/Southern Stamp Service for Peace issue, 1947 Griffiths & Frank P Smith for Princess Elizabeth Wedding, etc, a few registered, some unaddressed. Handy selection, might surprise. (75) 1937 NSW Anniversary 2d to 9d set BW #175-77 tied to illustrated FDC by Ballarat datestamp. Rarely seen unaddressed. 1427 * 1428 * 1930s-50s Group incl Sesqui set on AC Campe registered cover Peace set on AC Campe? cover, 1d & 2d KGVI & QE on Kufner cover, 5d Ram on Smyth cover, Mitchell set on Mitchell cover, 5/- Arms on Challis cover, 2½d red KGV on Rex Knight cover. Also noted a 2½d KGVI Wide World cover with offset of red part on back. Plus a small number miscellaneous covers. Nice selection. (36) 1937 3d Blue KGVI Die I White Wattles tied to plain FDC by Rockhampton machine 2AUG/1937, neatly addressed to Canada, 1429 *F a very scarce cover. AUSTRALIA | Philatelic Numismatic Covers 1994-2001 group incl 1994 Year of the Family, 1995 Weary Dunlop, 1997 Bradman, 2000 Victoria Cross & 2001 Army 1430 * Centenary. Retail $500+. (5)
1426
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1431 1432 1433
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1994-2005 Slection 1994 Year of the Child, 1995 Weary Dunlop, 1997 Bradman, 1998 Navigators, 2000 Last Anzacs, 2001 Army Centenary & 2005 Australian Open. (7) 2000 Sydney Olympics $5 coin covers for Swimming and Athletics. Retail $200. (2) 2002 QEII Golden Jubilee (Feb 6) special 50c coin with QEII 45c and $2.45 with Elizabeth SA special cancel. POR in current Retail lists, McDonald 2012 Cat $325. 2002 QEII Golden Jubilee (Feb 6) special 50c coin with QEII 45c and $2.45 with Elizabeth SA special cancel. POR in current Retail lists, McDonald 2012 Cat $325. 2002 QEII Golden Jubilee (Feb 6) special 50c coin with QEII 45c and $2.45 with Elizabeth SA special cancel. POR in current Retail lists, McDonald 2012 Cat $325.
$80 $100 $175 $175 $175
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AUSTRALIA | Commemorative Covers 1436 * 1970s-1990s Australia Post Souvenir Covers well presented collection identified by Noel Almeida reference numbers, comprising 64 unaddressed covers in very fine condition, Retail approx $300. (64) AUSTRALIA | Advertising Covers Acme Cycle Co 1918 (Apr 9) cover with illustration of ‘Douglas’ motor bike, censored to USA and franked with 2½d Roo. 1437 * Roughly opened at top, no markings on reverse. Grice Piano and Instrument Dealers, 1927 (Apr 29) part illustrated parcel label (with grand piano) Brisbane to Lismore franked 1438 * with 9d Roo & 1d green KGV, blemishes.
AUSTRALIA | Postal History 1897-1931 Selection in mainly fine condition [1] South Australia 1897 2d orange on front to Adelaide with Yacka s/r cds; [2] 1439 * WA 1910 (Aug 1) long env (trimmed and separated front & back) with pair 2d yellow and two Kalgoorlie cds, to Coolgardie (b/s just over 4 hrs later); [3] 1925 (Dec 29) PMG’s Dept ‘No 3’ unfranked env Fremantle to Brisbane; [4] 1928 (Dec 24) PS env KGV 1½d scarlet ASC #E16a cancelled ‘GRAWIN/NSW’ cds (not the easiest pmk); [5] 1931 commercial env Sydney to Brisbane with 1d metered ‘POSTAGE PAID’. (5) 1440 * 1913-37 Kangaroo Frankings on Cover including 1914 PPC to Belgium with 2d, 1914 reduced triple-rate cover to USA with 2½d strip of 3, 1914 PMG’s Dept (Perth) registered to UK with 3d Die I plus KGV 1d, 1914 OHMS front with 2½d perf Large ‘OS’, 1915 to Switzerland with 2½d tied by fine Shelford (Vic) unframed datestamp, 1916 to USA with Second Wmk 2½d (stamp lifted for inspection), 1916 Perth Land Titles Office with 4d perf Large ‘OS’, 1937 part front to Germany with CofA 5/-, plus three other items; also unused 1d Postal Stationery Envelope & 4d Registration Envelope both with toning, condition variable. (13) 1913-40s Kangaroo Frankings on Cover with 1913 TH Wood (seed merchant, Brisbane) 1913 advertising cover with 1441 * ‘UNCLAIMED/WOOLLOONGABBA’ handstamp, 1915 censored to USA with 2½d, 1931 to Scotland “per Aust-Karachi Air Mail” with 9d Roo & KGV 2d, 1931 flight cover with 9d pair plus 2d KS & 3d airmail, 1936 Port Douglas registered to NZ with 9d solo, 1940s WWII registered censor mail x3, etc; condition variable. (23) 1442 * 1914-21 Kangaroo Officials on Cover including First Wmk 1d perf Large ‘OS’ on 1914 Land Tax Office postcard, Third Wmk 2d perf ‘OS/NSW’ on 1917 OHMS window envelope handstamped ‘Money is a good soldier/Invest in the War Loan’; Third Wmk 2½d perf ‘OS/NSW’ on Bathurst Court House cover to Sofala (NSW); Third Wmk 3d perf ‘OS/NSW’ on 1921 OHMS envelope, etc. Fair to fine (9 covers + 4 pieces).
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1915-30s KGV Era Postal History Selection with KGV Head frankings including 1d red pair plus ½d green on 1915 cover to USA, 1d red Rough Paper on 1918 cover Sydney to Coburg, 3d perf ‘G/NSW’ on 1936 OHMS commercial papers cover, 2d red on 1937 Tooths Lager advertising cover; commemorative frankings including flight covers x2, 3d Bridge tied by Late Fee datestamp to 1932 cover to UK, 3d Airmail pairs x3 plus 1/6d Hermes on 1937 airmail cover to UK; also registered items, commercial postcards, etc. Plenty of handy items, majority fine. (38) 1916 (Sep 25) oversized cover (260x202mm) from Melbourne to Sydney, headed ‘PHOTOGRAPHS ONLY’, franked with KGV 1d red pair for payment of the 8oz printed matter rate, framed ‘CLOSED AGAINST/INSPECTION’ handstamp in black, ‘T’ handstamp & “1/6” (mss) tax markings with 1d Postage Due blocks of 6 and 12 affixed and cancelled by pen-strokes. It can be presumed that the contents were not photographs and payment for 5½oz-6oz letter rate should have been 1/8d, thus the 1/6d deficiency. Faults as to be expected for a cover of this size. 1916-24 Kangaroo Frankings all to USA comprising [1] 1916 (Oct 24) with 2nd Wmk 2½d, some aging; [2] 1919 with 3rd Wmk 2½d & KGV LMult ½d; [3] 1921 covers x2 (one opening tear), both with 3d Die I frankings; [4] 1924 with 3d Die IIB. (5)
$200
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1446
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1916-37 ½d KGV Group with [1] 1916 ½d green pair on printed matter and censored cover from Brisbane to San Diego [2] uprating 1½d green (1923) and 1½d brown (1931), [3] strip of 3 on 1918 cover; [4] ½d orange uprating 1½d brown (1932 & 1935) and 1937 with 1½d brown x5 on air cover Perth to Carnarvon. Nice range. (7) 1918-30 Stationery Updated With ½d Green KGV Envelopes 1d red Star x2, 1½d brown x2, 1½d brown PTPO uprated with ‘OS/NSW’ ½d green; Plus 1930 1½d Oval uprated with ½d orange; Registration Envelope 4d KGV uprated ½d x2, used Armatree to Sydney; Postal Card 1½d on 1d red uprated for use to USA, interesting message concerning buying uncut sapphires, from Sapphire Qld. 1920 (Mar 20) registered cover to Parkville with KGV 1d red plus 4d orange paying 2d postage plus 3d registration, Hamiltion (Vic) red/white registration label, fine condition.
