Great Britain and British Commonwealth First Day Covers
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 344
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
Huge accumulation of mostly early-Decimals to 1980s FDCs in 19 large plastic tubs sorted by FDI cancellations by State & then alphabetically by town, includes a few pre-decimals and some PSEs, condition a little variable with some signs of storage in a tropical climate. Ex 'Woodchip Free Zone'. Weighs 200kg and must be collected. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Feb-27-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 345
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Accumulation from pre-decimals in 16 binders in three cartons, the earlier in slightly mixed condition. Weighs 31kg.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 346
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Accumulation from late pre-decimals to modern including M/Ss, Framas, PSEs, Christmas Island, Cocos, AAT with Base cancels, ship visits and other special cancels etc, condition variable. Weighs 15kg.
1930 to late-1950s all-different selection of 'cachet' covers from producers including Arthur Bergen, Rex Bodin & Southern Cross Printers, Challis, RN Cole, Max Easther, Guthrie, Haslem, John Hawker, Hunter Stamp Co, Mappin & Curran, Mitchell, Northern Stamp Co, Queensland Stamp Mart, LE Phillips, Plunkett, C Rivett, Rouvray-Cox, JH Smyth Ltd, etc, and a number by unknown or unidentified publishers as well as Gower (Wesley), Royal & Wide World with a wide variety of colour combinations and some generics, a number are registered, a few postcards & maximum cards also, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine. An excellent opportunity to expand.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 349
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1950s-2000s accumulation including Captain Cook long-format envelopes x24, replica cards, a few aerogrammes, some worldwide, condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs 16kg.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 351
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Australian Antarctic Territory all-different group including 1954 ANARE 3½d black on Aerogramme 10d Plane tied by 'GLENSLOPES REPAT HOSP/QLD-AUST' cds with 'Map' FDI h/s and on Queensland Stamp Mart 'Seal & Penguin' cover, 1957 Map 2/- blue on Guthrie, Wesley & Wide World envelopes, plus 1947 Standard Stamp Co with 'A.N.A.R.E. HEARD IS' cds and 1948 Haslem with 'A.N.A.R.E. MACQUARIE IS.' cds, various 1950s-60s Base Cancels on Guthrie covers and on Seven Seas postcards including two Maxi-Cards, etc, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 352
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Hand-illustrated 1980-82 attractive group (48) by an unknown artist, written-up in album, all cancelled 'NORTH ADELAIDE', plus 1967-87 Pictorial cds in album including 1969-70 Woomera Rocket cancels.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 353
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Maximum Cards all-different group some with FDI cancels including 1950 8½d Aborigine, 1953 3½d Tasmanian Stamps, 1954 3½d Railways, 1955 3½d Rotary & 3½d USA Memorial, 1962 5d Guiding, also Seven Seas 3½d ANARE on 'Kista Dan' & 'Sea Elephants' real photo PPCs, most others appear to be privately produced using commercially-available postcards, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine.
Maximum Cards 1959-60 all-different selection with FDI cancels comprising 1959 Post Office & Christmas x2 and 1960 Flowers 1/6d Christmas Bells, Zoologicals 8d Tiger Cat, NT Exploration and Melbourne Cup, also Flowers on non-FDI cards x4, all privately produced using commercially-available postcards, plus 1961 & 1962 Christmas cards each with the Christmas 5d stamp tied by FDI cancels.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 355
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Postcards all-different group with the relevant FDI cancels including Philart Productions for 1963 Cable 2/3d airmail to the UK, Wesley 1955 range x18 including Olympic Publicity 2/- green on unbranded airmail to NZ & on 'WCS' logo unaddressed (their first branded FDC) and others with colour combination varieties, Seven Seas for 1954 YMCA, 1955 SA Stamps, Nursing & Cobb & Co 3½d, 1956 Olympics set with cinderellas on back airmail to USA and 1961 AAT 5d Mawson x2 with Davis & Macquarie Island base cancels, also 1959 Post Office 4d & Queensland 4d on PMGs Dept folder and Post Office 4d on Isaac Nichols commemoration card, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 356
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Scouting all-different group including 1948 2½d on 'Flags' in red and on 'Logo' in green plus unused 'Scout' envelopes x5 colour combinations, 1952 3½d on Haslem 'Scout' and 'Campfire' envelopes and on Guthrie FDC and gold-overprint Jamboree souvenir cover with hexagonal commemorative cancel, plus some other non-FDI items including 1952 Haslem 'Campfire' cover with 3½d x10 and 'Pan Pacific Jamboree/GREYSTANES, N.S.W.' R label, 1956 Greystanes Jamboree 'Where To Find Him' map with 3½d tied by 'CLIFFORD PARK' pictorial cds, 1960 CJ Rivett envelope with 2½d & 3½d plus 5d Guiding, etc, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine.
