Postal History - Commercial Airmails continued...
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 641 |
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 1934 (July 18) registered airmail cover to Monaco with Victoria Centenary 2d 3d pair & 1/- tied by 'RAINBOW/VIC' cds black & blue/white R label with Rat's Tail, two Italian TPO transits & 'MONTE-CARLO' arrival
b/s. The rate was 5d air within Australia + Karachi-Brindisi airmail supplement 6d per ½oz x2 + 3d registration = 1/8d.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 642 |
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 1934 (Dec 7) real photo PPC ("The Welcome at Parliament House, Canberra, to the Duke of Gloucester") to London "per Australia-Singapor-England Air Mail" with rare solo franking of Macarthur 9d violet tied by fine
'CANBERRA/FCT' cds, a couple of very minor bends. Ex Kevin Nelson: sold at our auction of 27.11.2010 for $510. [The regular Australia-UK airmail service commenced 8.12.1934. The postcard rate was 9d, half the letter rate of 1/6d. This item was posted
in time for the inaugural flight. NB: early Canberra PPCs are rare, this being one of very few we have seen with a Royal Visit subject]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 643 |
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 1935 (April 15) Registration Envelope KGV 5d brown airmail to Germany uprated with Kangaroos CofA Wmk 9d & 2/- plus ANZAC 2d red & 1/- black (ACSC $450 on cover) tied by Elizabeth St Melbourne cds with blue &
black R label alongside, via Greece with Athens '27.IV.35' transit & 'LEIPZIG/29.4.35' arrival b/s, a couple of tiny blemishes. The rate for 'all-the-way' airmail via Athens was 2/1d for the first ½oz and 2/- per additional ½oz, plus 3d registration
fee.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 644 |
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 1935 (Dec 10) flimsy airmail envelope to Germany endorsed "AUSTRALIA-/GREECE-/GERMANY" with KGV 1d green marginal with part-imprint and 1/4d blue irregular 'block' of 3 tied by Sydney 'AIR MAIL' cds, German
currency censor labels affixed on revsers tied by 'PLAUEN/26.12.35' cds and very fine 'Bei Devisennachschau-/stelle gepruft' [censored by currency inspection station] h/s in violet on face, light folds & minor edge faults from bulky contents. The
rate for 'all-the-way' airmail via Athens was 2/1d for the first ½oz and 2/- per additional ½oz.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 645 |
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 1936 (Feb 4) cover to Chicago, Illinois endorsed per "SS Monterey" & "By Air Mail in USA" with KGV 2d red pair & Kookaburra 6d Typographed tied by Sydney machine cancel, The rate was 3d foreign letter plus 7d
surcharge for carriage by domestic US airmail from the ship's West Coast arrival port to the Mid-West.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 646 |
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 1936 triple-rate to Austria via Greece (b/s) with KGV 5d, 1/6d Hermes & 2/- Roo tied by Sydney cds, Vienna arrival and two different 'TELEGRAPHENAMT...' cds, mss endorsement re opening for inspection & resealed
with three red/white imperf labels tied by two very fine strikes of 'TELEGR AMT 73 WIEN IX 2/DIENSTSTELLE DES P-A 71' h/s, minor wrinkling. [The rate was 2/- for the first ½oz + 11d x2 for each additional ½oz + 1d late fee = 3/11d. The Telegraph
labels & postmarks, plus the red "73" on the face all indicate the letter was handled within Vienna's Pneumatic Post system]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 647 |
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 1937 (March 2) Royal Melbourne Golf Club envelope airmail to passenger aboard the RMS 'Strathaird' at Ceylon with KGV 2d red & 1/- South Australia Centenary tied by Melbourne 'SHIP MAIL ROOM' cds, 'CALCUTTA GPO/8
MAR 31/DBN' arrival b/s, small closed edge tears at top not affecting stamps. The 1/2d per ½oz rate paid the airmail rate via Singapore to India and onwards by train.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 648 |
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 1937 (Aug 17) large airmail cover (252x187mm) to GB with very scarce franking of CofA Wmk 5/- grey & yellow and 10/- grey & pink (rounded corner at L/R, Cat $1750 on cover with other stamps) + Queen Mother 1d
