1913 (Jan 20) usage of NSW 3d Registration Envelope + Kangaroo 2d grey tied by Sydney cds, red & black/white R label, very minor blemishes. [The 2d was issued only 5 days earlier on 15.1.1913. The first Kangaroo Registration Envelopes were printed in February 1913]
1913 (Feb 6) cover to New York with Kangaroo 1d red Plate C pair [L37-38; the first unit with White Flaw from 'L' of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC 2(C)f] + Queensland ½d tied by Brisbane machine cancel.
1913 (Mar 8) dealer's cover to Minnesota with Kangaroo ½d green, 2d grey & 3d olive + NSW 2d ultramarine & Victoria ½d blue-green all tied by Sydney cds, red & black/white R label, US 'REGISTERED' h/s unusually in magenta with Seattle transit b/s in the same colour, Saint Paul arrival b/s in purple. Very attractive albeit philatelic Five Colour franking.
1913 (Mar 10) cover to Hungary with Kangaroo 1d red pair + Queensland ½d tied by Townsville machine cancel, Brisbane transit b/s, minor repaired tear at the top clear of the stamps & a trifle soiled.
1913 (Mar 12) usage of Western Australia 3d Registration Envelope with small boxed 'REGISTERED' at U/L to Hertfordshire with Kangaroo 1d red x2 tied by oval 'REGISTERED/PERTH WA' d/s, red/white R label, minor spotting mostly on the reverse.
1913 (Mar 12) triple-rate cover to Germany with First Wmk ½d green & 6d blue (Cat $600 on cover) + Victoria 4d olive tied by 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds, red/white GPO R label, 'DRESDEN/19.4.13/ALTST 19 b' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Combination frankings with State denominations above 2½d are rarely seen]
1913 (Mar 13) usage of Western Australian Avis de Réception form to Perth with Kangaroo ½d green + Western Australia 2d yellow tied by oval 'REGISTERED/PERTH WA' d/s, 'DUMBLEYUNG' arrival cds, small repair at left well clear of the stamps & datestamps. Rare. [Kevin Nelson's similar usage - stated to be one of only two AR forms with a Commonwealth/WA combination franking - sold for $1339]
1913 (Mar 17) JJ Kinsey cover to New Zealand with largely very fine 'LOOSE SHIPS LETTER/POSTED IN/ ANTARCTICA/[penguin]/S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E.' cachet struck over 'AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC/EXPEDITION 1911' cachet & '["JK Davis"]/COMMANDER OF SHIP' cachet, Kangaroo 1d red + Tasmania 1d Pictorial cancelled with Hobart cds, vertical fold clear of the stamps & the 'penguin' cachet. [John King Davis was captain of the SY Aurora & Douglas Mawson's second-in-command]
1913 (Mar 18) very scarce usage of NSW 3d long Registration Envelope to GB with Kangaroo 1d pair tied by Sydney cds, orange & black/white R label, to Wiltshire with superb 'SALISBURY' arrival b/s.
1913 (Mar 31) apparently underpaid double-rate commercial cover to Pennsylvania with Kangaroo 1d red + Victoria 3d yellow-orange tied by Melbourne machine cancel, minor blemishes.
1913 (Apr 2) cover to Massachusetts with Kangaroo 1d red & 2d grey + NSW ½d blue-green tied by Sydney cds, light discolouration at left. A very scarce Commercial Papers item for which the rate was 3d up to 2oz + ½d for each additional 2oz so the article weighed between 2 & 4oz]
1913 (Apr 13) cover to Michigan with Kangaroo 1d red pair + Tasmania ½d Pictorial cancelled tied by Hobart cds, American 'Please return this/envelope to Post/Office' h/s in magenta.
1913 (Apr 26) real photo PPC to Connecticut with Kangaroo 1d red + Tasmania ½d Pictorial tied by 'NILE/ TASMANIA' cds. [The message states: "...I hoped to have some of our hideous new [Kangaroo] stamps to send you..."]
1913 (Apr 30) cover to Michigan with Kangaroo 1d red pair + Queensland ½d tied by unframed 'EMU PARK' cds, Brisbane transit b/s & American 'Please return this/envelope to Post/Office' h/s in magenta. Very attractive.
1913 (May 8) usage of NSW 1d Letter Card to Austria but uprated with Kangaroo ½d only so large 'NSW/T/20' shield h/s applied, Austrian Postage Dues 10h pair affixed to the reverse & tied by 'MODLING 1/BESTELT' cds, the sender's address given within as "Revd Father Roth/Catholic Mission Wiriki/Taveuni Fiji Islands", very minor blemishes. Ex Kevin Nelson and Rodney Perry.
