Pre-stamp entires including 1598 to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, 1782 London-Margate with very fine '1/IA' (1st January) Bishop Mark, 1788 London-Leeds with Bishop Mark across the flap & 'OXFORD' b/s, 1816 headed "Poole" to Portugal with very fine 'POOL/116' mileage mark, 1819 to Portugal "p Lisbon Packet/via Falmouth" with 'DART MOUTH/215' mileage mark, & a couple of others, mostly fine to very fine. (8 items)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Interesting group including 1848 stampless with superb 'Red-Lion-St/1D - PAID' h/s, 1856 with unusual '159/GLASGOW JY 23 1856/D N' d/s, 1860 with 'Law Life Assurance Society/BONUS LETTER' imprint, 1914 Clark's College wrapper with KGV ½d 'C/CS/C' perfin & taxed with 'Contains a letter in/typewriting characters/I S' h/s, 1968 badly charred PPC with 'sorry' label affixed, etc, and Stamped to Order KEVII ½d illustrated lettersheet for Army & Navy Co-Op Society, KEVII ½d illustrated envelope for Exors of James Mills Ltd, & QV ½d+3d registration envelope for Alfred Smith & Son to Greece with 1d lilac added, all those mentioned are fine to very fine. (24 items)

Estimate AU$300

1833 envelope endorsed "Wandsford December thirty first" & at lower-left "Free/Wellington", to Kingston-on-Thames with undated 'WANDSFORD', minor soiling is hardly worth mentioning. An unusually fine free-frank entire cover - most are fronts only - from one of the most illustrious personages of the era. [Online retail sites price similar items at upwards of £500] The illustration is on page 176.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

AEROGRAMMES: Accumulation from 1945 'FORCES LETTER' and civilian issues to modern, party-annotated types & varieties, plenty of postal history interest including usages to India, Curacao, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Palestine, etc, also some formular types with variety of frankings, QEII 6d aerogramme cut-out with Castles 2/6d x2 on registered airmail cover to South Africa, condition mixed but many fine. Ideal for further study. (100s)

Estimate AU$100

Small group including 1913 Adelaide Pictorial Letterette to UK with Kangaroo 1d with White flaw over 'N' of 'ONE' (Substituted Cliche Pos L19) ACSC #3(F)e, 1916 to Canada with KGV 1d red pair tied 'EXPRESS RLY UP/SA' cds and 'PASSED' cachet, 1917 Trans-Australian Railway illustrated cover with KGV 1d red with Cut in Left Frame opposite Kangaroo`s Neck #72(3)d and tied with 'KALGOORLIE' cds, 1918 to USA with Kangaroo 2d & KGV ½d tied by light but identifiable strike of scarce 'LAKE LONSDALE/VIC' cds (PO 16.4.1902; RO 1.8.1919; PO 1.7.1927; closed 30.6.1929) and 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet, 1922 to Austria with KGV 1d violet pair & 2d red x2 tied poor 'LACHLAN/TASMANIA' cds but with blue provisional 'R' label on face, other postmark interest noted 'STH KILKERRAN' (SA), 'ELLINBANK' (Vic), 'BIG BELL' (WA), etc, condition variable but mostly fine. (14)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Paquebot/Ship Mail pre-WWII collection mostly commercial with some pre-1901 material, good range of instructional handstamps including on loose stamps, 'LOOSE SHIP PACKET' of Melbourne and various oval 'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER' types from Queensland, some with Postage Dues affixed, condition rather variable. A good basis for expansion. Ex John Booker. (77 covers + stamps & pieces)

Estimate AU$1,000

The balance of John Booker's consignment with strength in Late Fee & Too Late markings mostly from NSW, also some TPOs from Victoria & NSW, Sydney 'POSTED SHIP SIDE' types, 'RELIEF' cancels mostly from Victoria plus a few from Qld and WA, a few flight covers one registered with Jubilee set, etc, a couple of registereds with 'COMPENSATION' h/s, strength in KGV period with many Heads frankings to 1/4d pair, condition variable. A very interesting lot. (200+ items)

