First Day Covers continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 381 |
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 1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by 'MYSTIC PARK/18FE46/VIC' cds on 'Olive Branch' to Canada and by 'WINDSOR S.1/18FE46/VIC-AUST' on 'Bell' to USA, both produced by John Hawker with his 'Double Diamond' logo at
L/L, the latter enclosing an insert with his handstamped address and 'USAS/No.5/JHH' logo, a couple of tiny blemishes.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 382 |
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 1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by Adelaide Registerted '18FE46/VIC' cds to Wide World with red 'V' Victory symbol (their first FDC), 'PETER K STALLEY/POSTAGE STAMP DEALER' cachet on reverse, registered to
Jamaica with US transits and 'HALF WAY TREE/JAMAICA' arrival b/s, a few minor blemishes.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 383 |
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 1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by 'COBURG/18FE46/VIC-AUST' cds to P Howe illustrated 'PAX' inside map of Australia envelope with his '40 Murray Street/West Coburg' printed address, flap unsealed & very fine.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 384 |
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 1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by 'LUTWYCHE N.3/18FE46/QLD-AUST' cds to Queensland Philatelic Society envelope with British & Australian flags, to Canada, minor blemishes.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 385 |
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 1946 Mitchell Centenary set ACSC 239-241y all-different group many illustrated including both Rex Bodin envelopes, the latter with the updated issue date in red plus the Haslem cover that apparently 'borrowed'
Bodin's rural scene design, also by Mitchell with Major RC Dettman letter enclosed, Challis (his first FDC), GA Laker (Set-Maker Series) x2 small & larger format both registered to USA, Wide World x2 registered to NZ and the other (with issued date
altered) to Canada, on Smyth generic cover and PMG's Dept long-format OHMS envelope bearing blocks of 4 with centrally-applied 'SYDNEY 124' cds registered to USA, etc, plus a few from unknown producers, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to
very fine.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 386 |
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 1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary set ACSC 242-244y all-different group many illustrated including by Rex Bodin x2 (on cream or light blue; the latter with John Hawker return address h/s), Hunter Stamp Co with Map &
Flag registered to Ceylon, Geniality with red-brown steel mill illustration, Wide World registered to USA, also on Plunkett 'Koala & Possum' generic registered to USA, Smyth & Standard Stamp Co generics, Philatelic Society of Canberra tied by
'CANBERRA CITY' cds registered to USA, Mitchell x2 (brown or blue text) and Orlo-Smith & Co, on The Chalet Mt Buffalo National Park cover tied by 'MT BUFFALO CHALET' cds and on PMG's Dept OHMS envelope registered to USA, etc, & a few unknown
producers, mostly fine to very fine.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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(Image7)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 387 |
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 1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary set ACSC 242-244y tied by 'ADELAIDE/-8SE47/STH-4-AUS' cds to printed '150th Anniversary/of the/City of Newcastle' cover, blank blue R label endorsed "Royal Adel/Show", minor
blemishes. The enclosed note from R Turley states the item is "a cover from the Adelaide Showground' postoffice [sic], open from 4th to 11th September 1947". We speculate that Bob Turley produced the envelope, but his note does not mention this,
rather listing the registration label numbers used.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 388 |
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 1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary set ACSC 242-244y tied by 'ST. KILDA S.2./-8SE47/VIC-AUST' cds to 'Smokestacks & Conveyor Belts' cover with CH Rossiter return address and presumably produced by him, to "P Howe" in
Connecticut, USA, a couple of minor edge bends at top.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$95.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 389 |
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 1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary set ACSC 242-244y tied by Melbourne '-8SE47' cds to a generic 'Flag & Map' in red & blue cover produced by F Fewster, to Canada, a couple of minor edge bends. The ACS states that
this was the only design he produced and that "all such FDCs are scarce".
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 390 |
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 1947 Princess Elizabeth 1d purple ACSC 245y all-different group including on Standard Stamp Co 'Map & Flags' generic, Plunkett 'Kookaburra' generic & HG Taylor 'Koala Kangaroo & Emu' generic both to USA, J Bishop
'Red Kangaroo & Map' generic to Canada, CH Rossiter to "R. Powe" USA, Art Craft (USA), Challis registered to New Zealand, Rex Bodin x2 (in black & in blue), Wide World, Set Maker Series x2 (brown & green and green & red), Haslem x2 (small & larger
formats, the former unaddressed), also PMG's Dept OHMS envelope, etc, plus a few by unknown producers, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 391 |
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 1947 Princess Elizabeth 1d purple ACSC 245y tied by 'NEWCASTLE/20NO47/NSW-AUST' cds to an envelope with a sepia photograph produced by RJ Stace captioned 'Issued on the occassion of the marriage ...',
self-addressed to Cooks Hill, Newcastle. The ACS states "all his FDCs are scarce".
