1913 (May 14) hand-illustrated cover of the bust of a woman by Herbert G Appleby to his wife in England with 1d red tied by an unusually fine strike of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, 'T/20'-in-hexagon h/s, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Orsova/Orient May 20", slightly truncated on opening & with minor blemishes. [The next four lots are also from this famous correspondence: see also Lots 212 227 & 244]
1913 (June 13) fashionably attired woman "Yes, I know her", 1d pair (one trimmed on opening) with light strike of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Morea/P&O 9th June".
1913 (Aug 1) Mrs Appleby receiving an envelope addressed to her, 1d with largely fine strike of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Maloja/P&O 4th August".
1913 (Oct 24) gentleman in striped 'onesie' "Here I come! am going to swim it", 1d pair (one trimmed on opening) fair to almost fine strikes of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Marmora/P&O 27 Oct", no flap.
1913 (Oct 24) Children at the beach "Hurrah! I've caught a mermaid!", 1d pair with fair strike of the 'NEWCARNIE/WESTN AUST' cds, endorsed on the reverse "p RMS Moldavia/P&O 10th Nov", flap removed.
1913 (March) Falk PPC ('West Australian Blacks' Camp') endorsed "Printed Matter", to Turkey with ½d pair (one unit damaged before being affixed) tied to the viewside by Perth cds, assessed at the 1½d postcard rate so taxed with 'T/10' h/s, oddly processed through the Italian PO in Constantinople (arrival cds of 14.4.13), then 'STAMBOUL' the next day & bilingual '.../ERENKECI' (?) cds, a few problems.
1913 (Sep 18) advertising cover for the French firm Deffrennes-Duplouy Freres (Manufacturers) illustrated on the reverse with three factories & an array of Exposition medals, to France with ½d green & 2d grey tied by Melbourne cds, 'LANNOY.../NORD' arrival b/s, minor blemishes, opened-out for display.
1913 (Oct 14) OHMS cover with '("Viticulture")/Department of Agriculture' imprint at L/L, to France with scarce franking of First Wmk ½d green & 2d grey both punctured 'OS/NSW' tied by Sydney machine cancel, Marseilles arrival b/s, the address partly abraded.
1913 (Oct 31) PPC to England with rare franking of 1d red from Plate E with Two Tasmanias ACSC #3d (Cat $400) tied by indistinct cds, redirected on arrival with superb 'DEVONPORT' cds that just intrudes on the variety. [Major varieties are rarely found on cover]
1913 (Dec 10) postcard to "Deep Dene/Tantawanglo/via Candelo" with ½d green punctured 'L/S' of Lassetter's of Sydney (General Merchants) paying the Printed Matter rate tied by Sydney '3' machine cancel. [Commercial perfins on the ½d are very scarce, and rare on cover. Tantawangalo is in the Bega Valley]
1913 (Dec 17) cover to Egypt with Two Issue franking of ½d green & 1d red + KGV Engraved 1d tied by 'KEMPSEY/NSW' cds, four Egyptian b/s including 'PORT-SAID CAIRO/TPO/...' transit, professionally cleaned but some soiling remains.
1913 (Dec 30) commercial postcard to Germany with ½d green horizontal strip of 3 each with 'NQ/I Co' punctures of North Queensland Insurance Company tied by Sydney machine cancel, minor defects. [Request for commercial re-insurance]
1913 (c.) usage of ½d green Wrapper + 1d red Die II pair tied by indistinct Qld cds, to Germany, minor bend. [The foreign newspaper rate was 1d for the first 4oz + ½d for each additional 2oz so the article weighed between 8 & 10oz]
1914 (Jan 31) cover to France with 5d chestnut with unlisted White Flaw NW of Western Australia tied by Sydney cds, red & black/white R label, Paris arrival b/s, underpaid ½d but not taxed.
1914 (Feb 5) Norman Bros (Albany) PPC to Norway underpaid with 1d red only tied by Albany cds, Norwegian 1o olive x8 including a block of 4 affixed in lieu of Postage Dues & tied by 'HERRE/-III.14' cds, the viewside soiled. [Herre is a small town on the east coast of Norway, about 150km SW of Oslo]
1914 (Mar) quadruple-rate linen-lined envelope to Germany with very scarce franking of 1d red & 4d orange pairs tied by indistinct Queensland cds, some aging marks.
1914 (Mar 9) cover with First Wmk 1d red (endorsed "R", presumably for registration) & 3d olive (Cat $600 on cover) tied by 'MAREEBA/QUEENSLAND' cds in blue, scarce red & black/white 'MAREEBA' R label, endorsed "closed" at left indicating the premises were unoccupied when delivery was attempted, a little aged.
