Great Britain and British Commonwealth Postal Stationery
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 334
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
AEROGRAMMES: Terrific basis for a new collection with scarcer issues including KGVI 7d on Yellow Paper with Ungummed Flaps for use in TPNG (superb unused), 1956 Olympics with 'MELBOURNF' Error (commercially used) & 10c with Large 'c' (VFU), several First Days of Issue, special flights including KGVI 7d with printed '.../RE-OPENING/AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND/EMPIRE AIR ROUTE/...' in purple signed by both pilots, excellent postal history content with upratings including three different 10d each re-rated 9c with 1c adhesive, 1948 from Phillips Ponds (SA) cancelled at 'WOOMERA WEST', 1952 to Austria with censor cachet within, unusual destinations including New Zealand, Singapore, Yugoslavia, Canada, Thailand & Nepal, commercial usages from the Solomons of three different Territories formular types, etc, a few problems but generally fine to superb.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 335
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
AEROGRAMMES: 1947-84 collection in three heavy Vario albums with a few forerunners, good KGVI selection including 7d on yellow (unfolded) & 7d with Re-Opening of Empire Route Overprint in Red, 1956 Olympics x7 with different Olympics cds, etc, a few with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp in violet & a few OHMS types, 1977 Christmas with 'TEST LETTER' Handstamp, private formular types including by Arthur Bergen x4, many with FDI or commemorative datestamps; also Letter Sheets including 5d with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint in Red x3; generally very fine. Weighs 10kg. Ex John Walker.
ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1918-19 Uprating of Embossed Star 1d red Die 4 with ½d green added for the War Tax ACSC ES34 with printed Melbourne address for Vacuum Oil, light stain on the reverse & small nick at lower-left, Cat $400.
ENVELOPES: 1985 World Cup Athletics original artwork by Brian Clinton three preliminary designs for the stamp area of the PSE, three PSEs (two signed by the artist) and a large (1100x850mm) painting of the image used (in reverse) for the illustration on the PSE.
FOOD PARCEL LABELS: 1947 'DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/VICTORIA' 5/10d dark blue with 'MO/76' printer's mark at L/L ACSC PL4B, to Northumberland with light parcel cancel, very late usage with '24NOV1947' dater in violet, careless hinge-thin at U/L corner, Cat $1500. Much scarcer than the similar Myer label, Cat $800: the relative scarcity must be at least 10:1.
LETTER CARDS: All-different bundle with KGVI 2d ACSC LC65 66A & 66B, then LC69-100 largely complete simplified, also 'SPECIMEN' Overprint in Red on KGVI 3½d (a couple of faults) and QEII 3½d 4d & 5d and KGVI 3d Postal Card, a few minor blemishes but generally very fine unused, Cat $1600+.
LETTERCARDS: 1924 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on KGV 2d red with Zoo, Adelaide, SA view ACSC LC54 (142c) but with Perforations Intruding Into View at Right and additionally with the Surcharge Slightly Misplaced to Left, used from "Caulfield, Jan 31-24" with 'MALVERN/VIC' cds, small repaired spike-hole on face, Cat $200 for normal. The ACSC does not list any mis-perforations for this issue, and the item does not qualify as a listed misplaced surcharge (requiring the whole of one letter to be outside the stamp impression); however, comparison with other cards shows that the alignment between the view and the stamp impression on this item is not standard, and that this has contributed to both 'varieties'. A technically-interesting piece.
WARTIME ISSUES: 1953 usage of 'AIR MEDAL SECTION' Wrapper with printed 'POSTAGE/PAID/4½D/ MELBOURNE' & 'DEFENCE' R 'label' in red, attached by 'sticky' tape to its original box (90x60x20mm), 'PROSPECT/27OC53/SA-AUST' arrival b/s, neatly slit on one side only. With the three apparently never-worn Service Medal, War Medal & Defence Medal all named to '39700 F.L. CORCORAN' on the rims, & the enclosed 'Notes for Guidance in the Wearing of...Medals on Civilian Clothes'. A remarkable survivor, being the only such 'complete package' we have seen. The illustration is above Lot 339.
ENVELOPES - OFFICIAL: 'OS' in the Dies Centennial 1d violet x3 & De La Rue 2d blue all with the stamp impression overprinted with six bars in black (3) or red, minor flap faults.
