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Commemorative Covers & Postmarks continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

501

1941-58 Royal Geographical Society (Qld) illustrated commemorative covers with many variants & a few scarcer types, six are registered, generally very fine.

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

502

1946-50 Queensland Royal Geographical Society group including Ludwig Leichhardt (two with 'ROPER RIVER/NORTHERN TERRITORY' cds) Thomas Mitchell, Captain Cook, Matthew Flinders, Edmund Kennedy, Charles Sturt, Princess Elizabeth, Henry Lawson and more, some are FDCs, a few with inserts, wide variety of illustrations & texts with a range of Queensland postmarks & commemorative cancels, some duplication, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine.

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

503

1961-2005 collection in heavy Vario pages of Australia Post and privately produced covers for a myriad events with strength in South Australia, some signed by designers or celebrities-for-a-day, some minor duplication, generally very fine. Many we have not seen before. Ex John Walker.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

504

1962 British Empire & Commonwealth Games Perth 'VII BRITISH EMPIRE & C'WEALTH GAMES/ VILLAGE-PERTH-W.A. AUST' pictorial cds with images of the village, logo and various sports, complete set (25) tying 5d to Royal illustrated envelopes with athletics track at L/L and inset description of the cancels, plus part-set on Wesley covers x13, all bar a few of the Wesleys are very fine.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

505

1976-1994 and some later Stamp Exhibitions duplicated array of covers & postmarks, other show souvenirs & some ephemera, in six storage boxes with matching slipcases (see also Lot 306166 if you would like more of them), some toning noted but generally very fine. Weighs 20kg. Ex John Walker. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

Aerophilately & Flight Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

506

1934 Trans-Tasman Flight (Jan 12) Southern Cross flight cover with Australia KGV 2d red tied by 'NEWTOWN/NSW' and New Zealand 3d Airmail tied by 'NEW PLYMOUTH/15JA34' arrival cds, signed by "John SW Stannage" & "PG Taylor" on the face (AAMC 350), Cat $650.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$180.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

507

1934 Trans-Tasman Flights comprising Faith in Australia picture postcard carried on the 17.2.1934 first official airmail from New Zealand with 7d 'TRANS-TASMAN/AIR MAIL' overprint (AAMC 361) signed by "G Allan" & "CTP Ulm" and a similarly-franked souvenir cover carried on the same flight (AAMC 360), plus Australia-New Zealand Goodwill Flight envelope 'No 160' carried on the 11.5.1934 flight with Australia KGV 2d red tied by Sydney machine cancel and New Zealand 1d Admiral tied by Wellington arrival cds of the next day (AAMC 379), minor blemishes, Cat $625.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$180.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

Postal History

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

508

Kangaroo frankings including punctured Large 'OS' 1d on 4th Garrison Artillery cover, 5d on large-part cover to Germany, Second Wmk (?) 2d pair + KGV 1d on 7.4.1915 to Ohio, 1919-21 3d frankings x3, 1921 registered with 9d solo, 1923 6d brown very early usage on parcel-piece, 1931 First Official Air Mail to UK apparently commercial with 9d & 1/- + KGV 2d paying correct 1/11d rate, 1932 9d solo correct rate to Germany flown Karachi-London, 1938 Tait Bros quadruple-rate to Germany with 5/- + KGV 5d & Hermes 1/6d x2, and a few others, condition variable but most are fine.

Grade B/C (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

509

PSE

KGV Head frankings including Rough Paper 5d punctured 'OS' on 1921 WA Office of Titles cover (Cat $1500 on cover), 1926 postcard & 1935 lettersheet with 1d green punctured 'OS' or 'G/NSW', 1/4d on commercial airmails to GB x2 or Germany, Postal Stationery including Star 1½d red & Oval 1d green STO Envelopes and Sideface 4½d Registration Envelope with superb 'PORT PIRIE/SA' cds & red/white R label, a couple of advertising items, etc, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