Estimate AU$600

A dozen WWII naval covers with humorous illustrations; and USA bundle of duplicated advertising covers many for Cigars; condition very mixed. (100 approx)

Estimate AU$100

Box of mostly commemorative covers & FDCs with some scarcer 1950s editions, airmails with a few unusual items, a few registered including front with KGV 4d yellow-orange punctured 'OS', 1964 to "Salisbury/South Australia" missent to Southern Rhodesia, 1966 to US Embassy in Thailand with 15c Galah, etc, also a BCOF group including set with 5/- Thin Paper on cover registered at APO 215, etc, condition variable. (200+)

Estimate AU$300

Commercial covers with Kangaroo frankings including ½d Printed Matter, 2d on 4d Registration Envelope with red/white 'ROSEDALE' R label, 6d brown + KGV 1½d red on 1930 airmail Brisbane-Melbourne (presumably for intended registration), 6d brown solo registered to NZ with red & black/white Fremantle R label, 9d solo on 1936 airmail to Malacca, 1/- + KGV 3d on 1934 airmail to France, etc, condition a bit mixed but generally fine. (22)

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Odds 'n' sods of mostly PPCs & covers including several WWII items related to Army Labour Companies (Dunera Boys?) with various Mil PO cds, some Victorian postmark content, a few better Postal Cards including Vic 1½d Fleet Card (unused) & Qld scarce 1d yellow-brown card used internally, 1959 complete linen packet airmail from East Germany with Pieck 1Mk x5 & large Customs label, etc, condition variable. (100 approx)

Estimate AU$150

Carton with an eclectic mix but a strong Queensland flavour with lots of postmark interest including on registered or unclaimed covers, noted 'KOAH/1AU40/QLD' (rated RRR), 'TULLY FALLS/6AP55/QLD-AUST', 'YOSEMITE VALLEY/18AP55/NSW-AUST' & rare boxed 'SUPT OF MAILS/11JUN1934/PERTH, W.A.', many STO Envelopes mainly for Queensland users, 1937 Scipio crash covers x2, 1916 OAS lettersheet from Egypt with rare 'FRANKED/["signature"]/ PROVOST SERGEANT MAJOR' h/s, 1963 huge OHMS envelope front with 105 stamps! & HMAS Vendetta provisional registration label, etc, condition variable. (100s)

Estimate AU$400

Commercial Perfin 'ties' on cover mostly on KGV issues including S Hoffnung 'SH/&/CoLd' on 1d red to Samoa, Country Producers 'CP/SCo' on 2d orange, Royal Insurance 'RICo', Henry Berry 'HB/&Co' on 1d green on '2nd Class Mail Matter' postcard, Angus & Robertson 'A+R' on 3d blue to USA, 'W&Co/A' of Wilkinson & Co on 1d green on 'Viceroy Tea' window-face envelope, DJ Fowler 'D&J/F' on 1d green & 2d red, also 'AS/&S' on KGVI 3d blue on A Simpson & Son cover to USA, 'MCo' on QE 1½d on 1946 'Three Bears Porridge' illustrated cover & 'SH' on QEII 5d blue on 1963 'Shave with Gem' illustrated envelope, all-different and mostly very fine. Rarely seen in this quantity & condition. (27)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Nike shoebox of mostly KGVI-period covers with lots of advertising imprints and illustrated types including a few unused, also meters, registered, official, Postal Stationery with a few better items & many STO Envelopes, etc, plus Colonies with pickings including Revenues on receipts etc, condition variable. (100s)

Estimate AU$400

Accumulation of mostly 1930s meters on cover or front with many illustrated covers and/or slogans, noted a number of very early 1928 & 1929 usages and some post-WWII material, strong thematic content including sports, clothing, automobiles, entertainment, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. A good basis for expansion. (100s)

Estimate AU$250

Group of covers including 1945 Japanese Surrender with 'HMAS HOBART' cachets x2 (one stained), 1950 'EXPRESS' cover, 1951 registered 'AR' cachet, etc, also a few inwards noted USA 1943 to HMAS Hobart serviceman, Germany 1953 airmail with Posthorn 70pf x5, West Berlin 1953 Parcel Card with Buildings 2M x5 (faults), Netherlands 1948 airmail with perfins and KUT 1953 with 'INSUFFIICENTLY PRE-PAID/FOR AIR...' cachet, plus bundle of 1950s FDCs, condition mixed. (100+)

