Sale No: 248
Lot No: 393
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Large shoebox of military covers sorted by postmark type etc, principally WWII but some earlier & plenty of later material including BCOF & Vietnam War, wide variety in cds & other datestamps including civil POs at Army & RAAF bases, vast array of censor, unit & concessional cachets, etc, many are registered, a few illustrated covers, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. An excellent basis for developing into a major collection.
(Qty 500+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 394
Symbol: C/CL
Cat No: Collection
Small box of covers with Kangaroo frankings with a few Kangaroo/State combinations, WWI with several censored, war tax x2, a group of 1930s airmails & a few WWII with rates to 5/10d, taxed, registered & paquebot usages, a few attractive advertising covers, better items include 1913 Perth town letter forwarded to "Government House/Rottnest", 1914 wedding invitation sent as a tiny folded entire, 1921 to USA with 6d grey-blue pair, 1921 merchandise cover with 3d x7 (the rate was 3d up to 4oz + 1½d for each additional 2oz x12), 1922 to NZ with 3d & 9d + KGV 1d violet (the rate was 2d per ½oz x5 + 3d registration), the condition is rather mixed but many are fine to very fine.
(Qty 70 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 395
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
Interesting group including 1905 Codlin Moth Act entire with Tas 1d punctured 'T', 1915 OAS PPC from Egypt with superb '("E Murphy") Major/OC A Coy 20th Btn AIEF' cachet in violet, 1917 POW Envelope from Trial Bay to Germany with the enclosed letter headed 'CONCENTRATION CAMPS, AUSTRALIA', 1943 'AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD' with printed 'POSTAGE/ 1d /PAID' in red used in Northern Territory, 1944 POW 1/- Letter Sheet to Germany (stained), 1962 5d Letter-Sheet with Postage Due notice within, 1980 set of seven Fauna schoolbook labels, etc, generally fine to very fine. Ex Hans Karman.
(Qty 25 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 396
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Collection of covers with invalid frankings including revenues, 'Cinderellas', foreign stamps including in combination with valid stamps, & even pieces of selvedge!, some taxed but most have passed successfully through the post, generally fine to very fine. A low-cost lot that would be loads of fun to expand.
(Qty 76) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 397
Symbol: C/CX
Batch of commercial mail with frankings including Kangaroos ½d solo on 1913 printed matter cover, 1d punctured Small 'OS' on postcard, Third Wmk 3d punctured 'OS' solo on large printed matter cover, Third Wmk 3d x4 & 1/- pair on long cover to America and SMult Wmk 6d on registered cover to Italy, also WWII family correspondence including mail to or from the Northern Territory & to or from Ceylon, etc, condition variable.
(Qty 35 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 398
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
Commercial mail accumulation from Colonial to modern including a few NSW postcards with numeral cancels & cds interest, Stereo Cards for 1908 Amercian Fleet Visit x5, WWI with '10th Field Amb' censor & Vietnam with HMAS 'Brisbane' h/s, Decimal array including illustrated advertising & tourist envelopes, greeting card rates, solo frankings, registered mail, special services, taxed items, meters, postal stationery usages, etc, also a shoebox of mostly modern inwards airmails to Australia from Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, USA, etc, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine. Weighs 20kg.
(Qty 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 399
Symbol: C
Album of QSL ham-radio cards with many illustrated types & related envelopes including Radio Station advertising covers. An attractive lot.
(Qty 78) (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 400
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
Box of mostly pre-1966 collection remainders with paquebot, airmail & official covers, lots of advertising covers, slogans & meters (mostly fronts) with thematic interest, telegram envelopes including a couple of social types, commercial postage paid imprints etc, condition variable. [This lot was sold in our Online Auction #7 for $495. The buyer has removed a dozen advertising covers & the lot is otherwise as before]
(Qty 240+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 401
Symbol: C/CL
Cat No: Collection
Two stockbooks of covers with strength in advertising including some illustrated types, many with meters, noted OHMS, commercial airmails etc, also some FDCs & commemorative covers, a few registered & other special services, social cover with QEII 4c cancelled at Sydney 12FEB/1966 (two days before official issue), condition variable but generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 200+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 402
Symbol: *C/D
Cat No: Collection
Mostly WWI military group with letters, photographs, PPCs, 'Cinderellas' including a few unusual ones, Australian Comforts Fund strip of 8 'A GIFT FROM/...' linen labels, 'Colour Patches of the Australian Forces' folded in 8 (front cover creased otherwise quite fine), etc, also WWII soft-cover 'The Battle of Egypt: the Official Record in Pictures & Map' (dog-eared), rather mixed condition. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 403
Symbol: C
Small batch with three 1931 covers to Homebush NSW all with '.../PLEASE HAVE YOUR/ CORRESPONDENCE/ADDRESSED TO/HOMEBUSH' (curious; one with all but the last line erased), WWII four to a soldier in Palestine one with 'REDIRECTED BY AABPO' label, & a few others, condition variable.
(Qty 14) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 404
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Carton of advertising covers from all States with some pre-WWII types but strength in the 1940s to 1960s with numerous attractive & occasionally humorous illustrated covers, noted unusual products, suburban & regional businesses, etc, some postmark interest especially in the slogans & meters, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. An excellent basis for what could be developed into a really fascinating collection, for a modest outlay. Weighs 6kg.
(Qty many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 405
Symbol: CPS
1940s domestic mail lots of advertising interest including illustrated types & meter cancels, also a few KGVI Oval 1½d Stamped-to-Order Envelopes noted for Peters Ice Cream & HJ Heinz plus one with Myer Emporium Christmas label on face, 1930 Gartrell White Bread & Pastry Manufacturers multi-colour illustrated envelope with KGV 2d red, two 1918 KGV 1d red Military Envelopes one with AIF redirection label on face, a quantity of 1980s-90s FDCs & PSEs, also a batch of 1960s-90s inwards mail to Australia, condition mixed, the modern very fine. Weighs 11kg.
(Qty 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 406
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
Covers accumulation including 1917 Trans-Australian Railway envelope (closed tears) with KGV 1d red, The Farmers Gazette private newspaper wrapper to USA with KGV ½d green x2 taxed, two 1936 large envelopes to USA with 10d & 1/- frankings respectively tied by 'POSTED SHIP SIDE/SYDNEY' cds, a few 1930s airmails & some censored mail, two 1950s usages of Australian stamps in PNG with 'AK ROVIANA' or 'MV MALAKUNA' ship h/s, Pre-Decimal FDCs & commemorative covers, modern commercial mail including inwards to Australia, etc, also two albums of WWI & WWII Military Mail and Military Camp postmarks on covers & stamps on/off piece, two covers with 'BCOF/JAPAN' overprints plus 'Postal History of the Australian Army During WWII' by Collas book, condition quite variable. Weighs 6kg.
(Qty 120+ covers + qty stamps/pieces) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 407
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
1966-2000s Decimal covers large accumulation in two archive boxes, mostly commercial mail including a wide variety of frankings from 1966 Definitives onwards with plenty of solos, some multiples, a few AAT issues, taxed items with postage stamps affixed in lieu of postage dues, advertising including a few illustrated tourist envelopes, postcard rates, uprated postal stationery, unclaimed & returned mail, special services with plenty of Priority Paid mail, postmark interest including 'Clocks', Paids & Reliefs, etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Weighs 21kg.
(Qty 1000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 440.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 408
Symbol: PS
1914 (Feb 3) rare usage of WA 'ONE PENNY' on 2d carmine Postal Card uprated with Kangaroo ½d green to "Aux Cayes/Haiti" with very fine 'PORT AU PRINCE/29/MAR/1914/HAITI' b/s, letter requesting exchange of stamps, a few defects. [More often called Les Cayes, the town is 200km WSW of Port-au-Prince]
1915 (May 26) usage of USA Washington 2c red envelope with Dan Patch Novelty Co (Indiana) 'corner card', to "Oscar Blau ... Sidney" [sic] without added franking and taxed with 'CENTIMES/30/T' h/s, at Sydney 'OPENED BY CENSOR' purple/transparent cream resealing label applied at left and Postage Dues Perf 11 1dstrip of 3 (lower unit with minor corner fault) affixed on face tied by cds, minor blemishes.
1915 (Aug 17) Fred Hagen (stamp dealer) double-rate registered cover to Massachusetts with scarce combination franking of NSW 2d blue and Kangaroo Second Wmk 6d deep ultramarine ACSC 18B (Cat $3000 for non-solo use on cover) tied by Sydney cds with red R label, US 'REGISTERED' & '79743' h/s in purple on face, various transits & two different Boston arrival b/s, minor blemishes.
1916 (June 11) usage of KGV 1d Sideface Lettercard ('Mt Buffalo'), to a soldier in "D Company 1st Pioneer Battalion, 1st Australian Division, AIF Abroad", lengthy personal message, endorsed "Wounded 4/8/16" on face but apparently delivered to addressee, a couple of minor blemishes.
1916 (July 30) Ceylon PPC with message headed "Barracks/Colombo", stampless OAS usage to Victoria with a fine strike of the rare 'TRANSPORT/CENSOR/COLOMBO' h/s in blue.
1918 printed POW Envelope endorsed on the flap "B Laeschke, Bourke/NSW", unusually unsealed to Switzerland with 'BERN/18.III.18/BRIEFTRAGER' arrival b/s. Rare. [Bourke Internment Camp was a small facility at Bourke Gaol that housed German nationals deported from Malaya Ceylon Fiji & Hong Kong. Opened in 1915, in 1918 the inmates were moved to Molonglo Camp]
1918 (Aug 22) illustrated advertising cover for Canada Cycle & Motor Agency Qld to Michigan with KGV Single Wmk 1d red x3 tied by Brisbane 'QUEENSLAND/HELP TO WIN THE WAR/...' slogan cancel, very minor blemishes. The rate was 2½d but the ½d convenience overpayment could be seen as being in anticipation of the ½d War Tax introduced two months later.
1918 & 1919 POW lettersheets with internal heading in German 87mm or 70mm Long, from different senders at Liverpool (NSW) Camp both to Germany with Lieut-Colonel Holman cachet in blue (unusual) or violet.
(Qty 2)
1921 (Dec 2) 'OHMS/WAR MEDAL ONLY' linen-lined envelope with Victoria Barracks Sydney imprint at lower-left, to Yass with Kangaroos Third Wmk 6d grey-blue punctured 'OS' (ACSC 19E; Cat $800, for solo franking on cover) tied by Sydney cds, tiny fastening hole below the stamp, minor blemishes. Ex Kevin Nelson: sold for $930 at our auction of 27.11.2010. The merchandise rate was 1½d per 2oz x2 = 3d + 3d registration. [Such items were sent with the flap unsealed but secured with a metal fastener. Most such envelopes have multiple creases]
1922 (Jan 16) Dalgety & Co entire advertising poster (1210x760mm) for the sale of Coriyule Estate of 1219 acres subdivided into 12 allotments on the Bellarine Peninsula, folded to large letter size and posted to Geelong with KGV 1d red tied by 'CURLEWIS/VIC' cds (ERD; rated RRR), damage at the corners, minor peripheral tears & some separation along the folds all repaired with archival tape. The Printed Matter rate was 1d per 2oz, with no requirement to pay the ½d War Tax required for other classes of mail. An extraordinary postal history item. Curlewis PO 1.11.1866; closed 30.6.1973. [Built in 1849 for Anne Drysdale after whom the adjoining town takes its name, Coriyule Homestead is the oldest & one of the finest residences on the Bellarine Peninsular. It was designed by the celebrated colonial architect Charles Laing]
1930 (Sep 16) cover with Commonwealth Coat-of-Arms in blue on the flap by air to Canberra with scarce franking of punctured 'OS' 3d Air Type A and KGV SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 1d green pair tied by very fine 25mm 'DARWIN/NT' cds, Sydney transit b/s. [Arthur Blakely was a prominent trade unionist who was active in the anti-conscription movement during WWI. Elected to Federal Parliament, between 1929 & 1932 he was Minister for Home Affairs, with responsibility for the ACT]
1931-42 'PARCELS POST' labels on pieces including 1937 with Kangaroo CofA Wmk 2/- 'VG' Puncture solo, undated with KGV CofA 1/4d blue + Kangaroo 2/- tied by large '[CHI]EF PARCELS OFF[ICE]' rubber h/s, undated with KGV SMWmk 2d brown + Kangaroos 2/- pair tied by similar but different h/s, 1936 with Kangaroos CofA Wmk 9d & 2/-, 1940 label with 1/- Lyrebird on complete Rudduck & Co 'Red Duck' parcel tag, two pieces with Kangaroo/KGV Heads frankings tied by the 'CHIEF PARCELS OFFICE/MELBOURNE' rubber h/s (one a very scarce complete strike), generally fine to very fine. Ex Ken Killeen.
(Qty 9)
1938-52 KGVI Issues with most values to 2/6d Aborigine annotated for various domestic & foreign rates including airmail, registered & taxed mail, many advertising covers & a couple of 'Cinderellas', WWII usages including War Tax & Clipper mail (one registered), better items include with No Wmk ½d Coil Pair, Die I 1d & 2d blocks of 6 on OHMS cover, Die II 1d green Imprint Pair, 3d blue Die Ia x3 (one registered), 3d purple-brown block of 6, 1/- Lyrebird + 6d AIF airmail to GB, 1942 1d & 1½d on photograph-wallets, 1/6d black on airmail express cover, and 2/- Aboriginal Art on 1954 Singapore crash cover, destinations include Argentina, Greece, French India & Singapore, generally fine to very fine. A very appealing lot that is screaming out for further development.
(Qty 109) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 421
Symbol: CPS
1942-46 batch of Italian Prisoners of War lettersheets (mostly) comprising from Hay, Liverpool, Marrinup (WA) x2, Murchison x6 (one scarce inter-camp mail, to Cowra) & Myrtleford x4 (two by air), and inwards from Italy to Gaythorne (Qld; stamps removed by the censor to check for a concealed message), Murchison x4 (one a very scarce postcard) & Myrtleford, also two WWI POW envelopes from Liverpool (NSW), a variety of cachets including a few very scarce types, condition variable but most are fine.
(Qty 22 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 422
Symbol: C
1946 & 1947 family airmail covers from Ecuador to Victoria with US Constitution frankings on both sides 1) registered with 1s x3; & 2) with 'CLIPPER' h/s in violet with 50c x2 1s & 2s + Definitives 5c & 30c; and 3) from the same correspondence but registered to China with 1s x3 (one damaged); minor blemishes, both registered items with Miami & San Francisco transit b/s. Very scarce Jewish Diaspora mail. {See also Lot 1283]
(Qty 3)
1963 (May 7) Dunlopillo business reply postcard returned unfranked from Brisbane with Flowers 1/6d Christmas Bells affixed in lieu of Postage Dues tied by Bankstown, NSW cds to pay postage due on three articles at 6d each (5d postcard rate plus 1d reply mail fee), Cat $300 for solo usage.
1965 social airmail usage of PPC to Hong Kong with Anzac 8d blue solo franking tied by Burwood (Vic) machine cancel of 28APR/1965, not well looked after but rarely seen.
1966 cover with Christmas 5d but taxed as overweight and Birds 6d Thornbill affixed in lieu of Postage Dues & tied by Nanango (Qld) cds, Cat $150 for solo usage of the 6d Bird. The domestic letter rate was 5d up to ½oz and 8d for over ½oz up to 1oz; the item was charged double the 3d deficiency.
1966 (April 18) cover to Victoria with illegal franking of NSW Stamp Duty 3c tied by Quirindi (NSW) machine cancel, boxed 'T ("8c")' in violet, 8c Coral Fish affixed in lieu of Postage Dues tied by Melbourne cds. [The invalid stamp was not noted locally, which would have been indicated by a box drawn around the 'stamp' which was to remain uncancelled to show that it had not been accepted as paying postage]
1969 (Oct 2) commercial airmail cover to "Christmas Island Pacific Ocean" with scarce solo franking of 8c Fish tied by Sydney slogan & one of three strikes of the rarely seen 'CANCELLED/INTERCEPTED AT/REQUEST OF SENDER/...' h/s in violet, minor blemishes. A great combination of a scarce franking, a marvellous destination & a little-used service.
1973 (Mar 8) family cover to Germany with 'OVERSEAS/EXPRESS/DELIVERY' label & rare solo franking of Captain Cook 75c tied by Sydney GPO cds, 'FRANKFURT AM MAIN FLUGHAFEN/10.3.73' arrival b/s. [Superior quality & aesthetics to a similar 1972 cover to England that sold at our Online Auction of 20.5.2021 for $1355]
1973 postcard fashioned from a furry piece of kangaroo hide, airmail to New Zealand with 8c Opal tied by 'KEW' (Vic) cds. A most unusual usage. [Message states "one of the more obscure versions of postcards ...they're taking steps to ban them"]
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 431
Symbol: CPS**
Cat No: Collection
Archive box of covers with a range of 1930s-60s advertising covers including many illustrated with a wide variety of products and frankings from KGV Heads to QEII plus meters, also a group with Tasmanian datestamps plus general postal history noted Aborigine 2/6d solo franking on Myer Emporium parcel label (Cat $300), some WWII military mail, then lots of modern commerical mail including some worldwide, FDCs, postal stationery unused/FDI, etc, etc, plus two more boxes of collector's pot-pouri including exchange sheets, bags of Australia & Worldwide stamps used on/off paper and old catalogues, condition naturally quite mixed but many fine to very fine. Weighs 25kg.