1920-22 KGV Single Watermark 1d violet block of 4 with 'PARKVILLE/10FE22/VIC.' cds applied centrally (not tied), 2d orange block of 4 with two 'PARKVILLE/5OC20/VIC.' cds applied centrally (not tied) & 2d red two horizontal pairs each tied by 'PARKVILLE/20FE22/VIC.' cds, all on plain unaddressed covers (the last with a small closed tear) presumably prepared as First Day Covers and attributed to the famous collector Dr WP Heslop, from whose estate similar covers are known. The ACSC now provides the following 'Date of Issue' information: 1d violet ACSC 76 "12 February 1922. A cover dated 13 February 1922 cancelled at Red Hill (Qld) is endorsed 'first day cover'"; this refers to Arthur Gray's sold at our auction of 30.10.2015 for $4522 (no FDC listed); 2d orange ACSC 95 "previously ... given as 4 October 1920, but several examples with dates in September 1920 have now been reported" (no FDC listed); 2d red ACSC 96 "19 January 1922" (no FDC listed). Due to a lack of any further provenance, this lot is offered strictly 'as is' with a nominal estimate.
1922 KGV Single Watermark 4d pale blue single ACSC 112 (SG 65) tied by very fine 'PARKVILLE/ 21MR22/VIC.' cds to plain unaddressed cover, endorsed "Ros. April 12' [Rosenblum] at L/L in pencil, a couple of tiny blemishes. The ACSC does not record any First Day Cover known, and states "The first printing was made in February 1922 ... the earliest recorded date of use being 23 March 1922". Attributed to the famous collector Dr WP Heslop, from whose estate similar covers are known. The endorsement refers to Alec Rosenblum 'Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia' (Sixth Ed, 1966), which states (p165) that "the new stamp was issued on April 12, 1922". We are unable to confirm that the annotation is in Heslop's hand, and due to a lack of any further provenance, this item is offered strictly 'as is' with a nominal estimate.
1923 KGV Single Watermark 1½d green block of 4 with superb 'PARKVILLE/7MR23/VIC.' cds applied centrally (not tied) on plain unaddressed cover ACSC 88y (SG 61), endorsed "Rosenblum 8/3" at L/L in pencil, Cat $10,000. Attributed to the famous collector Dr WP Heslop, from whose estate similar covers are known. The ACSC states (footnote 4) that "At present, only one first day cover can be traced", which refers to Arthur Gray's registered cover - a few blemishes - dated '6MR23' (day before issue) sold at our auction of 30.10.2015 for $4370. A similar cover to the one here - bearing a pair of the stamps tied by the same Parkville cds - sold at Philas Auctions (Sydney) on 17.9.2022 for $5520 (stated there to be unique). The endorsement refers to Rosenblum 'Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia' (Sixth Ed, 1966), which states (p124) "the new colour did not appear until March 8, 1923". We are unable to confirm that the annotation is in Heslop's hand, and due to a lack of any further provenance, this item is offered strictly 'as is' with a nominal estimate.
1924 Kangaroos Third Watermark 2/- Maroon ACSC 38 (SG 74) tied by very fine 'PARKVILLE/1MY24/VIC.' cds & KGV Single Watermark 1d green block of 4 with the cds applied centrally (not tied) on plain unaddressed cover ACSC 77y (SG 76), Cat $7,500 for the KGV 1d green FDC. The ACSC states in relation to the KGV 1d green that "Two first day covers have been recorded" (one of which is Arthur Gray's cover sold at our auction of 30.10.2015 for $4760) without mentioning any combined cover with other values, and in relation to the Kangaroo 2/- maroon only that was issued on 1.5.1924 (with no FDC listed). Gibbons states that an example of the latter is known used on 29.4.1924, but provides no further information. Attributed to the famous collector Dr WP Heslop, from whose estate similar covers are known. Due to a lack of any further provenance, this item is offered strictly 'as is' with a nominal estimate.
