1927 Canberra tied to postcard by 'CANBERRA/9MY27/FCT' cds, the reverse with illustrated promotion for Wilson's Motor Service (Melbourne) to their existing clients referring to the issue of the stamp & the Opening of Parliament by the Duke of York (later KGVI), corner bend. An unusual advertising item that we have not previously seen.
1928 Kookaburra 3d x2 tied to plain cover to Ipswich by the scarce 'MARKETS/2NOV28/BRISBANE' machine, some toning that affects the stamps, Cat $2000. With the enclosed letter that states "...the Government are issuing a new Kookaburra Stamp today..."
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1937-49 Definitives Perf 13½x14 3d Die II Thin Paper 'Ash' imprint block of 4 on cover endorsed "First day of issue/21st December 1938" with 'GPO MELBOURNE/3/21DE38/VIC-AUST' cds & another strike alongside ACSC #194y, blue R label, some toning around the stamps, Cat $1250. [The ACSC states that the issue date was 20th December, but Frank Pauer has confirmed that this is an error]
1945 Duke of Gloucester set on RN Nolan generic cover overprinted with issue-specific text and Sydney cds of 19FE45, registered, a little aged, and a second example unaddressed but with faults; 1946 Peace set on RA Kingston cover with printed text & 'CHIEF PARCELS OFFICE/ 5 /18FE46/NSW' cds (rarely seen on cover), faint toning; and 1953 Tasmania Sesquicentenary 3½d se-tenant pair & 2/- on three long covers (240x105mm) with different Port Arthur illustrations by Jack Peake.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Feb-18-2021, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 4
Lot No: 178
Symbol: C
1948 Definitives 1/3d Bull and 2/- Aboriginal Art tied to OHMS cover by 'GPO SYDNEY 116/16FE48/NSW-AUST' cds, registered air to New York with three US backstamps.
1949 Sir John Forrest 2½d tied by 'PARKVILLE/28NO49/VIC' cds to handpainted & autographed EW Ogden cover showing map of coastline between Adelaide, Bunbury & Perth.
1950 KGVI 2½d scarlet horizontal pair tied by 'PARKVILLE/12AP50/VIC' cds to handpainted cover showing Map of Australia. [Attributed to EW Ogden, however, the cover does not bear any signature]
1951-52 Definitives KGVI 3½d brown-purple booklet pane of 6 tied to John Hawker cover by 'ELIZABETH ST PO/ PBR /-1JY52/ 2 /MELBOURNE' cds ACSC #253ya, typed "BOOKLET STAMPS/First Day of Issue" in red at upper-left, Cat $2000. The ACSC states "At least six first day covers are recorded..."
1951 KGVI 3d scarlet tied by 'MELBOURNE/28FE51/VIC-AUST' cds to handpainted & autgraphed EW Ogden cover showing lady announcing "Change of COLOUR". [This stamp replaced the KGVI 3d blue; unusually, the cover states the new colour to be "brown"]
1951 KGVI 3d green tied by 'COBURG/14NO51/VIC-AUST' cds to handpainted & autographed EW Ogden cover showing Koala in Tree. [After a change in postal rates on 9.7.51, this stamp replaced the KGVI 3d scarlet issued earlier that year; the UPU required that the foreign printed matter rate stamp be green]
1953 Young Farmers 3½d tied by 'COBURG N.13 No.1/-3SE53/VIC-AUST' cds to screenprinted & autographed EW Ogden cover, plus 1954 Western Australia Stamp Centenary 3½d Swan tied by 'RICHMOND/-2AU54/VIC-AUST' to similar cover.
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1965 EW Ogden screenprinted & autographed covers for 5d International Telecommunications Union, 5d Lawrence Hargrave & QEII 5d red all tied 'NORTHCOTE/VIC-AUST' cds, plus 1962 5d Inland Mission & 1963 5d Blue Mountains tied to generic Ogden 'Leaping Kangaroos' covers.
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POSTAGE DUES: 1948-56 Redrawn Value Tablets 8d tied to plain cover by 'GPO MELBOURNE-C1/24AP57' cds ACSC D137y, 'FIRST-DAY COVER' h/s at U/L, Cat $300. Superb! [This was the official FDI, but the ACSC states some covers are known dated a day earlier]