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 392 |
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 1948 William Farrer 2½d scarlet ACSC 272y all-different group many illustrated including on J Bishop 'Koala' generic, Rex Bodin cover (unaddressed) & same illustration on postcard (144x91mm) to Canada, Challis
registered to USA and three different 'Wheat Bushell' covers by unknown producers one with 'TOWNSVILLE' cds & pocket biography & another with 'PATCHEWOLLOCK/VIC' cds unaddressed, also LE Phillips generic to Hong Kong, PMGs Dept OHMS cover to USA
(block of 4) and on a 'European' format envelope with 'LAUNCESTON' cds & pre-printed 'Miss Faulkner/88 Forest Rd/Trevallyn' (Tas) address, etc, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
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(Image6)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 393 |
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 1948 William Farrer 2½d scarlet ACSC 272y block of 4 with 'GOULBURN/12JY48/NSW-AUST' cds applied centrally on Rex Bodin illustrated postcard (144x91mm) registered to Ceylon, plus a single tied by
'TOORAK/12JY48/VIC' on Rex Bodin illustrated postcard (161x90mm) to USA, also an unused postcard cut-down to 143x86mm presumably used as a cover 'filler'. The ACS states at p112 that "the fully serviced cards, stamped and cancelled, are very scarce".
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 394 |
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 1948 Baron Ferdinand von Mueller 2½d ACSC 273y pair tied by 'BLACKHEATH/13AP44/NSW' cds to a hand-painted envelope with a vignette illustration of white flowers inscribed "*BOTANTIST *SCIENTIST *GEOGRAPHER", to
USA with return address "NA Campbell/4 Clyde Avenue/Blackheath", a couple of very minor blemishes. It is possible that NA Campbell was the artist, but we have not found any confirmation of this. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 395 |
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 1948 Ferdinand von Mueller 2½d carmine-lake ACSC 273y all-different group including on Tom Woodger self-addressed cover, Rex Bodin photographic illustration envelope to Jamaica, Haslem envelopes in green or blue
(the latter with GA Laker h/s), Darling Downs (Neville Menz) yellow & purple envelope to USA, Challis & Mitchell covers both to NZ, LE Phillips generic to Hong Kong, J Smyth Ltd 'Ribbon' generic registered to Canada, PMGs Dept OHMS cover to USA
(block of 4), etc, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 396 |
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 1948 Ferdinand von Mueller 2½d carmine-lake ACSC 273y tied by 'MELBOURNE/22/13SE48/VIC-AUST' to TA (Allan) Michael printed self-addressed envelope with lengthy descriptive text, 'FIRST DAY COVER' h/s at base. The
ACS states at p194 that "His covers are all scarce".
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 397 |
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 1948 Ferdinand von Mueller 2½d carmine-lake ACSC 273y tied by 'BORONIA/13SE48/VIC.' to envelope by an unknown producer with portrait & text including '... he camped on the property of William Chandler, pioneer
nurseyman, in the Dandenongs, and named the locality The Basin', to New Zealand, two small adhesion spots on reverse.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 398 |
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 1948 Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree 2½d carmine-lake ACSC 274y tied by 'GPO PERTH/RS/ 15NO48/ WEST-AUST' cds to four unaddressed Mitchell 'Tent' covers in violet & blue, in orange & blue, in blue & red and in green &
red (the last with text placed lower over the illustration), one with minor blemishes, the others fine to very fine. The ACS states (p75) that "Since all Mitchell covers are scarce, it is difficult to determine exactly how many variations of each may
exist". [See also Lots 477 & 478 for further Mitchell covers]
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 399 |
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 1948 Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree 2½d carmine-lake ACSC 274y all-different group including Oxford Press with Boy Scouts logo to Canada, Mitchell with 'Tent' illustration in red & green unaddressed, Challis with
Baden Powell photo, Miller Bros 'Scout' x2 one a front made into a heavy cardboard 'postcard' bearing an imprint block of 4 registered to Canada and 'Flags' unaddressed, Wide World with imprint block of 4 registered to Nova Scotia, official cover
with 'WONGA PARK/VIC-AUST' cds, plus a couple by unknown producers, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine. [See also Lot 357 above]
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 400 |
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 1948-66 Higher-Value Definitives ACSC 258 & 260-268y all-different group including 8½ Aborigine on Oxford Press 'Fire-Making' illustrated envelope (very fine), AWCO (Arnold Wheeler) generic, Guthrie to New Guinea
and Mitchell,1/3d Bull & 2/- Crocodile on Wide World generic tied by 'RELIEF/13/SOUTH-AUST' cds with "Kensington Gdns" provisional R label and separately on two Rex Bodin illustrated covers, 1/6d Hermes on Mitchell generic registered and "HERMES" NEW
DESIGN side-opening cover (producer unknown), 2/- Crocodile on PMGs Dept OHMS envelope, 2/6d Aborigine on two different Postage Stamps of Australia covers (one with GA Laker h/s on back) and Rex Bodin, Hunter Stamp Co & Queensland Stamp Mart
generics, Arms 5/- on Miller Bros cover and Wide World 'Map' generic tied 'LARGS NORTH' registered to Canada, etc, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine.
Grade A/A- (Image1)
(Image2)
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(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
