1914 Wizard Stone with PV Ryan & the Bleriot Bi-Plane correctly franked with Kangaroo 1d tied by Sydney arrival cancellation, unusually fine, AAMC $800 (2008). Message states "A souvenir of first Aerial Mail between Melbourne & Sydney...".
1915real photo Gallipoli PPC of Australian 'Diggers' in a trench endorsed on the reverse "Five members of A Squad 2nd LH Regt 1st Aust Expedy Force/Taken in the trenches two hours after the charge at Quinns Post on the memorable 7th August 1915. At this point we were only 20 yds from the Turks trenches/Tpr HE Birch 2nd LH Regt wounded Quinns Post 7th August 1915 invalided Australia 29th Nov 1915", a couple of minor blemishes. Outstanding! [The attack on Quinn's Post was part of the disastrous Battle of the Nek; after 49 of the 50 Light Horsemen in the first wave were killed or wounded, the regimental commander cancelled further attacks. The offensive failed to break the deadlock and it proved to be the last major attack launched by the Allied forces on the peninsula. They were evacuated after only another four pointless but cold & miserable months]
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 1074
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1918 (circa) real photo PPC with group photo and individual portraits of eight Australian Victoria Cross recipients, all of whom were at the time together at Westham Camp in Dorset, a couple of minor blemishes, unused. [The eight were: L/Cpl J Carroll, Cpl JC Jensen, Cpl IJB Kenny, Sgt RR Inwood, Sgt JW Whittle, Sgt SR McDougall, Cpl P Davey & Sgt W Peeler]
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 1075
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1919 (circa) Vallan Studio (Mansfield Vic) real photo PPC of a group of soldiers with rifles in front of a YMCA hut dug into a trench, issued for a 'Returned Soldiers Concert Party' with soldiers' names and postings (one deceased) at left, unused.
NEW SOUTH WALES: 'VISIT OF THE UNITED STATES FLEET' unstamped formular Postal Card with 'TO/SYDNEY' at lower-left on the viewside, from an American on USS 'Virginia' to Pennsylvania with ½d & 1d tied Sydney machine cancel of AUG26 - 1908, couple of minor blemishes. The US Fleet arrived in Sydney on 20.8.1908 and departed for Melbourne on 29.8.1908. [These cards were officially issued for distribution to the visiting sailors & left unstamped so that they could be used from any port of call; despite this, they remain unlisted in stationery catalogues]
QUEENSLAND: 1908 1d red Postal Card for Visit of the US Fleet HG 16 commercial usage to "Salisbury/Southport Line" with light 'YERONGA' cds, the message dated "18.9.08", a couple of very minor blemishes. Ex Hugh Freeman.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1899 court-size artist card 'Supreme Court Adelaide' of the building and Queen Victoria's statue, to Germany with ½d brown & 1d green tied 'PT ADELAIDE' squared-circle cancel paying foreign rate, Berlin arrival d/s, couple of minor blemishes. Scarce early non-standard size card.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1900 small vignette-view 'Adelaide King William Road', to Germany with message on view side with ½d x3 tied Adelaide duplex cancels paying foreign rate, 'JENA' arrival d/s, couple of minor blemishes. Scarce early non-standard size card.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1908 1d Postal Card for the Visit of the US Great White Fleet, unused.
Grade A
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 55.00
Sold...AU$ 85.00
Closed..Jul-10-2020, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 1084
Symbol: C
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1910 real photo 'Eight Hours Procession' (the buildings should identify the town), to Melbourne with NSW 2d tied by a very fine impression of the 'EXPRESS RAILWAY/OC25 UP - SA/1910' machine. [This is a very early non-philatelic cross-border usage of one State's stamps in another State, which was permitted from 13.10.1910]
TASMANIA: c.1905 'Grining Bros, Steamboat Proprietors and Saw Millers, Strahan,Tas.' advertising postcard showing motor launch on Gordon River, couple of minor blemishes, unused.
TASMANIA: 'Louis Sadewasser, Bay View Hotel, Strahan, W.Tas.' of motor launch at Sir John Falls, Gordon River with three men on board advertising 'Frequent Excursions to Gordon River by the Hotel Launch', sent unstamped to Zeehan with 'STRAHAN' cds presumably indicating bulk postage paid in cash, couple of minor blemishes.
TASMANIA: 'Zeehan and Dundas General Hospital, West Coast' real photo PPC with vignette views of Hospital, Nurses' Home, Dispensary, Operating Theatre, Wards & Staff, to GB with 'ZEEHAN' cds, 'ST IVES/CORNWALL' arrival cds alongside, couple of minor blemishes.
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 1088
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
TASMANIA: West Coast group comprising Mt Lyell Railway x4 (one used in 1911), Mt Lyell Tourist Association x5, Spurling x3, real photo cards of 'Linda Valley from the Haulage' & 'Mt Lyell Works Queenstown' (both very fine), one other, condition variable, mostly unused.
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TASMANIA: Zeehan real photo cards comprising 'Modern Mine' showing view of mine head, chimney & buildings; 'Mount Zeehan' with township in foreground; 'Zeehan Looking SE from Queen End'; 'Zeehan Looking NW from King Extended Hill'; and 'Main Street Zeehan' with impressive two-storey buildings, all used under cover with messages, a few minor blemishes. [In 1910, during the silver & lead mining boom, Zeehan had a population of 10,000+. Today the population is fewer than 800]
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TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo '497 Mile Bore/Trans Line', high quality image, unused. Superb!
This & the next 10 cards are from the same 'series'. They provide a marvellous insight into life for the railway workers & are the only examples we have seen of these views.
TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo of 497 Mile Bore uncaptioned but with the same overseer & rigger as in the previous photo, a couple of minor bends, unused. An exceptional image.
TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Material Train' showing locomotive & flat-bed trucks with piles of railway sleepers, minor blemishes, unused.
TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Goddards Creek' showing camp buildings & huge piles of railway sleepers, unused. [Goddards Creek is near Zanthus, which is some 200km E of Kalgoorlie]
TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'On the Move/474 Mile Trans Line' of workers manually lifting a large timber-slat building to load onto a flat-bed railway truck, minor indent on the face, unused. Another highly evocative image!
TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Loading' of flat-bed trucks loaded with two timber-slat & four canvas buildings, tiny blemish at the base, unused.
TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Ready/for School Trans Railway' of three boys & two girls outside a timber & canvas hut and two other buildings, minor blemishes, unused. An important image, showing that at least some of the workers travelled with their families.
TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: c.1916 real photo 'Tracklayer Crossing/the Border Aug 29 16' with many workers posing for the camera, apparently taken at dusk but still a clear image, minor bend at the base, unused. The only card in the series that is dated.
TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY: 1927 selection of high-quality photographs of scenes along the Railway, includes accommodation, crew members, the Pay Train carriage, etc, all with 'Printed by/W Hunt/Quorn' h/s on reverse.
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VICTORIA: c.1908 FW Niven & Co 'Broatch & Foy, Carriage Builders, Motor Car Repairs, Corner Elizabeth St Nth & Queensberry St' advertising postcard of premises with coaches & carriages parked outside, couple of minor blemishes, unused.