ENVELOPES - OFFICIAL: Arms 1d red 'On Public Service Only' with penalty notice printed at upper-left, largely very fine strike of BN '1741' and very fine 'PARLIAMENT HOUSE/FE 1/1900/SYDNEY' cds, a couple of minor blemishes.
POSTAL CARDS : 1883 printer's proof for an unadopted 1d+1d Reply Card essay rouletted between the halves, the Lion in the Coat-of-Arms facing Right, the reply-half at the base, & the words "cut or" omitted from the footnote, which is 92mm long, light overall soiling on the message-half. With the issued imperforate card on which the Lion is Facing Forwards, the reply-half is at the top, and "cut or" added to the footnote, which is 97mm long. Ex Ray Kelly, with a copy of his "discovery" piece in 'The Postal Stationery Collector' of May 2003. [We are not aware of any other examples]
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1d rose (118x70mm) with 'OS' Overprint (Type 1; oval 'O' & short loops on 'S') with printed message for GPO Sydney on reverse regarding letters and 'This arrangement can only remain in place for six months ...' h/s in violet, sent locally with Sydney 'MR15/88' cds, a few aging marks. Postal Stationery Society of Australia online handbook Type OP1.
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: Centennial 1d violet with 'OS' Overprint (Type 1; oval 'O' & short loops on 'S') with printed message for GPO Sydney on reverse, drop letter to "Mr Adolf Dohse/General Post Office/Sydney" [Poste Restante] with Sydney 'AP27/94' duplex cancel but not collected, forwarded to Melbourne ('JE 4/94' & 'JE23/94' b/s) and then Adelaide where largely-fine 'ADVERTISED UNCLAIMED/JU/1894/ADELAIDE' oval d/s applied on face, minor bends & blemishes. Postal Stationery Society of Australia online handbook as Type OP4 but with Type 1 Overprint, which is unrecorded.
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1d Arms 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA' heading punctured 'OS/NSW' with printed message for the Sydney Harbour Trust on reverse, used 1910 locally to Messageries Maritimes, Pitt Street with Sydney machine cancel. Postal Stationery Society of Australia online handbook Type OP15.
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1½d blue 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA' heading punctured 'OS/NSW' with printed message for the Geological Survey of NSW on reverse, used 1911 to Belgium with Sydney machine cancel, a couple of tiny blemishes.
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1d Arms Punctured 'GR' with printed message for New South Wales Government Railways on reverse, used locally with Sydney 'NO 18/04' duplex cancel, a few aging marks & blemishes. Postal Stationery Society of Australia online handbook Type OP9, tentatively dated there to 1905, this now being the earliest recorded date of use. Rare.
POSTAL CARDS - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1896 usage of 1d violet with 'SPECIAL/POST CARD' heading in red for Briscoe Drysdale & Co Hardware & Machinery Merchants with printed advice on the reverse, BN '1104' & 'STRATHFIELD' cds, minor toning on the reverse only, the face being superb. Rare.
WRAPPERS - OFFICIAL: ½d grey with 'OS' Overprint (Type 2; round 'O' & long loops on 'S') to Gordon & Gotch, Melbourne with 'WAGGA WAGGA/NO 1/92' cds, a couple of minor blemishes. Postal Stationery Society of Australia online handbook Type WO2, where it is stated that "only two used copies known".
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 890
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
Selection comprising Postal Cards 1891 2d blue 'VIA DIRECT ROUTE' HG 5 social usage to "Trinity College/Oxford" with BN '114' & 'NORMANTON' cds of JA8/89, another social usage to Holland with Townsville duplex of MY31/89, endorsed at L/R "These Cards do/not apply to/foreign countries" & large 'T' handstamp applied, 3d mauve HG 6 social usage to Scotland, 1891 1½d+1½d brown Reply Card HG 9 colour trial for the reply-half in purple-brown on buff, the closest colour to the issued chocolate-brown, light discolouration, and 1904 Pictorial Issue with 4-line Heading scarce used group of 8 (two uprated, variable condition); Letter Cards 1895 Perf 12 Proof in blue/pink (ivory within) with Four Address Lines (ending 7mm from perfs at right), damaged at right mostly on the reverse portion; and Registration Envelopes 1909 McCorquodale KEVII 3d red HG C1 with Stop after '...IT.', unused (minor blemishes), With No Stop after '...IT ' (stamps carefully removed) commercially used with 'YEPPOON/ SP11/09/...' cds & 'REGISTERED YEPPOON' h/s, plus both variants CTO and on Lighter Stock unused & CTO, 1912 De La Rue KEVII 3d unused, 1912 commercial usage with 'DALBY' cds & scarce Red & Black/White R label (the RE with fault on the reverse), and 1912 philatelic usage in South Australia; a few faults but generally fine to very fine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Feb-28-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 891
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
Basic collection comprising Postal Cards x37 including the 1888 set with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, 1908 1d for Visit of the American Fleet very fine unused, Reply Cards 1d+1d unused x2 and 1½d+1½d unused x2 & CTO, and 1d with Esperanto Overprint unused; Letter Cards x8 including Reply Card 1d+1d; Envelopes x2; McCorquodale 3d Registration Envelope; and Wrappers x8 plus a 1d front with irregular use of the double-oval 'BRISBANE/PAID/ 1 /JN 22 04/QUEENSLAND' datestamp as a cancel; condition variable. Good foundation for development. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Feb-28-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 892
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: 1908 Visit of the American Great White Fleet 1d red, minor corner bend at upper-right, unused. Only 5760 were sold.