1920s-30s Covers With Kangaroo Frankings comprising [1] Third Wmk 1923 Melbourne to Trangie (NSW) with 3d Die IIB; [2] 1920s (indistinct dateline) Melbourne to Sweden with 6d blue Die IIB solo; [3] 1922 Melbourne to Toowoomba (Qld) with 6d blue Die IIB & KGV 2d; [4] 1932 Queensland OHMS cover (reduced at top) from St George to Goondiwindi with SMult 6d brown solo; also [5] 1931 flight cover to UK with SMult 1/- & 9d plus 2d Kingsford Smith; mainly fine. (5) 1920s-60s Array mostly pedestrian with some better items including 1943 Life magazine inwards 1½c meter covers from Chicago x2 with Customs Duty 1d or 1d plus ¼d pair uncancelled on reverse, 1958 5½d War Memorial solo to Canada; also a few unused postcards including Rose Series RP of Melbourne x5 & few overseas covers, condition variable. Worth checking, may surprise. (95) 1921-28 Perforated ‘OS’ Selection including NSW 1921 Governtment Printers postcard with 1½d brown, 1923 with 1½d green perf ‘OS/NSW’, SA 1924 Attorney-General’s Office to USA with 1½d green x2, WA Office of Titles registered 1925 to Maylands (backstamp) redirected to Mt Lawley with Single Wmk 1½d & 3d and 1928 with SMult 1½d P13½x12½ strip of 3, plus two other items. (7)
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1921-38 Selection including 1921 OHMS cover with Smooth Paper 1d Perf ‘OS’ pair, 1922 merchandise/patterns/sample rate to USA with 1d violet underpaid & returned for extra postage with ½d green added, 1925 Samuel Wood PPC with ½d orange solo; 1930 PPC to Estonia with 2d red, 1935 CofA 1/4d plus 1d paying airmail rate to Java, 1938 3d on cover to Cuba, plus two other covers and a 1d green Die I Postal Card unused for the Palestine Welfare League of Victoria, condition a bit variable. (9) 1930s Selection comprising [1] 1930 Brisbane to Sydney with 3d Sturt & 3d Airmail x3; [2] 1932 airmail to Germany with 6d Kingsford Smith & KGV 3d; [3] 1930 to England with 3d Sturt & KGV 1½d; [4] 1931 Maryborough to Brisbane with KGVI 1½d P13½x12½ strip of 4; [5] 1936 Katanning (WA) airmail to England with 2d Cable x9; [6] 1937 airmail to UK with 1/6d Hermes. (6) 1930s-60s Array with Thomas Brown & Sons WWII registered censored covers to UK x7, 1943 Alice Springs (NT) registered, 1952 airmail to NZ with KGVI 4½d red x2, 1954 OHMS cover to UK with 2/- Royal Visit solo, 1956 1/- Small Lyrebird solo on cover to Samoa, 1960 Batchelor (NT) cover to Germany with 2/6d Aborigine solo,1963 2/3d Royal Visit & 1965 2/3d ICY solo frankings, plus registered mail, censored items, airmails, uprated postal stationery, etc. Condition variable, generally fine. (150)
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1930s-60s Mostly Airmail Array with a few long covers including 1931 Imperial Airways (Apr 26) flight cover with 2/- Roo tied by Darwin datestamp, small commercial covers including 1954 with 2/- Royal visit, 1955 double-rate to Germany with 2/- Cobb pair, 1958 to Germany with 2/- Qantas, 1964 2/3d Cable tied by Beacon (WA) datestamp to UK, 1965 with 2/3d White Wattles to Germany, condition mostly fine. (65) 1930s-1960s Selection with 1935 to Demmark via Singapore with 1/6d Hermes & 3d Vic Centenary, 1951(?) to USA with 7½d franking including Latrobe/Hargraves 3d se-tenant pair, 1958 Cobar Ambulance Service Express Delivery 1/4d rate cover to Sydney, 1950 to USA with 1/6d Hermes strip of 3, 1955 to USA with 2/- Coaching, 1962 Banyo (Qld) registered to Canada with 5/- Cattle & 1/- Colombo Plan, 1957 QEII 1/7d Registration Envelope to Israel uprated with 5/- Robes, KGVI 7½d & ½d Roo, 1960 QEII 2/5d Registration Envelope to USA uprated with 5/- Arms, 3/- flower, 6d Small Kooka & QEII 1d; also 1930-40 fronts x4 to Fuhrmann in Germany. (17)
1932 (Jul 13) use of 1d green ovpt ‘OS’ and 4d olive perf ‘OS’ on registered Titles Office cover from Perth to Fremantle, ‘UNCLAIMED’ & ‘NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIER’S’ handstamps on face. Nice cover. 1933-51 Selection comprising [1] 1936 Hobart ‘PAID AT’ machine covers to South Australia all with Adelaide DLO cds and RTS labels on reverse; [2] 1949 Tatts 2½d machine cover to WA, unclaimed with RTS label; [3] 1950 Tatts cover to Brisbane with ‘INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS/NO POST TOWN’ handstamp in red & Brisbane DLO ‘EXAMINER 1’ & ‘EXAMINER 2’ handstamps in violet; [4] 1951 Hobart local cover with ‘CALLED-POSTMEN/22JAN1951/GPO HOBART’ boxed handstamp and oval DLS handstamp (on reverse) both in violet; also [5] 1933 Pyengana (Tas) uprated Wrapper front to North Wales; condition variable. (7) 1934 Postage Due Covers comprising [1] (Dec 7) underpaid airmail cover from GB to Melbourne franked KGV 1½d x3, ‘T’-in hexagon & “1/210” tax markings, and additionally upon arrival with ‘T’-in oval & manuscript “1/9”(d) with postage dues 3d plus 6d strip of 3 added and tied by manuscript cancel in pencil; & [2] airmail cover endorsed “per QANTAS” to Sydney franked Netherlands Indies 15c strip of three tied by Batavia cds, manuscript “T50 cms” in red at lower left, Postage Dues 1d x3 including pair (one defective) and 3d applied on arrival & tied by Sydney GPO Delivery Room cds, minor blemishes. (2)
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1938 (Feb 7) Airport Opening Day registered cover to Parramatta franked KGV 4d tied by relief ‘RG/NSW’ another tying provisional registration label Nº 013 and another on reverse, manuscript Mascot Aerodrome. Pictormarks unlisted. Rare. 1938-58 Mostly KGVI Cover Selection including [1] 3½d on 3d solo frankings x2 censored to USA or Canada; [2] 1940-41 censored covers to UK with Robes frankings x4 comprising 1940 to London with 5/- plus 1/- Small Lyrebird & 5d Ram, 1941 Sydney registered with 5/- plus 1/- Small Lyrebird & QM 1d, 1941 clipper rate via NZ x2 one with 10/- plus 1/6d Hermes & KGVI 2d, the other with 5/- x2, 9d Platypus x2 & QM 1d pair; [3] 1942 RAAF PO Ballarat registered to NSW; [4] 1948 Perth airmail to NSW underpaid with 6d due added; [5] 1958 QEII 1/7d Registration Envelope to USA uprated with 5/- Arms and 8d Tasman, US Customs handstamp; plus seven other items; condition variable but generally fine. (16) 1939 (Feb 6) quadruple rate (1/9d x4) airmail cover to Holland with 5/- Robes Thick paper and 2/- Roo tied by Sydney datestamp, minor aging.
