COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Postal Stationery - Envelopes
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1218
Symbol: PS
Unused selection with KGV Star types x10, KGVI Oval 2½d with Security Lining, QEII 3½d 10c & 18c each with Albino Impression only, 5d light blue with 'SENDER'S NAME AND ADDRESS' across the stamp, 20c with Printing Flaw, etc, also STO QEII selection x10 including with advertising & 7c on Post Office 'Little Letter' (only 300 requisitioned), fine to very fine. A very good lot.
(Qty 33)
Official Mail all-different used selection including 1917 KGV 'Star' 1d red for Metropolotan Board of Water Supply Sydney window-face envelopes x2 (one long-format), 1923 KGV 'Star' 2d red with 'OS' in die for Commonwealth Sub-Treasury Sydney, KGV Oval 1½d red with 'OS' in die x2 for Commonwealth Sub-Treasury Melbourne (different inscriptions), KGV Oval 2d red x12 for various Commonwealth Sub-Treasury offices (including x8 with 'OS' on die) plus Education Department long envelopes x2, then various KGVI & QEII envelopes stamped-to-order with 'OHMS' or similar printed endorsements including 1967 4c red for Australian Services Canteens Organisations & 6c red for Apprenticeship Commission but re-fashioned as return envelope for State Superannuation Board (unused), condition generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 39)
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1220
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
1918-19 'Star' without 'POSTAGE' 1½d black-brown Dies 1 (tonespot on the reverse), 2 & 3 (superb!) ACSC EP16-18 plus 1½d red-brown Die 3 on both listed stocks EP20(1) & (2) both with minor blemishes, unused, Cat $1750. Scarce group, especially the first.
(Qty 5)
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 1221
Symbol: PS
Cat No: E29 30 31 & 33
1928 KGV Oval ½d orange, 1d green, 1½d red & 2d brown ACSC #E29 30 31 & 33, the 2d flap partly adhered, CTO with part-'GPO/MELBOURNE' cds struck largely off the envelopes as usual, Cat $1100. Unissued. [Sets were distributed through the UPU. Otherwise, the ½d & 1d were used only for Stamped-to-Order issues, and the 2d was not utilised at all]
(Qty 4)
1978 Birds 20c Gouldian Finch Printed in Blue & Black Only (Red & Yellow Printing plus Grey Inscriptions on the Reverse Completely Omitted), unused. Rare & superb! [With a normal example for comparison]
