Great Britain and British Commonwealth South Australia Postal Stationery
Sale No: 2
Lot No: 822
Symbol: PS/C
Postal Cards x12 one to Germany uprated with ½d brown & 'O.S.' on 1d violet, and Wrappers x4 including one uprated with ½d brown; also 1911 Canton PPC to Adelaide with HK 4c tied by 'CANTON' cds.
(Qty 17)
POSTAL CARDS: 1909 Scenic Issue Adelaide Printing with '...AUSTRALIA.' (with dot) 'SAVINGS BANK' in purple brown, with a row of bicycles & an early automobile, unused.
POSTAL CARDS: 1909 Scenic Issue Adelaide Printing with '...AUSTRALIA.' (with dot) 'DAIRY FARM/NEAR ADELAIDE' in crimson, very minor stain on the reverse, unused.
POSTAL CARDS: 1909 Scenic Issue Adelaide Printing with '...AUSTRALIA .' (with dot) 1d 'WORLD'S RECORD. 1992lbs, DRESSED' (Bull) in blue, a couple of very minor blemishes, unused. [A used example sold at our auction of 30.8.2020 for $479]
POSTAL CARDS: 1909 Scenic Issue Melbourne Printing with '...AUSTRALIA ' (no dot) 1d 'CARTING - FAR NORTH' (team of bullocks) in dull blue, unused. Superb!
POSTAL CARDS: 1909 Scenic Issue Melbourne Printing with '...AUSTRALIA ' (no dot) 1d 'CHAMPION/SHORTHORN' (bull) in blue-grey, minor discolouration on the address panel, unused. The Holy Grail of South Australian postal stationery: only five examples recorded & only the second unused example we have seen. [Nelson Eustis' used example sold in 2003 for $1165. Another used example sold at our auction of 30.8.2020 for $1617. That price caused the owner of the cards in this section to send this example for sale]
POSTAL CARDS: 1909 Scenic Issue Melbourne Printing with '...AUSTRALIA ' (no dot) 1d 'PALM HOUSE - BOTANIC GARDENS ADELAIDE' in chocolate, slight corner bend, unused.
