1930 'Cormoran' wreck cover stamp floated away & a bit 'wrecked' with 2-line cachet 'Damaged by water on SS Comorin'. (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1931 Australian Antarctic Expedition cover franked Kangaroo 9d violet small multiple wmk, tied by 'BANZ 1930-31 Antarctic Research Exp' penguin commem h/s in violet. To Tasmania with 'Hobart 25 MR 31' b/s. Extremely rare proper postal usage rather than the usual CTO type covers. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1934 registered cover franked with KGV 1d, Vic Cent 2d (flts) & 1/- perf 10½, Botany (23 Jul) to Czechoslovakia, transit & arrival b/s. SG 147 & 149 cat £25 as loose stamps & 'from x6' on cover. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1940 Censored Airmail cover franked Queen 1d, KGVI 2d (3), Ram 5d & Kookaburra 6d tied by Newcastle 27 MAY 1940 pmks. To England & would have gone by air on last flight via Mediterranean before route closed as Italy declared war on UK. Another that would have gone by same route but terminated in Greece with mail sent to Egypt for onward transportation by sea. Similarly from GB to Sydney on 10th June re-routed by North Atlantic via Portugal to New York & surface mail to Sydney. Vendor purchased them at a Melbourne auction for $890. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1944 hand illustrated comical cover (flap added) franked KGVI 3d brown tied by 'Field Post Office 642 31 JA 44' cds, boxed censor cachet & re-addressed multiple times, with b/s of 'FPO 072'. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

New South Wales Unclaimed/Return to Sender covers 1912-70 (mostly) organised by PO Albury-Yamba, at least 25 with KGV heads perf OS, OS NSW or G NSW, some m/s but mostly h/s markings, some smaller POs inc Cecil Park, Craven & Mongarlowe, about half with Sydney DLO labels on reverse. (approx 80) (Image1)

Estimate AU$475

New South Wales Instructional Marking; 1921-80 Varied cover group all diff Sydney DLO labels, marking/labels inc Insufficiently addressed', 'to avoid difficulty in delivery', 'left address', 'repaired by', 'stamp fallen off' etc. (80).

Estimate AU$450

POW: WWI POW printed card from Private AT White AIF to wife in WA (very rare), WWII 1941 POW double reply card from same man, so POW in both wars, plus 1941 POW Lettersheet, 1944 POW card by air to Queensland franked Hitler 40pf for going by air & 2 poor envelopes, 1st faded with 'Prisoners of War Information Bureau' oval cachet, & finally Geneva Red Cross censored cover to Australia (6). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Sports/Games: 1935-95 advertising/illustrated covers from 1935 Melbourne Centenary Games (rare) to 1995 World Police & Fire Games inc lovely 1940 Apsley Athletic & Cycling Carnival, 1944 Spalding hand illustrated, a few 1956 Olympics, many diff 1962 Perth Commonwealth Games inc a rare example for first Commonwealth Paraplegic Games & reg for Garry Nicholls cricket bat. (22) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Tasmania Instructional Markings: Range of covers 1920s-80s from KGV but strength in 1970s-80s with a few received damaged, open, repaired markings, many RTS sorted by town inc 2 with large Postman check boxes, also 'your correct address' markings, repaired by tapes etc, little duplication of types (55). (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

New South Wales 1927-97 illustrated covers mainly local events - centenaries, 'Back to', festivals, agricultural shows etc, mainly 1950s-70s, mostly diff, inc a couple of unused, a couple with matching slogan pmk. (59) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500