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1939 (Feb 21) cover to Germany with CofA 2/- maroon solo franking tied by Yarrawonga (Vic) underpaying (by 1d) airmail rate via Greece, Athens slogan backstamp. 1939 (May) cover Melbourne to Germany paying airmail to Italy with 3d blue x3 & 2d red (paying 11d postcard rate). Fine boxed ‘RETURNED [FOR] ADDITIONAL POSTAGE/SHORT-PAID “1/4D”/POSTAL DEPARTMENT/COM’LTH OF AUSTRALIA’ on face. The under-payment was 10d, so we are not sure why the charge of 1/4d (16d) was applied. The 1/4d stamp has been removed. Plus three air covers to Europe in the 1948-51 period. (4) 1940 Schooner Yankee Third World Cruise illustrated cover franked AIF 1d & 2d tied by Thursday Island Queensland ‘1AU40’ datestamp, signed by Irving Johnson. 1950 (Aug 28) Busselton local cover, with invalid use of WA 1d Stamp Duty, hexagonal ‘T’ handstamp and mss. “5d” markings on face, Dues 1938 ½d block of 4 and 1946 1d block of 3 on reverse all tied by Busselton cds. 1950s-80 Accumulation including 1953 parcel tag from Rockhampton to Melbourne (address partly excised) with ½d Roo (4), KGVI 6½d (6), 3d Wheat (making up 3/8d rate), 1950s (?) Ginger Meggs illustrated (poor condition), 1968 with ‘PAID AT NARROMINE’ datestamp, 1988 with ‘NOT AT/PRINCESS ALEXANDRA/HOSPITAL’ handstamp, plus range of advertising covers, Postage Paid, RTS, & taxed items. Inspect. (100+)
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1951 (May 3) underpaid incoming commercial airmail cover from Iran with 50d & 10r bicolour pictorials tied by Abadan datestamp, taxed with 1/- & 5d Dues added, Sydney backstamp. Scarce origin and most attractive. 1951 Adelaide local cover with 3d Federation, probably suspected to have contained cash by Post Office so compulsory registration enforced, ‘OFFICIALLY REGISTERED’ handstamp & mss “T 1/5” marking in red crayon applied with Dues 6d pair, 1d pair & 3d added on reverse, opened on three sides. Postage dues are seldom seen on registered covers. [Deficiency of 1/5d = 2½d 2nd weight step + 6d Registration + 8½d fine.] 1954-73 Covers With Instructional Markings including 1954-59 x3 with ‘INSUFFICIENTLY/PAID FOR/AIR TRANSMISSION’ boxed handstamp, 1954 registered with ‘SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN A/VALUABLE ENCLOSURE’ boxed handstamp, 1963 Sandown Village (Vic) registered with ‘DEBIT DOCKET/ISSUED/GPO MELBOURNE’, 1970 Fortitude Valley to Melbourne with ‘PRIORITY PAID/TEST ARTICLE’ handstamp in violet, 1973 inwards from Ministry of Defence UK to Perth with RTS handstamp, WA 1957 & 1964 OHMS unclaimed, etc, condition variable. (18)
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1956 Olympic set (4) tied to souvenir cover by strikes of ‘RELIEF NO. 61./NSW-AUST’ cds alongside regn label with mss ‘Overseas/Terminal Mascot’ and QANTAS vignette alongside. Minor blemishes. 1964-65 Covers x5, all taxed at double deficiency comprising four stampless covers with QEII 10d or 5d pair added, plus a fifth cover from Tolga (Qld) to Melbourne underpaid by 4d, with 6d Bird plus QEII 1d pair added. (5) 1966 (Oct 18) roughly opened large long registered OHMS envelope of the Office of Titles in Melbourne with ‘VG’ perfin £sd 2/Flannel Flower for 20c registration and 4c QEII for printed matter rate, to Manangatang. A bit battered, scarce mixed predecimal/decimal franking.
1966 (Dec 19) 10d Xmas aerogramme BW #A25 addressed to New York uprated with QEII 1c to meet the equivalent 9c aerogramme rate. Rare mixed franking. 1966-99 Range of Christmas Solo Frankings mostly to UK including 1967 25c (faults), 1970 6c (taxed), 1972 7c (surface to Holland), 1973 7c surface with ‘POSTAGE INSUFFICIENT/FOR AIR MAIL/SENT BY SURFACE/SYDNEY No.2’ handstamp, 1974 35c, 1976 45c, 1977 45c, 1978 25c & 55c, 1979 25c, 1979 55c, etc, some items in less than perfect condition, majority fine. 1970s-2000s Decimal Solo Frankings on PPCs mostly to UK including 1970 15c Blue Gum, 1972 18c Fauna Conservation, 1973 18c Rehabilitation, 1976 25c Anteater, 1977 Olympic Diving, 1979 30c Performing Arts, 1981 35c Victor Trumper, 1981 35c Fungus, 1982 35c Whale, later issues with International Post including $1.35 World Youth Day. Very little duplication, condition generally fine. (60) 1971 (Jul 16) PPC to Indonesia with 6c Gordon booklet stamp plus 2c QEII tied by machine cancel paying zone 2 airmail rate. 1972 (Feb 1) registered airmail cover to Netherlands with scarce franking of 5c Famous Australians Adam Gordon booklet pane of 5 + tab, plus 75c Navigators, 1971 Xmas 7c x2 & QEII 1c.
