1920s-90s Range of FDCs & PSEs (some unused) incl few 1970s FDCs with purple cancels, plus some commem pmks, and AAT 1982-83 Mawson set in blocks of 4 on 8 FDCs with the four Base cancels. Most items are unaddressed. Generally fine. (360+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1937-54 Range incl 1941 Censored cover to USA, 1942 Censored commercial cover to USA with 'Supposed to Contain Matter....' handstamp diamond Censor mark, c1942 OHMS cover Mil P.O. Darwin to Hobart with 'Certified Official' handstamp, 1947 Commonwealth Dept. of Health parcel tag Perth to Busselton with 1½d QM& 6d Kooka, 1950 DEAD LETTER OFFICE cachet & label on cover, few KGVI World Wide FDCs, etc. Mixed condition. (24) (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1950s-90s Certified Mail Covers including 1957 Allen's Steam Rollers advertising cover with Melbourne paid meter cancel, 1965 with 6d Thornbill & 5d Monash, 'Unclaimed', 1966 with 7c fish & 2c Queen tied by RAAF Richmond (NSW) datestamp, etc; plenty of philatelic mail including 1957 QEII 10d grey-blue on WCS FDC addressed to Gower and also on WCS First Day Card; interesting lot which should reward inspection. (Approx 150 ) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1975-85 Solo Rate airmail covers mostly to GB incl 1972 35c Aboriginal Art (3), 1975 45c Flower, 1977 45c Christmas, 1978 55c Christmas, 1976 25c Olympic (paying 2nd Class rate), 1998 $1.20 Cockatoo on cover to Germany with RTS instructions, etc, also 1975 cover with 80c & 10c double rate, 1977 cover printed matter rate (25c). Generally fine. (11) (Image1)

Estimate AU$32

1915 (Jan 29) cover (small faults) from Melbourne to New York with ½d & 2d Roo, red on white 'OPENED BY/CENSOR' label at left, endorsed "Per S.S. Maitai". (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1923 (Jan 4) use of 4d blue KGV (cnr fault) with 1½d red-brown & ½d green on cover from Melbourne to Queensland. Attractive 3-colour franking. [6d = 1-1½oz letter.] (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1923-25 KGV Covers comprising [1] 1923 use of 2d Stationery Envelope PTPO for Australian Drug Co uprated with KGV 2d red for transit to USA; [2] 1924 Thursday Is to USA with 1½d green pair; E&ASCo (Shipping Company) crest on flap; [3] 1925 cover to USA endorsed "Per RMS Maunganui/via San Francisco" with ½d orange strips of 3 x2. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1933 First Australian Trade Ship large 'POSTED ON BOARD FIRST AUSTRALIAN EXHIBITION SHIP TO THE EAST/TSS NIEUW HOLLAND/...' cachet with details of the itinerary in violet superb strikes on covers with 'FIRST AUSTRALIAN TRADE EXHIBITION SHIP/...' imprint on the flap, from Brisbane, Port Moresby (repaired opening tear) with Papua 2d or Soerabaja with Dutch Indies 5c & 10c, and a similar envelope but without the cachet with Straits Settlements 4c orange pair & Penang cds; also two KPM postcards of the 'Nieuw Holland' & a flimsy 'SAMPLES/TRADE SHIP/TSS NIEUW HOLLAND' gummed label (stained). (7) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1938 inwards surface cover from Stanley Gibbons (London) with GB 4½d KGV/KGVI mixed franking & attractive address label, addressed to Mannum (SA) with arrival backstamp, containing Gibbons colour guide in pristine condition with Perkins Bacon coloured labels. Lovely item. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1942 Victorian Government Tourist Bureau censored cover to USA sent at 4/- airmail rate with nine KGVI values to 1/- all perf 'VG', minor blemishes. Most unusual. (Image1)

Estimate AU$65

1956 (Oct 22) oversized cover (370x255mm) with 5/- & 10/- Arms plus 1/- Small Lyrebird tied by Newcastle (NSW) datestamps paying 2/- per ½oz airmail rate x8 for items weighing up to 4oz. Fine condition. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1960-64 Overseas 2/3d Rate Airmail Covers 1961 Relide Swiss Watches triple-rate advertising cover to Germany with 2/3d Wattles Yellow Paper x3, 1963 double rate with 2/3d Royal Visit pair, 1964 double rate with 2/3d Wattles Yellow Paper pair, 1964(?) with 2/3d Wattles Yellow Paper plus 2/3d Airmail, plus one other item. (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$65

1971 (Mar 12) Cover to England with Melbourne-London Emergency Air Mail Service label tied by triangular handstamp, 3d Machin added upon arrival tied by London '12MCH71' datestamp, some faults. Unusual. (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

1974 (?) oversized envelope (310x250mm) to UK with $9.30 franking comprising $2 Navigators single, $2 Paintings x3 including pair, $1 Paintings & 30c Possum all tied by weak Newcastle (NSW) datestamps paying Zone 5 30c airmail rate x31 for contents weighing up to 15½oz, some faults on $2 Paintings pair, cover with central fold, fine overall. Late commercial usage of $2 Navigators. [Ex Philips Industries hoard] (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1985 (Mar 4) Barred Edge Frama rate increase 33c, unaddressed covers comprising Perth, Hobart, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney. (7) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100