Great Britain and British Commonwealth First Day Covers
Sale No: 2
Lot No: 393
Symbol: C
1928 Kookaburra M/S single stamp from the left of the sheet tied to plain Mitchell FDC by 'SUBIACO/ 29OC28/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds. Superb! [The M/S was issued on 29.10.1928 only at the Exhibition in Melbourne. General release was 3.11.1928. Conclusion, the 'first day' element was contrived in Perth by having a compliant PO employee backdate the cds]
1928 Kookaburra M/S single stamp from the L/L of a sheetlet & Canberra 1½d tied to cover addressed to Mitchell in Perth by Exhibition cds of 29OC28 in red, red/white provisional R label, Melbourne transit & Perth arrival b/s. Superb!
1928 Kookaburra M/S from the L/R of the sheet with two strikes of the Exhibition cds of 29OC28 in red (just tied at the base), red/white provisional R label, Melbourne transit & 'TOORAK' arrival b/s, some spotting, Cat $1500.
1929 WA Centenary 1½d Ash Imprint block of 4 on plain cover with superb central strike of 'NORTH PERTH/28SE29/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' cds, the flap removed, Cat $150 for a single. [Of course, the block may have been added at any time to a blank envelope.
1929 WA Centenary 1½d pair & 3d Kookaburra tied to plain cover by 'REGISTERED PERTH/28SEP29/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds, red/white R label, minor blemishes, Cat $150 for a single on unregistered cover.
1930 Surcharges 'FIVE/PENCE' on KGV 4½d violet Die II tied to plain cover to the USA by 'TOORAWEENAH/2AU30/NSW' cds ACSC #125y, very minor toning, Cat $1750. Rare.
Grade B
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Oct-09-2020, 17:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 2
Lot No: 400
Symbol: C
1931 Kingsford Smith 6d violet tied to pre-addressed Mitchell cover to New Zealand by Perth slogan cancel, Christchurch arrival b/s.
1931 Kingsford Smith 2d 3d & 6d tied to plain local cover by 'MIDLAND JUNCTION/19MAR31/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds, blue & black R label with Rat's Tail, discolouration the reverse, Cat $275 for unregistered.
1932 Large Lyrebird 1/- green tied to plain local cover by 'REGISTERED PERTH/15FEB32/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds (a clearer strike on the reverse, blue & black/white R label, minor stain at left.Cat $450.
1934 Hermes No Watermark 1/6d plus Macarthur 3d tied to plain cover by 'REGISTERED/1-DEC34/HOBART' cds ACSC #161y, sent airmail to England with blue/black registration label, a few aging marks, Cat $500.
1934 Victoria Centenary Perf 10½ 2d 3d & 1/- tied to plain cover to the USA by 'EAST GEELONG/2JL34/VIC' cds, 'VICTORIAN CENTENARY/JAMBOREE' label at L/L, blemishes on the perforations, Cat $800.
1935 Silver Jubilee 3d blue block of 4 with central 'REGISTERED/2MY35/SYDNEY NSW' cds on plain cover to New Jersey with blue & black/white R label with Rat's Tail. Superb!
1935 Silver Jubilee 2/- violet single tied to plain cover to Ceylon by very fine 'KILLARA/2MY35/NSW' cds, blue/white R label, Colombo transit & 'GALAHA' arrival b/s.
1936 South Australia Centenary 2d 3d & 1/- tied to cover with illustration of HMS 'Buffalo' by superb 'GLENELG/3AU36/SA' cds, Cat $175 for a plain cover.
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]
1938-49 Robes Thick Paper 5/- & 10/- (both well centred) tied to illustrated NSW Sesqui cover by untidy 'REGISTERED/1AP38/SYDNEY NSW' cds (a superior strike on the reverse), Cat $500 & $750 for on separate covers.
1941 Surcharges plain covers 1) with 2½d tied by 'RUNDLE STREET/10DE41/STH AUST' cds; and 2) with 3½d & 5½d with Adelaide cds of the same date & blue/white R label, Cat $375 for all values on one cover.
(Qty 2)
1948-56 Arms £2 green tied to illustrated Wesley FDC by superb 'LARGS NORTH/16JA50/STH AUST' cds, unaddressed, Cat $1500. Wow! What a cracker! Quick, where's my credit card?
Not so fast, my friend. Small date wheels were introduced only in late-1956; and this cds was proofed only in 1962. This is a classic case of JM Gower, owner of Wesley Cover Service and postmaster at Largs North - no conflict-of-interest there! - satisfying an order from a client by back-dating his cds.
1950-52 Definitives 1½d green, 2½d scarlet, 2½d purple-brown, 3d green, 3½d brown, 4½d scarlet and 7½d blue each on correctly dated unaddressed illustrated covers by Arthur Bergen of Adelaide, very fine to superb!
(Qty 6)
1950-52 Definitives 3d green Authority Imprint block of 4 & superb 'GPO SYDNEY 130/14NO5-/NSW-AUST' cds on blue/white OHMS cover, unusually unaddressed & very scarce thus. Superb!
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..."
1959-62 QEII Definitives 5d blue booklet pane of 6 with selvedge at the top tied to plain cover by 'GEORGETOWN/23MR60/TAS-AUST' cds with blue/white R label AAMC 356y, Cat $250. Superb!
1970 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 6c tied to Australia Post official long-format cover 230x100mm by 'CANBERRA CITY/FIRST DAY OF ISSUE/-20C70/ACT-AUST' cds, neatly hand-addressed to Watson ACT, stamp slightly crooked with a couple of perfs over edge of envelope, plus a 'normal' 165x92mm cover.
(Qty 2)
