1916-17 inwards POW KreigSGefangen-Sendung cards sent by 3639 Pte HA Pryor, 54th Bn AIF to Australia from Germany with printed texts for Stendahl or Wittenberg with camp censor cachets. 4 sound, others very mixed condition inc with tape repairs etc. Very rare. (9). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1922 cover franked KGV 2d orange pr tied by 'Special Sydney FE 8 1922' pmk. Per 'Ventura' to San Francisco. SG 62. ACSC 95 cat $30+ on cover. (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

1922 cover franked KGV 4d dull blue (perf tones) tied by 'Special Sydney NO 15 1922' pmk by 'SS Sonoma' to San Francisco. SG 65b cat £15 & 'from x5' on cover. ACSC 112C cat $125+ on cover. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90

1927 Lettersheet franked KGV 1½d red OS NSW perfin tied by 'Sydney FE 22 1927' pmk, printed message for Office of the Railway Commissioners NSW. VFU, reverse opening flts. (Image1)

Estimate AU$25

1932? Long cover franked KGV 2d red-brown SM wmk perf 13½ x 12½, tied by 'Adelaide 5 SE 32'? Cds. SG 98. ACSC 99 cat $100 on cover. (Image1)

Estimate AU$45

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge opening day 'Souvenir Telegram' to Crows Nest with 'Sydney Harbour Bridge 19 MR 32 NE Pylon' cds. VF fresh with the usual mailing folds. Also the Pictorial Telegram env -no back flap, to same address pmk SE Pylon! A beautifully matched attractive pr. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1935-75 Rocket Mail collection with 1935 Riverview to Moggill cover (signed by A H Young) AAMC R4a cat $110, plus sheetlet of the 4 blue vignettes signed by A H Young AAMC 5c cat $82, 1937 Coronation Rocket Cover with cachet 'By Rocket 10-5-37? Aust Rocket Society' AAMC R11 cat $120, 1936 Enoggera Rifle Range Rocket Cover, AAMC R7 cat $130. May 1966 Eldo Rocket Cover 24/5/66, AAMC R103 cat $100 & 15/11/66 Europa Rocket Cover Commems. Also 1955 Woomera to Sydney with RAAF/SERVICE boxed cachet. Great Britain 1959 Forces Mail on illustrated 'Edinburgh Airfield' cover with BFPO 151 RAF cds - Used in Maralinga, site of the atomic bomb tests. An interesting VF selection, total cat $700+. (10, 2 shtlts) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1938 use of Parcel Label imprint date 6/1935, franked Kangaroo 9d & 2/- maroon (assume both CofA wmk), plus 1/- Large Lyrebird. Tied by 'North Brighton VIC 3 SP 38' cds. SG 133-4 & 140 cat £6 as loose stamps. ACSC 29, 40 & 145 cat $73+ for this franking. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1938-49 Animal defins solo frankings on Express covers, 4d 1948 (underpaid), 5d 1941 (military concession), 6d 1938, 9d 1938 airmail & 1/- 1951 airmail, odd fault, very scarce group. (5). (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

ca 1940 Parcel Label imprint date 8/1938 & printed 'Moree (NSW)' franked Lyrebird 1/- perf 13½x14, & AIF 3d blue. SG 174 & 198 cat £14 as loose stamps. ACSC 208 & 220 cat $55+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1940 Censored Airmail cover (centre fold) franked KGVI 3d Die II, & Hermes 1/6 tied by Sydney 3 MAY 1940 pmk. To Belgium but returned with boxed 'No Service Return to Sender with RTS finger, plus censor tape & h/s, Sydney DLO cds. SG 153a & 168c. ACSC 162 & 193 cat $33+++ for this franking. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1946 Cover franked KGV 1d green wrapper cut-out & KGV 1d red envelope cut-out. VF U, tied by 'Stanmore 29 AP 16' cds. Most unusual. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1948 Airmail cover franked Hermes 1/6 tied by 'Sydney 25 NOV 1948' pmk. To Japan but unable to deliver with label to that effect, plus 'Retour Inconnu' cachet, censor tape & cachet. Returned with DLO cachet in red, Osaka b/s. ACSC 163 cat $35 on cover, plus premium for censored & undeliverable. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1949 Northam Immigration Centre on Mil PO correspondence (25 Aug-21 Nov), 4 with return address Dept of Immigration Accommodation Centre, Northam, first two with Mil PO Northam cds (PMI type E31a) & last three Relief PO No 2 cds, neither recorded by PMI who record the Mil PO reopening 15 Aug-23 Sep 1949 but 'It is not known what cds was used'. One with Free the Baltic States label on back. (5). (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1954 Cover (no flap) franked QEII 3½d red envelope cut-out tied by 'Melbourne 6 DE 1954' pmk. To Tasmania. Interesting! (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