1924 KGV Single Watermark 1½d red & 2d brown marginal blocks of 4 with three very fine to superb strikes of 'PARKVILLE/1MY24/VIC.' cds applied centrally (not tied) on plain unaddressed cover ACSC 89y (SG 77) & ACSC 97y (SG 78), endorsed "Ros. May 1924' [Rosenblum] at L/L in pencil, Cat $10,000 each. The ACSC states in relation to the 1½d red that "Four first day covers have been recorded. There are two in the ... Australia Post archival collection" and of the 2d brown that "Two first day covers have been recorded". Neither entry mentions a combined cover with both values. Attributed to the famous collector Dr WP Heslop, from whose estate similar covers are known. We are unable to confirm that the endorsement is in Heslop's hand, and due to a lack of any further provenance, this item is offered strictly 'as is' with a nominal estimate.
1924 KGV Single Watermark 3d blue & 4d olive horizontal pairs (the 4d marginal) tied by two very fine strikes of 'PARKVILLE/1MY24/VIC.' cds to plain unaddressed cover ACSC 104y (SG 79) & ACSC 114y (SG 80), a couple of tiny blemishes, Cat $10,000. The ACSC states that "Three first day covers are recorded ... [each bearing both stamps] ... One is in the ... Australia Post archival collection". Attributed to the famous collector Dr WP Heslop, from whose estate similar covers are known. Due to a lack of any further provenance, this item is offered strictly 'as is' with a nominal estimate.
1929 Airmail 3d green tied to face of Circular Quay, Sydney picture postcard by sea to England by very fine ' 39 SYDNEY 39 /20MY[2]9/NSW' cds ACSC 134y, the message states "This Air Mail is day of issue. 3d stamp only", Cat $275. A most unusual First Day Cover.
1931 Kingsford Smith 2d 3d & 6d ACSC 143y tied by Elizabeth St Melbourne '19MR31' cds to plain cover endorsed "via Melbourne-Sydney air service" registered to Canada; another with the set tied Melbourne '19MR31' to plain cover registered to Sydney with red R label; plus 6d solo tied by Perth '19 MAR/1931' machine cancel to Mitchell 'FIRST DAY COVER' h/s cover to NZ with printed 'By Australian Air Service' endorsed "By Perth-Adelaide-Melbourne-Sydney", minor blemishes, Cat $650+, for the two 'set' covers only. All carried from Melbourne to Sydney by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the 'Southern Moon' (AAMC #180).
1932 Kookaburra 6d red-brown ACSC 150y tied by Adelaide '1-JUN.32' cds on plain cover registered to Canada with blue/black R label, Toronto & Hamilton (Ontario) b/s, minor blemishes, ACSC Cat $350.
1934 Victorian Centenary 2d 3d and 1/- Perf 10½ ACSC 153y tied by 'REGISTERED ELIZABETH ST/2JL34/MELBOURNE' cds to Orlo-Smith self-addressed FDC with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE COVER' printed inscription at L/L, blue/black R label and Melbourne '-3JE34' arrival b/s, a couple of tiny blemishes, Cat $850.
1934 Hermes No Watermark 1/6d dull claret ACSC 161y tied by 'REGISTERED/4/-1DE34/MELBOURNE' cds to Orlo-Smith self-addressed FDC with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE COVER' printed inscription at L/L, blue/black 'Elizabeth St' R label and Melbourne '-2DE34' arrival b/s, a couple of tiny blemishes, Cat $575.
1935 ANZAC Landing Anniversary 2d red & 1/- black ACSC 165y tied by 'PUBLIC OFFICES/18MR35/VIC' cds with blue/black R label alongside to plain cover with typewritten address & 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' in red and endorsed "from P Collas" on reverse, to Canada with 'NOTRE DAME DE GRACE' transit & 'MONTREAL/AP23/35' arrival b/s, a couple of minor blemishes, Cat $500.
1936 Tasmanian Submarine Cable 2d and 3d ACSC 170y tied by Adelaide Registered '1AP36' cds on John Gower 'Map & Cable Route' in purple, plus 2d and 3d tied by West Cessnock (NSW) cds to Northern Stamp Company 'Map & Cable Route' envelope in green & red, also 2d pair & 3d single tied by Melbourne machine cancels on separate Orlo-Smith 'First Day of issue Cover' at L/L and 3d single tied by Hobart '1 APR/1936' machine cancel on Tasmanian Government Tourist Bureaux cover to USA, a couple with minor blemishes, Cat $825+, for the 'set' covers only.
