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Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Postal History - Commercial Airmails
image Sale No: 252
Lot No:113
Symbol:CPS

Batch of family covers to GB with some unusual frankings including setenant issues, defective food parcel labels at 3/7d & 5/10d rates, some very fine 1950s unaddressed FDCs, etc.  (100+ covers etc) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100



Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00


Closed..Jun-27-2023, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 75

image Sale No: 252
Lot No:114
Symbol:CPS

1930s-1960s mostly commercial covers to overseas with strength in the pre-1950 period including with many scarce frankings, uprated Postal Stationery, WWII high rates & POW mail including to a POW Camp in America, very scarce postcard rates, postmark & censorship interest, better destinations include Hong Kong, Greece, India, Canada, Ireland, Israel, China, Malaya, Singapore, Forces Abroad & in Palestine, Belgium, New Guinea, etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Priced to sell at $9500+.  (100 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500



Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00


Closed..Jun-27-2023, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150

image Sale No: 252
Lot No:115
Symbol:C/CL

1939-45 World War II mostly civilian inwards airmails from many countries including GB with two trans-Atlantic registered at 4/9d, America with four Prexie frankings with values to $1 and irregular postal use of US Forces V Mail form, Fiji 1944 with '.../X 112' censor label, New Caledonia 1st Clipper to Australia (definitiely commercial),  Forces in Singapore x6  including shuttle services to Batavia, Hong Kong 1941 per CNAC flown "Over the Hump" with 50c & $1 block of 4, India 1941 registered at 1r15a & 1942 (Jan 30) both flown on emergency routes via Andaman Islands to Batavia, Japan 1941 per Japanese service via Canton to Bangkok & surprisingly uncensored, Brazil 1944 trans-Atlantic via Nigeria, Peru 1943 registered & endorsed for trans-Atlantic but sent trans-Pacific with Hawaii transit b/s, Italy 1945 to POW at Myrtleford Camp with scarce 'REPATRIATED' handstamp & returned, Dutch Indies 1941 with 'EXPRES/EXPRESSE' label & 'EXPRESS/SYDNEY' clock backstamp, Canada from different MPOs x3 & Air Letter with London 'OAT' cachet & boxed 'NOT WITH/("900 Karrakatta"/...' & forwarded within Western Australia, etc, also a batch of airgraphs from GB including a couple of illustrated types, several stated to have been flown per 'Catalina' services, etc, condition rather mixed but many are fine to very fine.  (73) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000



Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00


Closed..Jun-27-2023, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900
image Sale No: 252
Lot No:116
Symbol:C/CL
Cat No:Collection

1963-65 2/3d Commemoratives frankings comprising solos of Commonwealth Games, Royal Visit, Cable, Air Mail & ANZAC plus Games x3, also Royal Visit pair (registered to Czechoslovakia) & Air Mail pair, mostly with machine cancels. Scarce group.  (8)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00


Closed..Jun-27-2023, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 230


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