1966 (6 Aug) QEII Booklet 4c pane of 6 (post Your Parcels), plus Robin 25c on Airmail Registered cover to Germany with Hobart GPO provisional reg label. Correctly franked with 20c pane registration fee & 25c Robin airmail rate. Postally used booklet unlisted ACSC with panes cat $375 as FDC. Very rare, possibly UNIQUE! (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

Advertising - Automotive/Cars - Oils/Petrol: 1921 1½d postcard (toned) with printed Vacuum Oil Plume motor spirit advert, others mainly 1930s-40s covers & cards for Caltex, Castrol, Golden Fleece, Isisol, Neptune, Sternol, Sunoco, Texaco, Veedol (14). (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Advertising-Automotive/Cars - Parts 1930-61 covers with adverts for Brake Linings, Spark Plugs, Springs, Piston Rings, Bearing, Valves, Carburettors, Timing chains or general spare parts, appear all diff, strong in 1930s inc 1934 to US taxed with admonition on reverse & 1934 KGV 1d with perfin (35). (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

Advertising-Automotive/Cars - Queensland: 1930-64 group organised by town, Barcaldine to Woolloongabba for mainly garages & dealers, nice lot of 1930s illustrated covers, all diff. (42). (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Advertising - Automotive/Cars - Tyres: 1920 use of 1½d on 1d postcard (fault) with typed advert, plus 1928-57 covers with apparently all diff array of ads, strong in 1930s. (26). (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Instructional Markings Covers - Inadequate/Insufficient address collection 1933-90 NSW & Victoria of mostly diff markings, mainly very fine h/s either insufficiently addressed or variations of Please Advise Your Correspondent of Your Correct Address, Use Box number etc a few with labels, excellent range, some undoubtedly rare (approx 75). (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Instructional Markings Covers - Received damaged mainly 'Received Torn/Damaged/In This Condition', also repaired. Rewrapped & a few found loose in mail, all from Victoria, 1948-92 organised by PO, appear all diff h/s, mainly fine strikes, a few tapes, m/s markings & letters from PO. Some scarce cachets sighted inc 1958 Registered from Geelong with 'Received in Damaged Condition at Elsternwick S4' 2 line cachet at left. (54). (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

Instructional Markings - Damaged by Fire 1953-c1990 covers with 1967 (27 Nov) Melbourne Mail Exchange Fire cover with fine h/s & relief cds + front with characteristic red GPO Melbourne 4 Paid cds, Damaged by Fire in Letter Receiver (4, 2 h/s, 2 PO letters), Damaged by Fire (3, one undated c1960? from Poland) Received in Fire Damaged Condition at Footscray Mail Centre. (10 items). (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

Instructional Markings - Damaged by equipment collection 1939-90s with wide array of h/s Mutilated by, Damaged by, Accidentally Damaged/Torn by Stamp cancelling Machine, Machinery Postmarker/Datestamp, a few with m/s markings etc mainly from Victoria (20), plus ACT (1), NSW (2), Qld (7), SA (4), NT (10), TAS (3), WA (1), (40 covers). (Image1)

Estimate AU$275

Instructional Markings - Inadequate Address - Corrections with PO name, 1919-1980s group with all diff address corrections, mainly h/s of new town, many also with admonition, some with PO Box numbers & admonition to use it, NSW (23), VIC (13), SA (5) & ACT (1), scarce material. (40). (Image1)

Estimate AU$240