1913 (May 13) cover to Canal Zone with Kangaroo 1d red single & pair + Tasmania 2½d Tablet pair tied by 'RINGAROOMA/TAS:' cds, scarce grey-blue/white 'Ringarooma' R label, San Francisco b/s & 'REGISTERED' h/s both in purple, New York transit & superb 'EMPIRE C.Z./JUN/25/1913/RECEIVED' arrival b/s in blue. A cracker!
1913 (May 15) cover with unusual imprint for the Imperial Hotel (Pittsworth) including 'Telephone No 3', to Michigan with Kangaroo ½d green + Queensland 2d blue tied by very fine 'PITTSWORTH/QUEENSLAND' cds, American 'Please return this/envelope to Post/Office' h/s in magenta.
1913 (May 30) cover to "Empire/Canal Zone/Panama" with Kangaroos ½d green + NSW 1d Arms pair tied by 'GOULBURN/NSW' cds, 'EMPIRE CZ/RECD' arrival b/s, small repaired tear at left. Ex Kevin Nelson and Rodney Perry.
1913 (June 10) usage of Queensland KEVII 3d Registration Envelope to Germany uprated with Kangaroo 1d red + Queensland 2d blue x2 tied by light 'WYANDRA' cds, scarce red & black/white R label, Brisbane transit & 'RIESA' arrival b/s. A very desirable usage.
1913 (June 14) pre-addressed envelope for TH Wood (Seedsman) with Kangaroo 1d red + Queensland 4d grey tied tby 'REGISTERED/ROCKHAMPTON' cds, red & black/white R label, light even soiling.
1913 (June 17) OHMS cover with Australian Museum embossing on the flap, to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Pennsylvania with very scarce combination franking of Kangaroo 1d pair + NSW ½d blue-green all punctured 'OS/NSW', minor blemishes.
1913 (June 28) entire parcel tag to Victoria with Kangaroo 1d red + Queensland 4d grey tied to the reverse by 'MARYBOROUGH' cds, red & black/white R label on the face, stamps & label crosed by red lines. A most unusual registered usage. [The rate was probably for Merchadise, Patterns & Samples of 1d per 2oz x2 + 3d registration]
1913 (June 30) cover to "Oiho" [sic] with Kangaroo ½d green, 1d red x2 & 2d grey + NSW 1d carmine-pink tied by 'FORBES/NSW' cds, scarce red & black/white 'NSW/FORBES' R label, Sydney and San Francisco transits, US 'REGISTERED' h/s in purple & Cleveland arrival b/s. Very attractive Four Colour franking.
1913 (June 30) usage of South Australia (3d) Registration Envelope (sealing flap 54mm deep) + Kangaroo ½d green pair tied by 'EUDUNDA/SA' squared-circle, mss "642" in lieu of R label, 'UNLEY' arrival b/s of the same date, 15mm closed tear above the stamps, A very scarce postal stationery usage.
1913 (July 11) pre-addressed cover to New Jersey with Kangaroo 3d olive + NSW 2½d indigo pair tied by 'SOUTH LEICHHARDT/NSW' cds, the R label lost but with US 'REGISTERED' h/s in purple, San Francisco transit & 'BLOOMFIELD NJ/REGISTERED' arrival b/s both in purple, a couple of very minor blemishes.
1913 (July 11) Australian Museum OHMS cover to France with Kangaroo ½d green + NSW 2d ultramarine both punctured 'OS/NSW' tied by 'CASTLEREAGH ST/NSW' cds, Paris arrival b/s.
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 211
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
1913 (Aug 7) usage of Victoria 3d carmine Registration Envelope with small boxed 'REGISTERED' at U/L with Kangaroo 1d + Victoria 3d tied by 'REGISTERED/1-30P/STOCK EXCHANGE' cds, scarce red/white 'STOCK EXCHANGE' R label, boxed 'LATE FEE' h/s, poor London arrival b/s, minor blemishes. A very scarce Registration Envelope. [The rate was 1d + 3d Late Fee on a letter posted in the CBD before 3pm + 3d registration]
1913 (Aug 15) double-rate hand-illustrated cover (elegantly dressed woman) by Herbert G Appleby to his wife in GB with Kangaroo 1d red + Western Australia ½d green pair tied by unusually fine 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Mongolia/P&O 18 Aug", a couple of tiny blemishes but an unusually fine envelope from this famous correspondence. See also Lots 1-5, 227 & 244.
1913 (Sep 16) usage of Queensland Intelligence & Tourist Bureau PPC ('Main Street, Allora...', scarce coloured view) to Belgium with Kangaroo ½d green + Victoria 1d red tied to the viewside by 'KEW/VICTORIA' cds.
1913 (Oct ) triple-rate Fruit Growers' Co-Op cover to Oregon with rare franking of Kangaroo 5d chestnut (small defects) plus NSW 2½d indigo tied by Sydney cds, redirected to "Coquille" with 'MARSHFIELD' duplex, a couple of light vertical folds well clear of the stamps, discoloured on the reverse.
