Great Britain and British Commonwealth The 'Tillie Mitchell' Covers
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 373
Symbol: c/clp
Cat No: Collection
Box with a good range of covers noted a few attractive advertising covers, some very scarce material including group of Sydney Harbour Bridge items, inwards covers from many countries, 1913 registered to Denmark with Kangaroo First Wmk ½d & 2½d pairs, 1933 OHMS window envelope with KGV 5d overprinted 'OS' (Cat $750 on cover), 1940 airmail to GB sealed with 'WE REALISE IN/AUSTRALIA/THE SAFE ARRIVAL /OF THIS LETTER/IS DUE TO/THE BRITISH NAVY' label, 1945 registered to Canada with 'DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER/RED CROSS APPEAL/...' 1d label tied to the reverse, etc, then 100s of general covers with some postmark interest, also NSW 1892 illustrated advertising cover for Callaghan & Son Boot & Shoe Merchants and South Australia 1877 1d Postal Card with very early illustrated advertising for Armbruster & Uhlmann Tobacconists, etc, condition variable.
(Qty 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 1,300.00
Sold...AU$ 3,800.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 374
Symbol: C/CL
Large carton of mostly Decimal covers with interest in the rates & postmarks especially a vast array of slogan cancels, a good number from various Express services including a small 'jiffy' bag with 'LETTER' & 'MESSENGER/ DELIVERY' labels, a few tourism covers, the odd registered including 1962 AR card with Kangaroo 9d brown, 1970 airmail to Japan with 15c Timber & various cachets, 1971 cover with 'RE-ENCLOSED LETTER' envelope & Australia Post apology letter, 1986 Braille entire with 'ARTICLES FOR THE BLIND' h/s, etc. Hours of fun.
(Qty 1500+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 220.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 375
Symbol: CPS
STATE/COMMONWEALTH COMBINATION FRANKINGS: Valuable selection mostly to overseas destinations, various Kangaroo First Wmk frankings to 5d x3 - also a very scarce Second Wmk 6d - in combination with stamps or on Postal Stationery of NSW x13 including 'OS/NSW' combinations x2 & 'JS/S' - Justus Scharf & Son - combination; Queensland x4; Tasmania x5 (one with 5d to Siam); Victoria x7; and Western Australia x2; includes Kangaroo upratings of Registration Envelopes from NSW x2 different, Queensland, Victoria with small boxed 'REGISTERED', and Western Australia; a few problems but generally fine to very fine. Probably the most extensive one-lot offering we have seen of this scarce material.
(Qty 31)
OVERSEAS MAILS: Batch of mostly pre-WWII covers to the United States, the majority with Kangaroo frankings including 2½d First Wmk strip of 3 and Second Wmk strip of 4, 5d chestnut x2 & 6d blue x4, 'OS' & 'OS/NSW' punctures, commercial perfins 'DJ/LTD' of David Jones, 'OK' of Colton Palmer & Preston and 'PT' of Perpetual Trustees, many WWI censored covers with a range of cachets, registered, advertising, official mail, a few WWII airmails & 1937 via Hong Kong at the scarce 4/8d rate, paquebot usages, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. [While many are to major States, we idenitifed usages to Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia & Wisconsin]
(Qty 92) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 2,600.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 377
Symbol: C/CL
OVERSEAS MAILS: Batch of mostly pre-WWII covers to Great Britain with many different rates, the majority with Kangaroo frankings to 5/- x2, also KGV to 1/4d SMult Perf 13½x12½ & CofA x2, Victoria Centenary 1/-, ANZAC 1/-, many 1930s & a few WWII airmails, 'OS' punctures to 1/-, 'A+R' perfin of Angus & Robertson (Adelaide) registered, a few Parcels Post Customs Declarations, 'Scipio' crash cover, etc, most are fine to very fine.
(Qty 49) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 480.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 378
Symbol: C/CL
Cat No: Collection
OVERSEAS MAILS: Bundle of mostly pre-WWII covers mainly to Europe (none to GB or USA) with a good range of destinations including Austria, British Guiana with 2/- Jubilee, Canada, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Egypt addressed largely in Arabic, Hungary, Japan, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Palestine, Panama Canal Zone (not from the hoard addressed to Empire CZ), Samoa, Singapore and South West Africa, many different rates including airmails, strength in Kangaroo frankings to 5/- x2 including 5d chestnut x2, quite a few WWI censor covers including a few with "Letter for enemy country enclosed", condition variable but most are fine to very fine. A very interesting lot.