Estimate AU$200

Miscellaneous covers noted WWI 'OAS' x3 including one with legible 'MILITARY RECREATION/FREE' h/s, 1940's WWII Identity Cards x3 plus 1945 plain cover endorsed "LIBERATED POW" with 'AUST ARMY PO/243.' cds used at the HQ3 POW Reception Centre at Manila, Philippine Islands; also 1947-49 ration coupons; a few Japanese Occupation banknotes, etc, very mixed condition. (20+ items)

Estimate AU$100

1930s-60s Advertising covers above-average selection with wide variety of topics, many illustrated including 'Relide Monarch' watches, Woodroofe 'Carbonated Beverages & Pure Fruit Cordials', Tolley 'Grape Brandy' bottle, 'Jolly Roger Rum' bottle, house-hold brands 'Marmite', 'Aeroplane Flour', 'Imperial Camp Pie', 'Sorbent', 'QANTAS', 'Exide' batteries, 'Harris, Scarfe' wallpapers, 'Mortein' 1934 with 'PAID AT SURRY HILLS/NSW' d/s, etc, perfins KGV 1½d green 'A+R' & KGVI 3d blue 'AS&S' tied to users, range of frankings including airmails noted 2/3d ICY single, a few meters, business reply mail, censored, etc, condition generally fine. Excellent basis for further expansion. (250+)

Estimate AU$600

Oddments comprising 1914 Guillaux flight PPC (faults), 1933 Mascot Aerial Pageant PPC (very fine), WWII 'AIR MEDAL SECTION' 5½d wrapper still affixed to the box lid (terrific!), and a printed FDC (blemishes) for the cancelled 1949 Royal Visit. (4)

Estimate AU$150

1912 & 1913 PPCs from Warrnambool fo Carlton & from Portland to Bung Bong with 'TPO 19/DOWN...' or 'TPO 11/UP...' cancels & 'T 1D/LATE FEE' h/s in black (very fine) or violet (large-part), the latter with Postage Due 1d affixed & cancelled with red crayon. (2)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1913 (Apr 4), usage of Fullface 1d Letter Card ('ON THE MURRAY'; Paddle Steamer) to NSW "Per/Steamship/ Makura" with SA 1d pink affixed & tied by large boxed 'LATE FEE' h/s.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1913 advertising cover to GB with First Wmk Kangaroos 1d & 2d pair all with 'AL/C' perfins of Alfred Lawrence & Co (wafer sealing the flap) tied by 'REGISTERED/STOCK EXCHANGE' cds & red/white R label, minor blemishes. [The rate was 1d + 3d registration + 1d late fee]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1915 Estonian bank postcard with Russia 1k tied Reval (Talinn) Cyrillic cds on view side, taxed with Russian cachet in red (later crossed out) and 'T' h/s x2, on arrival Melbourne 'PASSED' censor cachet applied alongside previously-unrecorded 'T ½D' oval h/s and Postage Due ½d affixed tied 'WILLAURA/-8AP15/VIC' cds, fine condition. There was no regular use for a '½d' tax cachet as there was no 'farthing' rate for which a double deficiency could be charged. The most likely explanation of its use here is that the view-side franking warranted only single deficiency being charged.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1916 cover to the Red Cross in Switzerland with 'CH 1/[crown]/PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s of Hobart but KGV 1d red x5 cancelled in transit with double-circle 'ENGLISH MAIL TPO/ OUT /VICTORIA', black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label tied by Swiss arrival b/s, minor bends. The rate was 2½d + 2½d late fee.

Grade b (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1916-18 covers to Samoa with Penny Red frankings - range of shades - including perfins 'SH/&/CO LD' of S Hoffnung & Co, 'PL/&B' of Paterson Laing & Bruce and 'JJ/W LD' of JJ Weekes Ltd, illustrated advertising covers for Maltovine Biscuits and Parson's Rolled Oats, and a couple from NZ, condition a bit variable. (13)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600