510

'Jumbo' covers including 1952 Sydney University to Oxford University with 1/3d Bull & 1/6d Hermes blocks of 10 + 3d & 1/-, 1954 Singapore crash cover with 1/6d pair & 5/- Arms (a bit charred), Printed Matter airmail to USA with Navigators 40c pair & $2 (cover faulty, but the stamps are ok), internal with 24c Rehabilitation or 30c Primary Industries solos, etc, condition rather variable. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

511

Carton of 1940s-1960s domestic commercial mail mostly rather basic but there is useful postmark content including some registered covers & a wide array of slogans including some we consider scarce or that have thematic interest, several fronts with instructional handstamps. Might be worth checking for varieties. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

512

Batch of 1950s-1965 mostly commercial mail to overseas destinations including airmails to Austria, Hungary, Holland, Kedah, Singapore, South Africa & Solomons plus a few EAMS covers to GB, some better frankings including 2/- Commemoratives, Zoologicals & setenants, some postmark interest, condition rather mixed but many are fine to very fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

513

Display collection of post-WWII undeliverable mail many with redirections, selections of 'C' (= Called), 'NO ADDRESS' or 'INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS', 'NO POST TOWN' or 'POST TOWN NOT KNOWN', 'UNKNOWN...', 'UNCLAIMED', Dead Letter Office markings & labels etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

514

PSE

Two albums of KGV covers with a variety of frankings, several airmails, a good range of advertising covers with some illustrated, 1917 OHMS to Ohio with different 'OS/NSW' perfins on ½d & Kangaroo 2d, Postal Card 1½d brown punctured 'OS/NSW', Registration Envelopes 1924 double-rate to Germany oprated with 1½d green pair and 'FIVE/PENCE' 18mm Spacing on Oval 4½d used at 'WINDSOR/NSW', and several to Samoa, may be worth checking for varieties, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

515

Album of mostly standard commercial & philatelic airmail covers with some better items including 1929 Melbourne-Sydney with Kangaroos 2d & 2½d (a beautiful cover), 1935 Jubilee Flight to New Zealand, 1935 SS 'Maheno' to Fraser Island rocket mail, etc, some inwards including from Bolivia Japan Malta & Switzerland, condition variable. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

516

Album of mostly ordinary covers but with plenty of surprises including 1934 Macarthur set on superb registered FDC, unrecognised illustrated FDCs for Canberra 1½d & Kingsford Smith set both with forged cds, a group of illustrated advertising covers including post-WWII multicolours & 1902-11 five different H Prescott & Co covers in various colours all to America, condition variable. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

517

Another album of mostly ordinary covers but including Victoria Centenary & Macarthur sets on 1934 registered Anpex covers, several lovely advertising covers, entire KGVI parcel label with 3d blue & 6d Kooka x2, 1974 certified with scarce franking of 40c Architecture, some overseas ham radio cards & 1950 TAA passenger ticket, condition variable. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

518

KGV frankings including Single Wmk 1½d green to South West Africa with 'KEETMANSHOOP' arrival b/s, 4d dull ultramarine on advertising cover to America, 4d ultramarine x2 scarce franking on Vic-Qld cover, CofA Wmk 1½d brown on Permit Mail cover, three illustrated advertising covers, and two defective items (ignored for setting our estimate). (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

519

Melbourne illustrated advertising envelopes comprising Samson Cordage Works (1920), Stott's Business College (1922), Australian Railways Union (1929) & Hygienic Baby Carriages (1937). (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$160

SOLD for AU$120.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM

520

Display collection of Post Office labels on- & off-cover with selections of Certified, Security Post & later Registered types, various Express services including for overseas mail, Air Mail labels including scarce WWII provisional types, Box Link covers including for Hobart & Brisbane, Sea Mail & SAL, Advise Correct Address, Repair tapes, CO & Reply Paid, 'Day of Delivery' Found Open, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, plus a few sheets of unused labels. An interesting 'frugal philately' collection that can still be greatly expanded. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan. [NB: the Captain Cook Messenger Delivery cover illustrated above is similar to one that sold at our Online Auction Number 3 for $958] (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25)

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Estimate AU$1,250

SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM