Great Britain and British Commonwealth Postal Stationery - Letter Cards
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 875
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
KGV Sideface 1d group with variety of colours & views comprising 'CIRCULAR QUAY/SYDNEY', 'AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE/QUEENSLAND', 'COLES BAY/TASMANIA', 'TASMAN PENINSULA/TASMANIA', 'MURRAY RIVER WEST AUST' and 'GIN GIN, WEST AUST' x2 all used, also Military Views '2nd AIF EMBARKING' with 'A32' showing unused & used plus 'SUBMARINE AE1' unused, condition mixed but mostly fine.
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Sale No: 1
Lot No: 876
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
1911-12 KGV Fullface 1dfirst line ending '...any' on Pale Green Stock ACSC LC1 'MOSMAN'S BAY/SYDNEY NSW' (Ferry in the Distance) in sepia, minor blemishes, unused, Cat $400.
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Lot No: 877
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
1911 KGV Fullface 1d Thick White Enamelled Stock (Off-White to Cream Inside) ACSC LC11 'SETTLER'S HOME VICTORIA' in brown-purple, No Comma after 'Australia ', unused, Cat $150.
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 878
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
1911-12 KGV Fullface 1d Thick White Enamelled Stock (Off-White to Cream Inside) ACSC LC12 'SETTLER'S HOME VICTORIA' in black-brown with 'L' of 'COMMONWEA TH' Omitted in the Heading, the halves separated & rejoined, a little soiled, unused, Cat $1000. [Only five examples - one used - have been recorded]
1914-18 KGV Sideface 1d 1d Die 1 Perf 12½ ACSC LC18 'BURRINJUCK DAM NEW SOUTH WALES/Irrigating a young Citrus Orchard...' in dull purple punctured 'OS/NSW' and with tiny 'MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION AREAS' h/s below the first line of the caption, roneo'd letter within, used at Sydney in 1918, horizontal folds & reddish stain on the view side, Cat $500. The three recorded examples were discovered only in 2011. They are the only recorded scenic letter cards with an official puncture. [NB: the punctures were applied before the cards were folded, with only the stamp impression being penetrated]
1914-18 KGV Sideface 1d Pink Within ACSC LC25 'HMAS MELBOURNE' Plate A (thinner outer frame), minor blemishes; and Plate B (thicker outer frame), sealed; both in blue-black, unused, Cat $350.
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1915 KGV Sideface 1d Military Views Pink Within ACSC LC25 'OFFICERS & CREW.../...of HMAS AUSTRALIA/...' Plate A (thicker frame; 'O' of 'OFFICERS' 5mm from frame) in black-brown, unused, Cat $175.
1915 KGV Sideface 1d Military Views Pink Within Perf 10 ACSC LC26 'MARCH through streets of MELBOURNE/of AIF' (infantry) Plate A (Melbourne Town Hall steps missing at U/L) in black, unused, Cat $175.
1915 KGV Sideface 1d Military Views Off-White Within ACSC LC27 'MARCH through streets of MELBOURNE/of AIF' (infantry) Plate B (Melbourne Town Hall steps at U/L) in blue-black, a couple of insignificant tonespots on the address side, unused, Cat $175.
1924 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d Scarlet ACSC LC54 'NATIONAL PARK NSW' (horizontal; boy with rowboat), tiny part of gummed flap stuck down, unused, Cat $500.
1924 'THREE/HALPENCE' on 2d Scarlet ACSC LC54 'NATIONAL PARK NSW' (boy with rowing boat), unused, Cat $500. [The Stamp Printer, Thomas Harrison, was ambivalent towards the scenic cards & allowed the plates to deteriorate, which ultimately resulted in their discontinuance. This card is an excellent example of Harrison's disregard]
1924 'THREE/HALPENCE' on 2d Scarlet ACSC LC54 'SYDNEY HARBOUR/NSW' (Captain Cook's statue) badly deteriorated impression with fine Plate Crack from Right Hand Frame to Statue, used 'JAMESTOWN' (SA) to 'GLENELG' (arrival b/s), Cat $200.
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 906
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
1924 KGV 1½d red Undurfaced Grey Stock ACSC LC55 'MARGARET FALLS/TASMANIA', used with Melbourne '20SE/1924' machine cancel, couple of minor blemishes, Cat $1000. A rare view.
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 907
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
1924 KGV Sideface 1½d Scarlet Unsurfaced Grey Stock ACSC LC55 'MT LOFTY RANGES/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' with Plate Deterioration at Left in the Bushes, unused, Cat $300.