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1975 (July 18) Adelaide Art Engravers non-standard article local cover sent at 11c (< 50g) rate, with 10c Telecom & 1c Shrimp tied by Adelaide slogan cancel, attractive address advertising label. 1978-79 Australia Post Redirection of Mail Forms (PM15) x4 used at Trentham (Vic) franked with 1978 15c Christmas x12 on three of the forms or 1979 15c Christmas x12 on the other form. Umusual usage. (4 forms) 1980s & 1990s Certified Covers Collection mostly addressed Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages at Haymarket, NSW. Wide range of stamps, includes uprated official envelopes and PSE’s (incl Postage Paid types). Majority from NSW but Victoria, Queensland and NT also seen. Usual commercial condition. (260+)
1981 (Apr 6) small airmail cover to Sweden underpaid with 10c Flower coil x5, boxed tax handstamp with ‘LOSEN...”160”...öre’ black & green label affixed, postage due tape at left. Assortment In Carton with interesting modern covers and stationery with tax and instructional marks, Australia Post repaired items, registered, security post, express post, priority paid, RTS, advertising covers, FDCs, aerogrammes, etc; also some predecimal covers. Interesting lot! (many 100s). Decimal Selection Of Small Covers with registered covers including 1966 Hobart registered to Iran, better solo frankings mostly to Germany with 1967 25c Xmas, 1970 30c Cook solos x2 (one to Switzerland), 1972 35c Olympics, 1974 25c Iron Ore (+5c Pioneers) to Bermuda, 1977 45c Xmas; some philatelic covers including 1966 (May 13) Christian Convention Launceston registered.
Selection with 1915 to USA with 2½d Roo, Brisbane censor datestamp, 1919 OHMS to England with 1½d KGV perf ‘OS’, 1923 Public Offices Melbourne registered to Austria, 1927 Opening of Canberra Parliament PPC with 1½d tied by Canberra ‘25MY27’ datestamp, 1929 Camooweal (Qld) registered with attractive multiple franking, 1932 Melbourne to USA with 3d Harbour Bridge and 1d KGV tied by Late Fee datestamp, plus one other item; also pre-federation covers with Victoria 1872 Geelong to Anakie,1876 Bulla to South Yarra with 2d Laureate tied by fine BN ‘24’ cancel, & NSW 1902 Sydney to France. (10) AUSTRALIA | Postal History - Military Concession 1489 * 1953 (Feb 10) Defence Forces concessional airmail cover to HMS Glory stationed in Korea with 1d Princess Elizabeth tied by Sydney machine cancel. [The 3d domestic airmail fee was not applicable on this item as it was carried by military transport from Sydney to the destination] 1490 * 1957-59 Concessional Rate Covers to UK comprising [1] 1957 airmail cover with QEII 1d strip of 3 tied by Melbourne slogan datestamp, ‘UK SERVICE LIAISON/ON ACTIVE SERVICE/AIR MAIL CONCESSION RATE/STAFF IN AUSTRALIA’ oval handstamp in violet; and [2] 1959 airmail cover with QEII 3d tied by Naval PO Balmoral (NSW) datestamp, two-line ‘CONCESSION RATE/ON ACTIVE SERVICE’ handstamp in violet; both items in fine condition. (2)
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1976 (Apr 7) British Defence Forces Mail conceesion rate cover to London with 6c Gemstone tied by Townsville Military PO ‘7AP76’ datestamp. Rare useage. AUSTRALIA | First Flight Covers 1940s-80s Selection with 1964 First Airmail Commemorative flight AAMC #1522 registered, 1976 50th Anniversary FF 1492 * Australia-Pacific-Australia x6 all signed and addressed to Australian Airmail Society, 1990 (Apr 20) Anzac Tradition cover carried on unannounced Veterans flight to Turkey; also 1955 Cocos flight covers x2, 1971-77 Lufthansa flight covers x10, plus various others, some signed, fine condition. (41) 1493 * 1920s-77 incl 1932 Canberra City registered to Scotland, 1934 (Nov) Australia-England flight (2, both registered with special cachet), 1935 1st Port Lincoln-Sydney, 1936 1st Wilcannia-Broken Hill (signed “P.Graham” pilot), 1938 (May 30) Aust-New Guinea-Aust, also ‘OHMS’ Aust-Greece-Austria with 2/- Roo, ‘WIEN’ backstamp, 1953 few Coronation flights, few later QANTAS flights incl 1977 ‘Royal Flight’, also 1955 Cocos-Perth Inaugural flight. Mainly fine. (20) *
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AUSTRALIA | Military & Censor Mail 1940s-70s Miltary Covers mostly WWII from various theatres of war including Egypt, Palestine, Malaya, New Guinea & Japan, 1500 * also 1942 1d Brown King George VI Stationery Envelope for Australian Defence Canteens BW #ES77 used, 1970 Vietnam ‘Free’ covers x5, etc. Worth investigating. (88)
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AUSTRALIA | Military - World War I Period 1501 L 1914 ‘For Empire Australia’s Rally to the Dear Old Flag’ commemorative magazine subtitled ‘ROLL of HONOR VICTORIA’S First Expeditionary Force to the Motherland’ (back cover completely missing). Numerous photographs of an historic ‘Call to Arms’. While the cover is less than perfect, the contents are in fine condition and still marvellous. 1915 Australian Expedtionnary Force colourfully illustrated PPC, addressed but not postally used. Most attractive. 1502 * 1915 [1] unused envelope illustrated at top left and top right with red ‘ISLAND IMBROS & flags’ in red. This was kept by Col S 1503 * Price Weir commander of the 10th South Australian Infantry; [2] Letter and cover from wounded soldier in the 1/r Royal Scots, thanking an Australian woman/girl for the pair of socks he received from her, the cover is a bit tatty.
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1915-17 [1] 1916 (Jan 25) PPC from Cairo to NSW with magenta oval ‘MILTARY RECREATIO[N]/FREE/E’ on face; [2] 1916 (Mar 3) cover from Heliopolis to Victoria; [3] 1916 (Mar 7) registraion receipt from Australian soldier to England; [4] 1917 (Aug 8) Thomas Cook cover to Australia with 2m Sphinx perfed ‘TC/&S’, magenta double boxed ‘PASSED BY/BASE CENSOR/E.E.F.’ on face; [5] 1917 (Aug & Sep) stampless censored PPCs from Alexandria to South Australia x2 (one from Hospital); [6] 1915 (Dec 18) PPC to New Zealand, with 5m Sphinx from Shepheard’s Hotel; [7] 1916 (Mar 28) stampless PPC of ‘(9) March-Past: Engineers N.Z.E.F., Cairo’ from the British Camp Maadi to Australia. (8) 1916 inwards covers to soldiers in France, all with 1d red KGVs; [1] registered cover, with 3d Roo, from SA to Sgt McKail, killed 6/8/16; [2] AIF pre-printed cover from Melbourne to Lt Derham, wounded in Gallipoli, survived the war; [3] cover from Prospect to Pte Dawes, killed about Aug 1916; [4] AIF pre-printed cover from Melbourne to Lt Gepp, killed 5/8/16. 1917-18 Registered [1] 1917 (Sep 25) Registration Envelope (flap missing) with black/pink label from 3rd Light Horse, from Palestine prior to the famous charge at Beersheba; [2] 1918 (Dec 7) stampless OHMS cover (flap partly missing and creases) with black/pink from Australian Imp Force Base Post Office to UO.C R.E.P.S. Home Depot.
