1946-56 BCOF/Korea covers to Australia noted 1946 with 'No8 AUST BASE PO/C' cds used at Kure x2 one additionally with Indian 'FPO/No. 652' d/s, 1948 airmail with 6d Kookaburra 'BCOF/JAPAN' overprint tied 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/453' cds and 'UPS/453' registration h/s used at Eta Jima, another with BCOF KGVI 3d tied 'A.F.P.O. 28./R.A.A.F.-JAPAN' cds and blue 'AFPO/BOFU' R label, two with BCOF ½d Kangaroo blocks of 6 or 8, also unfranked with 'RAFPOST/JAPAN' cds, a couple with Japanese stamps added (not valid but tied 'AUST ARMY PO/214' used at Empire House, Tokyo), 1950 with 'CERTIFIED OFFICIAL/BCOF POSTAL UNIT' cachet, 1953 airmail from 'No 8 AUST BASE PO/A' at Kure with 'BAPO/5' registration h/s, range of covers from British Field POs with either Australian or British adhesives & cds including British 'FPO/158', '.../790' x5 (one registered with GB QEII 9d and blue R label with '790' h/s), '.../948' x3 and '.../949', some with return addresses, one endorsed "UNKRA" [= United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency], etc, condition variable. (23)

Estimate AU$200

1951-56 covers to Australia with 1951 registered airmail from serviceman on board HMAS Sydney (return address; en route to Korea) with KGVI 3d brown & 3d red x3 tied 'R.A.N. POST OFFICE/-9SE51/NUMBER.3' used at Manus Island (PNG) and red 'RAN PO NO 3/R' & 'PACKET RATE' cachets & violet 'HMA SHIPS' h/s, 1951 & 1953 airmail from 'AUST ARMY PO/215' at Kure (Japan) x2 both with boxed registration h/s & 'HMA SHIPS' cachets, 1952 airmail from 'No8 AUST BASE PO/A' at Kure with 'BAPO/5' registration h/s, then range of covers from British Field POs mostly with return addresses and either Australian or British adhesives including 'FPO/158', '.../707' (blue provisional R label), '.../790' x5 including registered with GB 6d & New Zealand 3d x2 combination franking, '.../947' x3, '.../948' x3 and '.../949' x4, a couple endorsed "UNKRA" [= United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency], also 1955 OHMS long envelope with 'COMMANDING OFFICER/14JAN1955/HMAS SHOALHAVEN' d/s & 'CERTIFIED OFFICIAL' cachet sent via British 'FPO/948' & blue R label with '948' h/s, plus 1955 with 'HMA/SHIPS/HMAS CONDAMINE' cachet and QEII 3d tied 'PASSED FREE/16JNE/1955/SURFACE POSTAGE' (NB: the RAN involvement in the Korean War effectively ended when the Condamine left for Australia in November 1955), condition variable. (24)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400