1930-43 covers to foreign destinations including Austria 1933 at 9d rate & 1935 at 2/- with SMult Wmk 2/-; Czechoslovakia 1930 at 8½d; Denmark 1934 at 1/9d + 3d registration; France Jan 1940 at 5/1d; Germany 1932 at 1/9d + registration, 1937 double-rate 1/9d + 1/8d + 1d late fee, 1938 at 2/1d, and 1941 front only at 5/11d with boxed 'PERMISSION/GRANTED' h/s; Greece 1931 at 8d + 3d registration, 1931 at 2/5d + 3d registration and 1934 at 8d with Greek instructional label affixed; Italy 1943 at 1/- POW rate; Lebanon 1936 at 1/8d; Holland 1934 at 8d with Dutch 10c Postage Due; Dutch Indies 1935 at 9d & 9d + 8d double rate; Switzerland 1934 at 2/1d and 1941 at 5/8d x2 to POWs; and a few others, condition variable. (28)

Estimate AU$400

ARGENTINA: 1931 (June 15) registered cover from Sydney to Buenos Aires endorsed "Per Pan American Airways/ Miami-Cuba-Porto Rico/Argentine/Air Mail" with 2d 3d x2 & Kingsford Smith 6d, New York (11th July) & Miami (9th July) transit b/s & indistinct Buenos Aires arrival, superb 'CERTIFICADOS/258/CENTRAL' h/s on the face. [There was no gazetted rate from Australia until 1934. The rate paid appears to have been 3d foreign letter rate via London (?) to Miami + 8d airmail Miami-Argentina + 3d registration]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

BARBADOS: 1937 (Oct 12) all-up air endorsed "Australia-London-British West Indies via USA" with KGV 1d & 4d + Hermes No Wmk 1/6d pair tied by Melbourne cds, 'BARBADOS/8NOV/1937/GPO' machine arrival b/s. [Neither Walker nor Breckon list pre-1942 rates to Barbados. However, to Trinidad, the rate for all-up air was 3/5d. Ted Proud states that airmails were off-loaded at Trinidad, then sent by sea to Barbados]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

BRAZIL: 1940 (Feb 27) bank cover endorsed 'Per China Clipper' with 1d 6d & Kangaroo 2/- x2 tied by 'PERTH/WA' cds, Rio de Janeiro b/s of 20/MAR/40, minor creasing & soiling. The rate of 4/7d (or 4/6d + 1d late fee) doesn't conform to any of the several rates recorded by Breckon and Walker.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

BRITISH GUIANA: 1931 (Apr 13) registered cover from Sydney to Georgetown endorsed "Per SMS Ventura" & "Per USA/Air Mail" with rare franking of KGV SMult Watermark Perf 14 1/4d (Cat $1500 on cover) + 3d Airmail, San Francisco Atlanta & Miami transit b/s & 'AIR MAIL GPO/13MY31/BRITISH GUIANA' cds which suggests it was also flown Miami-Georgetown, some creasing that just impinges on the 1/4d. [There was no gazetted rate from Australia until 1934. The rate paid appears to have been 2d Empire letter rate + US airmail surcharge 7d x2 + 3d registration = 1/7d]

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

CHINA: 1937 (Dec 17) to Shanghai endorsed by air "Aust-Singapore" with KGV 4d olive + Small Kookaburra 6d tied by Brisbane cds, Shanghai machine with Chinese slogan on the face, light wrinkling. [A 3-tier rate applied: 10d air to Singapore; 1/- air to Hong Kong; or 2/- all-up air]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

CZECHOSLOVAKIA: 1938 (Oct 17) 'Australia-Greece-Czechoslovakia' at 2/1d all-up rate with Kangaroo 2/- + Koala 4d tied by 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' cds, superb Athens transit b/s & Greek currency control h/s on the face, two different Prague arrival b/s.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

FIJI: 1941 (Dec 15) with Hermes 1/6d tied by Sydney slogan, Clipper h/s in black, superb 'P.O./24DEC41/LAUTOKA- FIJI' arrival b/s. [An anomaly. The Clipper service was suspended immediately after Pearl Harbor was attacked on 7.12.1941. Mail intended for the USA or beyond was held at or returned to Sydney and forwarded via the 'Horseshoe' Route. However, the suspension was publicly announced only on 18th December. It is possible that this cover was forwarded by sea from Auckland instead of being first returned to Sydney]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