1918 (Apr 16) Win the War League New South Wales Recruiting Committee long cover to Singleton with KGV perf ‘OS/NSW’ tied by Sydney ‘ELIGIBLES ENLIST’ slogan cancel. [The use of a perf ‘OS’ stamp shows the level of government support for such organisations] Egypt - 8th Light Horse 1915 (Jul 27) stampless cover to Moyston, Vic blue double-oval ‘A.I.F./ACTIVE SERVICE FREE/........CAPT./8TH, L.H. REGT’ on face, stained. Enclosed letter talks about being wounded and how his men are going home and he is waiting for new men. Plus 2nd example (27SE15) without letter. (2) Egypt - Indian Postal Censorship [1] magenta ‘23’ on OAS Letter Card (25JA14 - error for 15) to Sydney; [2] brown ‘51’ on PPC of ‘Casine do Remlah’ which was used as a hospital, Indian FPO 35 of 15MY15 to Devonport; violet ‘124/E’ on stampless PPC x2, both used Jan 1916, one to Sydney & one to England (with view of ‘S.S.BELTANA/Troopship A72, Transport of 30th Inf Batt., 11th Refs. of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Fld. Engrs.’); [4] magenta ‘125/E’ on stampless PPC x2 both to Adelaide, one from AIF Inter Base PO (11JA16); [5] magenta ‘128/E’ from Serapeum to Melbourne; [6] magenta ‘143/E’ on PPC from APO SZ24 (17FE18) to SA. (8)
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Egypt - Medical [1] Found Open label with violet ‘REGISTRATION BRANCH,/WOUNDED.’, cancelled with Australian Imperial Force Base Post Office of 2-SE-16; [2] triple-oval ‘CONVALESCENT HOME/No/Date/RAS-EL-TIN’ on front to England, 5m Sphinx cancelled with Australian Imperial Force Base Post Office of 14-IX-15; [3] violet double-oval ‘AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND/E.R.Norton/Major/CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL’ from Hilwah (4-X-15) to Hobart, endorsed “Cards only” censor reseal at left, tatty; [4] violet triple-oval ‘FIRST AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL/*’ on stampless PPC from Heliopolis (2-AU15) to SA; [5] triple-circle ‘FIRST AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL/FRANKED/*’ on stampless PPC from Heliopolis (26VIII15) to Sydney; [6] OAS wrapper/front from Nurse Manning, Australian Army Nursing Service to London. Egypt - Non Standard Censor Handstamps on group of covers in typical condition; [1] 1916 (A? 16) ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ in blue on OAS cover (tatty) from 4th Light Horse to Wales; [2] 1915 (Mar 22) boxed ‘A.I.F./PASSED BY CENSOR 50’ on stampless OHMS cover from Australian Base Details PO to Perth; [3] 1915 ‘A.I.F./Passed by Censor....’ in blue from 7th? Brigade to SA; [3] 1916 (Apr 12) ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ in violet from Australian Imp Force Base PO to SA; [4] 1916 (Feb 25) triple-circle ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/*’ in magenta, from Australian Base Details PO to Melbourne, includes letter; [5] 1916 oval ‘MILITARY RECREATION/FREE/..../E’ x2, one in magenta and one in violet; [6] 1916 (Jan 19) oval ‘MILITARY RECREATION/ FREE/..../F’ in magenta to Fremantle; [7] 1918 (Jan 11) ‘PASSED BY/BASE CENSOR/E.E.F.’ tying censor reseal label to cover to NSW. (9) Egypt - Training Camps [1] double-oval ‘1ST TRAINING BATTALION F.P.O./24MAY1916/* A.I.F. *’ on stampless PPC to Sydney; [2] magenta double-oval ‘5TH TRAINING BATTALION F.P.O./26MAY1916/* A.I.F. *’ on stampless PPC to NSW; [3] violet double-circle ‘5TH TRAINING BATTALION/*’ overstruck with ‘PASSED/BY/CENSOR’ on PPC of ‘Australia’ Occupation of New Guinea. - Cocoanut Plantation and Bungalow, Rabaul’ to Sydney; [4] violet double-circle ‘[?]TH TRAINING BATTALION/ ON ACTIVE/[SERVICE]/[POST] FREE/*’ overstruck with ‘A.I.F./PASSED CENSOR’ to SA; [5] violet double-circle ‘6TH TRAINING BATTALION/ON ACTIVE/SERVICE/POST FREE/*’ to Glenelg; [6] light violet double-circle ‘7TH TRAINING BAT[TALION]/[ON ACTI]VE/[SERVICE]/PO[ST FREE]/*’ to Launceston, blue ‘[CL.]2/[crown]/PASSED BY/CENSOR’ of Launceston on face; [7] worn violet double-circle ‘7TH TRAINING BATTALION/ON ACTIVE/SERVICE/POST FREE/*’ (appears to be different to the one illustrated by Emery) overstruck with ‘A.I.F./PASSED CENSOR’ to SA.
