Balance of the collection with various contemporary references & later advices, an array of Parcel Post labels including five different unused Customs Declaration types, various such labels used at 1/11d (rare; for under 3 pounds weight), 3/7d x8, 5/10d x6 & 8/10d (poor) plus a few unstamped usages, a piece with Myer 5/10d meter with Gift Parcel slogan; embossed cutouts 3/7d x6 & 5/10d x14 (two on philatelic covers) and large-part to complete 5/10d Myer labels x4; various forms of 'thank you' cards & letters from GB, Lord Mayor of London's Thanksgiving Fund 2/6d colour trials x4, issued set to 10/- pairs & 1/- irregular usage on cover to New Zealand; also a range of labels - some addressed & flown - to be carried in bulk to England where affixed to pre-packaged food parcels; some photocopies & ephemera. A fascinating collection. (Qty lots) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1940s illustrated parcel address labels 1) for John Martin & Co (Adelaide) underpaid with 3/4d meter but not taxed, a bit grubby; 2) Barry & Roberts (Brisbane) with 1d 9d & 5/- Robes, repaired along heavy horizontal fold clear of the stamps; and 3) Sanitarium Health Food Co (Hobart) with 1d 6d & 1/6d x2. A very scarce trio from the 'smaller' States. (Qty 3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1945 (Sep) makeshift parcel label fashioned from an envelope with 'KILLERBYS STORES/BUSSELTON' h/s & typed list of the contents, 1/- Lyrebird strip of 3, 6d Kookaburra & 1d (damaged) tied by faint 'BUSSELTON/WA' cds, several holes from where it was affixed to the package. Most unusual.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1945 (Nov) black/pink 'PARCEL POST' label with 1d x3 & 4d Koala strip of 3 tied by faint GPO Sydney cds, very fine 'NAVAL SERVICE' h/s in rosine, weight declared as 4 pounds. A rarity: the only such Forces Concessional Rate parcel item we have seen. The rate was 1/3d for a parcel weighing between 3 & 5 pounds.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1946 (c.) black/pink 'PARCEL POST' label with 1d 3d x2 & 6d Kookaburra block of 6 tied by Perth roller cancels, very scarce usage of small GPO Parcel Post label inscribed 'SS 112 PP 2' affixed at upper-left, minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1946 (c.) Farmer & Co (Sydney) parcel address label with 'GIFT' h/s in violet, 1d 6d Kookaburra & 1/6d Hermes x2 tied by 'dumb' parcel-roller, on arrival endorsed "C" in blue with Postage Due 3d & 1/- tied by indistinct cds, ironed-out wrinkling. [If the parcel weighed more than 7 pounds, the short-payment would have been 2/3d plus fine of 2/3d = 4/6d. In this instance, the 1/3d must have been a Customs fee. Other suggestions welcome]

Grade (A-) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1946 (Dec 17) Myer label of the same format as the embossed 3/7d & 5/10d labels but with no embossed stamp, 5½d Emu x2 & 1/- Lyrebird tied by Melbourne parcel-roller, ironed-out minor creasing/wrinkling. [1/11d was the rate for a parcel weighing less than 3 pounds. The limited demand for this rate ment it was unviable to produce a 1/11d die]

Grade (A) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1947 (April 18) red/white 'PARCEL POST' label with 3d purple-brown, 2/- Kangaroo pair & 5/- Robes tied by very fine 'RAINBOW/VIC' cds, black/white label with finat mss "Rainbow", some wrinkling & minor toning. We are baffled by the rate. 5/10d was for the maximum parcel weight of between 7 & 11 pounds. Was there a previously unrecorded - and apparently ungazetted - rate of 9/3d (or 9/- + 3d registration) for up to, say, 15 pounds. Suggestions invited.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1947 (Oct) red/white 'PARCEL POST' label with 1/4d magenta & 5/- Robes tied by light strikes of the rubber cds of West Maitland (NSW), also with black/deep red 'INSURED/...' label & red/white 'INSURED PARCEL' label, peripheral defects & rather soiled, affixed to a piece of white paper. The only insured food parcel we have seen. The rate was 5/10d + 6d for insurance up to £5, although 4d would have adequate]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1948 (c.) red/white 'PARCEL POST' label with rare franking of Robes 5/- on Thin Paper (undercatalogued at $400 on cover) & KGVI 1/4d maroon tied by largely very fine 'RIALTO/MELBOURNE VIC' cds, minor corner fault at L/R & minor soiling. The extra 6d was probably 3d registration + 3d insurance up to £2. [The Thin Paper 5/- is very rarely seen on any sort of commercial article & should be worth a lot more than $400 on cover. See also Lot 2318]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1948 & 1949 1948 Myer Emporium label as for the embossed issues but unstamped, to London with 5/10d meter, quite fine; also 1949 Myer label of similar format but with a more formal corporate logo & the text reset, with 3/7d meter, soiled & the sender's details removed. [Remarkably, the sender of the first item was resident in India! A similar pair of intact labels, both with 5/10d meter, sold at our auction of 1.9.2018 for $1675] (Qty 2)

Grade B/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1951 (c.) large parcel-piece (180x103mm) with red/white 'GIFT FOOD PARCEL/...' label, black/white (Post Office?) 'bona fide gift' label & black/white perforated 'PARCEL POST SYDNEY NSW/Farmer's' label, Scout Jamboree 2½d pair & KGVI 7½d blue pair & block of 8 tied by 'dumb' parcel-roller cancels. On 9.7.1951, the rate for a parcel weighing up to 7 pounds was increased to 6/10d, a 90% increase! [Brickfield Hill PO was located at Hordern's store. Was there also a post office in Farmer's building? Was the dumb roller applied at Farmer's or at the GPO?]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1952 green/white 'PARCEL POST' label with 2d pair, 9d Platypus pair & 5/- Arms tied by 'KYNETON/ VIC-AUST' cds, minor blemishes. On 9.7.1951, the rate for a parcel weighing up to 7 pounds was raised to 6/10d, a 90% increase!

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250