Great Britain and British Commonwealth Postal Stationery
Sale No: 240
Lot No:235
Symbol:PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1944-65 issues on display leaves most either commercially used - mainly to GB - or with FDI or commemorative cancels, also some formular issues & others sent from overseas to Australia; plus a batch of wrappers with a few unfolded, etc, condition generally fine.
(175 approx)
POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: 1915 KGV Sideface 1d red with Type 2 'OS'-in-the-Die ACSC #PO2B for the Federal Commissioner of Taxation at Perth with 'FEDERAL ENTERTAINMENTS TAX' advice on the reverse, minor blemishes, unused, Cat $1250. [The ACSC gives the issue date as "1915?"; the printer's imprint on the reverse of this card is '7.15' indicating printing in July 1915]
Sale No: 240
Lot No:237
Symbol:PS
Cat No:Collection
ENVELOPES: Well-developed collection with Kangaroo 1d unused, KGV Sideface 1d used, Star ½d 1d & 2d CTO, 1½d black-brown Die 3 unused, 1½d red-brown Die 2 unused and Die 3 unused & CTO, 'THREE/HALFPENCE' on 2d orange unused, 'POSTAGE' 1½d green unused x2, 1928 Unissued ½d orange to 2d brown all CTO as always, eight issues with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint in red including KGVI 3d green & QEII 3d green, etc, a good range of commercial usages but mostly unused & generally very fine to superb.
(62)
Sale No: 240
Lot No:240
Symbol:PS
Cat No:Collection
ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: A very attractive single-volume collection with Kangaroos ½d unused, 1d x4 & 2d grey, KGV Sideface 1d red x4, Star ½d x3 & the very scarce ½d+1d uprated with 1½d adhesive to Germany, 1d violet unused & used x3, 1½d brown + Sideface ½d green (light fold), 2d orange unused, KGVI 2d mauve with 'PMG PM340' imprint (a bit knocked-about), etc, excellent advertising content including a few illustrated types, condition variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat $4500.
(100 approx)
ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1916-17 Star 2d bright violet ACSC #ES58 window envelope for Ronaldson Bros & Tippett (Ballarat) with illustrated advert on the reverse for Austral Oil Engines, two light folds, Cat $500.
ENVELOPES - STAMPED TO ORDER: 1930 Oval KGV 1d green +1d green ACSC #ES66 window envelope for The Texas Company (Texaco), Melbourne slogan cancel, Cat $1000.
ENVELOPES - MILITARY: WWI KGV 1d red 'A.I.F., ABROAD' ACSC #ME4A with 'UNDELIVERABLE/...' h/s & green "A" indicating Returned to Australia; #ME4B endorsed with green "P" & "Prisoner of War", Launceston cds in violet; and 'AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE,/ABROAD.' #ME5B; a few minor blemishes but an attractive trio, Cat $1200.
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Sale No: 240
Lot No:534
Symbol:PS
Cat No:Collection
The largely unsorted balance of Alan Griffiths' collection of Postal Cards including 40+ scenic types, Letter Cards, STO Envelopes & Wrappers, lots of better items including 'SPECIMEN' handstamps, postmark interest & unusual usages, 3d Registration Envelope CTO & a front to USA with mss "AR", etc, condition variable. A good basis for a new collecting interest.
(200+)