Egypt : 1916 [1] PPCs x3 to Australia with triangular ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/(Crown)/No. 3257’ (8th Infantry Brigade), & ‘FIELD POST OFFICE/AN8’ alongside, ‘No. 3274’ & ‘FPO/A.N.13’( 13th Infantry Brigade) & ‘No.3725’ & FPO/159; [2] 2 OAS covers & a front with ‘MILITARY RECREATION/FREE/....../E’, ‘A,I,F,/Passed by Censor No___/’ with “B” DETAIL/ZEITOUN’ cachet alongside, ‘CENSORED BY/No.Aust. Imp.Force Intermediate Base’ cachet in green and faint AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE/NO/STAMPS/AVAILABLE/1.A.A.P.C./ON SERVICE cachet. Mainly fine. (6) Gallipoli - 4th Australian Inf Brigade 1915 (Sep 29) stampless PPC sent to Prospect SA, magenta boxed ‘PASSED BY/crown/ NO 2243/CENSOR’ on face. Middle East 1915-19 group of covers, Honour Envelopes & PPCs most from Egypt and a few from Palestine, noted odd Light Horse datesstamp, one cover appears to be endorsed “via Vancouver”. Good selection of datestamps and censor handstamps, mainly fine. (40)
Military Camps collection of camp postmarks with Ballarat Vic, Broadmeadows Vic, Casula NSW, Duntroon ACT, Flemington Vic, Flinders Naval Base Vic, Geelong Vic, Maribyrong Vic, Military Camp SA, Military Camp 1 Tas, Military Camp No 2 SA, Mitcham SA, Molonglo ACT & St Kilda Road Vic which is very rare. Nice group with some difficult datestamps. (19) 1517 * Tasmania - Censor Handstamps 1915 inwards from Egypt; Hobart, ‘CH.1’ in violet and ‘[CH.].2’ (not recorded by Emery) in blue; Launceston ‘CL. ‘ (no number not recorded by Emery) in blue, plus 2nd example in blue as well. (4) AUSTRALIA | Military - World War II Period 1518 * 1946 Peace set BW #236-38 tied to cover by ‘NAVAL PO HERNE BAY/18FE46/NSW AUST’ FDI cancel, cover with some spotting. 1516
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UPS Y9 - Queensland fine unframed rectangle 'UNIT POSTAL/11JUL1943/Station Y9' cancel (allocation not seen by Proud) tying 4d Koala to airmail cover to Lithgow, boxed AIF censor cachet in red, section missing from the back.. 1523 * WW2 Censor Covers with Australian censor handstamps & tape for Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney, Newcastle, Perth & Townsville noting 1940 taxed commercial surface rate to USA, 1941 4/- clipper rate to Canada with meter cancel, 1944 7d Airletter on yellow paper BW #A1A sent from Mildura to UK with Melbourne censor; condition variable. AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1900s-90s Range of covers, postal stationery items, FDCs, including Christmas Island with 30c Registered Envelope used, 1524 * Cocos few flight covers, Nauru, Norfolk with Australia used in covers (4, one with NZAPO cds), formular stationery unused, Papua 1901 1d Postal Card unused, PNG Australia used in covers, stationery items, etc. (approx 220). fi
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1532 * 1937-48 Ships Shiny Paper SG #26B-39B, set of 14 plus extra ½d, Cat £200. (15) NAURU | Postal History 1533 * Early 1970s cover to King George V EBS School in Bikenibeu, Kiribati with Overprinted 5c Anibare Bay tied by ‘REPUBLIC OF NAURU/CENTRAL PACIFIC’ cds (dateline not clear). Very scarce origin/destination mail. NORFOLK ISLAND | First Day Covers 1958 Surcharges 7d & 8d tied by fine Norfolk Island ‘1JY58’ datestamp to illustrated FDC with typed address, trivial toning. The 1534 * scarcest of all Norfolk Is FDCs. NEW GUINEA | German (Deutsch) New Guinea | Postal History 1906 (Dec 23) commercial used to Germany of Germania 3pf + 2pf Postal Card uprated with GNG 5pf tied by Friedrich1535 * Wilhelmshafen datestamp, the Germania 3pf & 2pf cancelled on arrival in Germany by Wilhelmshafen datestamps, corner bend otherwise fine.
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NEW GUINEA | ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints 1536 */W 1915 ‘3d.’ Surcharge on German-Type Serif Registration Labels ‘Käwieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)’ SG #42 x5 for Setting A Positions 1 to 5, three with gum, a few blemishes, Cat £1,250+. Difficult assembly. (5) 1537 U 1914 ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints on Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 1d on 5pf green horizontal pair [setting 2, pos. 8-9], SG #51, cancelled by oval ‘RABAUL/JAN 31 1915’ cancel. 1538 */** 1914 ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints on Marshall Islands Opt 5mm Apart 2d on 20pf blue, marginal block of 4 from righthand side of sheet, SG #53, 2 units MLH, 2 units MUH, one with Köhler guarantee handstamp & another signature in pencil. NEW GUINEA | ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints | Official Stamps 1539 ** 1915 Overprinted ‘OS’ Surcharges 1d on 3pf brown and 1d on 5pf green, SG #O1-O2, very fine MUH. Retail $500. (2)
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NEW GUINEA | ‘G.R.I.’ Overprints | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 1540 PS 1915 1d On 2d Surcharge 2d struck out and ‘Sold at 1D.’ typed at side of indicia, ‘Stephensort’ CTO, a few small insect holes. Gibbs notes “A very rare card I have only recorded 3 examples”. NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1541 */U 1915-16 Range [1] Single Wmk KGV with ½d x6 (mint x3 incl (bc) pair), 1d x2 mint, 4d x4 mint (incl White scratch behind emu (ACSC #110(2)v)), 5d x3 mint; [2] 1st Wmk Roo 2d x2 mint, 2½d x2 (one mint); [3] 2nd Wmk Roo 2d x3 (one mint), 6d x3 mint, 9d x2 (one mint), 1/- x3 two mint incl Break in bottom frame under O of ONE (ACSC #31(2)j); [4] 3rd Wmk Roo 2d x3 (mint x2), 3d Die I x3 (mint x3). Nice group in generally fine condition, Cat £380+. (37) 1542 **/* Kangaroo abc Strip Selection comprising First Wmk 2d grey, 2½d blue (MUH) & 9d violet SG #73-74 & 79, Second Wmk 2d SG #86 & Third Wmk 3d SG #109, variable gumside toning, generally well centred & of final frontal appearance. (5) 1543 */U KGV Heads Selection with Single Wmk ½d mint x13 & used x3 including SG #102 with varieties White dash in left side of right value tablet [1R47] & Flaw over ‘E’ of ‘POSTAGE’ [4L59] used, also mint strip of 4 & pairs x2 with minor overprint transfer errors; 1d SG #103 x3 used comprising single with variety Flaw under neck [VII/37] SG #103ad and pair with varieties Wattle Line & Nick near top of left [VII/31-32]; also mint 4d violet with Flaw on Roo’s hip; condition generally fine. (20) NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints 1544 **/* 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk ½d emerald SG 65 from Electro 4 Fourth Setting with the Major Overprint Variety - No Stop after ‘S’ of ‘ISLANDS’ [Pos 12] being the upper-right unit in an abc block of 6, some toning, lower 2 units MUH. Rare.
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1915-16 KGV Single Wmk ½d green abc block of 6 and ½d bright green aabcc vertical strip of 5 each with the Major Overprint Variety - No Stop after ‘S’ of ‘ISLANDS’ (just a minute trace of stop evident on both multiples) [Pos 12], some minor toning. 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk ½d emerald SG 65 from Electro 4 Fourth Setting with the Major Overprint Variety - No Stop after ‘S’ of ‘ISLANDS’ [Pos 12], MLH, Rare. 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk ½d emerald SG 65 pair from Electro 4 Fourth Setting, the right-hand unit each with the Major Overprint Variety - No Stop after ‘S’ of ‘ISLANDS’ (just a minute trace of stop evident) [Pos 12], used on piece with Kokopo ‘16FE18’ datestamps. 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d carmine-red SG 67b Fourth Setting with Major Overprint Variety - No Stop after ‘S’ of ‘ISLANDS’ (just a tiny fragment of the stop is evident), fine used. 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d carmine-red Die II (c), SG #67c. Retail $325. 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d carmine-red Die II (c), SG #67c,O20, light 1919 Rabaul cds. Plus 4d violet perf ‘OS’ with 1924 Rabaul cds.Total Retail $550. (2) 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 1d red SG 67 Fourth Setting with the Overprint Variety - No Stop after ‘W’ of ‘N.W.’ (just a very faint outer ring evident), Rabaul datestamp. Rare. 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 4d yellow-orange cbc (transcription error) horizontal strip of 3 the first unit with variety Splintered SW corner [1L58] BW #110(1)k, variety unit MUH. 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk 4d orange abc strips of 3 x2, the lighter shade with varieties White flaw in base of crown [2L38] on upper unit & White spot on front of Emu’s neck [2L50] on lower unit BW #110(2)l&n MUH; the darker shade strip is MVLH; Cat $180++ as unoverprinted stamps. (2) 1915-16 KGV Single Wmk Line Perf 5d SG #72v with variety Eight wattles at right [1/1] BW #122d, tied to piece by Herbertshohe datestamp. 1915-16 Kangaroos 1st Wmk 6d ultramarine Die II Watermark inverted SG #78w, mint, Cat £300. 1915-16 Kangaroos 1st Wmk 6d ultramarine Die II Watermark inverted SG #78w, fine mint, Cat £300.