1936 South Australian Centenary 2d 3d and 1/- ACSC 173y tied by 'GLENELG/-3AU36/S.A' cds on John Gower 'Proclamation Tree' in green registered airmail to Canada, Adelaide & Melbourne '-4AU36' transits and 'SAINT JOHN N.B./SP 9/36' [New Brunswick] arrival b/s, Cat $225.
1936 South Australian Centenary 2d 3d and 1/- ACSC 173y tied by 'GLENELG/-3AU36/S.A' cds on John Gower 'FIRST DAY' Proclamation Tree in green registered 'EXPRESS' to Victoria with blue R label plus the 'DAY OF ISSUE COVER' version with 2d tied by Adelaide FDI cds and two SA 'Centenary Celebrations' cinderella labels on back, also 2d & 3d tied Adelaide FDI cds on John Gower 'Captain Hindmarsh' and 3d tied Glenelg FDI cds on John Gower 'Warship Buffalo' both to Canada, plus 2d & 3d tied Glenelg FDI cds on Northern Stamp Company 'Captain Hindmarsh & Proclamation Tree' registered to Canada and 2d & 3d tied Melbourne FDI machine cancel on Orlo-Smith 'First Day of issue Cover', a couple with minor blemishes, Cat $225+, for the 'set' cover only.
1937 New South Wales Sesquicentenary 2d 3d and 9d ACSC 177y tied by 1.10.1937 FDI cancels on a range of illustrated covers comprising the set on official cover to Canada, on Northern Stamp Company multicolour cover registered to the USA, on Bill Hornadge cover registered to England, on Standard Stamp Company cover to USA and three covers by unknown producers 1) with Sydney Cove image in the shape of Australia and Captain Cook vignette registered from Bendigo (Vic); 2) with Coat Of Arms inscribed 'to commemorate the 150th/Anniversay of the foundation/of New South Wales' from Sydney to Canada; and 3) with boxed 'FIRST DAY/COVER' h/s in violet registered from Norwood (SA) to England, also '150 YEARS/1788 [Kangaroo] 1938' cover by an unknown producer with 3d single to USA, McKays Bookstall 'Sesqui Centenary' cover with 2d and AC Campe 'set' of four different illustrations including Sydney View on cream & on buff (neither defaced), a couple with minor blemishes.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 373
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1937-38 Definitives Definitives group including RN Cole generic covers x2 with ½d Kangaroo block of 4 and with ½d Kangaroo pair & KGVI 1/4d magenta pair (minor aging & adhesion), Haslem ½d Kangaroo, QE 1d Die II, KGVI 1½d red-brown (aged), KGVI 2d red Die II & 9d Platypus, Austral Stamps KGVI 2d red Die I block of 4, Kufner Lyrebird generic covers x2 with KGVI 3d and with 9d Platypus + QE 1d Die II registered airmail to Canada, McKays Bookstall KGVI 3d blue, Mitchell illustrated covers x2 for 5d Ram and for 9f Platypus both registered, Northern Stamp Company 4d Koala with illustration of the Duke of Gloucester feeding a koala, South Australian Stamp Company KGVI 3d blue (+2d red Die I) registered and KGVI 1½d re-brown pair, and JH Smyth Ltd generic KGVI 1½d red-brown pair to USA, also plain covers with KGVI 3d block of 4, two with KGVI 3d, 6d Kookaburra & 1/- Lyrebird one to Canada, the other registered airmail to England, KGVI 1½d pair on cover to Burma with NSW Sesqui-Centenary labels strip of 4 on reverse, QE 1d Die II pair on 1938 Geelong Centenary Celebrations envelope to Canada, etc, a couple with minor blemishes. [See also Lots 606878 890 894 897 898 below for further covers from this series]
1938-57 Definitives 3d blue White Wattles ACSC 190y plus 6d Kookaburra & 1/- Lyrebird tied to JH Smyth Ltd 'Map of Australia' red & blue generic envelope by 'IPSWICH/-2AU37/QUEENSLAND' cds, registered to Alaska with blue & black R label on face and 'SEATTLE WASH. TERMINAL ANNEX/REGISTERED' transit b/s, Cat $275.