(Qty 1000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 432
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
Covers accumulation with around 30 Pre-Decimal frankings advertising covers some illustrated, then Decimal frankings mostly on overseas mail (200+) including airmails and solo frankings noted 10c Anemone Fish on PPC to USA & on formular aerogramme to Germany, 13c Avocet on PPC to Switzerland, 15c Flower on correspondence postcard to Germany, 20c Flower (creased) on greeting card envelope to USA, 50c Navigators to Germany, $5 Painting on express delivery to Germany, etc, etc, condition generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 250+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 433
Symbol: C=
Cat No: Collection
METER CANCELS: Massive accumulation in 75+ archive boxes, mostly 1950s-90s with the majority on covers & cover-fronts, huge range of types & users, lots of advertising including illustrated types, well-known household brands & plenty of thematic interest, noted specimen strikes, official mail, parcel labels, Priority Paid items, etc, etc, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs more than a tonne & must be collected. Truly a never-to-be-repeated opportunity! Ex 'Woodchip'.
(Qty 10,000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 434
Symbol: =
Cat No: Collection
METER CANCELS: The Richard Peck collection of mostly 1950s-90s strikes on pieces & some cover-fronts mounted in 320+ home-made albums, sorted & identified by types & users, wide range of advertising including illustrated & specimen strikes with lots & lots of thematic interest, condition very fine with largely above-average complete strikes. The illustrations on our website are all taken from just the one album, which gives an indication of the depth of the collection & the quantity involved. Weighs approx 400kg and must be collected. The reference collection assembled by the doyen of this field. Ex 'Woodchip'.
(Qty 10,000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 2,700.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 435
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
POSTMARKS - FIRST DAY CANCELLATIONS Huge accumulation of mostly early-Decimals to 1980s FDCs in 19 large plastic tubs sorted by 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' cancellation by State & then alphabetically by town, includes a few Pre-Decimals and some PSEs, condition a little variable with some showing signs of storage in a tropical climate. Weighs 200kg [must be collected]. Ex 'Woodchip'.
(Qty many 1000s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 436
Symbol: D/C
TELEGRAMS: Unsorted batch of forms & envelopes from 19th century to 1970s, wide range of styles including several celebrations types & a couple of the matching envelopes, interesting datestamp content from SA Vic & WA, some faults but generally fine to very fine unused or used.
(Qty 100 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 145.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Aug-02-2022, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 248
Lot No: 437
Symbol: C
UTOPIAN SETTLEMENT: 1930 philatelic cover to "Colonia Nueva Australia" with Paraguay 1p & 1p50c tied by diamond 'ENSAYO/SERVICIO/SEREO/INTERNO' cachet, double-ring 'COLONIA NVA AUSTRALIA/ 5SET1930/PARAGUAY' arrival cds on both sides. [New Australia was founded in 1893 as a utopian socialist settlement of 238 people. It propunded an odd mix of communism, monogamy, teetolalism & white racial purity. The experiment failed but there are still some 2000 descendants of the founders living in Paraguay]
VIETNAM WAR: 1965 (Dec 18) long cover with boxed 'RAAF TRANSPORT FLIGHT' h/s at L/L, to Australia with Birds 6d Thornbill solo franking tied by 'AUST FPO/ 1 ' cds used at Saigon and 'DEFENCE FORCES/16/POSTAGE CONCESSION' cachet alongside, minor edge faults on back. Although not endorsed, the item paid the Forces Concession 6d per ½oz airmail rate for carriage by RAAF transport. A short-lived & very scarce usage of the 6d Bird (Cat $150 for solo).
VIETNAM WAR: 1966 (Nov 30) large-part parcel wrapper registered to Australia with 10c Fish & 30c Ibis tied by 'AUST FPO/ 4 ' cds used at Nui Dat, "R/AFPO 4" hand-drawn boxed 'cachet', Australian Customs form (cut on opening) affixed on face declaring contents of "2 Sets Photo Slides/2 Lighters", some folds & blemishes. The Forces Concession surface parcel rate was 20c up to 2oz + 20c registration fee.
VIETNAM WAR: 1966 (June 24) RAAF Mesage Form with coded message and 30c fee paid by Birds 5c Thornbill block of 6 tied by 'AUST FPO/ 2 ' cds, boxed 'COMMUNICATION/CENTRE/RAAF' d/s in violet alongside.
VIETNAM WAR: 1967 (March 31) RAAF Mesage Form with coded message and 30c Ibis solo franking tied by 'AUST FPO/ 2 ' cds lightly overstruck by boxed 'COMMUNICATION/CENTRE/RAAF' d/s in violet. (Image1)
