Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2326 |
 |
 1913 (July 26) long cover to Scotland with scarce combination franking of Kangaroos 1d red and Queensland 6d green tied by two
strikes of 'REGISTERED/BRISBANE' cds in blue and red & black/white R label alongside, London transit and Edinburgh arrival backstamps, a few edge bends from bulky contents not affecting the adhesives. The rate was British Empire letter 1d per ½oz x4
+ 3d registration. The 6d is scarce on any cover, let alone in combination usage. Ex Rod Perry; sold for $1035.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2327 |
|
 1913 (Sept 2) registered to Camberwell (Vic) with combination franking of Kangaroos 1d red and Victoria 3d orange tied by Melbourne
'REGISTERED' cds with 'GPO Melbourne' red/white R label alongside, Camberwell backstamp and 'NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS' boxed handstamp on face, re-directed with 'CANTERBURY/VIC' unframed cds backstamp, endorsed "Addressee unknown" & Melbourne
'DEAD LETTER OFFICE' cds in red on reverse, minor blemishes.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2328 |
PSE |
 1913 (Dec 19) usage of the very scarce Victoria 3d rose-pink Registration Envelope with boxed 'REGISTERED' to England with
Kangaroos First Wmk 2d grey tied by largely very fine 'TELEGRAPH OFFICE/RIALTO' (Melbourne) cds with red/white 'RIALTO' R label alongside, London arrival backstamp, a couple of very minor blemishes. The rate was British Empire letter 1d per ½oz x2 +
3d registration fee. Ex Guy Linfield (sold for $1380) and Rod Perry: sold for $1438.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2329 |
|
 1914 usage of South Australian Railways advice PPC ('Adelaide Railway Station') to "Mining Managers Assn/ Broken Hill" with scarce
franking of Kangaroo 1d red punctured Small 'OS' (Cat $200 on cover) tied by Adelaide machine.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2330 |
|
 1914 (Dec 15) tiny mourning cover to "Buninyong/Via Ballarat" with rare solo franking of Kangaroo ½d green Coil Stamp (with
characteristic trimmed perfs at left) tied by neat Geelong Krag machine cancel, light soiling. A key item for Kangaroo collectors, being the only ½d coil franking known to us, enhanced by being a solo franking paying the ½d Printed Matter rate.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2331 |
|
 1916 (circa) usage of red & blue/white illustrated patriotic cover with Map of Australia (Tasmania omitted), Southern Cross & Union
Jack to England with KGV 1d red tied by Melbourne cds, a couple of minor blemishes. Very attractive.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2332 |
|
 1916 (Jan 19) envelope to Holland with 'Per RMS Makura' handstamp & Kangaroos 2½d, violet/cream censor label tied by superb 'PASSED
BY/CENSOR, S.D.' double-boxed handstamp in rosine plus a largely very fine strike of the scarce 'PASSED BY CENSOR/31JA16/C.S' supervisor's cds, minor defects.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2333 |
|
 1916 (Dec 13) long-format envelope to Switzerland endorsed "Late Fee" with KGV 1d red & 4d lemon (Cat $800 on cover) both with 'M'
commercial perfin (unknown user) tied by bold 'LATE FEE/MELBOURNE VIC' cds, censoreed with 'PASSED' handstamp in violet on the face, 'ST CROIX/22.I.17/SUISSE' arrival backstamp, vertical fold not affecting the adhesives or markings & minor blemishes.
The rate was 2½d per ½oz foreign letter plus late fee of a single rate of postage (ie 2½d), which was not reduced to 1d per article until 1922.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2334 |
PSE |
 1916-17 Mail to Australian WWI Prisoners of War in Germany small group comprising envelopes with KGV 1d red solo frankings x3 and
KGV 1d Postal Cards x2, to Cassel x2 (both with large circular camp censor cachet), Crefeld (no arrival markings), Dulmen or Gottingen then forwarded to Dulmen (both with 'Gepruft' censor cachets on arrival), one of the Postal Cards with Western
Australian 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' boxed handstamp in blue and two of the envelopes with Sydney 'OPENED BY CENSOR' resealing labels, plus an unstamped picture postcard from Switzerland to an Australian POW at Friedrichsfeld bei Wesel also with camp censor
cachet, a couple with minor blemishes. Nice group. Ex Tony Finlayson.
(6) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
(Image8)
(Image9)
(Image10)
|
Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2335 |
PSE |
 1916-18 batch of British registered covers & 2d Forces Registration Envelopes from Australian Forces in Egypt, all but one with
black/pink 'Australian Imperial Force' R labels (at least three different sub-types), mostly to London, some soiling.
