Hospital Ship "Karoola". 1915-19 Stampless O.A.S covers, the first to Australia with blue oval "No. 1 AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL SHIP / 1 NOV 1915 / KAROOLA" on both sides; the second to India with green circular "PASSED BY SHIP'S CENSOR / A.H.S / KAROOLA", A.P.O SZ22 skeleton c.d.s (7 AP 19) of Port Said and "POSTAGE FREE / E.E.F", Bombay censor, arrival c.d.s of the Wild Flower Hotel, Simla. Also a postcard of the ship. (3). Photo on Page 104. (Image1)
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Hospital Ship "Kanowna". 1916 Stampless O.A.S covers to G.B with violet straight line "H.M. A.H.S Kanowna", or oval "No... AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL SHIP / KANOWNA" with London Received From H.M Ship machine. Also two postcards of the ship. (4).
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Lot No: 737
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Postcards. Real Photo postcards (20) and other cards (4) of various Australian Transport ships, including card of T.S.S "Themistocles" with 7th Inf. Bde. Field P.O c.d.s and card of T.S.S "Bettana" with I.E.F "E" censor cachet, a card of T.S.S "Ceramic" with pictures of the King and Australian flap and map on reverse. Also booklet "The Wiltshire Mail. Souvenir of the voyage of the H.M.A.T "Wiltshire", Feb. 7th 1917 - April 11th 1917", and cards of H.M.A.S "Sydney" or S.M.S "Emden" (2). A good group. (28).
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Patriotic Cards/Official Stationery. 1915-17 Stampless postcard headed "Australian European Expeditionary Force, 1914-15, Souvenir" with an Australian map and flag below, violet "PASSED", oval "T 1d" with a 1d due stamp; 1917 stampless postcard "For King and Empire, Y.M.C.A of Perth (Western Australia) Field Service Department" depicting crossed flags and soldiers with semaphore flags, with violet "A.I.F / Passed by Censor No.....", Bombay c.d.s (Feb 28) and "PAQUEBOT"; and 1917 O.A.S lettercard printed by staff of the Commonwealth Stamp Printing Office "for gratuitous distribution among the men at the front" with violet "PASSED BY CENSOR" and "A.I.F FORCES POSTAGE FREE / VIC" c.d.s (Oct 1). (3).
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1914 Stampless cover and postcard to Australia both with "1ST AUST. INF. BDE FIELD P.O." c.d.s applied at sea, the cover with 24 Oct. c.d.s and "1d" charge mark, the card with 24 Nov c.d.s, the interesting message including "the Sydney, one of our escort sank the Emden & her collier the other day only 18 miles away". Also a cover with the same c.d.s of 17 Dec. used just after the troops arrival in Egypt. (3).
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S.S "Star of Victoria". 1915 Picture postcards depicting a Commonwealth & Dominion Line ship, or Aden (2), all from the same sender to Victoria with violet straight line "A.I.F PASSED CENSOR 16", one with a c.d.s of Stratford (May 12) and boxed "MISSENT TO / STRATFORD". (3). Photo on Page 104. (Image1)
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S.S "Clan MacGillivray"/"Mashobra". 1915 Stampless card and a cover franked Egypt 5m on the front and Australia 1d on the reverse, both with "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" and "A.I.F / PASSED CENSOR 46" applied on the "Clan MacGillivray", the card with the cachet overstruck by Port Said c.d.s, the cover with both stamps cancelled by the censor cachets, B.A.P.O Z c.d.s of Port Said on the front; and a stampless Egypt card with violet "A.I.F / Passed by Censor / 47" of the "Mashobra", Fremantle arrival machine on front. Two scarce distinctive type censor cachets used on ships of the third convoy. Also a postcard of the "Clan MacGillivray". (4). Photo on Page 104 (Image1)
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S.S "Demosthenes". 1915 Stampless postcards of the ship (3, all with the ship's name cut out by the censor), all with large violet "A.I.F PASSED / CENSOR, 64". A distinctive type censor cachet, only used on the "Demosthenes", scarce. Also a real Photo card of the ship. (4). Photo on Page 104. (Image1)
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Lot No: 744
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c.1915 Stampless O.A.S covers and cards with censor cachets incorporating the transport number, comprising "A.I.F / PASSED CENSOR" numbered 26 ("Armdale", A.I.F Base P.O Cairo c.d.s), 42 ("Boorara", also a card of the ship), 48 ("Seeang Bee") or A49 ("Seeang Choon", cachet possibly unrecorded?), and a Melbourne Y.M.C.A card with violet "A.I.F / Passed by Censor No. 54" used on S.S "Runic", all fine, a scarce group. (6).