1915-16 Kangaroos 1st Wmk 1/- green pane of 30 [1L31-60] with 6 abc strips of 3, 4th opt setting, 1st state with hollow stops, small hinge thin on unit 6 and odd hinge rem, 18 units MUH, SG #81 Cat £1,800 as hinged singles, Retail $4,500+.
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1915-16 Kangaroos 1st Wmk 10/- grey & pink SG #84 SG #84, smudged Kieta datestamp, Cat £180. 1915-16 Kangaroos 2nd Wmk 6d ultramarine SG #88 bc block of 4 upper-right unit with variety Islands above NE of Tasmania lower-right unit with Shading flaws south of Albany, mild gum toning, excellent centring. 1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 3d yellow-olive Die I SG #96 abc strip of 3, the upper unit with ACSC listed variety Deformed coast in Bight - State I [2R38] BW #12(2)h, Cat $250 as an unoverprinted stamp, fine mint. 1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 3d yellow-olive Die I SG #96, with ACSC listed variety Retouch on first ‘A’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’ [2L59] BW #13(2)g, mint, Cat $150 as an unoverprinted stamp. 1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 3d yellow Die II SG #96a, quite well centred, fine mint, Cat £100. 1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 3d yellow Die II SG #96a, couple of faint tonespots, well centred, MLH, Cat £100. 1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk £1 chocolate & dull blue (a), SG #99, slight even gum toning, well centred, small spot above map, retail $675. 1915-16 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk £1 brown & blue (c), SG #99. Retail $675, Nauru cancel.
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1918-23 KGV Single Wmk 1d carmine Die I variety Substituted Cliché [2R6/5] SG #103a, fresh MUH, Cat £950. 1918-23 KGV Single Wmk 1d brown-red (G32) Die II SG #103b, unused, Cat £110. Starling certificate (2014). 1918-23 KGV Single Wmk 4d orange varieties comprising ACSC listed Horned Emu [2R17] and ‘PE’ of ‘PENCE’ Joined [2R30] both MUH, also unlisted variety Worn lower-right frameline, the listed varieties Cat AU $240 as unoverprinted stamps. (3) 1918-23 KGV Single Wmk 5d brown SG #105 with variety Damaged NE Corner - State II [1L59] BW #122sa, fine MVLH, Cat $150 as unoverprinted stamp. 1918-23 KGV Single Wmk 5d brown SG #105, with variety Broken NE Corner [1L13] BW #122h, fine mint, Cat $150 as unoverprinted stamps. 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 2d grey Die II SG 106a ab block of 4, upper units with varieties 1mm break in the inner left frame opposite ‘T’ of ‘TWO’ & Break in top of value circle [3R7-8], lower units MUH, the latter variety BW #8e Cat $125 as an unoverprinted stamp. 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 2d grey Die II SG 106a aa block of 4, lower-right unit with variety Retouched shading east of Cape York [1L11] BW #7(1)f, Cat $265+ as an unoverprinted block. 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 2d grey Die II SG 106a with variety Retouched shading east of Cape York [1L11] BW #7(1)f, Cat $175 as an unoverprinted stamp.
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1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 2½d indigo SG #107v with prominent constant variety Retouch over ‘T’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’, unlisted by ACSC or Pope, fresh MUH. 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 2½d indigo SG #107v with prominent constant variety Retouch over ‘T’ of ‘AUSTRALIA’, unlisted by ACSC or Pope, perf blemishes, used. 1918-23 Kangaroos 3rd Wmk 3d Die II SG #109a x2 (shades), one unused, the other well centred MUH with variety Broken outer frameline at lower-left, Cat £140+. (2) 1918-23 KGV Large Multi Wmk ½d green block of 4 Watermark inverted SG #119w, lower right unit with variety ‘E’ of POSTAGE’ joined to inner oval, mildly toned gum, Cat £520. 1918-23 KGV Large Multi Wmk ½d green block of 4 Watermark inverted SG #119w, with ACSC listed varieties White flaw on Emu’s back, White spot after ‘2’ in right value tablet & Retouched shading behind kangaroo [4L1-2,7-8], mild gum toning, Cat £520++. 1918-23 KGV Large Multi Wmk ½d green Watermark inverted SG #119w, fresh MUH, Cat £130. Starling certificate (2014). 1918-23 KGV New Colours with 2d orange x4 mint and used x2 including variety Thin ‘TWO PENCE’ retouch (Cat $125 as an unoverprinted stamp) used, plus a few lesser varieties, also 2d rose-scarlet x2 mint. (8)
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1918-23 KGV New Colours 4d violet SG #123 block of 4 [1R5-6,11-12] with varieties Concave upper-left corner [1R5] and White scratch from crown to head [1R11], some hinge remnants, lower-left unit MUH, the latter variety BW #111(1)m Cat $150 as an unoverprinted stamp. 1582 * 1918-23 KGV New Colours 4d ultramarine SG #124 with variety Horned Emu and two scratches under right wattles [2R17] BW #112(2)t, excellent centring, Cat $150 as an unoverprinted stamp. NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Official Stamps 1583 F 1919-23 KGV Single Wmk Perf ‘OS’ 1d carmine-red Die II SG #O3b, fine used, Cat £400. Very scarce. 1584 * 1919-23 KGV Single Wmk Perf ‘OS’ 4d yellow-orange SG #O4, MVLH, Cat $250. 1585 F 1919-23 KGV Rough Paper Perf ‘OS’ 1d rosine, SG #O16, lightly used, Cat £190. A fine example of this very scarce shade. Starling certificate (2014). NEW GUINEA | ‘N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS’ Overprints | Postal History 1586 * 1918 (Jan 19) Wilson cover to England via Sydney (backstamp) with KGV ½d, 1d, 4d (variety White spot on diagonal of 4 at left [2L56]) & 5d tied by Morobe ‘19JA18’ datestamp, German-type registration label, ‘PASSED/by/CENSOR’ three-line handstamp in black. 1587 * 1922 (Sep 4) PPC showing missionary teachers in canoe franked with 1d perf ‘OS’ tied by Rabaul ‘4SE22’ datestamp, message side headed Neupommern (New Pomerania) with descriptive text beneath, corner bends, otherwise fine.