(Qty 99) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 379
Symbol: CPS
DOMESTIC MAIL: mostly pre-WWII covers & Postal Stationery mostly with Kangaroo frankings to 1/- including 6d milky blue & 'OS' punctures to 6d brown, noted ½d solo on Qld advertising envelope, ½d with 'ROSTAGE' variety, ½d punctured 'OS/NSW' pair, ½d + Tasmania ½d on dealer's cover, also Engraved 1d solo, KGV to 1/4d including 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d, 1937 'Hotel Kosciusko' advertising cover with unusually fine 'MT KOSCIUSKO/NSW' cds, many other better items including airmails & TPOs etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 71) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 1,100.00
Sold...AU$ 2,900.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2900
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 380
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: 123a
DOMESTIC MAIL: mostly pre-WWII registered covers & Postal Stationery with a wide range of frankings with strength in Kangaroos including 'OS' punctures to Kangaroo 4d & KGV 4d orange, overprinted 'OS' 6d pair and Kingsford Smith 6d with Re-Entry ACSC 143d (SG 123a), various R label types including red printings, many better items including official mail, Registration Envelopes etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 30) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 1,300.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 381
Symbol: C/CL
Cat No: Collection
1932 SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE: Interesting group including 3d & Typo 2d + 3d Air 'PINE CREEK/NT' to Switzerland, 3d for registration of Business Reply envelope, 2d 3d & 5/- tied by Opening Day slogan cancel, 'OS' Overprints 2d on three OHMS covers & 3d on OHMS cover to Denmark, illustrated telegram & envelope, and a few others, a few Bridge postmarks, generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 16)
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 382
Symbol: C/CL
Cat No: Collection
1938-49 CORONATION ROBES FRANKINGS: Mostly airmails with various stamps in addition to 5/- solo x3 and on two parcel lables & a Food Parcel customs declaration form, 5/- x2 on quadruple Clipper-rate to America, 5/- single & block of 4 on quintuple 5/10d rate to GB, 10/- on parcel tag, 10/- + 5/- Thin Paper on a parcel tag, £1 (damaged) + 5/- strip of 3 with 'PASSED FREE/7/US CUSTOMS/...' cachet (shortened at both ends) & £1 x3 on parcel tag, condition variable. A very scarce group.
(Qty 16 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 625.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 383
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
1949-56 COAT OF ARMS FRANKINGS: Group with various stamps in addition to 5/- on Parcel Post Customs Declaration Form, 5/- & 10/- on makeshift address label to Germany, 10/- on airmail covers to GB & USA, linen-backed piece with 10/- & £1 block of 5, 1964 parcel piece with 10/- & £2 block of 6, and six small parcel tags with 10/- tied by 'ROSS RIVER/QLD-AUST' cds or £1 x5, condition variable.
(Qty 12 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 384
Symbol: C
COMMEMORATIVE COVERS/POSTMARKS: Selection of mostly illustrated Exhibition covers mostly registered including 1932 Anpex - a little aged - with Kookaburra M/S, 1934 All Australian Exhibition, 1936 QPS Exhibition, 1936 SA Centennial Exhibition with provisional R label, also plain covers including 1928 Exhibition superb FDC with ¼-M/S and registered with 3d pair & blank red/white label (minor blemishes), 1932 Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge with 5/- tied by commemorative slogan cancel, 1934 'ANZAC RIFLE RANGE' registered (Tillie's last purchase, from our auction of 30.11.2019) and 1935 'BENDIGO___ E ___/VIC' cds (originally 'BENDIGO PARCEL POST') & mss "Bendigo/Show Grounds" on provisional blue/white label, etc, generally very fine.
(Qty 26)
FIRST DAY COVERS: Box of pre-1955 FDCs including KGV 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d, Canberra x3, 1932 Kookaburra 6d x2 both registered, Jubilee set on two covers + 2/- on registered illustrated cover, KGVI 1937-38 Definitives to 1/4d and 1941 1½d green (Cat $500), 1942 Definitives 1d pair (Cat $400) & 1½d imprint block of 4 (not tied; Cat $600), Robes 5/- & 10/- illustrated & registered (Cat $750+), etc, early QEII including a few illustrated by Arthur Bergen one for 1954 Royal Visit with date error 2FE43, condition variable.
(Qty 70+)
SOUVENIR AIRMAIL COVERS: Bundle of pre-WWII flights within Australia and to overseas, most of the interest/value being in the more unusual frankings with Kangaroos to 5/-, Engraved 6d Kookaburra, KGV 1/4d, 1928 Airmail 3d block of 4 & booklet single with Long Wing (Cat $450 used; not priced on cover), 1931 Airmail 6d imprint strip of 3, 1934 Macarthur set, etc, also 1931 OHMS cover with punctured 'OS' 3d Airmail (Cat $750 on cover) + KGV 2d, and 1934 with Lyrebird 1/- overprinted 'OS' (Cat $3000 on commercial cover), generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 81) (Image1)
Estimate AU$850
Opening AU$ 1,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,700.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 387
Symbol: C=
Cat No: Collection
PARCEL POST: pre-WWII array of 'PARCELS POST' labels from many editions including black/red types plus a few parcel tags & several parcel pieces, mostly Kangaroo frankings to 2/- brown & 5/- including a remarkable 1932 usage of punctured 'OS' SMult 6d & 2/- pair + KGV 2d brown, a few registered items & some postmark interest, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. [We have often observed that parcel post is an unappreciated field. It offers a terrific array of material that could be developed into an outstanding collection]
(Qty 46) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 2,000.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 388
Symbol: CPS
THE 'RATS and MICE': Remainders that didn't fit elsewhere or that are duplicates, lots of philatelic usages including 6d Roo overprinted 'OS' imprint pair, 6d Roo tied by 'BANZ/...ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION' cancel, Vic Centenary set on unaddressed First Day Card and several combination frankings, also useful commercial items, some better Postal Stationery, many Kangaroo frankings to 5/- x2 including 5d chestnut, generally fine to very fine. Good fun lot.
(Qty 50+)
THE 'EMERGENCY ROOM': Box of covers & postal stationery that are all wounded or injured, some requiring TLC, others hanging on for grim death or in terminal decline, many Kangaroo frankings including combinations with State stamps, some registered, condition very mixed - including an 1894 'Saved from wreck of the/WAIRARAPA' cover which is expected to be grotty - but have a look. You might be pleasantly surprised!
(Qty 98)