1941 Surcharges on Definitives '2½d' on KGVI 2d red, '3½d' on KGVI 3d blue and '5½d' on 5d Ram ACSC 224y tied by 'SEYMOUR WEST/10DE41/VIC-AUST' cds on plain unaddressed cover with typewritten "Increase of ½d/in Postage/Surcharged Issues/FIRST DAY COVER" at U/L, Cat $375.
1941 Surcharges on Definitives '2½d' on KGVI 2d red, '3½d' on KGVI 3d blue and '5½d' on 5d Ram ACSC 224y tied by Brisbane '10DEC/1941/POSTED IN/COUNTRY BOX' machine cancel to JH Smyth Ltd 'Map of Australia' red & blue generic envelope to USA, censored with Brisbane diamond h/s in violet on face, a couple of minor blemishes, Cat $375.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 377
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1945 Duke & Duchess of Gloucester set ACSC 233-235y all-different group with either printed or handstamped text including by Hunter Stamp Company (their first FDC), 16 Royal Arcade Sydney to USA censored,John Shaiak (?; another Royal Arcade dealer) cover to Canada censored, RN Cole cover with added text 'Commemorating the appointment ...' in red at L/L registered (minor aging), also one referring to the Duke as 'First Royal Governor-General' registered to South Africa, a 'European' format 'Commemorating the arrival ...' registered to Canada, and one with Crown in yellow & red by unknown producers, etc, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 378
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y all-different group many illustrated including by Mitchell, Rex Bodin, Queensland Philatelic Society, Miller Bros unaddressed, Nelson Eustis' Oceanic Australian Stamp Co x2 (one 'V' in red; one 'V' in blue), Hunter Stamp Co registered to Canada, Ken Baker & Molony x3 with pre-printed addresses for himself, John Shaiak & Southern Stamp Service (UK), Wide World (their first FDC), John Hawker x2 Olive Branch in green registered to USA and Bell in blue to NZ, also H Taylor 'Koala Kangaroo & Emu' generic, Haslem 'Angel of Peace', 'Compliments/RA Kingston/802 George Street/Sydney' text cover (a few aging marks) and Federal Commission of Taxation OHMS cover with the set tied by 'CANBERRA' cds, etc, plus a few from unknown producers, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine.
1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by 'GREENOCK/18FE46/SA' cds to Arthur Bergen envelope with British & Australian Flags in blue and 'PEACE AND VICTORY' in red signed by him on reverse. The ACS states at p182 that "By early 1947 Arthur Bergen had resumed producing philatelic cachets [having done so in New Zealand prior to WWII] ... on a small printing machine which ... would only print to the size of business cards ...". Frank Pauer has confirmed that this was the first Australian FDC produced by Arthur Bergen. [See also Lot 380 below]
1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by 'ST. KILDA S.2/18FE46/VIC-AUST' cds to an envelope with a woodblock stencil illustration in green/white of a dove inside a crude map of Australia captioned "Peace 1945", registered to CH Rossiter and believed to have been produced by him.
1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by 'MYSTIC PARK/18FE46/VIC' cds on 'Olive Branch' to Canada and by 'WINDSOR S.1/18FE46/VIC-AUST' on 'Bell' to USA, both produced by John Hawker with his 'Double Diamond' logo at L/L, the latter enclosing an insert with his handstamped address and 'USAS/No.5/JHH' logo, a couple of tiny blemishes.
1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by Adelaide Registerted '18FE46/VIC' cds to Wide World with red 'V' Victory symbol (their first FDC), 'PETER K STALLEY/POSTAGE STAMP DEALER' cachet on reverse, registered to Jamaica with US transits and 'HALF WAY TREE/JAMAICA' arrival b/s, a few minor blemishes.
1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by 'COBURG/18FE46/VIC-AUST' cds to P Howe illustrated 'PAX' inside map of Australia envelope with his '40 Murray Street/West Coburg' printed address, flap unsealed & very fine.