green tied by 'AIRMAIL LATE FEE/ 1 /SYDNEY' cds, some wrinkles & soiling that don't affect the stamps. Ex 'Tillie Mitchell': sold at our auction of 29.8.2020 for $1015. [The rate was 1/6d per ½oz x10 + 1d late fee = 15/1d]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 649 |
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 1938 (Jan 10) registered airmail to Indiana, USA with KGV 1/4d greenish blue & Small Kookaburra 6d tied by 'CAPTAIN'S FLAT/NSW' cds with blue R label alongside, Sydney & New York transits and 'GARY,
IND/FEB/4/1938/REGISTERED' arrival b/s in violet, a couple of tiny marks hardly detract. 1/7d airmail letter rate for carriage to London and trans-Atlantic steamer to USA plus 3d registration fee. [Compare Lots 607255 & 607015]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$135.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 650 |
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 1938 (Apr 1; April Fools Day) cover to Switzerland airmail to Italy with CofA Wmk 5/- grey & yellow + Koala 4d tied by Sydney cds, blue/white R label, airmail label obliterated with jusqu'a bars of Brindisi,
'CORCELLES/ (NEUCHATEL)' arrival b/s, part of the reverse removed on opening. [The rate was 1/9d for the first ½oz + 1/8d for each successive ½oz x2 + 3d registration = 64d = 5/4d]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 651 |
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 1938 (July 15) airmail to Michigan endorsed "Aust/England/USA" with KGVI 2d red, 6d Large Kookaburra & 1/6d Hermes tied by 'GREEMOUNT/QUEENSLAND' cds, a couple of very minor blemishes. The rate was 2/2d for
carriage by QANTAS/BOAC to England, ship to New York and US domestic airmail to destination. This was a little-used service, as most mail to the US East Coast was addressed to New York or cities close by and required no further airmail, and that
addressed to the West Coast could be sent by ship at 3d up to 1oz to arrive in about the same time.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 652 |
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 1938-60 1/- Small Lyrebird frankings on commercial covers mostly by air with a good range of rates both solo - including a block of 4 to USA - & in combination with other values including Robes 5/- & Arms 10/- x2,
a good range of destinations including Aden, Austria, Bahamas, Fiji, Germany American & Soviet Zones, India, Japan & Perak, generally fine to very fine. The intended basis for a stillborn exhibit. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 653 |
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 1939-42 WWII airmails on the Empire & Horseshoe Routes display collection from outbreak of war & suspension of the subsidised Empire Air Mail Scheme (EAMS) to Italy entering the war & introduction of the Horseshoe
Route (air to Durban from Cairo, then by sea to GB), to Japan's invasion of Malaya and the collapse of the Horseshoe Route. Included are many intermediates, notably to Thailand Iraq & Uganda plus feeder services to Hong Kong China Japan & Ceylon, and
rare covers to Burma from the short-lived Emergency Routes in late-1941 (these with filing holes), plus Service Suspended covers to Singapore & Hong Kong, interest in the Australian censor labels & cachets. The east-bound route GB-Australia includes
mail from Spain registered x2 (with rare frankings of both types of the 10pta Large Franco), Switzerland, Hungary, Turkey, Empire Air Training Scheme in Southern Rhodesia, KUT, Nigeria, Palestine, Iraq, Iran, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand & Malaya
including of 31.12.1941 via Singapore-Batavia Shuttle then to Darwin via Broome. There is also mail to & from Australian Forces Abroad. The condition is variable but many are fine to very fine. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan. (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Australia Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$3,400.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 654 |
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 1940 (May 10) cover to a Canadian with a Germanic name, Opened by Censor label tied to both sides by very fine strikes of the rare boxed 'RETURN/TO/SENDER' h/s in violet (incorrectly stated by John Little to be a
Post Office marking), Sydney DLO b/s of 23MY40 in red, roughly opened/repaired at back.