1914 (Apr 2) usage of black/pink 'TASMANIA/INTERSTATE/PARCEL POST' label with rare franking of First Wmk 6d ultramarine (Cat $600 on cover) & 1/- emerald (Cat $1250 on cover) vertical pair tied by 'WARATAH/TASMANIA' cds, the label with a few faults.
1914 (Apr 20) triple-rate cover to German South West Africa with very scarce franking of ½d green & 5d chestnut pair tied by 'REGISTERED/MELBOURNE' cds, red/white GPO R label, unusually with no backstamps, small repaired tear at top clear of the stamps. Scarce destination.
1914 (Apr 27) double-rate cover to "Prag, Austria" (Bohemia) with First Wmk 3d (Cat $600 on cover) & 5d chestnut (Cat $1000 on cover) tied by very fine 'FREMANTLE/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds, red/white R label, surprisingly with no b/s, both stamps affected by a light bend.
1914 (Apr 7) Orient Line PPC (SS 'Osterley') to GB with scarce but unauthorised private usage of ½d green punctured Large 'OS' vertical pair - the vertical perfs slightly misaligned - tied by 'MALVERN/VIC' cds & 'PADDINGTON/9MY14/ 8 ' cds after internal redirection. [This is a very scarce stamp on official cover, Cat $350 for a solo franking. Pairs are even scarcer]
1914 (Apr 5) AJ Ratcliffe PPC of 'Daniel White Carriage Builders' to Germany with First Wmk 2d & 2½d tied by oval 'REGISTERED/PERTH WA' d/s, red/white R label partly obscures the 2d & is folded-over the top of the card, 'MUNCHEN 2 B Z' & 'SOLLN 2 ...' arrival cds, the message in German. Registered postcards are extremely scarce.
1914 (May 15) cover to London with First Wmk 4d orange tied by an almost superb - and far above-average - strike of the scarce 'NORFOLK ISLAND/NSW' cds, arrival b/s of 29JU/14. [The cover was paid for registered mail & we expect sending it as ordinary mail was an oversight]
1914 (June 1) OHMS envelope with 'Treasury/Hobart' imprint at base & printed registration lines & 'R'-in-circle in red, scarce franking of First Wmk 4d orange punctured 'T' tied by Hobart cds, scarce blue & black/white 'Hobart.' R label. Very pretty. [The ACSC prices a normal 4d at $400 on cover]
1914 (June 2) usage of 1d Letter Card cut-down to the address-panel only and with hand-written 'postcard' message on reverse, to Germany uprated with ½d only tied by 'MULBRING/NSW' cds, endorsed at left "Received in/this condition/in Ship Room/GPO Sydney/2.6.14", discoloured on the reverse. Most unusual. [The sender's intention was clearly to convert the Letter Card for use as a postcard, for which the rate was 1½d. The endorsement was presumably just a protection against complaint from the addressee, as the item was delivered and docketed "11.7" received/answered on reverse]
1914 (June 3) Tasmanian OPSO entire sent unfranked from 'ELLENDALE' to Hamilton where ½d green punctured 'T' pair added in lieu of Postage Dues & tied by 'HAMILTON' cds. [The ½d punctured 'T' is rarely seen on cover]
1914 (July 18) commemorative PPC for Maurice Guillaux's flight to Sydney correctly rated with 1d red tied by Melbourne machine cancel & most unusually without the oval flight datestamp, minor blemishes but well above-average, Cat $750.
1914 (July 6) parcel tag endorsed "From/.../Golspie" with rare franking of 1d red & 9d violet (fault at U/L; Cat $1000 on cover) tied by 'TARALGA/NSW' cds, scarce red & black/white 'NSW/Taralga' R label, reinforced corner at U/R.
1914 (July 8) cover with ½d green & 1d red pair tied by 'HAYMARKET PO' machine cancel, to Germany but with superb 'RETURN TO SENDER' h/s in purple & almost as fine strike of the scarce double-boxed 'UNDELIVERABLE/ APR 23 1915/II MD' d/s in blue plus double-circle 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/APR/27/1915/SYDNEY NSW' b/s in red, minor soiling/spotting & a small fault at centre-right. A very interesting cover. [Australia declared war on Germany on 4.8.1914. However, by July, Germany had become embroiled in Austro-Hungary's conflict in Serbia. This is probably why a cover dated almost a month before war was declared was detained]
1914 (July 9) cover to Germany with ½d green x2 & 2d grey x2 tied by very fine to superb strikes of the 'LATE FEE/MELBOURNE VIC' cds, scarce red/white 'OPENED BY/CENSOR' label, UNDELIVERABLE' h/s struck twice in violet at London (?), Melbourne DLO b/s of 22AP15 in rosine. Very pretty.
1914 (Aug 3) complete parcel label with rare franking of First Wmk 6d ultramarine strip of 3 (Cat $600 for a single on cover) tied by Launceston cds, a couple of very minor blemishes.