POSTAL CARDS: 1911 Four-Line Heading HG 17 with 'ADDRESS' below 'F AUST', three examples hand-illustrated in India ink & signed "Saville H Sheard" comprising 1) a young girl with parasol; 2) a young woman with large ruffled colour; and 3) a glamorous older woman with absurdly large hat & ridiculously small parasol; toning/aging on the address-sides caused by the acidic paper of the album in which they were originally stored but the second of them is only a little affected. Believed to be the only recorded hand-illustrated examples of the so-called "artist card", as discussed in Hugh Campbell's 'Queensland Postal History' at pp269-270. Alan Griffiths is silent on this subject but does note that HG 17 was used for the famous Esperanto cards. [See also Lot 1316]
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 896
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1912 Melbourne Printing KEVII 3d red on off-white stock with the Flap Folded to the Back plus Reset Text & Smaller-Boxed 'REGISTERED.', CTO with 'MELBOURNE/DE9/13' cds. Unrecorded by Higgins & Gage. Only four CTO examples are known, all from the Australia Post Archives Sale No 1 (1987). In addition, only a couple of unused examples and two used examples are recorded. Ex Alan Griffiths.
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1011
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
ENVELOPES: Post Office 2d green used to Zeehan (b/s), Stamped to Order 1d bright carmine town usage (repaired opening tears), 1d vermilion unused & town usage, 1d dull rose for Roberts & Co Auctioneers (very worn die) to Mangalore in 1912 & window envelope for AG Webster & Son NSW (faults), and 2d blue-green/grey granite paper to NSW in 1896 with Sydney b/s. Scarce group. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Feb-28-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1012
Symbol: PS
ENVELOPES: 1898 Waterlow 2½d 'THE SOUTH ESK RIVER AT LAUNCESTON' (Bridge), CTO with Launceston duplex of NO21/98, adhesions on the flap.
LETTER CARDS: 1885 Walch & Sons formular set of 4 colours unused (stated to be "one of two complete sets known"), also Post Office issue 2d green unused & with 'SPECIMEN' h/s, 1900 2d 'CATARACT GORGE' & 'GREAT LAKE' both used and 'RIVER DERWENT' with 'SPECIMEN.' h/s, 1901 Mining Series 'MOUNT LYELL MINE' (very fine unused), 1905 Large Views 'ENTRANCE ISLAND' (no margins) & 'LAKE HARTZ' both unused and 'LAUNCESTON' used to "Servia" (= Serbia), some characteristic aging & soiling. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 400.00
Closed..Feb-28-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 1014
Symbol: PS
LETTER CARDS: Pictorial 2d violet/blue 'CATARACT GORGE, LAUNCESTON' unused, 'LAUNCESTON' (Bridge) unused and 'LAUNCESTON' (Bridge) with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in blue, minor aging marks.
WRAPPERS: KEVII ½d blue-green endorsed "Newspaper only", to New Zealand with 'RINGAROOMA/ JA30/13/TAS:' cds, central vertical fold. Rare commercially used. Unpriced used by Jan Kosniowski. Rated RR (their highest rating) by Malcolm Groom & Alan Shatten.
WRAPPERS: KEVII 1d rose-pink privately overprinted 'THE TASMANIA GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED' (different style from that recorded by Jan Kosniowski and Malcolm Groom & Alan Shatten). Rated RR (their highest rating).