(13)Grade A-/B (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
(Image8)
(Image9)
(Image10)
(Image11)
(Image12)
(Image13)
|
Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2336 |
|
 1918 Avis de Réception red/cream form with Third Wmk 2½d tied by 'TIGHES HILL/29AP1918/NSW' cds, 'WARATAH' arrival cds of the next
day, minor wrinkles. Very scarce: forms inscribed for the various States remained in use until at least World War I. Forms were replaced by cards during the 1920s, so the period of use for one of these forms was no more than 10 years.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2337 |
|
 1921 (Sept 15) cover to Sydney with invalid franking of NSW Stamp Duty 1d orange x2 tied by 'MILSON'S POINT/NSW' cds where
apparently initially accepted to pay postage, at Sydney taxed "T4d" and Postage Due 4d (SG D97) affixed on face tied by 'DELIVERY ROOM/GPO' cds, minor blemishes. Unusual & attractive.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
Get Market Data for [Australia D97] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2338 |
PSE |
 1924 (Dec 19) usage of long format Registration Envelope Kangaroos 4d orange ACSC RE2 to "Baghdad/Iraq/Mesopotamia" uprated with
KGV 1d green & 2d brown tied by Brisbane cds, red/white R label (torn before being affixed), Danushkodi (India) transit & 'BAGHDAD/REG/26JAN1925' arrival backstamps, minor soiling, opened-out for display. An excellent destination. The long
Registration Envelopes were issued in 1913 but saw little use and were apparently withdrawn. They seem to have been re-released in the early-1920s. Sold at our auction of 25.3.2021 for $885.
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2339 |
|
 1930 (July 23) envelope endorsed "Printed Matter Only" to the Netherlands Indies posted on board ship with KGV 1d green tied by
Batavia 'PAQUEBOT' boxed cachet (previously recorded in 1935 only) and Soerabaja 'VOLKSTELLING ...' slogan cds alongside, Batavia '25.7.30' transit on face where re-directed with 'WELTEVREDEN' boxed cachet in red at base, received there on the same
day then re-directed to England a few days later, a couple of very minor blemishes.
Grade A (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2340 |
|
 1932 (March 4; two weeks prior to Opening Day) usage of Sydney Harbour Bridge illustrated telegram with message promoting the
Opening Ceremonies "Great Historic Event ... also Royal Show Interstate Cricket Racing Bowling Surf and other carnivals ... Railways providing cheap excursion trains ..." from HW Newman, Secretary (for Railways), to H Chauncey, Manager Bank of NSW
Taree with very fine 'TAREE/NSW' arrival cds, a few aging marks. [An almost identical form sold at our auction of 16.5.2023 for $701]
Grade B (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2341 |
|
 1935 (Aug 20) registered airmail to Germany with 3d Airmail, 9d Kangaroos, 9d Macarthur & 2/- Jublee tied by Sydney cds qwith
blue/white R label alongside, offloaded in Italy and forwarded by rail with Brindisi transit & 'AMB. MILANO CHIASSO/-1.9.35' TPO backstamps, at Cologne re-directed with 'SOBERNHEIM/3.9.35' arrival, a couple of minor blemishes. The rate was 1/9d +
1/8d for the second ½oz + 3d registration + 1d late fee.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2342 |
L |
 1939 PMG's Department original four-page notice advising of airmail fees from 5th September 1939, as a result of the outbreak of
World War II & suspension of the Empire Air Mail Scheme (EAMS), light central fold.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2343 |
|
 1940 (July 16) Prescott advertising envelope to England with KGVI 2d red 'PLD' commercial perfin tied by Sydney 'Visit Sunny
Ausrtalia' slogan cancel, 'WE REALISE IN/AUSTRALIA/THE SAFE ARRIVAL /OF THIS LETTER/IS DUE TO/THE BRITISH NAVY' red & blue/white patriotic 'Union Jack' label unusually affixed on the face (not tied), not censored, minor aging and a light central fold
not affecting stamp or label.
Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2344 |
PSE |
 1940-46 World War II Forces in Western Australia display pages including Army & RAAF civilian post offices, many rubber unit
cachets with some previously unrecorded allocations, a good range of cachets including '10th Light Horse Regiment', 'DETENTION BARRACK [sic]/W AUST L OF C AREA', 'RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE GROUP/RAE', '138 AUST GEN TPT COY', '2 AUST FD SQN
RAE, AIF', '2.1 AUST ARMD BDE COY AASC', 'NO 5 INITIAL TNG SCH/RAAF CLONTARF WA', 'D A D Posts 3 Aust Corps' and 'RAAF Station Pearce/CONCESSIONAL RATE', etc, two 1d green Envelopes with One-Line 'AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE CANTEENS', etc, condition rather
mixed; also black/yellow 'SOLDIER'S PAY BOOK/CONTINUATION' and black/grey 'ARMY/REHABILITATION' booklet. Ex Bruce Haynes.
(62) (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)
|
Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
| 2345 |
/ |
 1940s Movies illustrated advertising group comprising Universal Pictures long-format envelopes x11 promoting 'Calamity Jane & Sam
Bass', 'City Across The River' (not suitable for children), 'Family Honeymoon', 'Mexican Hayride' (Abbott & Costello), 'The Fighting O'Flynn' (Douglas Fairbanks Jr) , 'Rogues' Regiment', 'Red Canyon', 'The Further Adventures of Ma & Pa Kettle', 'The
Life of Riley', 'I Stand Accused' and 'Feudin Fussin and a-Fightin', plus another with 'Hellzapoppin' label, also two Columbia Pictures small-format envelopes with illustrations on reverse for 'Arizona' (all-over) & 'The Tree of Liberty' (Cary
Grant), each franked with KGVI definitives, some with mostly minor blemishes. Cinematic gems.
(14)Grade A/B (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
(Image8)
(Image9)
(Image10)
(Image11)
(Image12)
(Image13)
|
Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..May-22, 08:00 PM |