Grade (B) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 655 |
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 1940 (May 1) cover Sydney to Michigan flown to Auckland (b/s of 2MY40) suggesting that the 'RELEASED BY CENSOR' h/s - which implies delay - was applied in error for 'UNOPENED/BY/CENSOR', then by sea to Seattle
(6.6) & by rail to Detroit (8.6). [The rate is problematic, apparently paid 5d for air to New Zealand (which is correct) + 3d surface to USA (?) + 3d registration]
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$95.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 656 |
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 1940 (July 6) airmail to USA endorsed "via Hong Kong" with Kangaroos 2/- maroon pair & Koala 4d x2 tied by Melbourne cds, 'VICTORIA/22JY/40/HONG KONG' transit b/s where 'G [Crown] R/OPENED BY CENSOR/ HONG KONG'
resealing label affixed, re-directed on arrival with 'NORFOLK/AUG19/1940/VA' duplex on face, minor blemishes. The 4/8d per ½oz rate paid for airmail carriage by Qantas to Bangkok, Imperial/BOAC feeder service to Hong Kong and PanAm FAM-14
Trans-Pacific Clipper service to the USA. This item was carried on the last 'via Hong Kong' service: from 12.7.1940, PanAm opened its new FAM-19 Trans-Pacific Clipper service to Auckland NZ, and Australian mails were accepted at 4/- per ½oz, carried
from Sydney to Auckland by TEAL Flying Boat.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 657 |
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 1940 (Sep 22) cover Sydney to "Soudan" with 2d & 4d tied by light strike of 'MIL PO DARWIN NO 1' cds &, despite Forces '.../Concession Postal Rate' h/s in violet taxed "T2/-", plain label with 'OPENED BY
CENSOR/.......' h/s & boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/("D4")' h/s both in rosine, 'KHARTOUM/5OCT40' arrival b/s & forwarded to Egypt, minor blemishes. A very scarce & desirable cover. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan. [The rate is problematic. The 9d Forces airmail
rate was introduced on 22.11.1940, so this was apparently shortpaid 1/- for the Horseshoe Route. Was the sender informed otherwise? It's doubtful the 13 days transit from Darwin was possible by sea]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 658 |
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 1940 (Oct 21) plain postcard with 'PRISONER OF WAR SERVICE' h/s in violet, by Pan Am Clipper to Massachusetts with Small Lyrebird 1/- x2 tied by Sydney cds & with Sydney censor h/s, light vertical fold hardly
detracts. The rate was 2/- being half the letter rate of 4/-. [Social letter in English states "...I was interned [in UK] on June 28th. A fortnight later I joined a transport to Australia [the infamous 'Dunera']...I have no news at all about [my
family] who were in France, and I fear the worst. You will understand that I am here without any means, and even had to borrow the money for this air mail postcard...I am living here [Hay NSW] with a group of boy scouts..."] (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 659 |
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 1941 (Feb 6) censored double-rate cover to Argentina with 2d 1/6d & 5/- Robes tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/MELBOURNE' cds, Buenos Aires slogan arrival b/s of 6.3.1941, minor blemishes. The 3/4d rate rate, in effect for
only 11 months, was for trans-Pacific surface to the USA, thence air to Argentina. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
| 660 |
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 1941 (Feb 7) censored Clipper cover to Trinidad with Kookaburra 6 x8 tied by Adelaide cds, minor opening faults. The rate was 3/11d by air to the USA, then by surface, so there is a convenience overpayment of 1d.
Perversely, despite the extra distance travelled, the Empire rate was 1d less than the foreign rate, despite the carrier being American. Ex Daphne ('Dee') Pullan.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-27, 06:00 PM |