1914 (Aug 14) cover to upstate New York with ½d green x4 tied by 'MALVERN/ 1 /VIC' cds, at Melbourne 'T '-in-oval h/s applied in error & sensational 'T/10c'-in-octagon h/s, 'US CHARGE/TO COLLECT 2 CENTS' h/s & Postage Due 1c pair tied by undated 'BUFFALO/NY' cancel, American 'This letter was posted insufficiently prepaid/...' 4-line cachet in purple on the reverse.
1914 (Oct 9) Bank of Australasia cover to Illinois "per Marama" with First Wmk 2½d indigo x2 tied by the scarce 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/ OUT /VICTORIA' cds, boxed 'LATE FEE' h/s in violet. [The rate was 2½d + 2½d late fee]
1914 (Oct 10) cover to Toowoomba with First Wmk 4d orange tied by very fine 'DRILLHAM/QUEENSLAND' cds & scarce red & black/white R label alongside. [PO c.1910]
1914 (Oct 21) Victorian State Rivers & Water Supply Commission OHMS postcard with rare solo franking of ½d green punctured Small 'OS' (small concealed spikehole; undercatalogued at $350 on cover) tied by Melbourne machine cancel.
1914 (Oct 10) cover to "Poste-restante" at Port Said Egypt with First Wmk 4d orange tied by very fine 'REGISTERED/ MELBOURNE' cds, red/white GPO R label, bilingual Return to Sender cachet & superb Melbourne DLO b/s in rosine despite the sender's address being on the flap, minor blemishes. [Despite still being part of the Ottoman Empire, Egypt was treated as being within the British 'sphere of influence', and attracted the Empire letter rate of 1d]
1914 (Nov 4) Police Department cover with oval 'POLICE DEPARTMENT/DENILIQUIN/ SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE' cachet at L/L, scarce franking of First Wmk 3d punctured 'OS/NSW' pair tied by 'DENILIQUIN/NSW' cds, minor blemishes. [The ACSC prices a normal 3d at $600 on cover]
1914 (Nov 13) cover to the American Consul-General in Berne Switzerland with ½d green & 4d orange + KGV 1d red tied by 'BINGERA/NSW' cds, scarce red & black/white 'NSW/Bingera' registration label, Sydney transit and 'BERN /21.xii.14/BRIEFTRAGER' (= Letter Carrier) arrival b/s.
1914 (Nov 14) OHMS cover with Commonwealth Bureau of Census & Statistics imprint at L/L, to Switzerland with ½d green punctured Small 'OS' (Cat $350 on cover) & 1d red (Cat $200 on cover) tied by Melbourne cds, 'PASSED' h/s in violet, with the enclosed printed Christmas card.
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1914 (Dec 14) cover to Michigan with ½d green and 5d chestnut tied by large oval 'WOOLLOONGABBA/ QUEENSLAND' d/s in blue, scarce red & black/white R label, superb 77x10mm 'PASSED BY CENSOR.' h/s in violet on the reverse. Eye-catching! [Sold at the Prestige auction of 17.2.2012 for $801]
1914 (Dec 16) usage of ½d green Wrapper to "Brighton Grammar School" in Kent, underpaid with Melbourne cds & 'T/10c'-in-octagon h/s, British '1D/IS/P' h/s & Postage Due 1d tied by 'BRIGHTON/-FE15/15' cds.
1914 (Dec 21) illustrated cover for Frank Vial & Sons (Machinists) to Michigan with 5d chestnut (Cat $1000 on cover) tied by 'LATE FEE/MELBOURNE' cds, 'PASSED' h/s in violet, very minor blemishes. [The rate was 2½d + 2½d late fee]
1914 (Dec 29) double-rate cover to the Museum of Comparative Zoology in Massachusetts with 5d chestnut with Flaw above 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC 16(1)e tied by Melbourne machine cancel well clear of the variety, 'PASSED' h/s in violet. [The addressee Hubert Lyman Clark was a world authority on echinoderms (= sea stars). His first of several research visits to Australia was in 1913]
1915 (?) complete black/red 'VICTORIA/INTERSTATE/PARCEL POST' label with rare franking of Second Wmk 2/- brown (Cat $6000 on cover) tied by an indistinct cancellation, a little soiled. An outstanding rates item. [2/- was the intrastate rate for a parcel weighing between 7 & 8lb. It was also the rate to GB between 2 & 3lb via the all sea route or up to 1lb via Europe]
Sale No: 242
Lot No: 49
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1915 (Jan 18) cover to Sweden with ½d green single & pair + KGV 1d red tied by Fremantle machine & cds, light but very fine strike of the scarce 'CMF/RELEASED/BY CENSOR' h/s in blue, superb 'LINKOPING' arrival b/s & redirected to Stockholm, small repaired flap fault.