FINLAND: 1937 via London at 1/9d rate with jusqu'a h/s in black, & 1936 via Greece - b/s - to Finland at 2/3d all-up rate, both with 'KUOPIO' arrival b/s. Nice duo. (2)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

GERMANY: 1935 all-up cover to Germany with Large Kookaburra 6d x3 + KGV 1d tied by 'LATE FEE/MELBOURNE VIC' cds, very fine 'T/33.3c'-in-Octagon h/s of Melbourne converted on arrival to "34"pf with boxed 'Nachgebuhr' h/s (= Postage Due) in red. [An additional 3d stamp affixed to the reverse was overlooked at both ends of the journey]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

GERMANY: GERMANY: 1935 PPC with Kangaroos 9d + Jubilee 2d tied by Sydney 'AIR MAIL/SAVES TIME' slogan & a rather redundant cds, light stains. [The rate was 11d for air to Italy then by train, or 1/1d for all-up air via Greece]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

GERMANY: 1939 (July 7) KGVI 1½d Postal Card uprated with ½d Kangaroo, 5d Ram & 6d Air Mail tied by Sydney cds. The rate was 1/1d, half 2/1d rounded up to the next penny.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

GREAT BRITAIN: 1929-43 including 1929 at 1/- flown Adelaide-Perth only; via Karachi-Cairo airmail 1929 at 10½d, 1930 at 7½d & 1932 at 1/10d; 1932 to Jersey at 5d + 1d late fee; 1935 from Tasmania at 1/8d; 1941 via Hong Kong at 4/8d; 1937 & 1938 postcards at 9d; 1941 Clipper from NZ at 4/8d but not taxed, at 11/7d with 10/- Robes & at 17/6d; 1941 POW Service at 5/10d; 1942 airmail from California at 8/4d (2/1d x4); etc, condition variable. (23)

Estimate AU$250

GREAT BRITAIN: 1929-34 Karachi-Cairo airmail with values to KGV 1/4d, including 1931 at 8d but underpaid & taxed; 1932 at 6d only with British Postage Dues 2d pair; 1934 at 8d and at 8d + 3d registration; 1932 postcard at 8d (philatelic; ½d overpaid); several with late fee paid including 1934 at 1/2d + 1d late fee with Vic Centenary 1/-; etc, condition variable. (20)

Estimate AU$350

GREAT BRITAIN: 1934 (Oct & Nov) covers 1) at 1/2d being 2d Empire letter rate up to 1oz + Karachi-Cairo 6d per ½oz x2; and 2) at 1/8d being 2d letter rate + internal airmail 3d per ½oz x2 + Karachi-Cairo 6d per ½oz x2; both with Victoria Centenary Perf 11½ 1/-. (2)

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

GREAT BRITAIN: GREAT BRITAIN: 1934 (Oct 10) large parcel piece (188x120mm) with largely complete London News Agency 'HRH THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER/Australasian Tour/OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS' label endorsed "Australia-Karachi- London" with Customs label endorsed "Photo films/13oz", rare franking of Kangaroo Third Watermark £1 grey (corner fault at U/L; Cat $5000 on cover) + KGV 4d & 1/4d, minor faults. A dramatic item. [There was no airmail parcel service so letter rates had to be paid. The rate was Empire letter rate 2d per oz x13 + internal airmail 3d per ½ox x26 + Karachi-Cairo 6d per ½oz x26 = 260d = £1/1/8d]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

GREAT BRITAIN: 1934 (July 19) James Stedman Hendersons Sweets oversize cover (355x125mm) to GB endorsed "Australian Karachi London/Air Mail/REGISTER AIR MAIL" but posted irregularly with '2/OUT OF COURSE/ 2 /SYDNEY' cds alongside Victorian Centenary 1/- black x3 (minor faults), shortpaid & re-posted the next day with Sydney 'R' label and added franking of KGV 2d red, Kookaburra 6d and Victorian Centenary 3d blue & a further 1/- black x3 tied 'REGISTERED/20JY34/SYDNEY NSW' cds paying a combined total of 6/11d for 2d letter rate (per ounce) x4, 3d internal airmail (per ½oz) x8 and 6d Karachi-London airmail (per ½oz) x8 + 3d registration, heavy fold at left & some blemishes. Remarkable & impressive use of the 1/- (Cat $350 for a single on cover).