1913 (Oct 8) triple-rate cover to Massachusetts with Kangaroo First Wmk 2½d indigo + Queensland 5d brown tied by very fine 'THURSDAY ISLAND' cds, fair Singapore transit b/s.
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 217
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
1913 (Oct 13) usage of Kangaroo 4d Registration Envelope + 3d olive & NSW 2½d indigo tied by fine to superb strikes of the 'STOCK EXCHANGE/MELBOURNE' cds, red/white R label, superb 'BREMERHAVEN' arrival b/s, the address partly erased still a beautiful item.
1913 (Oct 16) usage of South Australia 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA' ½d emerald Wrapper + Kangaroo 1d red tied by 'MT GAMBIER/STH AUST' cds, to Ohio, minor creasing. A very scarce postal stationery usage. [The foreign newspaper rate was 1d up to 4oz + ½d for each successive 2oz, so the article weighed between 4 & 6oz]
1913 (Oct 18) usage of Victoria 2d mauve STO Envelope with Vacuum Oil imprint at U/L & 'GARGOYLE' embossed in red on the flap, to Standard Oil Co in California with Kangaroo ½d green punctured 'VO/Co' tied by Melbourne machine cancel, small repaired tear at U/R & minor blemishes.
1913 (Nov 11) Nauru PPC to Switzerland with very rare commercial perfins franking of 1d Kangaroo + NSW ½d blue-green both punctured 'JS/S' - the first 'S' with missing pins - of Justus Scharff (Sydney) tied by Sydney machine cancel, redirected to Germany with very fine Swiss 'NYON' cds.
1913 (Nov 13) cover to stamp dealer Howard Davis with Kangaroos 1d red pair & 2d grey + South Australia 1d pink tied by 'REGISTERED/ 1 /MELBOURNE' cds, GPO red/white R label.
1913 (Nov 20) TH Nicolle dealer's cover to Austria with Kangaroo 5d chestnut + Victoria ½d blue-green tied by Sydney cds, red & black/white R label (damaged), unusually with no backstamps, a couple of very minor blemishes.
1913 (Nov 21) usage of South Australia (3d) Registration Envelope (sealing flap 46mm deep) + Kangaroo 1d red tied by 'RENMARK/SA' squared-circle, large blank R label with mss "Renmark", two London b/s, vertical fold & concealed tear by the R label. A very scarce postal stationery usage.
1913 (Dec 8) usage of Western Australia 3d Registration Envelope with small boxed 'REGISTERED' at U/L to Perth with Kangaroo 1d red x2 tied by legible 'IRWIN' cds, scarce red/white R label, the registration stamp cancelled on arrival at Perth, opened-out & with a repaired flap-tear clear of the 3d stamp.
1913 (Dec 26; Boxing Day) overpaid but apparently commercial cover to Germany with Kangaroo 1d red pair + Queensland 1d tied by 'LEURA/NSW' cds, minor blemishes & vertical fold clear of the stamps. [From 13.10.1910, stamps of the various States could be used anywhere in the Commonwealth]
1913 (Dec 28) double-rate hand-illustrated cover (black background, with address & 'My White Hope' in white) by Herbert G Appleby to his wife in GB with Kangaroo 1d red + Western Australia ½d green x2 tied by discernible 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Orsova/Orient 30 Dec", flap removed & a couple of minor blemishes. See also Lots 1-5, 212 & 244.
1914 (Jan 15) cover to South Australia with Kangaroos ½d green & 1d red + Victoria 2½d dark blue tied by unframed 'NORTH MELBOURNE' cds, scarce red/white 'N. MELBOURNE' R label, very fine 'PT PIRIE/STH AUSTRALIA' arrival b/s, endorsed in red "gone to America/Instructed return to sender" at left, a few minor tonespots.
1914 (Jan 28) cover to Switzerland with Kangaroo 1d red x2 + Tasmania ½d Pictorial tied by Hobart machine cancel, 'HORGEN' arrival b/s, repaired flap & stained on the reverse.
1914 (Apr 1; April Fools Day) PPC to Switzerland with very scarce franking of Kangaroo ½d green x2 + NSW ½d blue-green tied by light 'WAVERLEY/NSW' cds, minor blemishes.
1914 (May 5) usage of NSW 1d Die II Envelope to Austria with Kangaroos ½d & 1d tied by Sydney machine cancel, opened a little roughly but very attractive.
1914 (June 26) Fred Hagen cover to German Samoa with Kangaroo First Wmk 2½d indigo pair + Tasmania ½d Pictorial tied by Sydney cds, red & black/white R label (damaged), very fine 'APIA' arrival b/s, flap faults.
1914 (Aug 4) Hydro-Electric Power & Metallurgical Co cover to North Carolina with Third Wmk 2d grey + Tasmania ½d Pictorial tied to Hobart machine cancel, very minor blemishes.