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1924 (Feb 7) cover to Stanmore NSW with 3d Roo Die I SG #109 & KGV 2d rose-scarlet tied by very fine ‘RABAUL/NEW GUINEA’ datestamps, Rabaul Registration handstamp at upper-left, Rabaul, Sydney & Petersham backstamps, cover slightly reduced at base. NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1589 */U 1925-39 Array on five Hagners with 1925-27 Huts to 5/- (incl the three 6d shades), 1925-31 Huts optd ‘OS’ complete (incl both 6d shades), 1931 Dated Bird Airs to to 5/-, all MLH, 1932-34 Undated Birds to 10/- used, (incl the rare unlisted McCracken 3d), 1939 Bulolo Airs to 10/- used. Cat £474+. 1590 * Range Of Covers with New Guinea 1932 registered cover Lae to NSW with Dated Bird Airs 3d, 4d, 6d, 1/-, 2/-, also registered cover Wau (mss town & number) to GB, 1949 registered cover (red & black label) to USA with Undated Bird 2/- tied by MAPRIK cds, transit marks on reverse; also Papua 1935 1st Flight Port Moresby-Ioma (Aug 30) Ioma (b/s), 1938 Declaration 8d FDC Port Moresby cds, 1943 (?), censored cover to Qld, etc. Mainly fine. (14) NEW GUINEA | Mandated Territory Issues 1591 F 1915-16 use of Australia First Wmk 1d x2 & 2d Roos with Madang datestamps. (3) *
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1925-27 Huts £1 dull olive-green SG #136, excellent colour, Cat £300. 1931 Dated Birds Air £1 olive-grey, SG #176, Cat £250. 1932-34 Undated Birds SG #177-89, average condition. Retail $325. (15)
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1901-41 Extensive Collection with British New Guinea to 1/-, Small & Large ‘Papua’ opts to 1/- x2, selection of 1907-10 issues, 1911-15 Monocolours, 1916-31 Bi-colours to 1/-, 1917 ‘ONE PENNY’ opts, 1929-30 opts, 1931 Surcharges, 1932-40 Picts to 2/-, 1934 Declaration (3 sets, 2 MUH), 1939-41 Airmails (2 sets, one MLH) etc; also range of officials including undercatalogued 1911-12 Monocolours perf ‘OS’ to 1/- mint; condition variable, though generally fine, STC £2,800+. (240+) 1901 British New Guinea thick paper horiz wmk ½d (2 slightly different shades of green) to 1/- SG #1-7. Well-centred, single hinge, fresh as the day they were printed, Cat £225. Local retail c$280. (8)
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1930 Airmail Overprints 6d dull & pale purple on yellowish paper with rare Deep carmine ovpt, with normal for comparison. 1930 Airmail Overprints 6d with ‘POSTACE’ at left in both Harrison & Ash printings. (2) 1930 Airmail Overprints 1/- sepia & olive on yellowish paper with rare Deep carmine ovpt, with normal for comparison. 1932-40 Pictorials complete set with both shades of ½d, SG #130-45, small thins on 1d & 3d, 1/3d to £1 MUH ex 10/-, Cat £500+.
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PAPUA | Postal History 1601 * 1939 (Dec 6) airmail cover from Samarai to Rev Gill in England with Pictorials 1/- & 6d tied by Samarai datestamp, ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/”6”‘ handstamp and red/white ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ label, Townsville backstamp, minor edge blemishes. 1939-44 WWII Cover Selection in Viscount album mostly censored including [1] 1940 Burns Philp 2/- airmail rate to India with 1602 * 1/- Coronation x2 tied by Rabaul datestamp; [2] 1940 Airmail rate to Sydney with 5d Airmail tied by Port Moresby datestamp; [3] 1941 4d concession rate airmail to Melbourne with Pictorials ½d pair & 3d tied by Port Moresby datestamp, ‘NAVAL SERVICE’ boxed handstamp (uncensored); [4] 1941 to New York, endorsed “Air Mail to Sydney/Then via steamer” with 6d Pictorial tied by Port Moresby datestamp; [5] 1942 ‘FPO 038’ to Canberra with 3d Airmail rate with Australia/Papua mixed franking; [6] 1942 Mornington (Vic) to Brisbane redirected to Milne Bay with ‘FPO 068’ arrival datestamp marked “Unknown”\ ‘1st Aust Water Transport/(Small Craft) RAE’ and ‘UNABLE TO TRACE/RETURN TO SENDER’ plus a second cover with similar instructional markings; [7] 1943 TPO North 2 (NSW) to Qld redirected with “No Record/APO Moresby” in mss; [8] 1944 ‘FPO 0140’ Tatts cover, registration handstamp for “4 Mile 1198”. Fve other items, mainly fine. (14) 1603 * 1940 (Feb 10) Spychiger registered surface cover to Argentina with 1d Pictorial & 5d Declaration tied by Port Moresby datestamp, black/red registration label, ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ boxed handstamp in violet, Sydney backstamp. Scarce origin/ destination.
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1941 (Jan 28) registered airmail cover to USA with scarce solo franking of 1941 1/6d Air tied by Port Moresby datestamp, red/ black registration label, Brisbane censor cachet in violet, New York backstamps. 1942 (Jan 15) jusqu’a airmail cover to USA endorsed ‘AIRMAIL TO NEW ZEALAND/STEAMSHIP TO USA’ with 1½d Bulolo Air x2 and 5d Bird tied by Madang datestamps, ‘Passed by Censor/TNG No 16’ boxed handstamp applied at Salamaua, red on pale blue censor label, some blemishes. 1943 (May) hand-illustrated cover to Australia with KGVI 3d brown tied ‘AFPO No 201’ datestamp (Milne Bay) addressed. Most attractive.
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1944 (Oct 27) Aust Unit Postal Stn 374 (Lae) registered cover to UK with Australia KGVI 3d, 2d & 1d AIF tied by UPS 374 datestamps, ‘AERIAL SERVICE/COMPLETED SYDNEY’ boxed handstamp in violet, Military Censor ‘1449’ handstamp, Sydney backstamp. PAPUA | Postmarks 1608 D 1930: very fine strike of the undated oval ‘KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART/SS van REES/MAATSCHAPPIJ’ (Lee #S12) cancel in violet tying 2d Pictorial x2 to small piece. PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1609 ** 1964-65 Birds 1d to 10/- set in corner blocks of 4, fresh MUH. PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Postmarks Higaturu: 1946 (Oct 8) cover to Port Moresby with Australian adhesive tied by 1946 Higaturu cds in violet. Very scarce. 1610 * [Higaturu was wiped out in 1951 by a volcanic eruption.] PO 1/6/1946; closed 21/1/1951. PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Registration Labels 1611 Salamaua: very rare first type red with black ‘13’. *
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