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

GREAT BRITAIN: GREAT BRITAIN: 1936 (Aug 25) long registered airmail cover (304x152mm) to London with Kangaroos 5/- & £1 grey - Cat $5000 on cover - + Large Kookaburra 6d, SA Centenary 3d & Hermes 1/6d pair all tied by 'REGISTERED/ SYDNEY NSW' cds, some creasing that affects the stamps. The rate was 1/6d per ½oz x19 = £1/8/6d + 3d registration.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

GREAT BRITAIN: 1936 (Sep 1) long registered airmail cover (304x152mm) to London with Kangaroos 9d 2/- 5/- & £1 grey - Cat $5000 on cover - + Large Lyrebird 1/- all tied by 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' cds, some creasing that affects the stamps. The rate was 1/6d per ½oz x19 = £1/8/6d + 3d registration. [A similar cover sold at our auction of 22.6.2019 for $3728]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

GREAT BRITAIN: 1938 (Aug 6; during the first week of the rate) & 1939 (11 July) EAMS double-rate advertising covers from Sydney at with pairs of KGV 5d or Ram 5d, minor blemishes. (2)

Grade B/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$140

GREAT BRITAIN: GREAT BRITAIN: 1940 (Nov 4) plain postcard from Hay Internment Camp (NSW) with 2d 9d + Kangaroo 2/- tied by Sydney cds paying the Clipper rate, a little soiled & small defects. The rate of 2/11d was half 5/10d moved up to the nearest penny. [The sender Georg Rapp was a 'Dunera' Boy. Early in the War, the British decided that refugees from Europe were a security risk, even though most were Jewish. The Dunera was sent to Australia, crowded with as many mainly Jewish adults & children - plus some German POWs - as possible. Conditions were appalling & the incident created an international furore. Another of Churchill's litany of finest moments!]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

GREAT BRITAIN: 1941 (July 15) plain postcard from Hay Internment Camp (NSW) with Hermes 1/6d x2 - penny convenience overpayment - tied by Sydney cds, minor blemishes. From the same 'Dunera Boy as the previous lot.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

GREAT BRITAIN: 1941 (July) endorsed "Via Hongkong" with 1/6d Hermes & 5/- Robes - penny convenience overpayment - tied by Adelaide slogan cancel, scarce 4-dots censor label of Adelaide, minor wrinkling. A rare cover. [The short-lived 6/5d rate was introduced on 25.6.1941. The via Hong Kong route was suspended on 30.8.1941]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

GREAT BRITAIN: 1941 (Mar 20) cover with 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE/[crown]/TASMANIA' embossed on the flap and boxed 'PRIVILEGED MAIL/GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA/("Jan McLennan")' cachet at L/L, to the BBC in England with Kangaroo 9d violet pair perf 'T' (the first unit damaged) tied by Hobart slogan, two repaired tears away from the stamps & cachet & part of the flap missing.

Grade (B) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

GREAT BRITAIN: 1965 cover endorsed "FORCES" with return address of "Major DA Morrison REME [= Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers] c/o HMAS Sydney", 'NAVY POSTAGE/CONCESSION RATE' boxed h/s and QEII 3d green to pay the concessional airmail rate for British Forces in Australia writing to their homeland, tied Bexley (NSW) machine cancel, most unusually with the concession cachet endorsed "not applicable" in red ink, treated as underpaying the 2/3d civilian rate and taxed with large oval 'T ("4/-")' cachet for double deficiency, couple of minor blemishes. All elements of the British Forces concessional rate appear to have been complied with; why it was not accepted as such is a mystery to us (perhaps because it was posted from a suburban office?).

Estimate AU$100