1946 Peace set ACSC 236-238y tied by 'LUTWYCHE N.3/18FE46/QLD-AUST' cds to Queensland Philatelic Society envelope with British & Australian flags, to Canada, minor blemishes.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 385
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1946 Mitchell Centenary set ACSC 239-241y all-different group many illustrated including both Rex Bodin envelopes, the latter with the updated issue date in red plus the Haslem cover that apparently 'borrowed' Bodin's rural scene design, also by Mitchell with Major RC Dettman letter enclosed, Challis (his first FDC), GA Laker (Set-Maker Series) x2 small & larger format both registered to USA, Wide World x2 registered to NZ and the other (with issued date altered) to Canada, on Smyth generic cover and PMG's Dept long-format OHMS envelope bearing blocks of 4 with centrally-applied 'SYDNEY 124' cds registered to USA, etc, plus a few from unknown producers, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 386
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary set ACSC 242-244y all-different group many illustrated including by Rex Bodin x2 (on cream or light blue; the latter with John Hawker return address h/s), Hunter Stamp Co with Map & Flag registered to Ceylon, Geniality with red-brown steel mill illustration, Wide World registered to USA, also on Plunkett 'Koala & Possum' generic registered to USA, Smyth & Standard Stamp Co generics, Philatelic Society of Canberra tied by 'CANBERRA CITY' cds registered to USA, Mitchell x2 (brown or blue text) and Orlo-Smith & Co, on The Chalet Mt Buffalo National Park cover tied by 'MT BUFFALO CHALET' cds and on PMG's Dept OHMS envelope registered to USA, etc, & a few unknown producers, mostly fine to very fine.
1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary set ACSC 242-244y tied by 'ADELAIDE/-8SE47/STH-4-AUS' cds to printed '150th Anniversary/of the/City of Newcastle' cover, blank blue R label endorsed "Royal Adel/Show", minor blemishes. The enclosed note from R Turley states the item is "a cover from the Adelaide Showground' postoffice [sic], open from 4th to 11th September 1947". We speculate that Bob Turley produced the envelope, but his note does not mention this, rather listing the registration label numbers used.
1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary set ACSC 242-244y tied by 'ST. KILDA S.2./-8SE47/VIC-AUST' cds to 'Smokestacks & Conveyor Belts' cover with CH Rossiter return address and presumably produced by him, to "P Howe" in Connecticut, USA, a couple of minor edge bends at top.
1947 Newcastle Sesquicentenary set ACSC 242-244y tied by Melbourne '-8SE47' cds to a generic 'Flag & Map' in red & blue cover produced by F Fewster, to Canada, a couple of minor edge bends. The ACS states that this was the only design he produced and that "all such FDCs are scarce".
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 390
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1947 Princess Elizabeth 1d purple ACSC 245y all-different group including on Standard Stamp Co 'Map & Flags' generic, Plunkett 'Kookaburra' generic & HG Taylor 'Koala Kangaroo & Emu' generic both to USA, J Bishop 'Red Kangaroo & Map' generic to Canada, CH Rossiter to "R. Powe" USA, Art Craft (USA), Challis registered to New Zealand, Rex Bodin x2 (in black & in blue), Wide World, Set Maker Series x2 (brown & green and green & red), Haslem x2 (small & larger formats, the former unaddressed), also PMG's Dept OHMS envelope, etc, plus a few by unknown producers, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine.
1947 Princess Elizabeth 1d purple ACSC 245y tied by 'NEWCASTLE/20NO47/NSW-AUST' cds to an envelope with a sepia photograph produced by RJ Stace captioned 'Issued on the occassion of the marriage ...', self-addressed to Cooks Hill, Newcastle. The ACS states "all his FDCs are scarce".
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 392
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1948 William Farrer 2½d scarlet ACSC 272y all-different group many illustrated including on J Bishop 'Koala' generic, Rex Bodin cover (unaddressed) & same illustration on postcard (144x91mm) to Canada, Challis registered to USA and three different 'Wheat Bushell' covers by unknown producers one with 'TOWNSVILLE' cds & pocket biography & another with 'PATCHEWOLLOCK/VIC' cds unaddressed, also LE Phillips generic to Hong Kong, PMGs Dept OHMS cover to USA (block of 4) and on a 'European' format envelope with 'LAUNCESTON' cds & pre-printed 'Miss Faulkner/88 Forest Rd/Trevallyn' (Tas) address, etc, condition a little mixed but mostly fine to very fine.
1948 William Farrer 2½d scarlet ACSC 272y block of 4 with 'GOULBURN/12JY48/NSW-AUST' cds applied centrally on Rex Bodin illustrated postcard (144x91mm) registered to Ceylon, plus a single tied by 'TOORAK/12JY48/VIC' on Rex Bodin illustrated postcard (161x90mm) to USA, also an unused postcard cut-down to 143x86mm presumably used as a cover 'filler'. The ACS states at p112 that "the fully serviced cards, stamped and cancelled, are very scarce".
